From Rob Salem of the Toronto Star:

• Degrassi takes Tinseltown
  “It was inevitable, really, that Degrassi would finally ‘go Hollywood’ – as the title of tonight’s premiere TV movie (CTV at 8), Paradise City: Degrassi goes Hollywood would clearly seem to indicate.” Read more.

• Degrassi love affair all started at the quick stop…
  “Unlike Silent Bob, his cinematic alter-ego, once Kevin Smith starts talking about Degrassi, it is very difficult to get him to stop.” Read more.

From Bill Harris of Sun Media:

• MTV’s Levy breaks new ground
  “Dan Levy admitted he felt like a bespectacled fish out of water on the set of Paradise City: Degrassi Goes Hollywood.” Read more.

8 p.m. – PARADISE CITY: DEGRASSI GOES HOLLYWOOD – TWO-HOUR MOVIE

In PARADISE CITY, hopes are realized, dreams are dashed and relationships are changed forever. Manny (Cassie Steele) and the Degrassi gang including Mia (Nina Dobrev), Sav (Raymond Ablack), Danny (Dalmar Abuzeid) and Peter (Jamie Johnston) venture to L.A. on a cross-continent road trip with Manny’s past love Jay (Mike Lobel) at the wheel. Everyone is hoping to score parts in Mewesical High, a big-budget movie musical directed by Jason Mewes (Clerks) under the mentorship of Kevin Smith (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks). But, it’s not all limo rides and personal assistants. The Hollywood experience leads to the rekindling of old flings, a lot of heartache and deep soul searching as the aspiring stars are reminded that the rise to the top isn’t always smooth sailing. Meanwhile, as personal assistant to reality television star Hailey Montel (DAN FOR MAYOR’s Mary Ashton), Paige (Lauren Collins) is reluctantly accepting that in life you work from the ground up. So when Hollywood hands Paige a shortcut to fame and fortune, she jumps at the opportunity and takes Marco (Adamo Ruggiero) and Ellie (Stacey Farber) along for the ride. Guest stars include Jason Mewes, Pete Wentz, Kevin Smith, Perez Hilton, Kelly Carlson, Michael Seater, Vivica A. Fox, and Dan Levy.

From Catherine Dawson March of the Globe and Mail:

• ‘A sort of Degrassi fairy tale’
  “No one gets stabbed, no one is bullied, no one contemplates an abortion or suicide and no one ends up in a wheelchair. Not in this Degrassi special. This time, the usually angst-ridden cast gets to have some fun.” Read more.

From Kat Angus of Canwest News Service

• Degrassi heads to Hollywood hills
  “In the freezing of the Great White North, there is not a single Canadian who hasn’t dreamed of ditching the cold, wet snow for sunnier climates down south. So it was really just a matter of time before the Canadian institution of Degrassi actually went for it with their new TV movie, Paradise City: Degrassi Goes Hollywood, in which the Next Generation kids trade in their Toronto drama for the beaches, shopping and show business glitz of Los Angeles.” Read more.