All posts by Greg David

Prior to becoming a television critic and owner of TV, Eh?, Greg David was a critic for TV Guide Canada, the country's most trusted source for TV news. He has interviewed television actors, actresses and behind-the-scenes folks from hundreds of television series from Canada, the U.S. and internationally. He is a podcaster, public speaker, weekly radio guest and educator, and past member of the Television Critics Association.
Killjoys

Link: Killjoys: Michelle Lovretta talks “Boondoggie”

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Killjoys: Michelle Lovretta talks “Boondoggie”
“One of my great joys as a writer on this show has been realizing how goddamn funny Luke is, and we gleefully exploit the balls out of that in Season 3, no mistake. He has made the D’avin character better and more nuanced than I ever could on my own, and I’m so grateful. But you know, it’s odd – maybe my humor-versus-trauma sensor is busted, but I don’t really think the John or Dutch storylines are all that dark this year, compared to emo Season 2?” Continue reading. 

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Industry News

Link: Little India: Village of Dreams A Must See

From James Bawden:

Link: Little India: Village of Dreams A Must See
It’s entirely appropriate for the brilliant new documentary Little India: Village Of Dreams to premiere on Canada Day –it runs Saturday, July 1 at 9 p.m. on TVOntario.

Filmmaker Nina Beveridge tells me on the phone the ambitious film took a year and a half to plan and make –and that included multiple shooting days in the neighborhood. I well know the location in east end Toronto along Gerrard St. East just before Coxwell–I attended Riverdale College at Gerrard and Jones, graduating in 1964, when Riverdale was an all white Protestant bastion. Continue reading.

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Killjoys

Link: Killjoys’ Aaron Ashmore promises a darker John Jaqobis in Season 3

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Killjoys’ Aaron Ashmore promises a darker John Jaqobis in Season 3
“I think a little of John’s shine has worn off this year. He still has his sense of humor and is still John, but there’s just a little bit of a darker element to him. Hopefully that plays because you go through all these traumatic experiences and it only makes sense they’ll screw you up a little bit.” Continue reading. 

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Comments and queries for the week of June 30

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Mediocrity is usually the engine that runs bad decisions. We promote and put American shows on a pedestal while looking for a reason to cast away Canadian content. [You Gotta Eat Here!] was a show that many Canadians looked forward to on Friday nights for not only entertainment but to showcase hidden gems to check out for eats in rural locations. Bad choice by Corus Entertainment executives! Shame on you! —Joe

So sad to see this show being cancelled. Hope they rethink this! —Wilma

Let’s face it, folks. the Food Network sucks! They are more interested in showing reality game shows! —Joe

What a shame!!!! The best food show around. So many professional, high-intensity cooking shows available that are hard to watch. It sounds like you might lose a great number of Food Network customers. Rethink. —Victoria

 

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Wynonna Earp

Links: Wynonna Earp’s Dominique Provost-Chalkley on stepping up to the many challenges of Season 2

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Wynonna Earp’s Dominique Provost-Chalkley on stepping up to the many challenges of Season 2
“The main challenge was actually not to have too much fun with it and for it to become too much like a caricature. I wanted to make sure I didn’t play a cliché and that it was a subtle progression. As we all know there is no one I trust more than Emily [Andras], so I asked her to watch the dailies to keep an eye on it.” Continue reading. 

From Jennifer Still of Vanity Fair:

Link: Wynonna Earp is TV’s most ridiculous show—and knows it
Good TV has never been easier to find, but it’s still sometimes nice to enjoy a series you know you really shouldn’t. Syfy’s new supernatural series Wynonna Earp isn’t just a guilty pleasure—it goes above and beyond into “so intentionally bad it’s good” territory, like no other series on television right now. Continue reading.

From Alex Cranz of io9:

Link: Why are we not talking about how much fun Wynonna Earp is?
Back for its second season, Wynnona Earp is loaded with wise-cracking assholes who fight demon monsters. If Buffy were set in the frigid tundra of Canada and not on a constant quest to explore the crisis of teenage femininity it might be Wynonna Earp. Continue reading.

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