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.
Industry News, Rookie Blue, Saving Hope

Entertainment One expands partnership with Ilana Frank’s ICF Films

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From a media release:

Leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) today announced that it is expanding its relationship with award-winning producer Ilana Frank and her production company ICF FILMS (ICFF), and extending their partnership through a new three-year overall deal.

Under the deal, eOne will serve as the studio, deficit financier and distributor on all of Frank’s projects across all media.

Since joining forces on a first-look basis in 2008, ICFF and eOne have successfully delivered long-running series including 74 episodes of drama ROOKIE BLUE for ABC and Global and 67 episodes of drama SAVING HOPE for CTV. eOne has successfully sold Rookie Blue and Saving Hope to over 200 territories.

eOne produces and distributes a diverse slate of award-winning, critically acclaimed programming across all genres. In addition to Rookie Blue and Saving Hope and the upcoming polyromantic comedy You Me Her for DirecTV and drama Havana Quartet for Starz, hit original shows from the company include Welcome to Sweden, the half hour comedy series executive produced by siblings Amy and Greg Poehler, Hell on Wheels, Nellyville, Bitten, Haven and successful miniseries The Book of Negroes and Klondike, as well as a number of highly successful series coming out of its output relationship with AMC and SundanceTV including The Walking Dead and companion series Fear the Walking Dead, Halt and Catch Fire, TURN: Washington’s Spies and Into the Badlands.

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Lost Girl

Link: Lost Girl Talk: Michael Grassi on “Judgement Day”

From Emily Gagne of Cinefilles:

Lost Girl Talk: Michael Grassi on “Judgement Day”
“Zoie Palmer can do anything. When we were breaking the episode, we were thinking ‘How can we challenge Zoie with something new to play?’ The writers, Lara Robinson and Lauren Gosnell, cracked something amazing here, and executed it so well.

Zoie had already nailed 19th century Parisian Fae courtesan, so we thought we’d kick it up a notch with an Ancient God who had previously taken over Amanda Walsh’s character. It’s a such a treat to watch Zoie transform on screen.  We may even see something else from her before the end of the season–not shape shifting, but something else completely unexpected.

There are so many surprises in these last four episodes, I can’t wait for everyone to see them.” Continue reading.

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Sunnyside

Link: Norm Macdonald sticks to the Sunnyside on City

From Bill Brioux:

Norm Macdonald sticks to the Sunnyside on City
Shot in Winnipeg and co-created by Dan Redican and Gary Pearson, Sunnyside, like The Last Man on Earth (new to City, which picks up with the second season premiere at 9:30), is one of those clever, cable-like shows airing on a broadcast network. They stand out in a sea of seen-it-before because they’re wildly original. Continue reading.

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Lost Girl

Link: Lost Girl: Do you ‘ship it’?

From Hermione Wilson of The TV Junkies:

Lost Girl: Do you ‘ship it’?
Are you #Doccubus shippers? Maybe #Valkubus is more your speed. Lost Girl‘s resident succubus loves to fall in love–a LOT–and there are few things we love more than comparing Bo’s exes.

While we might all be firmly on Team Lauren now, we can’t forget the lovers that came before (and after) her. We’ve tried to list the major players in chronological order and see the merits of each. Browse through Bo’s past flings and after doing so vote to tell us your favourite. Also be sure and let us know if we made any mistakes! Continue reading.

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Sunnyside

Link: Great news: Sunnyside is back

From Jim Bawden:

Great news: Sunnyside is back
The show has a very strange logic –nothing makes sense but then everything does.

And the cast of up and coming comics are tops –all play multiple roles and boy are they hilarious at times.

My own personal laugh meter was buzzing through the two new episodes which I previewed. The sketches are shot in a Winnipeg neighborhood called Sunnyside –instead of studio decor the reality of the surroundings adds depth to the comical proceedings. Continue reading.

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