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Call Me Fitz premiere episode available online

From a media release:

HBO CANADA OFFERS FREE ONLINE PREVIEW OF JASON PRIESTLEY IN THE EDGY NEW CANADIAN COMEDY, CALL ME FITZ

  • Premiere episode now available at www.hbocanada.com
  • Call Me Fitz premieres Sunday, September 19 at 8 p.m. ET/MT

HBO Canada, a multiplex channel of Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astral’s The Movie Network (Eastern Canada), is giving Canadians a sneak peek at the first episode of Call Me Fitz, a biting, dark comedy about a morally bankrupt yet charismatic used-car salesman who is forced to become business partners with his inner conscience. The online preview is now available at: http://www.hbocanada.com/callmefitz/sneakpeek.php.

See Jason Priestley in his much talked about role as Richard Fitzpatrick, the morally bankrupt used-car salesman who may after all have a conscience. Created by Sheri Elwood (Defying Gravity), Call Me Fitz tells the story of a handsome, substance-abusing scoundrel who torments his naïve co-workers, stoops to shameful lows to get the best of the competition, sleeps with any woman who has a pulse and thinks his life is perfect. That is, until a major accident unleashes something from within Fitz – the actual living embodiment of his conscience, or at least that’s what Larry, the tall and lanky do-gooder, claims to be. As the last unblemished corner of Fitz’s damaged soul, Larry is intent on rehabilitating Fitz’s battered psyche and, in turn, the entire Fitzpatrick family’s sleazy way of life, one disaster at a time.

Call Me Fitz will premiere Sunday, September 19 at 8 p.m. ET/MT with back-to-back episodes before the premiere of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire at 9 p.m. ET/MT. New episodes of Call Me Fitz will air regularly at 8:30 p.m. ET/MT on Sundays on HBO Canada.

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Alana Johnston of That’s So Weird

From Chris Halliday of Orangeville.com:

  • Orangeville native in running for Canadian Comedy award
    “The way that I describe it is Mad TV for teenagers,” the 26-year-old Orangeville native, who recently returned from filming in Halifax, N.S., said. “We do some parodies like making fun of High School Musical. We did Home School Musical, and parodies of Twilight, Hannah Montana, things like that.” Read more.
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Review: Lost Girl episode 1

From Unreality Shout:

  • Lost Girl premiere: It’s A Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World – Episode review
    “The snappy dialogue and the pairing of Bo and Kenzi remind me a little bit of Buffy. In a good way. It’s entertaining, packed with action. It’s funny and thanks mostly to Silk, very sexy. Alright, ladies may also find vamp cop Kristen Holden-Reid (formerly of The Tudors) a bit of a draw as well. Personally, I think he looks like a slightly more dishevelled Chris Martin from Coldplay.” Read more.
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Lost Girl premiere attracts over 400,000 viewers

From a media release:

LOST GIRL Premiere Achieves Supernatural Ratings

  • Over half a million viewers tune in to Lost Girl, the highest-rated Canadian scripted series premiere of all time on Showcase

The original Canadian series Lost Girl found its way home this Sunday, Sept 12, 2010, as over 400,000 viewers (2+) tuned into the premiere at 9 pm ET/PT on Showcase with another 184,000 (2+) tuning in to the repeat airing at 10:40 pm ET/PT. The debut makes Lost Girl the highest-rated Canadian scripted series premiere of all time on Showcase, an honour most recently achieved by the Showcase – Syfy co-production, Haven on July 12, 2010. A success across the board, Lost Girl also attracted 334,000 viewers in the A25-54 demographic and 318,000 viewers in the A18-49 category for both airings.

Lost Girl tells the story of Bo, a beautiful drifter who harbours a deadly secret; the ability to kill with a kiss. After leaving a victim in plain sight, Bo is exposed to the world of the Fae, creatures of legend and folklore living undetected amongst humans. Once she discovers her true being as a succubus, Bo is forced to choose allegiance between the Dark or Light clans of Fae. Instead, Bo goes rogue, refusing to belong to any world other than human.

Source:

Canada: BBM-PPM Data – as of Sept 13, 2010.

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TV, eh? podcast episode 11: Call Me Anytime, Fitz

Episode 11: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

I do not have a crush on Jason Priestley. I do, however, have a giant crush on his upcoming show Call Me Fitz. I interviewed him about his days as a teen idol, playing the anti-Brandon Walsh, and about what I’m calling one of my favourite Canadian shows of all time. Yes, before it’s aired.

Anthony rants a bit on Bell buying CTV and the use of tax money and incentives to fund Canadian TV – though his objections aren’t for the usual reasons.

I force Anthony to discuss the recently announced Battle of the Blades casting and we mention Rookie Blue‘s ratings success – it’s the most watched new Canadian series in two decades.

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