The fall TV season is here, and who better to talk about the Canadian angle than, well, us? Thanks to CBC’s B.C. Almanac for having me on to chat about homegrown TV alongside Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times, who handled things from the U.S. angle.
Our chat with Gloria Macarenko begins at the 26-minute mark.
From Ed Conroy of the Toronto Star:
10 famous people (besides Drake) who got their start on Toronto kids’ shows
Here are eight appearances from stars that passed through some fairly foggy Toronto kids’ shows back in the day.
John Candy, CucumberÂ
(TVOntario, 1972)
Cucumber (Children’s Underground Club of United Moose and Beaver for Enthusiastic Reporters) was a weekday afternoon children’s program that encouraged viewers to be expressive and creative. Hosted by Moose and Beaver, the Cucumber clubhouse also saw many visitors including an impossibly young John Candy, here playing superhero Weatherman in an episode all about — you guessed it — weather. Continue reading.
From Eric Volmers of the Calgary Herald:
Wynonna Earp a “real woman” fighting demons in new Calgary-shot series
“We are still keeping the sexiness, Melanie is a very beautiful woman,†says Andras. “She is surrounded by very beautiful people. This is definitely a cast of gorgeousity. But we are really going for a real look. This is a real woman. She is a three-dimensional woman with flaws and feelings and she wears pants. But boy she looks great in them.†Continue reading.
From Broadcaster Magazine:
CBC President Acknowledges that Public Broadcaster’s Very Existence is at Risk
In a prepared speech, Lacroix admitted that public broadcasters “are at fault for not speaking loudly enough about the threats we face,” and “like the proverbial frog put in cold water that is slowly heated, we’ve resisted telling people that we risk being boiled to death.” Continue reading.
TV, Eh? competes on Canada’s Smartest Person
Wow, just watched the video of Canada’s Smartest Person: Journalist Edition. It was hilarious! Good for you, Greg. You did really well…did you drink champagne from the winner’s cup? —Joyce
Production begins on CBC’s Human Town
Sounds like Sunnyside, which is hilarious. I shall be taking a look. —Iris
Continuum‘s Rachel Nichols says goodbye to Kiera
I tried to watch this show but found myself weeping with boredom after a few episodes. This is what is sad and pathetic about Canadian TV – a show that no one outside the industry has ever heard of can last for years before being cancelled. —Snicker Doodle
A show that airs in Canada, the U.S., France, UK and Australia is definitely not “a show no one outside of the industry has ever heard of.†As for “weeping with boredom,†I appreciate and respect your opinion. I don’t agree with it, but I respect it.
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