From Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter:
Canada’s CTV Cancels Comedy ‘Satisfaction’ After One Season
Canadian broadcaster CTV has decided against ordering a second season of the freshman comedy Satisfaction, which stars Playboy Club’s Leah Renee, Luke Macfarlane and Ryan Belleville. Continue reading.
From a media release:
HALFIRE-CORE ENTERTAINMENT AND SHAW MEDIA ANNOUNCE PRODUCTION AND CASTING DETAILS FOR WORKING THE ENGELS
Halfire-CORE Entertainment and Shaw Media announced today the addition of Benjamin Arthur (Less Than Kind) and Azura Skye (American Horror Story, Grimm) to the cast of Global Television’s new half-hour original comedy series Working the Engels. Arthur and Skye join previously announced cast members Andrea Martin and Kacey Rohl. Commissioned by Shaw Media’s original content team, produced by Halfire-CORE Entertainment and written by Katie Ford (Miss Congeniality, Desperate Housewives) and Jane Ford (Listen Missy, Material World), the 12-episode series has begun production in Toronto.
In this laugh-out-loud comedy, a family of ne’er-do-wells must band together to keep their heads above water when their father and breadwinner passes away, leaving them a mountain of debt. The Engels must all go to work running Dad’s storefront law firm, with one minor problem – daughter Jenna Engel (Rohl) is the only one who is qualified to practice law. Unfortunately for Jenna, this also means taking on her eccentric relatives as co-workers, including her self-involved mother Ceil (Martin), her pill-popping sister Sandy (Skye) and her bad boy brother Jimmy (Arthur). Jenna, the youngest sibling, becomes the unlikely family patriarch, running the law firm and keeping her crazy family together.
Azura Skye joins the cast as Sandy Engel, the law firm’s receptionist and a recently divorced, recovering pill-popper, now on a self-help kick and mission to save humanity. Skye is best known for her television performances in American Horror Story, Grimm and American Dad!, and can be seen in the upcoming films Explosion and The Factory.
Benjamin Arthur portrays Jimmy Engel, a bad boy and petty criminal with a heart of gold who would do anything for his sisters and his mother. He’s just returned from a stint in prison for embezzling money from his own parents and much to Jenna’s reluctance, begins working as an investigator at the law firm. The award-winning Arthur most recently starred as Josh Blecher in the highly acclaimed dramedy Less Than Kind.
Working the Engels is produced by Halfire-CORE Entertainment with Katie Ford, Jane Ford, Howard Busgang, Tom Nursall and Noreen Halpern serving as Executive Producers.
Murdoch Mysteries, CBC – “Murdoch of the Living Dead”
Murdoch’s prime suspect in a woman’s murder is her husband, who appears to have returned from the dead.
Cracked, CBC – “The Hold Out”
When a bomb goes off in the home of an elderly paranoid man locked in a battle with a successful developer, Psych Crimes is called in to sort through conspiracy theories in search of the truth. The man might be paranoid – it doesn’t mean people aren’t out to get him. Guest stars: Eric Peterson, Jonathan Potts, Natalie Brown, Shaun Benson, Claire Rankin.
Package Deal, City – “The Bullyâ€
Danny’s (Randal Edwards) past comes back to haunt him when he’s assigned to defend Wayne Hilicky (guest star Geoff Gustafson, Hot Tub Time Machine), someone he used to bully as a child. Danny fights tirelessly to get Wayne’s charges dropped, but when things take an unexpected turn in the middle of the trial, Danny is forced to overhaul his plans to make amends and enlists Sheldon (Harland Williams) to help. Meanwhile, Ryan (Jay Malone) obsesses over his ex-wife’s Wikipedia page.
The Project: Guatemala, City/OLN – “The Summit” season finale
Energized from “Kids Day,†the group kicks the build into high gear to ensure the community centre for Project Somos is completed on time. Later, the remaining participants prepare to summit the third-highest peak in Central America – Acatenango Volcano – to celebrate their accomplishment. In the end, host Ray Zahab reveals the mole and rewards a participant with the opportunity of a lifetime. Following the season finale, catch a special edition of The Project Live online at OLN.ca/theproject. Co-hosts Rachel David (Rogers Your World This Week) and Adam Wylde (KiSS 92.5) sit down with the cast to chat about their unexpected and life-changing journey on The Project: Guatemala. Then, host Ray Zahab surprises the cast.
From Cassandra Szklarski of the Canadian Press:
Podeswa complains Canuck TV lacks vision
Canadian television lacks vision and courage, and that’s the reason it’s failing to keep up with the so-called Golden Age south of the border, says TV director Jeremy Podeswa. Continue reading.
