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Cracked

David Sutcliffe mines therapy for Cracked

From Andrea Gordon of the Toronto Star:

Cracked star David Sutcliffe on how therapy helps him play a cop with mental health issues
Actor David Sutcliffe, who plays him on the CrackedCBC show Cracked, brings something a little unusual to the tormented cop who investigates cases on the psych crimes unit: his own experience with therapy. And not just being in therapy like most of Hollywood, but on the other side. Sutcliffe is a trained therapist — called a facilitator — of a mind-body psychotherapy known as core energetics. Not only has he plumbed his own darkest fears and feelings, he also has experience helping others do the same. Continue reading.

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Package Deal

“Slightly funny” Package Deal gets its premiere

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

This slick Canadian comedy is only slightly funny
Package Deal (CITY-TV, 8:30 p.m.) is a sitcom that arrives after considerable delay. The series got some promotional backing from Rogers, owner of the CITY channel, and was announced for an early May start, but then was postponed to June. What happened in June was only a sneak-peek look at the pilot. Now, at last, the series starts tonight. Continue reading.

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Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch Mysteries sets sail

From Alex Strachan of Postmedia:

Inspector Murdoch at sea in Murdoch Mysteries season premiere
Intrepid Inspector Murdoch is at sea, metaphorically and literally (well, a lake), when Murdoch Mysteries returns for a seventh season Monday. A prominent shipping magnate has received a threat aboard a steamer, the S.S. Keewatin, during is its maiden voyage on Lake Ontario, on Victoria Day no less, and avowed landlubber Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) must shake out his sea legs and calm his queasy stomach to get to the bottom of the mystery. He’s still recovering from his emotional separation from Julia Ogden (Héléne Joy), and he hopes the new mystery will take his mind off recent events, if only temporarily. Continue reading.

From Ed Conroy of BlogTO:

That time when Murdoch Mysteries went to sea
Murdoch Mysteries kicks off its new season on Monday night with a salty sea-bound whodunit that not only showcases how polished this homegrown chestnut has become during its seven years on air, but also serves up a slice of legit historical Canadian rolled gold – the S.S. Keewatin, last of the great lakes passenger steamships. Continue reading.

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Package Deal

Package Deal lands Pamela Anderson

From Mark Leiren-Young of the Vancouver Sun:

Pamela Anderson brings out the teenaged daydream in Vancouver actor
For a comic actor, scoring the lead in a sitcom is a dream come true, but when Vancouver’s Randal Edwards landed a role in Package Deal (which debuts Monday, Sept. 30, at 8:30 p.m. on City) the reality became even wilder when the series signed a guest star who had featured in a childhood fantasy or two — Pamela Anderson. Continue reading.

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Battle of the Blades, Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary

New Sunday: Battle of the Blades, Meet The Family

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Battle of the Blades, CBC – Performance 1
Theme: Rock

Meet The Family, City – “Christmas Mom”
Meet The Family features one couple with one challenge: can a new love interest last an entire evening when he or she has to ‘Meet the Family’? Each episode turns a normally mundane encounter into an excruciating test of resolve and commitment as the new love interest becomes an unwitting participant in a totally fake and outrageous family gathering. Unaware that they’ve been set-up by their partners, they enter a house filled with actors whose task it is to make their encounter as uncomfortable as possible, as multiple hidden cameras record their every move. The series premiere sees Michelle introduce her partner David to her Christmas-obsessed mom, downsized dad, pot-head brother and sister Hannah – who is obsessed with David.

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