A CTV Original Mini-Series Would Be Kings Premieres Jan. 27 and 28

• Power, money and drugs leads to murder in modern-day Shakespearean tragedy from the creative team behind The Eleventh Hour
• Starring Currie Graham, Ben Bass and Natasha Henstridge

CTV announced the broadcast premiere of the epic, four-hour Original Mini-Series Would Be Kings, airing Sunday, January 27 from 9-11 p.m. ET and Monday, January 28 from 9-11 p.m. ET, exclusively on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local listings). A modern and timely take on a classic tragedy, Would Be Kings is the riveting tale of Patrick Lehane (Currie Graham; Desperate Housewives, CSI) and Jamie Collins (Ben Bass; The Eleventh Hour, Last Exit), two cousins and drug-squad cops who find their family ties torn apart by corruption within the police force. The gripping, family saga also stars Natasha Henstridge (Eli Stone, The Whole Nine Yards) and Clare Stone (Breach, The Man Who Lost Himself).

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Acorn Media announces the February 26, 2008 DVD release of The Red Green Show: 1999 Season, the crowd-pleasing Canadian comedy and PBS hit still running in syndication.

Armed with power tools, off-kilter advice, and preposterous inventions, Red Green and his pals from Possum Lodge amassed a giant fan base during the show’s 15-year run, which ended in April 2006 with exactly 300 episodes. Creator and star Steve Smith features north-of-the-border handyman humor in the vein of Home Improvement, which also debuted on television in 1991.

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Acorn Media announces the February 5, 2008 DVD release of Slings & Arrows: The Complete Collection, the 7-volume discounted collector’s set features all 18 episodes plus a bonus disc with all new extras. The universally acclaimed, hit series stars Paul Gross (Due South), Don McKellar, Martha Burns, and Mark McKinney (Saturday Night Live, Kids in the Hall), who also co-created and co-wrote it. Winner of eight Geminis for the first two seasons, Slings & Arrows final season swept the major 2007 awards, winning Best Dramatic Series, Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Writing, and Best Supporting Actor.

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• TV’s Hit Gay Reality Series Chris and John to the Rescue! Soon on DVD
• Alluvial Filmworks Releases Award-Nominated Comedy/Reality Show Featuring Self-Proclaimed Culture Aficionados

Alluvial Filmworks’ will release the hit comedy/reality television series Chris & John to the Rescue! featuring the heroic antics of two gay best friends on DVD February 12, 2008. With tremendous fan support since 2005, Chris & John to the Rescue! has grown from a 5-minute short series into a major ongoing series on OUTtv, Canada’s premier gay television network. The international DVD release will include seven 30-minute episodes and never before seen bonus features. Now viewers around the world can see what Canadian fans are raving about and why Chris & John to the Rescue! is going against reality shows like the Amazing Race for awards.

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From a media release:

• Citytv Premieres “Murdoch Mysteries” Thursday, January 24th, 2008 on Citytv Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary
• Citytv Winnipeg Premieres Sunday, January 20th, 2007

Citytv will premiere “Murdoch Mysteries”, a new one-hour weekly dramatic series based on Maureen Jennings’ critically-acclaimed mystery novels, Thursday, January 24th, 2008 (Citytv Winnipeg January 20th, 2008), on Citytv stations across Canada. The series stars Yannick Bisson (Sue Thomas, F. B. Eye) as Detective William Murdoch.

Broadcast Schedule as follows:

Citytv Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver
Thursday, January 24th at 10:00pm
(repeats Saturdays at 8:00pm)

Citytv Winnipeg Sunday, January 20th at 9:00pm
(no repeat)

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