Everything about Call Me Fitz, eh?

Movie Central/Movie Network announce 2011-12 productions

June 13, 2011 Diane Wild

From a media release:

PRESS RELEASE: MOVIE CENTRAL AND THE MOVIE NETWORK OFFER LAUGHS AND ACTION WITH UPCOMING 2011-2012 PRODUCTION SLATE

Corus Entertainmentâ€™s Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astralâ€™s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada) announced today the Canadian original series that have been greenlit for production in 2011/2012. The line-up includes new seasons of returning comedies Call Me Fitz (Season 3), Funny as Hell (Season 2) and Good Dog (Season 2) as well as the blockbuster international co-production Transporter: The Series, produced in partnership with Cinemax/HBO.

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Call Me Fitz, Haven

Jason Priestley talks Haven and Two and a Half Men

May 11, 2011 Diane Wild

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

Jason Priestley seeks Haven in Halifax
Priestley is having a ball playing the son of the mayor on Haven, a role written for him by executive producer Shawn Piller. Piller wanted Priestly to join Haven for a number of reasons, not the least of which was Fitz and Haven share the same crews and everybody loves working with Priestley. Another reason–fate. Read more.

Being Erica, Call Me Fitz, Degrassi, Flashpoint, Heartland, Rookie Blue, The Listener

Top 10 Canadian shows in the US

April 28, 2011 Diane Wild 2 Comments

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.

Call Me Fitz

Video: Jason Priestley on Call Me Fitz

April 21, 2011 Diane Wild

From the Associated Press:

Priestley does a 180 from the virtuous Brandon Walsh on ‘Beverly Hills 90210’ with his TV show “Call Me Fitz.” It was created for HBO Canada and is making its debut in the United States on DIRECTV.

Call Me Fitz

Call Me Fitz … or not

April 21, 2011 Diane Wild

From Tom Conroy of Media Life Magazine:

‘Call Me Fitz,’ on second thought, don’t
Many kinds of people are far more common in fiction than in real life: amnesiacs, evil twins, prostitutes with hearts of gold, former intelligence operatives out for revenge, amateur detectives. A relatively recent addition to that list is amoral young men who wear suits, drink old-school cocktails and idolize the Rat Pack. Read more.