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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.
Children's Programming

Production on Season 5 of The Next Step begins

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From a media release:

DHX Television’s Family Channel and Radical Sheep Productions, a division of Boat Rocker Studios, announced today that principal photography has begun on the fifth season of the award-winning global tween series, The Next Step. The fan-favourite series, which follows the lives of an elite group of dancers that train at the Next Step studio, has become a worldwide phenomenon, sparking three Canadian tours, international tours through Europe, the UK and Australia, a feature film, and spin-off series. Production on the 20-episode order begins this summer in Toronto, with the fifth season slated to premiere on Family Channel in 2017.

Season five opens a new chapter for The Next Step dance studio. The studio is expanding and attracting a lot of fresh faces and the dancers are looking to step up their game. The dance world is a tight family, but competition will put old friendships and new relationships to the test, as the dancers try to strike a balance between individual talent and dedicated teamwork. This season asks the question: How far would you go to make it to the top?

In addition to returning fan-favourites from previous seasons of the show, season five of The Next Step will introduce fans to a new group of talented young dancers including: Dylan Ratzlaff as Jacquie; Jessica Lord as Lola; Milaina Robinson as Zara; Julian Lombardi as Ozzy; Hanna Miller as Heather; Noah Zulfikar as Kingston; Dawson Handy as Josh; and Julian Elia as Elliot.

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Featured, Masterchef Canada

MasterChef Canada’s Season 3 winner is …

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After 14 weeks of toil, MasterChef Canada crowned its Season 3 winner. Mary Berg triumphed over Jeremy Senaris to not only claim the title, but the $100,000 grand prize. She is the first female winner of MasterChef Canada.

“This trophy represents everything I’ve learned and that is about to happen,” Berg said moments after judges Michael Bonacini, Alvin Leung and Claudio Aprile handed her the trophy; she was surrounded by her family.

“Mary really deserves this, and I’m happy for her,” Senaris said. “I made it this far and I’m really proud of what I did. Second ain’t so bad.”

Berg had been a frontrunner all season long, proving being a vegetarian wasn’t a disadvantage as she prepared meat dishes that won consistently high marks from the judges. She proved that once again in Sunday’s season finale by featuring beef tenderloin in her modern take on surf and turf, pairing the seared protein with fried oysters drew raves from the celebrity chefs. The trio deemed Berg’s three-course menu of roasted golden beet borscht, surf and turf and blueberry financier to be a little more cohesive than Senaris’ bison takaki, sushi boat and milk tea panna cotta.

Unlike Berg, Senaris improved week to week throughout the competition, winning over the judges quietly but confidently, and showing he could create innovative and thrilling plates. His Achilles heel was presentation, though that didn’t hurt him in the finale. If anything, he saved his most beautiful plating for Sunday night, especially his multi-coloured, multi-layered dessert.

Season 4 of MasterChef Canada is happening now.

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Check out our exclusive interview with Mary and her plans for the future.

Flash back to last July, when Mary auditioned in Toronto:

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Russell Peters is the Indian Detective

Link: Russell Peters was willing to wait for his own TV series

From Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press:

Link: Russell Peters was willing to wait for his own TV series
Russell Peters isn’t modest when it comes to how much he makes for a living.

When he was being honoured at the Banff World Media Festival last week, he was introduced by Elaine (Lainey) Lui, co-host of The Social, as the Canadian comedian who made $20 million last year. Continue reading.

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Link: 19-2’s Adrian Holmes is at home on the streets of Montreal

From Bill Brownstein of the Montreal Gazette:

Link: 19-2’s Adrian Holmes is at home on the streets of Montreal
“It’s been a great journey. I started in the business when I was quite young. My first job came when I was 17. There was so much shooting going on in my back yard in Vancouver, and I was lucky enough to be one of the chosen to make a career out of it. And I haven’t looked back.” Continue reading.

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Wynonna Earp

Link: “Wynonna Earp” Might Just Be The Show Queer Women Have Been Waiting For

From Sarah Karlan of BuzzFeed:

Link: “Wynonna Earp” Might Just Be The Show Queer Women Have Been Waiting For
“We did something really unprecedented, something I’ve never done ever on a show,” Andras told BuzzFeed News on a recent phone call. “Given the year the LGBT community has had, we actually went on the record and made a comment that Nicole and Waverly are alive at the end of the season. … If you care to get involved with this couple, I just want to let you know — their hearts are still beating by the end of this year.” Continue reading.

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