From Jesse Kohl of Media in Canada:

• Slice show Mr. Friday open for business(es)
  “Toronto-based Temple Street Productions creators Connie Contardi and Jocelyn Mercer are looking for the perfect jobs for Derek Friday, an ex-fashion model and trust fund baby who must, in order to keep receiving his weekly allowance from his mother, swap spots with a frazzled worker every Friday, trading his luxurious lifestyle for their day of drudgery. While Friday slaves away, the “swapee” enjoys a customized day of pampering.” Read more.

From Joel Rubinoff of the Record:

• Period mystery is behind the times
  “With a brittle tunnel vision that pretends Canadian TV hasn’t evolved since the days when Bruno Gerussi trolled the B.C. waterways collecting logs and chatting with neighbours, Murdoch Mysteries exists in a cultural netherworld where irony doesn’t exist and edginess is a function of cutting utensils.” Read more.

From a media release:

Sundance Channel to Premiere Award-Winning Miniseries ‘Terminal City’ on March 6th

Sundance Channel will premiere “Terminal City,” an award-winning Canadian miniseries about a cancer-stricken housewife who becomes a reality TV star, in March 2008. Comprised of ten episodes, “Terminal City” was created and written by Angus Fraser (Kissed); the directors are Rachel Talalay (The Wind in the Willows), Kari Skogland (Chicks With Sticks), Lynne Stopkewich (Kissed), and Stephen Surjik (I Want Candy). The series stars Maria del Mar (Price of Glory, “24”), Gil Bellows (The Weather Man, “Ally McBeal”), Paul Soles (The Score), Katie Boland (Jumper and Adoration) and Jane McLean (Shoot ‘Em Up). “Terminal City” airs as a weekly one-hour program, premiering Thursday, March 6th at 9:00pm ET/PT.

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Postings will return on Saturday, Feb. 23.

From Peggy Curran of the National Post:

• Road to fame in Canada often takes a detour through Hollywood
  “Montreal actor David Julian Hirsh has a theory about Canadian stars-in-waiting: The best way to make it here is by making it somewhere else first. ‘I get hired in Canada because I’m in Los Angeles,’ said Hirsh, who starred in the Showcase series Naked Josh for three seasons before landing the role of Jake in the CBC mini-series St. Urbain’s Horseman.” Read more.