Everything about Being Erica, eh?

Awards, Being Erica, Flashpoint

In the news: Geminis coming of age

August 25, 2009 Diane Wild

From Alex Strachan of Canwest News Service:

Flashpoint’s field-leading total of 19 nominations a tipping point Ã¢â‚¬â€ in a good way Ã¢â‚¬â€ for the Gemini Awards
“The Geminis are coming of age. Just look at the list of nominees for best dramatic series from Tuesday’s announcement, if you doubt that. Being Erica, The Border, Flashpoint, The Tudors and the Bosnian peacekeeper drama ZOS: Zone of Separation. Each and every one of them is distinctive in its own way, and deserves to be there Ã¢â‚¬â€ though The Tudors is only nominally a Canadian show.” Read more.

Awards, Being Erica, Flashpoint, Less Than Kind, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Gemini award nominations announced

August 25, 2009 Diane Wild

From a media release:

The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television is pleased to announce the nominations for the 24th Annual Gemini Awards, recognizing the year’s best in Canadian English-language television. The 2009 Broadcast Gala will take place on Saturday November 14th in Calgary, Alberta and will be broadcast live on Global and Showcase.

The drama Flashpoint leads the 2009 Gemini Awards nominations with a record 19 nominations, followed by The Tudors with 11 nominations. Being Erica, Diamonds, Less Than Kind, and The Border each received 9 nominations.

Click here for more information and a full list of nominees.

Being Erica

In the news: Vinessa Antoine of Being Erica

August 24, 2009 Diane Wild

From Rita Zekas of the Toronto Star:

Being Vinessa
“Rachel McAdams is The Time Traveller’s Wife but Vinessa Antoine is the time traveller’s best friend. Antoine, who plays BFF to lead Erin Karpluk in the CBC series Being Erica, has travelled to Liberty Village to check out Vocado boutique.” Read more.

Being Erica, Degrassi, Dragons' Den, Flashpoint, Heartland, Little Mosque on the Prairie, Rick Mercer Report, The Listener, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Updated: Canadian TV on iTunes

August 22, 2009 Diane Wild 3 Comments

Canadian shows currently on iTunes:

The Jon Dore Television Show

Life’s a Zoo

Little Mosque on the Prairie

The Listener

No Opportunity Wasted

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Total Drama Action

Total Drama Island

The Tudors

The Week The Women Went

Wild Roses

Being Erica, Heartland, Little Mosque on the Prairie

In the news: Product placement on Canadian series

August 21, 2009 Diane Wild

From Simon Houpt of the Globe and Mail:

Why product placements on TV are stuck in bit roles
“In its six years on air, Corner Gas may have been the most successful scripted show to adopt so-called product integration, in which commercial messages are woven into the plot or dialogue. But it was an exception on the Canadian television landscape, for even as the practice explodes in the United States, advertisers here remain wary.” Read more.