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Degrassi

Degrassi seamlessly introduces transgendered character

From Kat Angus of Postmedia News:

  • Degrassi seamlessly incorporates transgendered character
    “Degrassi (MuchMusic, 9 p.m.) is three weeks into its telenovela format, and this week saw the introduction of Adam, the teen drama’s first transgendered character. And, to Degrassi’s credit, the show has seamlessly incorporated Adam into its existing storylines instead of awkwardly introducing him as transgendered.” Read more.
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18 to Life reviews, ratings

From Todd VanDerWerff of the AV Club:

From Angel Cohn of Television Without Pity:

  • 18 to Life: Worse Than A Prison Sentence?
    “One might ask, “With a premise like that, how can you lose?” Well, it’s simple. The writing, while admittedly well-paced, isn’t even remotely funny. I didn’t even chuckle during the first two episodes that aired last night, and Farber’s charm can only carry a show so far. The rest of the show is just very contrived and overly familiar, and basically feels like a second-rate Disney Channel show.” Read more.

From Jerome Wetzel of the Examiner:

  • 18 to Life hits the U.S.
    “18 to Life is a charming Canadian sitcom about two best friends and neighbors who get married shortly after turning eighteen.” Read more.

From Robert Seidman of TV By The Numbers:

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Flashpoint

Enrico Colantoni on Flashpoint’s liberties

From Scott Stinson of the National Post:

  • Flashpoint flouts cop show laws, but shares the genre’s creative licence
    “Sergeant Greg Parker does not have a ‘be careful out there’ catchphrase, like the captain on Hill Street Blues. He does not doff his sunglasses slowly and theatrically when he is about to say something profound, like the cops on the various CSIs. He doesn’t squint and crack wise about dead bodies — ‘I guess you could say this anchorman [pause] has signed off for good’ — like the detectives on, well, almost every police drama.” Read more.
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Flashpoint

Flashpoint “highly engaging”

From Robert Fulford of the National Post:

  • Canada’s Flashpoint may be sparse, but it’s highly engaging
    “Those who follow Flashpoint, the two-year-old TV series about a fictional Strategic Response Unit, must suspend disbelief and accept that one platoon of elite Toronto cops gets assigned, at least a dozen times a year, to handle a potentially tragic event that demands the attention of world-champion police officers.” Read more.
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