From Jim Bawden:
Smart TV: Rise Of The Machines
“I wasn’t so sure this series could ever be made,” chuckles executive producer Carlo Massarella who helped create the gigantic Rise Of The Machines. Part One of this seven part hour series revs up on Discovery Monday June 22 at 7 p.m.
That’s right — while other networks go to sleep for the summer with reruns Discovery is premiering one of its most ambitious and I should say costly TV shows of the year. Continue reading.
From Rebecca Tucker of The National Post:
Reelside goes behind the scenes with Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen
Reelside is frank in its portrayal of Goldberg’s gradual rise to the top of his field in L.A., and he too underlines his humble beginnings. “I got pretty depressed when I came here. I owed Seth tons of money and I slept on his couch,†he says. “It’s cartoonishly true what they say about L.A. My wife came here and was a waitress, and would go home and cry every night.†Goldberg pauses and laughs: “I hadn’t realized how stock we all were, maybe until just now.†Continue reading.
From a media release:
Production has begun on Season 2 of Our House Media’s Paranormal Survivor and Backroad Bounty, Simon Lloyd, CEO of Our House Media, announced today. Docu-series Paranormal Survivor has officially begun production on Season 2 across Ontario and in select U.S. locations. The second season of Backroad Bounty has also gone into production, shooting in Muskoka, Owen Sound, and the Kawarthas, among other locations. Paranormal Survivor and Backroad Bounty are the first two series renewals for Our House Media.
Season 2 of Paranormal Survivor consists of 10, one-hour episodes and focuses on people who have had life-changing encounters with the paranormal. From poltergeists to battlefield ghosts, hotel spirits to ancestors back from the dead, the series follows the survivors every step of the way, as they recount their terrifying and life-changing experiences. Each episode of Paranormal Survivor explores stories of three survivors of paranormal experiences that are linked by a supernatural theme, while professionals in the field give expert testimony. Paranormal Survivor returns to T+E this fall. Season 1 of Paranormal Survivor is currently airing on Destination America in the U.S.
The one-hour, 13-episode season of Backroad Bounty follows Marty and Bam Bam as they travel the backroads of Canada in search of hidden treasures that have potential for resale while uncovering the item’s rich backstory. From antique furniture to time-aged tools, vintage signage, farm equipment, and antique boat parts, the expert duo must determine the current value. Marty and Bam Bam encounter owners who drive a hard bargain, while in other instances, the owners are shocked when the duo unearth inspiring but long overlooked finds. Backroad Bounty is set to air this fall on Cottage Life.
Our House Media recently announced that Million Dollar View has gone into production and is shooting in Miami, Muskoka, downtown Toronto, and New York City, among other locations.
From a media release:
CBC and The Gurin Company are pleased to announce a development deal with award-winning Canadian content creator marblemedia for the ground-breaking factualentertainment format series Take Sides.
The concept is the first series to come out of the creative collaboration deal signed between the CBC and The Gurin Company, a global independent format and production house. marblemedia is attached to develop and produce a 360 viewing experience, which promises an entertaining weekly live studio broadcast with integratedsocial media and simultaneous digital participation for the audience at home.
Every week, Take Sides will put a hot button topic “on trial,†with a team of comedic performers, improv actors and musical guests, who face-off in a classic courtroom structure. The topic on trial will be examined through a variety of methods including monologues, sketches, musical numbers, video shorts and other means that illustrate the “pros and cons†of the issue. Through real time audience involvement, a verdict is reached by Canadian audiences, who ultimately “take a side.â€
From a media release:
Corus Entertainment announces the renewal of W Network’s new hit series, Say Yes to the Dress Canada, with Temple Street Productions. The series premiered on W Network in January 2015 and is based on TLC’s popular franchise Say Yes to the Dress. The second season will return to destination bridal shop, Amanda-Lina’s Sposa Boutique, and is currently casting new brides-to-be. The current season of Say Yes to the Dress Canada airs new episodes Wednesdays, at 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. ET/PT.
Say Yes to the Dress Canada Season 2 will premiere in Winter 2015 and join the new Canadian series Million Dollar View. Say Yes to the Dress Canada features brides from all across Canada as they search for their dream dress. It’s not always easy with family and friends at their side offering their unfiltered opinions. Filmed at one of Canada’s leading bridal destinations, Amanda-Lina’s Sposa Boutique in Toronto, the series goes behind-the-scenes and uncovers the hurdles every staff member faces to ensure each bride is completely satisfied on what may be the single most important day of her life.
Produced by Temple Street Productions in association with W Network and based on the popular format created by Half Yard Productions for TLC, Say Yes to the Dress Canada brings the heart of the U.S. series north to our beautiful Canadian brides.
