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The growing pains of the Canadian Screen Awards

From Alex Strachan of Postmedia News:

  • Canadian Screen Awards: New, but not improved
    A’ for effort, ‘C’ for results. The Canadian Screen Awards nominations, revealed Tuesday in Toronto, are meant to reflect the best in Canadian film and TV, and mark the first time the Genie movie awards and Gemini TV awards have been brought under the same umbrella. Read more.

From Scott Stinson of the National Post:

  • Canadian Screen Awards: Canada’s Golden Globes, they are not — yet
    There is much to recommend about the decision to create the Canadian Screen Awards out of the marriage of the Genies (for film) and Geminis (for TV). No longer will two unloved awards ceremonies be stuck at opposite ends of the calendar, for one, and the combined heft of the two industries should lend the March 3 proceedings a dose of star power. But sifting through the nominations for the inaugural Screenies, as we’re calling them informally since, well, we can, there’s an unfortunate wake aspect to the television side of things. As in a funeral wake. Read more.

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

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Arctic Air, Bomb Girls

Wednesday: Bomb Girls, Arctic Air

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Bomb Girls, Global – “The Enemy Within”
Gladys accompanies Marco and his mother on a journey to an internment camp in a bid to help Marco’s detained father. Meanwhile, Lorna tries to impress the girls at the factory, Betty and Kate visit Leon’s church, and Vera discovers that helping out soldiers has its benefits.

Arctic Air, CBC – “Bombs Away”
Bobby’s sister Deanna is arrested for eco-terrorist bombings, but as Bobby works to clear her name, he learns that there’s one more bomb and it’s been planted on an Arctic Air plane — with Krista aboard.

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The Bachelor Canada to return in 2014

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

  • Rogers gives Bachelor Canada a year off
    Let’s give TV Guide Canada credit for this scoop: Rogers/City has ordered a second season of The Bachelor Canada. The news was tweeted Monday. The fine print, however, was a puzzler: According to Rogers’ programming boss Scott Moore, Bachelor Canada won’t be back until 2014. So, what, they want to give the guy a couple of years to sow his wild oats? Well, at least they didn’t use CTV’s infamous line about Canadian Idol, that it is “resting.” Read more.
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Canadian Screen Award nominations announced

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From CBC:

See all television Canadian Screen Award nominations here. Selected nominations:

Best animated TV show:

Almost Naked Animals
Jack
Producing Parker
Rated A for Awesome

Best comedy:

Good God
Kenny Hotz: Triumph of the Will
Less Than Kind
Michael: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Mr. D

Best dramatic miniseries:

Cyberbully
Magic Beyond Words: The J.K. Rowling Story
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story 2

Best drama:

Arctic Air
Bomb Girls
Continuum
Flashpoint
King

Best international drama:

The Borgias
The Crimson Petal and the White
Titanic

Best music, variety or sketch comedy:

2012 MuchMusic Video Awards
Battle of the Blades
Canada Sings
The JUNO Awards 2012
Rick Mercer Report

Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series:

Degrassi
The Haunting Hour
Mudpit
That’s So Weird
What’s Up Warthogs

Best Reality/Competition Program or Series:

Canada’s Greatest Know-It-All
Canada’s Handyman Challenge
Dragons’ Den
The Real Housewives of Vancouver
Redemption Inc.

Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series:

Less Than Kind, “Reparations and Renewal” – Jenn Engels
Less Than Kind, “March Fourth” – Mark McKinney, Garry Campbell
Less Than Kind, “Play it Again, Sam” – Mark McKinney
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, “Two Girls, One Tongue” – Charles Picco
Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays, “Bridges” – Matt Watts

Best Writing in a Dramatic Series:

Lost Girl, “Into the Dark” – Emily Andras
Continuum, “A Stitch in Time” – Simon Barry
Flashpoint, “Day Game” – Aubrey Nealon
Rookie Blue, “A Good Shoot” – Greg Nelson
Being Erica, “Dr. Erica” – Jana Sinyor, Aaron Martin

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role:

Almost Heroes – “Terry and Peter vs. Season Finale” – Ryan Belleville
Mr. D, “The Basketball Diaries” – Gerry Dee
This Hour Has 22 Minutes, “X mas Special” – Shaun Majumder
Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays, “Sleeping with People” – Bob Martin
I, Martin Short, Goes Home – Martin Short

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role:

Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays, “Heights” – Jennifer Irwin
This Hour Has 22 Minutes, “X mas Special” – Cathy Jones
InSecurity, “Agent Ex” – Natalie Lisinska
Less Than Kind, “The Fwomp” – Wendel Meldrum
Michael: Tuesdays & Thursdays, “Endings” – Tommie-Amber Pirie

Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:

Flashpoint, “Day Game” – Enrico Colantoni
The L.A. Complex 2, “Don’t Say Goodbye” – Andra Fuller
Combat Hospital, “Triage” – Elias Koteas
Combat Hospital, “Reason to Believe” – Luke Mably
Blackstone, “Hitchin” – Steven Cree Molison

Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role:

Saving Hope, “Heartsick” – Erica Durance
Being Erica, “Please, Please Tell Me How” – Erin Karpluk
King, “Lori Gilbert” – Amy Price-Francis
Haven, “Audrey Parker’s Day Off” – Emily Rose
Bomb Girls, “Armistice” – Meg Tilly

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