Bill Harris of QMI Agency breaks down the fall premiere dates, including Canadian shows:
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Anthony Marco and I give a rundown of September’s new Canadian shows, including Lost Girl, Todd & The Book of Pure Evil, Call Me Fitz, Men With Brooms and Shattered.
I rant about Global’s marketing department doing such a poor job of marketing Shattered in particular, their history of poor CanCon marketing, and their delusion that they have the only new Canadian show premiering this fall (hello, see above).
So You Think You Can Dance Canada guest judge Mary Murphy joins me for an interview to talk about the Top 22, what’s unique about the Canadian version of the show, her negotiations to come back full time on the US version, and more.
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From a media release:
Jason Priestley stars as an unsavoury car salesman with a conscience in Call Me Fitz, a new Canadian original comedy on HBO Canada
Some men are born sleazy, some achieve sleaziness, and then there’s Richard “Fitz” Fitzpatrick. Call Me Fitz, starring Jason Priestley as Richard “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, is a biting, dark comedy about a morally bankrupt yet charismatic used-car salesman who is forced to become business partners with his inner conscience. The series premieres Sunday, September 19 at 8 p.m. ET/MT with back-to-back episodes on HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada).
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Call Me Fitz
Premieres Sunday, September 19 at 8 p.m. ET/MT
Debuting with back-to-back half-hour episodes, Call Me Fitz stars Jason Priestley as Richard “Fitz†Fitzpatrick, a handsome, substance-abusing used-car salesman who torments his naïve co-workers, sleeps with any woman who has a pulse, and thinks his life is perfect. His sybaritic lifestyle undergoes a radical transformation after a disastrous test-drive puts a potential customer in a coma and unleashes Fitz’s conscience, literally, in the form of Larry, a gentle man intent on rehabilitating Fitz’s battered psyche. Also starring Ernest Grunwald, Peter MacNeill, Kathleen Munroe, Tracy Dawson, Donavon Stinson and Brooke Nevin.
Durham County (Season 3)
Premieres October 2010
Winner of five Gemini Awards, this one-hour dark drama returns for a third and final season. In the final season Detective Mike Sweeney and his new task force investigate the brutal murder of two young boys along a busy stretch of highway. As the investigation expands, one of Mike’s own officers struggles to bury a dangerous secret. Meanwhile Audrey and Sadie embark on a new chapter of their lives, while Mike must push himself beyond his limits to overcome a sudden tragedy that may tear his family apart forever. Starring Hugh Dillon, Hélène Joy, Laurence Leboeuf, Greyston Holt and new cast member Michael Nardone.