From Hermione Wilson of The TV Junkies:
Link: Travelers: MacKenzie Porter on the mindset of a Traveler
“I’ve done some sci-fi stuff but this is definitely the best quality I’ve ever done. It’s a genre that I actually didn’t grow up watching, but I have since working on the part. I think  it’s cool because it’s sci-fi based but it’s also drama based and the relationships between characters is really strong.” Continue reading.Â
From Chris Clay of the Mississauga News:
Link: Mississauga actor Timothy Lai lands role on City’s Second Jen
“Most of them were like a foot shorter than I am. But, the audition went really well and I had them laughing. I think I felt slightly more comfortable auditioning because I thought there was no way I was going to get the role.†Continue reading.
Andrew Younghusband has built himself quite the empire over on Discovery. I first spoke to the affable Newfoundlander when he was on Life Network’s (remember that channel?!) Tall Ship Chronicles. The next time we met up was during filming of Season 1 of Canada’s Worst Handyman. Now, with multiple seasons of that, Don’t Drive Here and Canada’s Worst Driver on his resumé, Younghusband returns with Season 12 of Driver and the debut of Tougher Than It Looks?
Airing back-to-back on Mondays, Younghusband hosts Driver’s usual passel of inept Canadians behind the wheel of automobiles before being front and centre doing some of the most bizarre—and taxing—jobs out there.
After a dozen years of Canada’s Worst Driver, we know exactly what to expect from the series: awful drivers who are oblivious to how dangerous they are behind the wheel going through challenges designed to teach them how to be better.
And, frankly, a dozen years of it, I’m pretty much done with the franchise. Clearly, I’m in the minority—the show was the network’s most-watched last season and the No. 1 specialty project in the key demographics—but my frustration at these unsafe folks who often have a blasé attitude about how much of a menace they are grows with every minute. Still, the show is doing a valuable service in educating the contestants and viewers in the rules of the road.
Tougher Than It Looks? is something entirely different from Younghusband in that he’s doing the Dirty Jobs thing … with a twist. Where Mike Rowe performed the grimiest gigs out there, Younghusband is tackling any occupation. The hook? He has just one day to practice and, hopefully, perfect.
There’s a reason Younghusband hosts so many programs. He’s not only charismatic, but he’s funny and can ad-lib. That comes into play in Episode 1 of Tougher when he attempts to best as many Guinness World Records as he can. First up? Being one of two people hauling three fire trucks using their bodies and lengths of rope. Alongside Younghusband is Rev. Kevin Fast, who has set several strength-related world records in the tome. It’s certainly a tough task, and at its most critical point it looks like Younghusband’s eyes are going to shoot out of his head and land in some poor spectator’s lap.
The rest of the first instalment shows Younghusband as he tries to break 20 Guinness records in one day, a pretty tall task and an opportunity to show how odd many of the records are. Some the categories he tries to best? Stacking coins, eating an onion, unravelling a roll of toilet paper, hula hoop revolutions and most jumps on a pogo stick. I have to say, Tougher is one heck of a good time and I’m sad it’s only a half-hour long. Maybe we’ll get an hour in Season 2.
Canada’s Worst Driver airs Mondays at 10 p.m. ET on Discovery.
Tougher Than It Looks? airs Mondays at 11 p.m. ET on Discovery.
Images courtesy of Bell Media.
Getting The Goods on fashion
I have seen a navy blue velvet bomber on a girl that they styled on The Goods this morning, but they did not mention where they got it. If it is possible, I would like to communicate with the hosts to get this info. Thank you. —Azita
You can direct your question to the series, either via their Twitter account (@cbcthegoods) or their Facebook page.
A division over DrewÂ
If you guys pick Drew as the next Bachelor there’s going to be an awful lot of people that I know who will not watch. Don’t spoil it by letting him be on your show. —Dora
Finally that tool is gone (Drew), Every time I watched him put on a show to be nice and sweet it made me want to vomit. He’s wrong, the ratings will go up because he’s finally gone! Good luck on any woman wanting to settle down with you now. You showed your true colours and how immature you really are. If you are the next Bachelor, the only women that would come on the show would be those who have the same intentions as you: boosting their ratings in real life for business and being recognized from being on a show. Sad it took Jasmine this long to realize how big of a loser he is. BTW, bullying is actually not cool, they should have thrown him off the show earlier! So many times I just wanted to switch the channel, seeing how disgusting he is. —Billie
I am relieved that Drew went home. He would not make a Bachelor Canadians could and should be proud of to watch. His behaviour throughout the show was disappointing, but his exit after being eliminated was such poor taste. I am sure there are many other eligible men who would represent our country in more positive light. —Samantha
It’s too bad—he’s a very nice guy!! He’s not at all like he’s portrayed, which is probably why she kept him on. He’s fun, sweet and kind. Jasmine’s loss. The other guys are not impressive AT ALL! —TeamDrew
I couldn’t stand the dude! So full of himself, so cocky. He thought that he was better than everyone else! It was strange that Jasmine didn’t see right through this at the beginning and kept him for so long! —Larry
I cringed every time Drew opened his mouth. What a scene stealer!
If he is the next Bachelor—I WILL NOT BE WATCHING THE SHOW! —JC
So glad to finally see that loser go. What an exit! Couldn’t have been happier that he showed his true colours, what an ass! But, so very sad to see Thomas go. He is such a sweetheart and possibly the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen! Can’t believe I live only an hour away from such a gorgeous creature. Oops … think I may have got off topic. Question was about that loser. What’s his name again? Ha! —Joleen
Kevin W. is in love with Jasmine (he said exactly that in a voiceover in a preview). He’s not acting entitled to a rose, he is hurting because he loves her and he is being kept away from her and when he does see her he has to watch her make out with every guy she can get her lips on. It’s unfortunate he used the rose as a symbol to express how he feels because Jasmine immediately blew a gasket and assumed it was all about the rose and winning the competition, a prejudice she already had because that’s what she grilled him about earlier. She was misunderstanding Kevin’s point, as he said. For example, he said she wanted them to open up so he was being open about being jealous, and she jumped down his throat about other guys opening up more than he did. She was the one who made a competition about opening up, not him. He was looking for reassurance and instead she slapped him down by telling him others were doing better than him. She got mad and never gave him a chance to explain, then hurt him so much he just wanted to go home. I know he signed up for competing with other guys but he himself said the problem was he didn’t expect to have such deep feelings for her. Such strong emotions as love and jealousy are difficult to contain, and the camera amplifies everything, and the producers are always revving up the drama behind the scenes, making sure Kevin sees her making out with other guys. So I don’t blame him for his emotional reaction, it proves he’s really there because he loves her, and far from being into the competition as Jasmine accused him of, he wants nothing to do with competing with the other guys. As he said to Jasmine he just wants it to be over and wants to be with her. Also, remember he said earlier he had been cheated on, which would explain why he’s having such a hard time with seeing her kiss other men. —Mica
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From Scott Anderson of U of T magazine:
Link: Family Guy
Actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, the star of CBC’s new comedy Kim’s Convenience, has never been as busy with work as he is now. He says this as if he can’t quite believe his good fortune, having stumbled across a role a decade ago – Appa, the Korean owner of a convenience store in Toronto’s Regent Park – that’s gone on to define his career. Continue reading.
