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Bomb Girls adds nuance for second season

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From Scott Stinson of the National Post:

  • Surprise CanCon hit Bomb Girls returns for a second shift with high hopes and new nuance
    The canteen at Victory Munitions is empty and quiet. A poster promoting war bonds is on the wall. Michael MacLennan, one of the executive producers of Bomb Girls, suddenly arrives for his interview on a scooter. A manual-powered scooter, like the kind kids use, but adult-sized. It’s one of the best ways to traverse the expansive set in Toronto’s southwest end. Between the bomb factory floor, the office area, the hospital, the nightclub, various residences, not to mention all the parts of a television production that never appear on camera, the Bomb Girls set, all housed in the shell of a 1940s-era furniture factory, would wear out a lot of shoes if you walked it. Thus the scooter. Read more.
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Historical doesn’t mean stuffy for Murdoch Mysteries

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From Kate Taylor of the Globe and Mail:

  • Murdoch Mysteries takes the stuffing out of period drama
    The props department on the set of the TV series Murdoch Mysteries is a busy place: Last season, property master Craig Grant stuck a recumbent bike inside a Thule cargo carrier to create a purely fictional electric car. This season he turned an ultra-light plane into something the Wright brothers might have flown, recreated the first fountain pens that used refillable cartridges and built an early version of a metal detector. Read more.
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Amazing Race Canada, Featured

Casting open for The Amazing Race Canada

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From a media release:

Casting Details for CTV’s THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Announced

On your mark, get set, go online! Since the announcement that CTV has ordered THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, Canadians have exploded with excitement to compete, with hundreds of thousands of posts on Twitter and Facebook, and more than 16,000 followers of @AmazingRaceCDA. Now, the wait is over as CTV announced today casting details for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA. Beginning today, viewers across the country can go online to CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada and submit an audition video and application for their chance to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Potential teams are encouraged to submit videos that showcase their personalities and explain their motivation for why they deserve to win the inaugural season of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA.

THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is looking for dynamic and enthusiastic teams of two who are articulate, competitive, interesting, outgoing, and adventurous, who possess a strong personal connection. Teams must be willing to exert themselves in the process of detours, roadblocks, and other challenges as they race around the country, and endure approximately 28 days in various conditions, environments, and climates within Canada.

Auditioning for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Step 1

Prepare a video for submission that focuses on the positives and negatives of the relationship between you and your teammate. The producers are eager to hear what makes a “pairing” tick.

Step 2

Take an up-close picture of your “team”, as well as an up-close picture of each individual, so you can send it in when you apply online.

Step 3

Completely fill out the online application and upload your video and photos at CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada

If the producers are interested in your team competing on the series, they will be in touch!

For more information about THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, viewers are encouraged to visit www.CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada for full casting details and FAQs.

Among the eligibility requirements that should be noted for applications for “The Race”:

  • Competitors must be at least 19 years of age by April 1st, 2013.
  • Competitors must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

Set to anchor CTV’s Summer 2013 schedule, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA gives Canadians the opportunity to race around Canada and discover the country they love in a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. With potential stops in all 10 provinces and three territories, teams will race to the finish line, criss-crossing up to 9,000 kilometres. A stunning depiction of the Canadian fabric, the teams will travel through both the country’s urban centres as well as the most remote outposts in the land, all while exploring its broad cultural and ethnic diversity, wildlife, and iconic landmarks.

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Auction, Featured, Flashpoint

Flashpoint auction raised $13,000 for Tema

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Congratulations to the winning bidders in the Flashpoint auction, and to co-creators Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern for raising $13,000 for the Tema Conter Memorial Trust, funds that will go toward helping first responders cope with post traumatic stress. From Flashpoint_TV on Twitter, shipping costs are being processed over the next few days and an email will be sent to winners as soon as possible.

Thank you to the generous fans who supported the auction in so many ways, from bidding to donating to spreading the word. And a special TV, eh? thank you to the producers of Flashpoint for a great five-year run and such a generous way to use their Canadian TV superpowers for good with the auction.

