The Listener, CTV – “The Long Con”
In an effort to snag an elusive human trafficker, Toby (Craig Olejnik) and Michelle (Lauren Lee Smith) team up with a career con artist.
New Wednesday: The Listener
Global fall season lacks Canadian programming
From Daniel Bettridge of Yahoo Canada:
Global’s fall TV schedule includes no original Canadian programming
Global TV announced its fall schedule on Tuesday, announcing to via press release that “TV is getting ready for more – more new series, more returning favourites, more hours of simulcast, and more star power!†What it seems to have less of, however, is original Canadian programming. Continue reading.
Troubled Transporter taps new showrunner for second season
From Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter:
Frank Spotnitz Tapped as New Showrunner on ‘Transporter’ TV Drama
The X-Files executive producer Frank Spotnitz has come on board as the new showrunner for a planned second season of the Transporter TV series. Despite Cinemax parting ways with the Chris Vance-starring action drama, a second cycle is in development with M6 in France and HBO Canada, according to executive producer Fred Fuchs. Continue reading.
Continuum time travel theories
By Brandi Delhagen of Hypable:
How does time travel work in Showcase’s ‘Continuum’?
Continuum hasn’t defined its rules for time travel. On the one hand, no set rules means that the show can put things into place as needed and as the story progresses. But on the other hand, the audience doesn’t know what is at stake for the characters if we aren’t sure how their actions affect the future (or the past). What we can do is look at possible time travel theories based on what happened in the show so far. My go-to process with new time travel stories is to figure them out by using older stories where we know how time travel works. Continue reading.
Doyle meets Murdoch
From Tara Bradbury of the Telegram:
Republic of Murdoch?
Actor Allan Hawco joined the cast of “Murdoch Mysteries†at Middle Cove Friday afternoon, for the filming of a crossover show which sees Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) and Const. George Crabtree (Pouch Cove native Jonny Harris) travel to Newfoundland in search of a killer. Continue reading.