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Continuum’s time-travel twist

From Brent Furdyk of Shaw Connect:

  • Review: ‘Continuum’ delivers cop-show action with a time-travel twist
    If three Back to the Future movies and countless episodes of Star Trek have taught us anything, it’s that time travel comes with unforeseen consequences. Although this particular sci-fi truism is one of the undercurrents of Continuum, a slick new Canadian-made sci-fi series that begins in the future but takes place in the present, it escapes the trap of getting too bogged down with the paradoxical predicaments that come from altering timelines. Read more.

From The TV Addict:

Rachel Nichols Talks CONTINUUM

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New tonight: Continuum series premiere on Showcase

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Continuum, Showcase – “A Stitch in Time”
In the series opening episode entitled “A Stitch in Time,” Inspector Kiera Cameron loses everything she has and finds herself on a new mission when she and eight dangerous terrorists are transported from their time in 2077 back to 2012 during the terrorists’ attempt to escape execution. She takes on a new identity and joins the Vancouver Police Department in order to stop the terrorists’ reign of violence. Along the way, she befriends Alec Sadler, the 17-year-old who will one day grow up to create the technology her world is built upon.

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Rookie Blue writer Russ Cochrane

From of Canadian Screenwriter:

  • W-File: Russ Cochrane
    Russ Cochrane has been immersed in the world of cops for four years, working on Flashpoint and all three seasons of Rookie Blue – most recently as writer and co-executive producer. Although Cochrane has dabbled in longform (he wrote the screenplay for the Gemini-winning Last Exit), he remains firmly focused on one-hour drama – a format he grew up on and loves. Read more.
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My Babysitter’s a Vampire takes a bite out of youth TV

From Cheryl Binning in Canadian Screenwriter:

  • Anatomy of My Babysitter’s a Vampire
    My Babysitter’s a Vampire! showrunner Tim Burns describes the show this way” “The comedic tone is twisted, quirky, weird and stupid, and true to the worldview of a 12-year-old self-confessed geek.” This combination has proved winning for the show, helping it take a bite out of the crowded youth demonic film and TV market dominated by the likes of the Twilight movie franchise and The Vampire Diaries. It’s undead youth programming, set in the world of geeks and nerds. Read more.
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