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Featured, The Ron James Show, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

CBC’s New Year’s Eve lineup

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From a media release:

RING IN 2013 WITH A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF NEW YEAR’S EVE COMEDY FAVOURITES AND ‘BEST-OF’ ROUND-UPS

Start the New Year off right with a variety of special programming from CBC Television and CBC Radio, including hilarious comedies, exclusive interviews, and a recap of the best stories from 2012. The New Year’s Eve line-up includes AIR FARCE NEW YEAR’S EVE 2012, THE RON JAMES SHOW: NEW YEAR’S EVE EDITION, 22 MINUTES HOLIDAY SPECIAL and a festive edition of GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT, featuring an exclusive interview with Michael J. Fox.

22 Minutes HOLIDAY Special

Monday, December 31 at 7 p.m. (7:30 NT)

Switch on your Christmas cheer with the 22 Minutes Holiday Special, featuring guest appearances from original cast members, Mary Walsh and Greg Thomey. Also in this episode, the Real Housewives of Town reveal their Secret Santa secrets, Barry Weiss does his Christmas shopping Storage Wars-style, famous Canadian actor, Gordon Pinsent joins the Three Wise Men for a gift-seeking pilgrimage at the mall, and the classic holiday story, The Hockey Sweater, gets a rewrite. The Queen (Cathy Jones) and Canadian premiers from coast-to-coast-to-coast join the 22 Minutes cast for holiday fun during this hour-long special episode.

AIR FARCE New Year’s Eve 2012

Monday, December 31 at 8 p.m. (8:30 NT)

Air Farce is back, and we’re doing it ‘Gangnam Style’. The tradition continues when Air Farce New Year’s Eve returns to CBC Television on Monday, December 31 at 8:00 p.m. (8:30 NT). Don Ferguson, Luba Goy, Craig Lauzon, Alan Park, Penelope Corrin, and the newest Air Farce cast member, Arnold Pinnock, send up the highs and lows of 2012 with a fast-paced hour filled with plenty of laughs, lots of surprises, and the annual dropping of the F-Bomb on Canada’s biggest pet peeves. Join Air Farce and special guests: Canadian hockey legend Paul Henderson; Olympic gold medalist Rosie MacLennan; the star of Murdoch Mysteries, Yannick Bisson; platinum recording artist, Victoria Duffield (“Shut Up and Dance”); from Dragons’ Den, “The Wealthy Barber” David Chilton, and more!

THE RON JAMES SHOW: NEW YEAR’S EVE EDITION

Monday, December 31 at 9 p.m. (9:30 NT) with an encore presentation at midnight

The Ron James New Year’s Eve Special is back and one of the country’s favourite annual traditions continues with “Canada’s Comedian” sending 2012 off in style! As in 2013, Ron vows “never to listen to a Mayan again” and makes a few startling predictions of his own for the year ahead. The Royal Family has been especially ‘visible’ in 2012 and in her annual message to the Queen, Aunt Vivien isn’t afraid to tell the naked truth. Conservative Radio show host, Buell Crawford, gets hot under the collar over all this climate change baloney. Special guests include: Linda Kash, Patrick McKenna, Raoul Bhaneja and Lauren Ash.

GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS TONIGHT

Monday, December 31 at 11:30 p.m. (12 NT)

Ring in New Year’s Eve with a special edition of George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight as George wraps up 2012 with Canadian actor, author, producer and activist Michael J. Fox. In this candid and funny exclusive interview, Fox talks about how he has dealt with Parkinson’s disease and about the unwavering support of his wife, actor Tracy Pollan. He also reveals details about his upcoming TV comedy series, in which he plays a man dealing with family, career and Parkinson’s. Plus: Ed The Sock helps ring in the New Year with resolutions and predictions on the fast, furious and funny comedy panel. And, George counts down to 2013 with the help of some of your favourite CBC stars.

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