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The best and worst of Canadian TV

From Annette Bourdeau of the Huffington Post Canada:

  • 2012 Canadian TV: The Best And Worst Moments Of The Year
    Canadian TV shows certainly made their mark in 2012, for better or for worse. Homegrown favourites like “Continuum,” “Lost Girl,” “Bomb Girls” and “Republic Of Doyle” continued to delight legions of fans. Plus, Canada finally got its own versions of international hits like “The Bachelor” and “Real Housewives,” with adaptations of “The Amazing Race” and “Big Brother” on deck for 2013. Read more.
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Amazing Race Canada, Featured

Casting open for The Amazing Race Canada

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From a media release:

Casting Details for CTV’s THE AMAZING RACE CANADA Announced

On your mark, get set, go online! Since the announcement that CTV has ordered THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, Canadians have exploded with excitement to compete, with hundreds of thousands of posts on Twitter and Facebook, and more than 16,000 followers of @AmazingRaceCDA. Now, the wait is over as CTV announced today casting details for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA. Beginning today, viewers across the country can go online to CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada and submit an audition video and application for their chance to be a part of this once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Potential teams are encouraged to submit videos that showcase their personalities and explain their motivation for why they deserve to win the inaugural season of THE AMAZING RACE CANADA.

THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is looking for dynamic and enthusiastic teams of two who are articulate, competitive, interesting, outgoing, and adventurous, who possess a strong personal connection. Teams must be willing to exert themselves in the process of detours, roadblocks, and other challenges as they race around the country, and endure approximately 28 days in various conditions, environments, and climates within Canada.

Auditioning for THE AMAZING RACE CANADA is as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Step 1

Prepare a video for submission that focuses on the positives and negatives of the relationship between you and your teammate. The producers are eager to hear what makes a “pairing” tick.

Step 2

Take an up-close picture of your “team”, as well as an up-close picture of each individual, so you can send it in when you apply online.

Step 3

Completely fill out the online application and upload your video and photos at CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada

If the producers are interested in your team competing on the series, they will be in touch!

For more information about THE AMAZING RACE CANADA, viewers are encouraged to visit www.CTV.ca/TheAmazingRaceCanada for full casting details and FAQs.

Among the eligibility requirements that should be noted for applications for “The Race”:

  • Competitors must be at least 19 years of age by April 1st, 2013.
  • Competitors must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.

Set to anchor CTV’s Summer 2013 schedule, THE AMAZING RACE CANADA gives Canadians the opportunity to race around Canada and discover the country they love in a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. With potential stops in all 10 provinces and three territories, teams will race to the finish line, criss-crossing up to 9,000 kilometres. A stunning depiction of the Canadian fabric, the teams will travel through both the country’s urban centres as well as the most remote outposts in the land, all while exploring its broad cultural and ethnic diversity, wildlife, and iconic landmarks.

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Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary

Move This airs January 3 on HGTV Canada

From a media release:

Meet No-Nonsense Mover Lenny As He Performs Moving Miracles In Cineflix’s New Special MOVE THIS!

  • MOVE THIS! airs Thursday January 3 at 9pm ET/PT on HGTV Canada

It’s a universal truth: moving sucks. No one likes the stress and agony of moving, but Lenny and his eccentric family perform moving marvels every day on Cineflix’s new two-episode special MOVE THIS!,airing on Thursday, January 3 at 9 pm ET/PT on HGTV Canada. Viewers join the family as they execute the most difficult, crazy, high-stakes moves that no else will – or can – attempt.

MOVE THIS! shines a light on one of the most nerve-racking moments in life, as Lenny and his team move everything from live snakes to valuable arcade games and vintage cars. But Lenny’s biggest challenge is not the strange loads and cranky customers – it’s trying to keep his own highly volatile family in order. Lenny and his brood love a challenge, and in order to keep their customers happy they have learned to expect the unexpected.

Episode 1 – Thursday, January 3 at 9 pm ET/PT

Lenny’s fuse runs out when he battles a micromanaging client along with his stash of prized carnival game collectibles, a massive jukebox, and scooters. To makematters worse, his next move involves more than 100 pets. Tensions run highwhen a python goes missing!

Episode 2 – Thursday, January 3 at 9:30 pm ET/PT

A family’s move to an island cottage means Lenny has to put his moving truck, full of the family’s belongings, on a barge. But things quickly unravel when his truck starts to fall into the water! Meanwhile, Lenny’s son Dan has to move valuable ceramic molds that are critical to his client’s business – and highly fragile.

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Murdoch Mysteries

Murdoch: Greatest fictional detective?

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From Michael Taube of the Weekly Standard:

  • Person of Interest: The greatest (fictional) detective just may be Canadian
    I believe there is another sleuth who deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as these great detectives. He resides in my own backyard, and is likely regarded as a mystery man outside the Great White North. That is about to change, however: May I present the Case of the Canadian Crime Solver, starring Detective William Murdoch. Read more.
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Primeval: New World moves to Tuesdays beginning January 22

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From a media release:

PRIMEVAL: NEW WORLD rips into 2013 on a new night, Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET beginning Jan. 22

On January 22 at 10 p.m. ET, the dino-mighty SPACE Original Series PRIMEVAL: NEW WORLD gives viewers something to roar about, as the mid-season premiere tears into the schedule in its new Tuesday night timeslot. Returning for the second half of the successful first season, PRIMEVAL: NEW WORLD picks up with “Breakthrough.” In this episode, footage of a triceratops goes viral on the net forcing Evan (Niall Matter, EUREKA) and Dylan (Sara Canning, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES) to track the creature to an upscale neighbourhood, and to the home of Evan’s old rival Howard Kanan (Colin Ferguson, EUREKA), who is only too capable of understanding the implications of Anomalies and intersections in time.

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