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TV, eh? podcast episode 138 – “Chugging Pink Zinfandel”

Diane and Anthony talk about the new TV, eh? Watch List, Satisfaction premiere on June 24, The Listener ratings (and lack of publicity), CBC’s new licence, the Women in View report on women and minorities in Canadian TV, Amazon’s original series, Rachel’s interview with CBC’s Sally Catto, and Canadian shows’ propensity for disguising their setting.

Beverage update: tap water with lemon and Sutter Home White Zinfandel

Episode 138: Listen or download or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. Or watch the video.

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New Monday: Love It or List It

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Love It or List It, W Network – 100th episode
Hilary Farr and David Visentin take on one of their toughest assignments yet. Ron and Mishelle purchased his family’s legacy farmhouse and became the fifth generation of his family to live in it. Mishelle feels they have too much unusable space as well as too much mortgage and she wants to move back to the city. Can Hilary keep this couple in Ron’s family home with enough modern changes to keep city-dweller Mishelle happy? Or will David find a home that will satisfy both the city mouse and country mouse?

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New Sunday: Continuum, Less Than Kind season premiere

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Continuum, Showcase – “Second Truths”
Kiera must use her knowledge of the future to stop a serial killer while keeping a curious Carlos in the dark about the truth behind her uncanny insights. With Hugh Dillon joining the cast for a multi-episode arc.

Less Than Kind, HBO Canada – season premiere
This season: Anne’s (Wendel Meldrum, in her Canadian Screen Award winning role) anxiety is rising at the looming loss of Sheldon (Jesse Camacho) to a gap-year adventure and to the advances of employee Jim Sheridan (Nicholas Campbell). Newly engaged Josh (Benjamin Arthur) pursues a career at Manitoba Labels in order to move out, move up and start his own family with the increasingly demanding Shandra (Lisa Anne Durupt). Aunt Clara (Nancy Sorel) finds herself facing the harsh prospect of unwelcome spinsterhood. As for the loveable trio of youngsters – Sheldon, Miriam (Brooke Palsson) and Danny (Tyler Johnston) – their relationships will be strained to the breaking point by a series of tumultuous events. Life will never be the same again for the Blechers. And that might not be bad.

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