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Cracked, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Tuesday: Cracked, Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes

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Rick Mercer Report, CBC
Tonight Rick is at the Labrador Winter Games where he participates in many traditional events involving hunting, trapping, dog-sledding, and snow-shoeing skills.

22 Minutes, CBC
Mark Critch hits it out of the park at the Blue Jays spring training camp, famous Canadian celebrities audition to host The View, world renowned fiddler, Ashley MacIsaac, re-jigs the 22 MInutes theme song.

Cracked, CBC – “Cherry Blossums”
A high school girl’s dramatic and macabre suicide leads the Psych Crimes team into the heartbreaking world of bullying, and the dark and tangled web of teen girl social dynamics.

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Orphan Black

Orphan Black at Toronto ComiCon

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From W. Andrew Powell of The Gate:

Video: ‘Orphan Black’ panel at Toronto ComiCon
Ahead of the series debut on Space Saturday, March 30, Orphan Black stars Tatiana Maslany and Jordan Gavaris stopped by Toronto ComiCon last weekend to talk with InnerSpace host Teddy Wilson about the show, their characters, and what it took to make the dark drama, which follows Maslany as a woman who discovers she may in fact be a clone. Read more.

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Motive

The Canadian influences of Motive

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From D.K. Latta of Huffington Post Canada:

From Wojeck to Flashpoint: The CanCon Roots of TV’s Motive
Part of pop culture is trends, narrative echoes — the tangled skein of culture. Yet in Canadian TV it’s rare for people to say: “Hey — you know what this reminds me of?” Critics are quick to identify American trends, both mini (the modern Gothic of Revenge, Ringer, Deception, and a few others wherein a pretty gal enters the mysterious world of the rich like a 19th Century governess discovering strange doings on the moors) and long-term (sitcoms that define the style of comedy for the next decade). But Canadians recycling Canadian series? Read more.

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Murdoch Mysteries, Seed

Monday: Murdoch Mysteries, Seed, Being Human, Top Chef Canada

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Murdoch Mysteries, CBC – “Twisted Sisters”
A series of violent drowning deaths of university-educated unmarried career women leads Murdoch to suspect sexist and racist motives. Guest stars: Zaib Shaikh, Paula Brancati.

Seed, City – “Fetal Attraction”
Harry (Adam Korson) can’t believe that Rose (Carrie-Lynn Neales) is actively dating while pregnant and tries to uncover the true motives of her new, super-hot boyfriend. Meanwhile, Anastasia (Abby Ross) discovers that her dad (Matt Baram) is “part of the establishment,” and wants nothing to do with her father’s wealth and lifestyle. Plus, Billy (William Ainscough) gives Harry lice, and Harry capitalizes on Zoey (Stephanie Anne Mills) and Michelle’s (Amanda Brugel) guilt.

Being Human, Space – “For Those About to Rot”
Josh learns that Aidan made a sacrifice to protect him and Nora, and Sally discovers Nick and Stevie’s (Robert Naylor, Pinocchio) fates. Also, Aidan’s date with Kat (Deanna Russo, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS) causes him to remember his wife and son.

Top Chef Canada, Food Network – season premiere
No episode description available.

 

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