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.
Travelers

Link: Patrick Gilmore talks ordinary humans dealing with the extraordinary in ‘Travelers’

From Bryan Cairns of The Gate:

Link: Patrick Gilmore talks ordinary humans dealing with the extraordinary in ‘Travelers’
“Time travel is something I have a weakness for, whether it’s Star Trek IV or Kate and Leopold with Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman. That excites me. Not only that, but this is also done in a gritty, realistic way that lends itself to a little more believability. It raises the stakes when you can see yourself in that world. It’s definitely a TV show that’s rooted in that. You can see yourself existing in this world. It’s not superheroes and masks. It’s a really great character piece.” Continue reading.

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Industry News

Link: Canadian entertainer Gordie Tapp dead at 94

From CBC News:

Link: Canadian entertainer Gordie Tapp dead at 94
Canadian radio and television entertainer and former CBC broadcaster Gordie Tapp died Dec. 18 at 94.

Born in 1922 in London, Ont., Tapp was introduced to former U.S. president Gerald Ford as the “world’s funniest story-teller.” Moving from Guelph, Ont., to Hamilton to Toronto and on to Nashville, he reached millions of people worldwide with his humour. Continue reading. 

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Letterkenny

Link: Letterkenny is as Canadian as it gets

From Debra Yeo of the Toronto Star:

Link: Letterkenny is as Canadian as it gets
“I’m kind of living the dream there; I get to make a TV show and cast all my buddies.” Continue reading. 

From David Berry of the National Post:

How Letterkenny puts the mythos of the Canadian dirtbag to bed
Season two of Letterkenny opens with a bit of alphabetic acrobatics as our heroes Wayne (Jared Keeso) and Daryl (Nathan Dales) run down what transpired after the season-one-ending fight that left Wayne on the asphalt. The systematic descriptions of Wayne’s ensuing victory cycle through a thesaurical torrent of choice phrases— “Punched the prick out, played the peasant, pushed proper pugnacity on the pinhead, left him praying for peace while Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is one of the cleaner vignettes – and amount to a distilled dose of the incredible verbiage that is the absolute best thing about Letterkenny. Continue reading.

From John Doyle of The Globe and Mail:

The best gift this Christmas is the return of Letterkenny
The best gift of all is something good to watch. You’re darn tootin’ on that one. Letterkenny returns to Crave TV on Dec. 25. That’s a gift for Canada. A truly meaningful one. And I mean that sincerely. Continue reading.  

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Sunnyside

Link: The top 10 most irritating Canadians of 2016 (TV-related)

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From John Doyle of The Globe and Mail:

Link: The top 10 most irritating Canadians of 2016 (TV-related)
Here we do the annual chore and name the bothersome people, the irritants. The top 10 most irritating Canadians, TV-related. It’s all very well to spread solace – knock yourself out. But you know you like this kind of list, too. Herewith, an attempt at listing the worst offenders. You can add more on your own time. Fun for the whole family, guaranteed. Continue reading.

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Industry News

Link: Jeanne Beker talks Canada’s Walk of Fame, next steps

From Melissa Hank of O.Canada.com:

Link: Jeanne Beker talks Canada’s Walk of Fame, next steps
“So many of the proudest moments of my career happen when I’m walking down the streets from St John’s to Victoria, or in international cities, meeting people who grew up watching Fashion Television who tell me it was their first window into the glamorous world of fashion. That was the reason they fell in love with fashion.” Continue reading. 

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