From Melissa Hank of Canada.com:
Link: Telly With Melly: Bob Martin of Michael: Every Day talks own phobias
“I’m very much a control freak. There’s a lot of me in that character, for sure. In fact, I would say that David is all the worst parts of me. I would love to be a psychologist, so it’s great for me to live vicariously through that character, to enact all my worst possible scenarios in life through that character.” Continue reading.
By Matt Watts for TIFF.net:
Link: That time the CBC let me make a TV show about my mental health issues
The experience was in itself the ultimate exposure. When you have a crew of 30 people standing around, waiting for you to show up and do your job, you don’t really have a choice. I HAD to do it. Every day, for 12 to 16 hours a day (even 22 hours on one particular day), I did what was required to make the show a reality. (Apparently, my fear of disappointing others overrides my fear of being confined in a small space.) And it helped. So much. Continue reading.
From Bill Brioux:
Tuesdays, Thursdays or Every Day; Michael needs help
To say I was surprised when CBC brought Michael: Tuesday & Thursdays back from the dead is an understatement. The last time something like this happened, three wise men came to visit from the East. Continue reading.
From Johanna Schneller of the Toronto Star:
Michael Every Day: Shrink show grows up and gets giddy
“What are you thinking?†Michael (Matt Watts) asks Claire (Tommie-Amber Pirie) as they make a hotel bed. “That we are going to do something crazy,†she replies. “We are two responsible adults,†he deadpans. “We are not going to do anything crazy.†Continue reading.
From Tony Wong of the Toronto Star:
CBC’s Michael: Every Day returns to very different TV landscape
Two middle-aged men talking about their problems won’t exactly court the millennial market, but CBC thought the idea was worth a second look. Continue reading.
