From Ben Rayner of the Toronto Star:
Canadian Idol alumni are anything but idle
Ten years on from bookish Kingston waiter Ryan Malcolm’s victory at the end of the first season of Canadian Idol, the graduates of CTV’s immensely popular musical talent show are, for the most part, still gainfully employed in the entertainment industry. Continue reading.
From Greg David of TV Guide Canada:
‘Package Deal’: Pam Anderson lends her assets
People forget that Pamela Anderson has a knack for comedy. They immediately think of … um … other assets the blonde from B.C. has. But she headlined Fox’s funny sitcom, Stacked, for a year as well as four seasons headlining the lighthearted syndicated spy series V.I.P. She knows her way around a script, and knows how to get a laugh. Continue reading.
From Christopher White of Unapologetic Canadian:
Episode Recap: Package Deal – “A Few Good Muffinsâ€
This is my second episode of the show and it isn’t growing on me. Too much of the comedy is dialogue based and it’s uninspired, either too broad or telegraphed so far in advance that I could only muster a few smirks. Continue reading.
This package includes the new DVD Air Farce: 40 for 40 – 1973-2013, a look back at some favourite and most-requested sketches, plus VIP seating for you and a guest at a taping of the Air Farce New Year’s Eve special for CBC Television. The taping will take place on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 7:00 PM at the CBC Broadcasting Centre in downtown Toronto.
All proceeds will go to Kids Help Phone, a free, anonymous and confidential phone and on-line professional counselling service for youth.
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Marketplace, CBC – “Shock to the System”
It’s a little machine that can make the difference between life and death, but are publicly accessible defibrillators really that accessible?
From a media release:
Ring-A-Ding-Ding In the Holiday Season! Special Holiday Episode of CALL ME FITZ Wraps Up Season 4, Dec. 2 on Movie Central and The Movie Network
Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central and Bell Media’s The Movie Network wrap up Season 4 of original comedy series CALL ME FITZ with a special hour-long holiday episode. As the holidays loom, Fitz (Jason Priestley) decides to give up drinking, prompting a visit from three ghosts who aim to show him the error of his ways. Meanwhile, Larry (Ernie Grunwald) reunites the Fitzpatricks with the promise of a lost family fortune. The season finale episode, titled “A Very Special Fitzmas,†premieres Monday, Dec. 2 at 9 p.m. PT on Movie Central and 10 p.m. ET on The Movie Network.
The nine-episode fourth season of the Canadian half-hour comedy series guest stars Michael Gross (FAMILY TIES, Tremors) as family nemesis Pat Childs. The ensemble cast also includes: Peter MacNeill as Ken Fitzpatrick, Fitz’s father and patriarch of Fitzpatrick Motors; Tracy Dawson as Meghan Fitzpatrick, Fitz’s shrewish younger sister and thorn in his side; Donavon Stinson as Josh Mctaggart, the Fitzpatrick Motors in-house auto repair and wildcard; Kathleen Munroe as Ali Devon; Jonathan Torrens as Chester Vince; and Joanna Cassidy, who returns as Fitz’s mother Elaine Fitzpatrick.
The series’ Canadian Screen Awards include Sheri Elwood for Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series; Joanna Cassidy for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series; Tracy Dawson for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role, and Ernie Grunwald for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series. Series star Jason Priestley recently took home a Golden Nymph Award at the 2012 Monte Carlo Television Festival for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series and a 2011 Canadian Comedy Award for Best Performance by a Male – Television.
CALL ME FITZ was created by Sheri Elwood and then developed by Amaze Film + Television. The series is produced by Amaze, Big Motion Pictures, and Entertainment One, with the participation of The Movie Network and Movie Central. Executive produced by Sheri Elwood, who is also the series show runner, the comedy is filmed in Nova Scotia. CALL ME FITZ currently airs on DirecTV in the U.S.
In Western Canada, episodes are available in High Definition on Movie Central HD; On Demand, via mobile and online with participating service providers.
In Eastern Canada, episodes are available in High Definition on TMN GO and The Movie Network OnDemand.
