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Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary, Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes

New tonight: Rick Mercer Report, 22 Minutes, The Big Decision

Rick Mercer Report, CBC
Tonight Rick goes to Canada’s Wonderland and rides the nation’s fastest roller coaster and then he’s in Fraserville, ON for the Soap Box Derby.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC
Famous 20’s tune, Puttin’ On The Ritz, gets beefy new lyrics (inspired by Federal Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz); Mysterious men in black offer the average Canadian how-to tips for expediting ‘Access to Information Requests’; Raj Binder presents an explosive investigative report into photo-bombing; and, Apple’s CEO reveals the company’s newest product iPad-Mini, or was that the iPad-Maxi?

The Big Decision, CBC
Synstone, a Mississauga building materials producer has a unique fiberglass construction cladding that architects love. Problem is, their factory can.t meet the growing demand for the product. Unless they win Jim.s support, their reputation will continue to take the sort of beating no amount of veneer can fix. In Belle River, a family-owned hardware and building store is failing to thrive. Messy, disorganized and off the beaten track, Sauve.s needs to show Jim they can turn things around.

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Rookie Blue

On the set of Rookie Blue

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

  • My arresting day on the set of Rookie Blue
    I was thrown in the slammer today on the set of Rookie Blue. The Global/ABC cop show is in production on a fourth season, with 13 new episodes scheduled to begin airing next spring. The cast and crew were working on episode five today as I toured the massive stealth studio in Mississauga, just a John Daly tee shot away from Toronto’s Pearson airport. Read more.
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Arctic Air, Featured

Arctic Air discussion & screening in Vancouver October 16

From Praxis/WGC:

In partnership with Praxis, the Writers Guild of Canada presents a discussion and screening with the screenwriters behind Arctic Air, moderated by Diane Wild (hey, that’s me!).

On Tuesday, October 16, series creator Ian Weir will join showrunner Bob Carney and screenwriter Sarah Dodd to provide insights into the vision and production of the CBC drama.

Arctic Air premiered to record numbers for a CBC drama in 2012. The broad based adventure series takes the excitement of shows like ICE PILOTS NWT and gives it a drama sheen. We’ll hear about the logistics of piloting a show set in Yellowknife from Vancouver, and how the show developed and changed in its first season.

When: Tuesday, October 16, 7-10 pm

Where: SFU Harbor Centre, Room 7000, 555 West Hastings St., Vancouver

Admission is free. Seating is first-come, first-served. Please arrive early to ensure a seat. For more information, email praxis@sfu.ca.

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More advice for the CBC

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

  • John Doyle’s advice for the CBC president on his new five-year term
    Learn a lesson from the success of Republic of Doyle. Even from CTV’s Corner Gas. The local is universal but also resonant for us, Canada. The local is the richest resource for tragedy, comedy and drama with bite. Not local done with tedious tendentiousness. But local as vibrant. So Arctic Air, yes, but it is, right now, hokum. Liven up the local. Read more.
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