Mark Dillon of Playback wants the Geminis to focus more on Canadian TV:

• Gems show needs to give more hype to Canuck shows
  “There were certainly things to like about the Gemini Awards’ Regina telecast on Oct. 28, but as a vehicle to promote Canadian television, it fell short of the mark.” Read more.

John Doyle of the Globe and Mail has a suggestion to improve the Geminis — kill them and combine with the Genies:

• An awards show in need of a therapist
  “The idea occurred to me while watching the Geminis on Sunday. It appears that CBC, which took the Gemini broadcast back from Global this year, called in George Stroumboulopoulos and his team from The Hour to shape and produce the shindig. Stroumboulopoulos acted as both host and executive producer. Watching, it seemed to me that calling in George wasn’t the solution. Somebody needed to call in a shrink. The thing was drenched in self-loathing and hesitation and had a distinct lack of generosity.” Read more.

Lindsey Ward of Sun Media guides us through the Geminis:

• A guide to the Geminis
  “You’ve had your DVR set for days, and you’re going to dress up as your favourite Canadian TV star for the occasion. Right?” Read more.

John Doyle of the Globe and Mail seems to think the best thing about the Geminis is their televised brevity:

• The Geminis over in an hour? Now that’s more like it
  “Sure, the awards have grown in sheer size of categories, but that kind of growth is meaningless in terms of the culture.” Read more.

Patricia Robertson of the Globe and Mail is behind the scenes:

• The Hour has come for the Geminis
  “It’s Wednesday afternoon, just four days before The 22nd Annual Gemini Awards, and the show is still without a script. The impish George Stroumboulopoulos and the last stragglers of his crew from The Hour are on set.” Read more.