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Erin Karpluk on the set of Being Erica
From Anne Brodie of Monsters and Critics:
- Erin Karpluck talks Being Erica
Erin Karpluck is gorgeous, charming and hardworking. She doesn’t complain about the blistering record Toronto heat and humidity outside her trailer or the 70-odd takes of a scene she’s just finished. Nothing puts a stop to her sunny optimism. Oh no. The smile is real, the spirit adventurous and open and I think I have a girl crush on her. You could learn a thing or two about positivity from this one. Read more.
Being Erica season 4 in production
From a media release:
Temple Street Productions Starts Production on Season Four of the Hit International Series BEING ERICA for CBC Television
- CBC to Rebroadcast Season Three Starting June 20
Temple Street Productions and CBC Television announced today that production is underway on the fourth season of the one-hour drama series Being Erica. Production runs until September 20, 2011 in Toronto.
This season, we will see many familiar faces as Erica (Erin Karpluk) embarks on doctor training under the guidance of Dr. Tom (Michael Riley) who assigns her friends and family as her trial patients. With the patients unaware that she is treating them, Erica travels back in time with them or in her own life to learn how to sort through the issues at hand. Erica’s relationship with Adam (Adam Fergus) blossoms until Kai (Sebastian Pigott) returns and Erica finds herself torn. Erica balances this training with growing pains at 50/50 with business partner Julianne (Reagan Pasternak) and life with her family–reconciled parents Gary (John Boylan) and Barb (Kathleen Laskey) and sister Sam (Joanna Douglas) who is embarking on a new relationship of her own with Lenin (Brandon Jay McLaren).
Also returning in Season Four are former colleague Brent (Morgan Kelly); Dave (Billy Turnbull) and Ivan (Michael P. Northey), partners and owners of Goblins café; Josh (Adam MacDonald), Samantha’s soon-to-be ex-husband; and Jenny (Paula Brancati), Erica’s former friend from high school and Ethan (Tyron Leitso), Erica’s ex-boyfriend.
Being Erica is produced by Temple Street Productions. The show’s creative team includes creator and executive producer Jana Sinyor (Dark Oracle), executive producer Aaron Martin (Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Best Years), and executive producers David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg of Temple Street Productions (Billable Hours, Wingin’ It, Canada’s Next Top Model).
Since it premiered on CBC Television in 2009, the critically acclaimed show has been hugely successful worldwide. International distributor BBC Worldwide has sold Being Erica to almost 160 countries including SOAPnet (U.S), E4 (U.K.), ABC2 (Australia), Paramount Comedy (Spain) and SBS/Net5 in Holland.
Being Erica has been nominated for numerous Gemini Awards, with Erin Karpluk winning for ‘Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.’ The show also won ‘Best Scripted Format’ at the C21/FRAPA Format Awards at MIPCOM. Being Erica has become more than just a TV show expanding into the world of digital content, DVDs, format sales and even board games.
Brandon Jay McLaren on Being Erica season 4
From Zap2It:
- ‘Being Erica’: Brandon Jay McLaren dishes on Lenin in Season 4
McLaren plays Lenin, Erica’s sister Sam’s (Joanna Douglas) new boyfriend and upgrade after her divorce. So even though he was only on his first week back on the job, we grilled him for whatever deets he could tell us about next season. Read more.
Top 10 Canadian shows in the US
From Jennifer Cox of Crave Online:
- Top 10 Canadian-To-US Shows
While we Canucks may be obsessed with television shows produced south of the border, our American neighbours often fall victim to be being sucked into Canadian programming as well. Here are the top 10 Canadian-to-US shows. Read more.