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TV, eh? podcast episode 55 – The End is Geminigh

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Anthony and Diane talk about the Gemini Award nominations – all eleventy million billion of them (full list here).

Some shows have started production: That’s So Weird and Wingin’ It are heading into their third seasons while Highland Gardens is a new one we dissect without having seen a second of it.

Flashpoint’s future on CBS looks grim, while ABC is high on Rookie Blue but not so much on Combat Hospital . And we discuss the imminent arrival of FX Canada and what it means for viewers and industry types.

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Geminis coming of age?

From Alex Strachan of Postmedia News:

  • Geminis come of age
    By giving Flashpoint a fieldleading 17 nominations, academy members showed, too, that they may no longer be taking a snobbish view toward popularity. For many years, the constant snubs of popular – and worthy – programs like Corner Gas and Trailer Park Boys grated on the handful of people who pay attention to Canada’s TV awards. Read more.
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Awards, Call Me Fitz, Flashpoint

Gemini Award nominations announced

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From a media release:

New Shows Surge into Gemini Awards Spotlight

  • First Season of Call Me Fitz with 16 noms hot on heels of Flashpoint with 17 noms

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce the nominations for the 26th Annual Gemini Awards, celebrating the best in Canadian English language television and digital media.

The third season of CTV series Flashpoint leads the annual TV nominations once again with 17 nods, including Best Dramatic Series.

Hot on its heels are two debutant shows, both in the Best Comedy Program or Series category, including the new HBO Canada series Call Me Fitz (with 16 nominations) and TMN/Movie Central’s Living in Your Car (with 10 nominations).

History Channel’s The Kennedys and TMN’s The Pillars of the Earth also achieved an impressive 10 nominations each, including Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie category.

The emerging Digital Media categories are led by nominations from the National Film Board of Canada with cross-platform producers Marblemedia and Shaftesbury Films also in the burgeoning competition.

For the complete list of nominations, please visit www.GeminiAwards.ca

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