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Link: Book of Negroes is quality Canadian fare

From James Bawden:

Book Of Negroes: A CBC-TV Event
So far this has been a terrible TV season for Canadian scripted drama. Each year as more foreign cable networks get licensed the number of Canadian dramas gets a bit smaller. This year mighty Rogers seems to have all but abandoned any commitment to scripted Canadian stories with its huge ratings roar of weekends plugged with prime time NHL games. I’ve been subsisting on such worthwhile CTV Canadian dramas as Saving Hope which offer proof positive cagey veteran Wendy Crewson can steal any scenes she’s in anytime she wants to. And then along comes CBC’s must-watch new miniseries The Book Of Negroes. It’s the kind of quality fare Canadian TV should be offering every week. Continue reading.

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Link: Joke’s on us: Just for Laughs Gags is a heinous Canadian cultural export

From David Berry of the National Post:

Joke’s on us: Just for Laughs Gags is a heinous Canadian cultural export
The best that can be said about Just for Laughs Gags is that it’s fairly easy to ignore. True, skipping furiously past it on the digital TV guide may occasionally provoke a sense memory to an especially long tarmac wait or a notably magazine-averse walk-in clinic waiting room, but for the most part we can go for months content in our ignorance of its continued existence. Continue reading.

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Link: The Book of Negroes a history lesson that’s ‘even more relevant today’

From Tony Wong of the Toronto Star:

The Book of Negroes a history lesson that’s ‘even more relevant today’
Playing a slave in The Book of Negroes resonated deeply with Aunjanue Ellis, leading the cast as Aminata Diallo, who is kidnapped as a young girl and sold into bondage in the CBC adaptation of Lawrence Hill’s Giller Prize-winning novel. Continue reading.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 173 – Jesus on a Segway

Anthony, Greg and Diane recap what’s coming up for the winter season of Canadian TV and whether Netflix is thwarting people trying to thwart geoblocking.

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Tonight: Best of the Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, Just for Laughs Gags, Guilt Free Zone, The Candy Show, Close Up Kings

Best of The Mercer Report, CBC
Rick and Jann Arden go rock-climbing in Calgary and then Rick goes to Chapman’s Ice Cream Factory in Markdale, Ontario.

22 Minutes, CBC
This season’s best moments so far.

Just For Laughs Gags: 15 Years, CBC
In honour of Gags 15th Anniversary, Just For Laughs has produced a one-hour special showcasing the series’ greatest hits. It’s a compilation of all the most popular and iconic Gags from the show’s history, hosted by comedian Mark Critch.

Guilt Free Zone, APTN – series premiere
Host Derek Miller masters the stage: enticing guests and viewers with his unique sense of humour and interview style. He’ll shake off the Monday Blues with a marvelous medley of Aboriginal musicians, dancers and comedians from across Canada.

The Candy Show, APTN – Season 5 premiere
Candy Palmater hosts a new lineup of stars from across Canada – musicians, performers, poets, even circus performers – and it’s going to be a rip-roaring time. Candy’s guests often share their best secrets from her pink palace and pink bed. It’s time to get right cozy in your seat!

Close Up Kings, OLN
Close Up Kings brings audiences the adventures of three best friends, who also happen to be America’s top sleight-of-hand artists. Magick Balay, Loki, and Johnny Blaze travel from city to city taking on different challenges and attempting to outperform one another. Viewers will be enthralled by the trio’s carefully orchestrated and artfully executed capers and tricks that become more complex as the stakes get higher. From bringing a bird back to life and teleporting a person 700 yards across the desert, to performing an amazing Houdini-style jail escape in front of a crowd, these magicians will have audiences asking, “how did they do that?!”

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