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TV, eh? podcast episode 152 – “Is The Harlem Shake Still Cool?”

heather-conwayAnthony and Diane talk about Heather Conway’s appointment as head of CBC English TV, the upcoming premieres, Orphan Black in production for season 2, Canada’s Worst Driver premiering season 9, a Hamilton-based tiny tots talent show Anthony loves, and using second screens to lure viewers.

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Cracked

Cracked attempts to come out of its shell

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From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

Can Cracked come out its shell in Season Two
The Toronto-based drama, about a Psychic Crimes Unit, barely cracked the half-million viewers aq week mark in its first season last spring. Cash-strapped CBC renewed it, but tentatively, granting it an eight week fall run. That’s not much time to turn around a series. While its tempting to say Cracked was broken, the consensus is the drama was too dark and downbeat last season. Continue reading.

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Dragons' Den

Slaying pitchers on Dragons’ Den

From Scott Stinson of the National Post:

Business ain’t pretty, but Dragons’ Den sure makes it compelling
I am on one of the upper floors of the CBC’s Toronto Broadcast Centre, and a man not far from me is dying. Not actually expiring, to be clear. (I would have called someone.) But he is pitching his business to the Dragons in their Den, and he might as well be going up against the medieval type of dragon for all the success he is having. Continue reading.

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Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch meets high society

From Cody Powell of TV Guide Canada:

‘Murdoch’ to rub shoulders with inventive royalty in Season 7
Det. William Murdoch has become quite the high (society) roller, hasn’t he? In six seasons, he’s crossed paths with the likes of Winston Churchill, Stephen Harper (portraying a clueless cop), Queen Victoria, Prince Alfred, Harry Houdini, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Henry Ford, just to name a few. He’s also run into storied inventors such as Nikola Tesla (alternating current) and Alexander Graham Bell (telephone), but none quite as influential, or as celebrated, as the two chaps he’ll be hangin’ with this coming, seventh season. Continue reading.

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Package Deal

Package Deal gives Randall Edwards a comedy crash course

From Greg David of TV Guide Canada:

‘Package Deal’ star’s comic close-up
Package Deal boasts stand-up comic veterans Harland Williams and Jay Malone. Between them, the pair have logged thousands of hours on the stage, eliciting live laughs from audiences around the world. They’ve made a career out of being funny. It’s something Randall Edwards has never done, but he’s getting a crash course in it now. Continue reading.

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