John Doyle of the Globe and Mail isn’t crazy about Richard Stursberg’s CBC as coffeeshop analogy:

• How do you take your CBC?
  “Can it possibly be meant literally? That means humdrum-populist, rehashed and formulaic television, programming that cannot in any way be distinguished from commercial broadcasters. It means the absence of creativity and risk-taking, which are the hallmarks of public broadcasting, anywhere.” Read more.

Tim Baines of the Winnipeg Sun who interviews the people behind The Fight Network’s latest offering (there’s a Fight Network? Who knew?!):

• TV tackles real life in the ring
  “Think Survivor, with a dash of Trailer Park Boys. Throw in some talented and charismatic wrestlers and you have Wrestling Reality, a dynamic series which debuts Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. (EST) on The Fight Network. Wrestling Reality tears down wrestling’s shroud of secrecy and gives viewers an honest, sometimes startling dose of real life.” Read more.

Sean Davidson of Playback reports on CanWest Global picking up and adult cartoon for the E! network:

• E! orders Emily
  “The series centers on a young woman who works as a talk show producer at a struggling TV network. It’s a ‘satirical take on the perfection that women are constantly exhorted to try to achieve,’ says managing partner Kevin Gillis. ‘Trying to be the perfect shopper, to look like a model two days after having a baby, to please a man and a woman at the same time.'” Read more.

Bill Harris of Sun Media interviews actress Andrea Menard:

• Spooky ‘Rabbit Fall’ promising
  “In the first episode we desperately are trying to find out who these people are, and to see what the town is through my character’s eyes, since I’m new there. The supernatural thing is subtle. But it’s something that’s going to grow.” Read more.

Paul Gessell of CanWest News Service reports on a potential new CTV series:

• Network considering gay detective series
  “Russell Quant is a private detective in Saskatoon who chases both the bad guys and the cute guys. And he may be coming to a television near you.” Read more.