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Yukon Gold begins production on season 2

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From a media release:

Yukon Gold, HISTORY’s number one Canadian documentary series of 2013, begins production on season two this month. Produced by Paperny Entertainment, Yukon Gold is a Canadian original series tracking four mining crews on a modern day gold rush as they scour the harsh land of the midnight sun hoping to strike it rich. Season two of Yukon Gold is slated to premiere on HISTORY in spring 2014.

Season two of Yukon Gold returns to follow the up-and-down lives of the four viewer favourite gold mining crews from around Dawson City, Yukon – “Big” Al McGregor, Bernie Kreft, best friends Ken Foy and Guillaume Brodeur, and Karl Knutson. Remote film crews will be shooting from July until the season freeze-up in early October this year. The series is executive produced by David Paperny, Cal Schumiatcher and Audrey Mehler.

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New Tuesday: Saving Hope, Panic Button, XIII, Chef’s Domain

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Saving Hope, CTV – “Little Piggies”
It’s a week of defying the odds at Hope Zion Hospital. Alex (Erica Durance) must learn to stick up for herself and not be intimidated by Dawn (Michelle Nolden) in order to work alongside her and perform a minimally invasive heart procedure to save a patient’s life. Meanwhile, Joel (Daniel Gillies) unlocks a mystery to a young girl’s disease, while getting some advice from Charlie (Michael Shanks), who is trying to figure out how to help his comatose patient come back from being a spirit.

Panic Button, Space – “Turn Out the Lights” season finale
In the season finale of Space original reality series PANIC BUTTON, five subjects face their deepest fears. Students Sabrina and Brian face their fear of germs and torture while Sal, a manager, is confronted with his fear of spiders. Restaurant manager Faith is challenged by her fear of being eaten alive, and civil litigator Cecilia tries to survive her terror of confinement. Will they make it to the end, or will they hit their panic button?

XIII, Showcase – “Battlezone” season finale
With the Chinese HEARPE weapon now fully operational, the safety of the world is at stake. XIII, Betty and Barnabis try to destroy HEARPE while XIII.2 attempts to unleash its destructive force – a terrifying array of natural disasters – on the United States. But only one man will triumph and only one man will survive. Making his last stand in the bunker, Carrington contemplates extreme measures.

The Chef’s Domain, Discovery World – series premiere
In the first episode, premiering on July 2 at 8 p.m. EST, Chef Jeremy Charles and sommelier Jeremy Bonia, owners of the award-winning restaurant Raymonds, raise the gastronomic bar in St. John’s, NL. To celebrate the restaurant’s two-year anniversary, the charming duo hunt for fresh game meat, hit the coastal waters for scallops and forage for mushrooms to create a blowout spread. Airing immediately after at 8:30 p.m., the second episode follows Okanagan Chefs Dana Ewart and Cameron Smith of Joy Road Catering as they throw a feast for the local growers and suppliers who have made their company a success. Undaunted by the challenge, the chefs source all but a few ingredients hailing from within a 25-mile radius.

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Memories of The Friendly Giant and Mr. Dressup

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From Gary Pearson:

The Friendly Giant and Mr.Dressup…and me
Let’s start at the beginning. When I was a little pre school kid, and later, if I was sick at home, one of the greatest pleasures I could have was to watch The Friendly Giant and Mr.Dressup. Friendly, I only discovered later, was a show about books and classical music! Mr.Dressup was a show about art, play acting and friendship. Those shows were slow by today’s standards and I often think today’s kids are missing something by not having gentle, inclusive entertainment like that. Continue reading.

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New Monday: Satisfaction

Satisfaction, CTV – “The Internship, Relationship, Friendship”
Maggie (Leah Renee) persuades Mark (Ryan Belleville) to convince his sex buddy Shannon (Natalie Lisinska, ORPHAN BLACK), that Maggie should get an internship at a sleek marketing agency. Meanwhile, with Maggie preoccupied with her job hunt, and Mark busy with Shannon, Jason (Luke MacFarlane) is forced to recruit new trivia partners, Simon (Pat Thorton) and Bea (Nikki Payne), in an attempt to take home the coveted trophy. Toronto Maple Leafs Great, Wendel Clark guest stars as himself.

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