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Lost Girl

Lost Girl returns November 10

LostGirl

From a media release:

LOST GIRL MAKES A FIERCE RETURN WITH ITS FOURTH SEASON EXCLUSIVELY ON SHOWCASE

  • Season Four World Premiere Airs in New Timeslot on November 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
  • Original Web Series Launches on Showcase.ca in Support of New Season

Showcase’s ‘fae’mously Canadian original series, Lost Girl, returns with its highly awaited fourth season on Sunday, November 10 at its new time, 10 p.m. ET/PT. The supernatural series sees Bo (Anna Silk) face new threats as she continues to walk the middle path between Light and Dark fae, while embarking on a mission to unlock the secrets of her origin. Kicking off the 13-episode season of the top-rated, homegrown hit is a pre-show special airing exclusively on Showcase.

In the upcoming season of Lost Girl, fate casts a wide shadow over the Fae world. Viewers see the line between Dark and Light fae blurred causing Bo and company to realize that regardless of the challenges and enemies they face, they’re stronger when they face them together. The fourth season features a robust lineup of guest stars including George Takei, Linda Hamilton, Mia Kirshner, Kyle Schmid, Ali Liebert and more.

Premiering on Showcase.ca is a four-part original web series comprised of short vignettes that bridge the story between seasons three and four. In the four episodes, fans catch up with some of their favourite characters including Kenzi, Trick, Hale, Vex and Bruce, and learn of a new menace coming to threaten the Fae community in season four – the “Una Mens.” Faenatics can check out the web series weekly beginning Sunday, October 13 exclusively on Showcase.ca

Revving up the excitement, the Lost Girl pre-show features cast-on-cast interviews, exclusive webisode footage and a special season four sneak peek. During the show, cast reflects on both the past and upcoming seasons, reveal behind-the-scenes stories, and respond to fan questions. The one-hour pre-show special airs on Sunday, November 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Lost Girl: The Game gets an upgrade with all-new characters, mysteries, levels, challenges and puzzles added to the app. The free mobile gaming app is available for download on iOS and Android devices via Showcase.ca.

Lost Girl stars Anna Silk as the lovable succubus Bo; Gemini Award-winner Ksenia Solo as Kenzi, Bo’s human sidekick and street-smart confidante; Kris Holden-Ried as Dyson, the shape shifting homicide detective and noble warrior of the Light Fae; Zoie Palmer as Lauren, the brilliant human doctor who competes with Dyson for Bo’s affection; Rick Howland as Trick, Bo’s grandfather and the ancient and mysterious Blood King; and K.C. Collins as Hale, Dyson’s partner and a light Fae siren born of noble blood. Paul Amos returns as the ever devious Dark Fae Mesmer, Vex, and Emmanuelle Vaugier reprises her role as the deliciously evil Dark Fae leader, The Morrigan.

Lost Girl was developed by Prodigy Pictures, in association with Shaw Media and Showcase. Executive Producers are Jay Firestone and Emily Andras. Vanessa Piazza and Wendy Grean are Producers.

Lost Girl is produced with the participation of the Canadian Media Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry, and with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit Program.

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Industry News, Played

Canada missing out on golden age of TV?

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

Where is Canada in the golden age of TV?
There’s a prevailing sentiment in the culture that we’re more than a decade into a new Golden Age of television. The starting point was the arrival of The Sopranos in 1999 and the most recent marker in the ongoing evolution of excellent TV was the series finale of Breaking Bad. What has Canada contributed to this? Pretty much nothing. Look at the last 14 years of Canadian TV and what you see is almost complete creative failure. Continue reading.

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Played, Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary

New Thursday: Played, Doc Zone, Nature of Things, Storage Wars Canada

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Played, CTV – “Girls”
A 15-year-old escort disappears at a sleek downtown hotel and he C.I.U. goes undercover to infiltrate an underage prostitution ring masterminded by two volatile brothers, Shaun (Chris Hoffman, FLASHPOINT) and Paul Devlin (Morgan Kelly, BEING ERICA). As Maria (Lisa Marcos) gets close to one of the brothers, she’s haunted by memories of a savage beating she suffered on a previous case. In a risky final play, Maria struggles to stay focused and safe as she takes on the escort ring’s vicious leader.

Doc Zone, CBC – “Deadly By Design”
Deadly By Design explores the lucrative business of illegal synthetic drugs in Canada.

The Nature of Things, CBC – “Ticked Off: The Mystery of Lyme Disease”
The tick that carries Lyme disease has been spreading across Canada with alarming speed. From the micro world of the tick and its disease-causing bacteria, to the macro world of human infection, Ticked Off explores a disease that can have devastating effects, is often misdiagnosed and mistreated, and continues to be mired in a medical controversy.

Storage Wars Canada, OLN – “Wanna Smell My Hair?”
Roy aims to disturb the peace in Scarborough, Ontario, when he poses as “crazy cousin Ray.” Meanwhile, among the sane, Rick and Cindy set their sights on a big score, Paul and Bogart try to avoid getting stung, and Ursula travels in style.

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Call Me Fitz

Call Me Fitz faces fatherhood

Fitz

From Scott Stinson of the National Post:

Father knows less on Call Me Fitz
Richard Fitzpatrick remains an a-hole. After three seasons in which the used car salesman played by Jason Priestley was governed entirely by his remarkably unstrained id, where he drank, lied, cheated, swilled, swindled, fornicated and betrayed with abandon, the fourth season of Call Me Fitz had the potential for a watershed moment: the anti-hero was now a father. Continue reading.

From Melissa Hank of Postmedia:

Jason Priestley relishes bad-boy role on Call Me Fitz
Jason Priestley laughs as he remembers the time he had sex with a nun in a church. Ditto the time he let an HIV-infected baboon run wild, the primate all hopped up on erectile dysfunction meds. Knee-slapper stories, both of them. Continue reading.

From Chloe Tejada of Huffington Post Canada:

Jason Priestley On ‘Call Me Fitz’ Season 4: He Wants You To Watch It (Even If You’ve Never Heard Of It)
Chances are you haven’t heard of the TV show “Call Me Fitz,” even though the series airs in multiple countries around the world, including Canada. Continue reading.

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