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Sensitive Skin

Production Begins on Second Season of The Movie Network and Movie Central’s Original Canadian Series SENSITIVE SKIN

From a media release:

The Movie Network and Movie Central announced today that the second season of their Canadian Screen Award-winning original series SENSITIVE SKIN is currently in production in Toronto for six weeks. The new six-episode season focuses on Davina, played by series star and executive producer Kim Cattrall (SEX AND THE CITY), as she enters a transitional phase in her life that uproots her from the sterile streets of Toronto to a new life in the picturesque Toronto Islands. Genie and Tony Award®winner Don McKellar (The Grand Seduction) resumes his role as director and executive producer, while multiple Gemini Award winner and Tony Award® winner Bob Martin (MICHAEL: TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS) returns as executive producer. Season 2 is slated to premiere in 2016. Season 1 of SENSITIVE SKIN was picked up by Sky Arts in the U.K. and concluded its critically acclaimed broadcast run earlier this month.

Also returning for Season 2 are: Nicolas Wright (White House Down) as Davina’s neurotic son Orlando; Gemini Award-winner Colm Feore (GOTHAM) as Davina’s brother-in-law Roger; Tony Award winner Joanna Gleason (Last Vegas) as her conservative older sister Veronica; Gemini Award-winner Mary Walsh (THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES) as Sarah Thorn, a well-known radio personality; and Gemini Award-winner Clé Bennett (FLASHPOINT) as Theodore.

Earlier this year, SENSITIVE SKIN took home four Canadian Screen Awards including: the Bell Media Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role(Don McKellar); Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series (Don McKellar); Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series (Douglas Koch); and Best Picture Editing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series (Matthew Hannam).

The first season of SENSITIVE SKIN followed the story of a woman of a certain age and her long-time husband who sold their family home and moved downtown to a hip condo in a conscious effort to change their lives. The series was created by Hugo Blick (ROGER & VAN HAVE JUST GOT IN). It starred and was executive produced by Kim Cattrall, along with Don McKellar (who directed all six episodes) and Bob Martin (who wrote all six episodes). The second season is written by Susan Coyne (SLINGS & ARROWS), Rosa Laborde (Léo), and Lynn Coady (ORPHAN BLACK). Niv Fichman (Rhombus Media) and Sari Friedland return as producers, with Henry Normal (Baby Cow Productions), Hugo Blick, Andrea Gorfolova, and Jon Rutherford returning as executive producers alongside Cattrall, McKellar, and Martin. The second season of SENSITIVE SKIN is produced by Rhombus Media in association with Baby Cow Productions, The Movie Network, and Movie Central, with the participation of the Rogers Cable Network Fund. Tricon Films & Television serves as international distributor.

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Between

Link: Between – Where did all of TV’s old people go?

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From Jaime Weinman of Maclean’s Magazine:

Where did all of TV’s old people go?
Canadian writer-director Michael McGowan isn’t what you’d call a “youth” filmmaker. His last film, the well-received Still Mine, was about a couple in their 70s. But his new TV series, Between, premiering in Canada on City TV on May 21 and on Shomi the day after, can’t help but look a little youth-oriented, considering its premise: In the small town of Pretty Lake, everyone over the age of 21 mysteriously drops dead. Continue reading.

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Featured, Polls

Poll: Favourite Canadian TV Show – the 70s vs. the 80s

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The first round of the Great Canadian TV Playoff is complete and the winners of the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s have been decided.

Now on to the next round, where the winners of each decade face off. First up: SCTV, representing the 1970s, goes head-to-head with Degrassi, on behalf of the 1980s.

Unlike the Stanley Cup playoffs, TV, Eh’s Great Canadian TV Playoff boasts solely homegrown head-to-head matchups of television shows. Through the rest of the month, we’ll pit eight television shows (just like the NHL) from the 1970s, 80s, 90s and 2000s against one another until the final showdown to name the top Canadian TV series of all time on May 29.

Cast your vote now and spread the word — the winner of the 90s and the 2000s battle it out starting on Wednesday!

What is your favourite Canadian TV series - 70s vs. 80s?

  • SCTV (77%, 62 Votes)
  • Degrassi (23%, 19 Votes)

Total Voters: 81

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Big Brother Canada

Tonight: MasterChef Canada, Big Brother Canada

MasterChef Canada, CTV – “The Trip to Bountiful”
The final four home cooks arrive at a beautiful Niagara vineyard for their next challenge, where they learn they’ll be cooking for their lives with the bounty of the area. Each home cook must create a restaurant-quality plate for the judges and the 18 local farmers who supplied them with their fresh regional ingredients. The winner of the Niagara challenge automatically moves forward to the finale, and one home cook is asked to leave the competition. The remaining two finalists cook off in a Pressure Test where they must replicate three magnificent chocolate desserts.

Big Brother Canada, Global
The houseguests face nomination in tonight’s episode of Big Brother Canada.

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Young Drunk Punk

Link: Five lessons that taught Bruce McCulloch how to keep them laughing

From Courtney Shea of The Globe and Mail:

Five lessons that taught Bruce McCulloch how to keep them laughing
Thirty years after they first scorched the Canadian comedy landscape with classic bits like The Chicken Lady and Cabbage Head, The Kids in the Hall have reconvened for a North American comeback tour. Since those early days, Bruce McCulloch has found success as a writer, actor, and director (his TV show Young Drunk Punk returns to City this fall). Here, the multi-talented funny guy shares some of the secrets to his success including why good comedy is a lot like doing the nasty. Continue reading.

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