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New Thursday: Played, Nature of Things, Doc Zone

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Played, CTV – “Cars”
Maria (Lisa Marcos) shows nerves of steel edging her way into an auto-theft ring that specializes in brutality and luxury cars. However, she’s not nearly as brave in her private romantic life. On the play, she risks her safety and that of her colleagues by trusting one of the gang members (Jake Croker, THE KILLING) with her true identity.

The Nature of Things, CBC – “Untangling Alzheimer’s”
David Suzuki has a very personal interest in the disease of Alzheimer’s because his mother, aunt and two uncles died of it. We join David on an intimate journey as he explores the newest breakthroughs in understanding this devastating disease as well as his own chances of contracting the cruel condition.

Doc Zone, CBC – “Bite Me: The Bed Bug Invasion”
Cimex lectularius, mahogany flat, redcoat, bed bug. Call them what you like, these bloodsuckers can really get under your skin – literally!

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Tweed-Simmons reality show in the works

From a media release:

Shannon Tweed-Simmons and daughter Sophie Tweed-Simmons Start Filming New Reality Show

Force Four Entertainment is excited to kick off production on a new reality series, starring Shannon Tweed-Simmons, Canadian actress, model and wife of KISS frontman Gene Simmons, and their daughter, actress and singer, Sophie Tweed-Simmons, for Corus Entertainment’s W Network. The eight-episode, half-hour series begins shooting in December and is set to air on W Network in 2014.

Shannon and daughter Sophie are polar opposites – one is a former playmate with a long career in acting and modeling, while the other is a straight-A student who runs a children’s charity in Vancouver. In the new series, the duo will show that despite their differences they remain best friends – and when it comes to what they want, they don’t take no for an answer.

A big part of Shannon and Sophie’s new show will be the many celebrities and personalities they will run into during social and business adventures including Rock Legend and Media Mogul, Gene Simmons himself, who will make regular cameo appearances. The series will be shot primarily in Los Angeles, Vancouver and Whistler.

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The Bachelor Canada begins casting in December

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From a media release:

City Announces New Production Partner for Season 2 of Original Hit Series, The Bachelor Canada

  • Casting for Canada’s next bachelor and bachelorettes begins in December
  • Principal production slated for spring 2014; season premiere next fall

Embarking on a new quest to help Canadians find love, City today announced its partnership with Good Human Productions Inc. for Season 2 of the hit romantic reality series The Bachelor Canada.

Founded by former Rogers Media executive Claire Freeland and last season’s supervising producer Sean De Vries, Good Human Productions – a new Vancouver-based production company – will begin principal filming in spring 2014 ahead of the fall premiere.

Ahead of principal production next year, casting for Canada’s next bachelor and bachelorettes begins in December. Full casting details to be announced in the coming weeks.

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New Friday: Marketplace, The Fifth Estate

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Marketplace, CBC – “Greasy Business”
Undercover investigation revealing ripoffs at a popular oil change chain.

The Fifth Estate, CBC – “The Rob Ford Story”
Crack cocaine. Alcohol. Friends who have criminal backgrounds. Just over a year ago, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford stood next to Police Chief Bill Blair promising to fight gang crime. Now the two most powerful men in Canada’s largest city are locked in a struggle only one is likely to survive. the fifth estate unravels the story of the man who has become the world’s most controversial mayor.

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New Friday: Marketplace, The Fifth Estate

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Marketplace, CBC – “Knock It Off”
MARKETPLACE reveals the secret psychology of persuasion used by door-to-door salespeople to get you to buy at the door. People have been burned and door knocking salespeople can be a real menace. In story after story, a knock on the door leads to people getting taken for a ride. MARKETPLACE partner’s with one expert who knows all the tricks of the trade, because he’s knocked on thousands of doors, made lots of sales, and has even written a book revealing his secrets – how to get home owners to buy at the door. He says he’s a millionaire, all from selling door to door. Hosted by Erica Johnson, MARKETPLACE reveals five sales secrets used on Canadians at the door, and then in turn tries them out on unsuspecting Canadians. Some Canadians are fighting back in desperate ways, and in one B.C. town, they’ve banned door knocking all together.

The Fifth Estate, CBC – “The Strange World of Julian Assange”
The controversial WikiLeaks founder gets the Hollywood treatment in the new movie ‘The Fifth Estate’ but the real fifth estate on CBC-TV tracks the inside story of the man in his own words, his secrets and his scandals. How did he get started, what was the global impact of his whistle-blowing website and what cost have whistle-blowers paid for leaking secrets? The rise and fall of Julian Assange – not the Hollywood fiction, the real fifth estate story.

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