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TV, eh? podcast episode 66 – “Putting On Your Coshos And Going To The Beach”

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This week’s guest is Adam Beach of the upcoming Arctic Air on CBC. First, Anthony and Diane talk Flashpoint’s ION debut, congratulate Adam Barken on his Flashpoint “cosho” gig (Anthony’s trying to make that word happen – don’t humour him), the premieres of Todd and the Book of Pure Evil and Canada’s Worst Drivers, Canadian TV in foreign markets, the Facebook Follies documentary, and a slightly heartening explanation for the very disheartening CBC ratings.

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Third pair iced on Battle of the Blades

From a media release:

ANABELLE LANGLOIS AND BRAD MAY SKATE-OFF AGAINST TWO OTHER PAIRS AND ARE THE THIRD “ICED” PAIR ON BATTLE OF THE BLADES

  • Violetta Afanasieva and Cale Hulse and Elena Berezhnaya and Curtis Leschyshyn return for another week

BOTB - Week 5 - Oct 24 - Ep 10 - Anabelle Brad

For the first time on BATTLE ON THE BLADES, the bottom three pairs competed in the weekly “skate-off” because 4th and 5th place were only .03 per cent apart. After combining the judges’ scores and fans’ votes, a national audit firm and recommended that it was only fair that all three pairs with the lowest marks compete in tonight’s elimination episode. This meant that Anabelle Langlois and Brad May skated for their survival against two pairs – Violetta Afanasieva and Cale Hulse and Elena Berezhnaya and Curtis Leschyshyn. Unlike last week when the judges stepped in to use their first and only save of the season to keep Anabelle and Brad in this competition, this pair have become the third “iced” pair on the third season of this live competitive TV series. Autism Speaks will receive a $25,000 donation in Anabelle and Brad’s honour.

One of the toughest NHL hockey players and Stanley Cup winner Chris “Knuckles” Nilan provided his insightful commentary on each pair’s performance as Guest Judge along with remarks from Head Judge Sandra Bezic and Resident Judge Jeremy Roenick this week on BATTLE OF THE BLADES.

Broadcast from the MasterCard Centre on Sunday, October 30 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT) on CBC, the six pairs returning to compete on the ice are: Violetta Afanasieva and Cale Hulse; Tanith Belbin and Boyd Devereaux; Elena Berezhnaya and Curtis Leschyshyn; Tessa Bonhomme and David Pelletier and Marie-France Dubreuil and Bryan Berard. The next dramatic, half-hour “skate-off” results show is on Monday, October 31 at 8 p.m. (8:30 p.m. NT).

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“Schadenfreude aplenty” in Canada’s Worst Driver

From Scott Stinson of the National Post:

  • Canada’s Worst Driver: Fools of the road
    There’s schadenfreude aplenty to be found in watching Canada’s Worst Driver, which begins its seventh season on Discovery Canada Monday night. Aside from the somewhat suspect premise of the title — how many “worst” drivers can there be? — it’s a show that seems limited in its appeal. People are bad drivers. We get it. Read more.
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