Everything about Heartland, eh?

In the news: CBC’s fall shows

Media in Canada reports on the CBC’s fall campaign for four of its female-skewing shows:

  • CBC bundles four shows in fall campaign
    “The broadcaster’s ad campaign for Heartland, The Tudors, No Opportunity Wasted and the second season of Little Mosque on the Prairie will include magazines, community newspapers, creative subway and streetcar domination.” Read more.
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In the news: Heartland star Amber Marshall

Bill Harris of Sun Media interviews Amber Marshall, star of the new CBC series Heartland:

  • ‘Heartland’ star riding high
    “Speaking of TV series, there actually is another series called Heartland that is scheduled to air on TNT in the United States later this year, and Marshall acknowledged that has caused some confusion. Her Heartland is set on a horse ranch, and has nothing to do with human heart operations. ‘I hope they don’t get the scripts mixed up,’ Marshall said with a laugh. ‘One day I’ll be handling a horse and the next day I’ll be performing open-heart surgery.’ “
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In the news: CBC neglecting local drama

Brendan Kelly of Variety has a less enthusiastic take on the CBC schedule:

  • CBC sked neglects local dramas
    “The fall schedule for Canuck pubcaster the CBC includes more series than in recent years, but local bizzers are complaining that there aren’t many homegrown dramas. Lineup, announced Tuesday in Toronto, included only one new Canadian drama, “Heartland,” set in Alberta. There is also a returning homegrown drama series, Vancouver-based writer-producer Chris Haddock’s critically acclaimed series “Intelligence.””
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CBC’s fall schedule

A media release from CBC:

CBC Television today announced its fall 2007 television schedule, featuring new home-grown drama, a riveting historical epic, a strengthened sports offer, great new reality shows, as well as the return of the best shows from last year.

Among the many new shows that Canadian viewers can look forward to: the much-anticipated, sweeping and sexy historical miniseries The Tudors, which documents the life of a young Henry VIII and stars Jonathan Rhys-Myers and Henry Czerny; veteran TV personality Phil Keoghan of The Amazing Race gives Canadians the chance to ditch the excuses, face their fears and seize a life-changing experience in No Opportunity Wasted (NOW); Heartland, a gripping family drama set in the Alberta Rockies; Mordecai Richler’s St. Urbain’s Horseman, the first television miniseries of a Richler book, starring David Julian Hirsh, Elliott Gould and Andrea Martin; Triple Sensation, a nation-wide search for Canada’s next stars – the most promising young performers from 16 to 26 who can act, sing and dance; and a groundbreaking documentary series on the geology of Canada from The Nature of Things – Geologic Journey.

Following last season’s smash success, international sensation Little Mosque on the Prairie returns for a second season and 20 episodes, with the residents of Mercy in a whole new set of hilarious situations. Chris Haddock’s critically acclaimed and gripping drama series Intelligence also returns with stars Ian Tracey and Klea Scott. After a successful 2006 fall-season debut, Dragons’ Den returns with 10 new one-hour episodes, giving aspiring entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of wealthy business people – the Dragons. A feisty new Dragon, Arlene Dickinson, President and CEO of Calgary-based Venture Communications, joins the panel this season. The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos also returns for a new season of guest interviews, musical performances and news served straight up.

“We’ve built a schedule that delivers something for everyone,” said Kirstine Layfield, executive director of network programming, CBC Television. “From Little Mosque on the Prairie to Test the Nation, from our all-new reality show No Opportunity Wasted to long-standing favourites like Rick Mercer Report, we’re really excited about what’s coming this Fall.”

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