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Do the Canadian Screen Awards need fixing?

In a word, yes. Although we’re happy that the Canadian television and film industry are celebrated by a week of glitzy events, fan zones and a televised award ceremony, the Canadian Screen Awards are far from perfect.

As Diane, Anthony and I discussed on this week’s podcast, the decision to tape delay Sunday’s broadcast of the big categories is silly and antiquated in the world of social media. We weren’t alone in that belief, or the suggestion that some award categories be trimmed down so that the Screens don’t become, as TV critic Bill Brioux called them, the Needies.

So, how do we fix the Canadian Screen Awards? Will a live broadcast do it? What if we added a red carpet ceremony that was televised in the hour leading up to broadcast? Every award show in the U.S. does it, so why not us? Should the CSAs be moved to another time of year, or at least a couple of weeks away from the Oscars, so as not to send people into awards show overload? Do we go back to having an awards show solely devoted to Canadian TV?

Let’s put on our thinking caps and solve the problem! Send us your suggestions in the Comments section below.

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Link: CSA 2015 Red Carpet Chat: Lost Girl’s Paul Amos

From Melissa Girimonte of The Televixen:

CSA 2015 Red Carpet Chat: Lost Girl’s Paul Amos
During Canadian Screen Week, I caught up with Lost Girl‘s Paul Amos for a quick follow up to our interview from the day the CSA nominees were announced. Paul didn’t win in his category (Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Series), but he is definitely a winner in the eyes of all Faenatics. Here’s our chat:

Last time we chatted you told me about the big Vex episode that was coming up, and then we saw it, the whole storyline with Mark during the storm.

Yes, indeed. Continue reading.

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Link: X Company star Lara Jean Chorostecki is most excellent

From Ron Johnson of Post City Toronto:

X Company on CBC stars Lara Jean Chorostecki
Toronto actress Lara Jean Chorostecki jumps between centuries and famous periods in history more often than Keanu Reeves in Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure. And, dude, she is most excellent. The young Toronto actress with the killer red hair and a solid background in classical theatre, including a meaningful stint at the venerable Stratford Festival, has put her training to good use hopping throughout history in a variety of TV period dramas. Continue reading.

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