From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:
Less Than Kind, HBO Canada – “The Fwomp”
Josh and Eric discover a young prodigy in the Academy of Acting Excellence. Sheldon is recruited by the wrestling team despite Danny’s disain. Inconvenient desires begin to trouble Anne. A jilted Clara finds a sympathetic ear in Shandra.
Million Dollar Neighbourhood, OWN Canada – “Entrepreneurial Aldergrove”
The community is challenged to enhance neighbourhood-owned businesses and to earn money by staging an elaborate Night Market.
From a media release:
WRATH OF GRAPES: THE DON CHERRY STORY II
CBC Television proudly presents WRATH OF GRAPES: THE DON CHERRY STORY II – the follow-up to the highly successful Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story– in two parts on March 4 and 11 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT).
WRATH OF GRAPES: THE DON CHERRY STORY II tells the story of Cherry’s later years and his evolution into one of Canada’s cultural media icons, with Jared Keeso reprising his Gemini Award-winning performance as the host of Coach’s Corner. The first part of the Cherry story drew 1.3 million viewers in 2010.  Â
No one thought the newly-unemployed coach of the Colorado Rockies would last more than a few weeks as a CBC commentator in 1980, never mind eventually be voted number seven on the all-time list of great Canadians.Â
WRATH OF GRAPES: THE DON CHERRY STORY II uncovers who Don Cherry really is, the events that shape his past and the key moments in his life that allow him to continue to stay relevant to people today. More than just a broadcaster, Don is controversial, populist, politically involved, a supporter of the troops, and a figure who stirs up emotions of all kinds everywhere he goes. Â
WRATH OF GRAPES: THE DON CHERRY STORY II will explore the impact Don’s outspokenness has had on his Coach’s Corner platform, and the attempts that have been made to curb his opinionated nature.
From a media release:
FAEDOM HITS A NEW HIGH WITH THE LAUNCH OF FIRST EVER LOST GIRL PRE-SHOW
Lost Girl fans are in for a thrill when Showcase premieres the Lost Girl Pre-Show, a brand-new one-hour special leading up to the hotly anticipated season two finale of the channel’s number one series.Â
Airing April 1 at 8 pm ET/PT, the live-to-tape special is being filmed in front of a live audience on the series’ Toronto set on March 25. Hosting the pre-show is Lost Girl writer Steve Cochrane. The special includes live, in-person interviews with series star Anna Silk (Bo) and other cast members, as well as exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and questions from the audience, all leading up to the season two finale, airing immediately following the pre-show.Â
Showcase.ca is launching a contest for fans clamouring to be a part of the live studio audience. To enter, viewers must visit the website and describe in 200 words or less why they are the biggest Lost Girl fan and/or submit a photo showing their Lost Girl spirit. The contest opens February 25 and runs until March 11. Fans are also encouraged to submit questions for the cast via Facebook and Twitter. Fans can get up-to-the-minute information and contest details at Showcase.ca.
The Fifth Estate, CBC – “Fearless”
“Citius, Altius, Fortius” is the Olympic motto – “Faster, Higher, Stronger.” But for today’s athletes, when does pushing the envelope cross the line into recklessness and the very real risk of serious injury or death? That’s the question to be explored Friday (February 24) at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT), as CBC’s the fifth estate presents “Fearless.†Family and friends – and fellow freestyle skiers – share personal stories and video footage of Sarah Burke, the champion skier who died last month from injuries sustained during a manoeuvre that she had done many times before but was nevertheless tricky. Danger goes hand-in-hand with sports like freestyle skiing – and the combination of thrilling action and potential peril generates huge TV ratings. But are participants being pushed too far?
Marketplace, CBC – “Framed”
The materials they are made of are downright cheap. Even crafting the lenses is hardly labour-intensive. So why are prescription eyeglasses so darned expensive? In an eye-opening report, Tom Harrington focuses in on the outrageously high price of spectacles. In Framed, Friday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT) on CBC Television, MARKETPLACE compares a pair of eyeglasses ordered online with a comparable pair purchased in an eyewear store. We send a hidden camera into a number of stores to reveal the pressure to purchase a wide range of extras, all of which further add to the price of a pair of glasses. And we document the huge disparity of choice between what’s available to people in need of glasses in British Columbia compared to other provinces – and meet the Ontario optician who ended up in jail because he tried to give people the same kind of choice.
King, Global – Season 1 finale “Scout Winter”
When an anti-racist activist is assaulted, Jess discovers her prime suspect, a skinhead leader, is actually an undercover federal agent. When new evidence emerges, Jess discovers the true criminal has a more personal motive against the activist and his family.
