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TV, eh? interview: Mayko Nguyen and Byron Mann of Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures

January 9, 2010 Diane Wild 2 Comments

From me at Blogcritics:

Love and Medicine Tangle in Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures
“HBO Canada’s latest series, debuting tonight, brings with it a built-in audience. Adapted by Jason Sherman from Vincent Lam’s bestselling, Giller-winning book of interconnected short stories, the television version of Bloodletting & Miraculous Cures also brings with it inevitable comparisons. The verdict? It’s not the book. But it’s compelling TV.” Read more.

Little Mosque on the Prairie

In the news: Hockeyville comes to Little Mosque on the Prairie

January 9, 2010 Diane Wild

From Jeremy Lloyd of Marketing Magazine:

Kraft and CBC to bring Hockeyville to Little Mosque
“Kraft Canada has partnered with CBC to integrate its Hockeyville program into an upcoming episode of Little Mosque on the Prairie. The Jan. 18 episode of Little Mosque will see Mercy, its fictitious Saskatchewan town, lobbying to win the Hockeyville competition.” Read more.

In the news: Flashpoint, The Bridge MIA on CBS lineup

January 9, 2010 Diane Wild 5 Comments

From Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press:

No sign of Toronto-shot police drama ‘Flashpoint’ in CBS’s lineup
“Canadians waiting for CBS to finally add Toronto-lensed dramas The Bridge and Flashpoint to its schedule will have to wait a little longer.” Read more.

Rick Mercer Report

In the news: Rick Mercer Report goes ice sailing

January 9, 2010 Diane Wild

From Jerome Lessard of mi agency:

Wild ride for Rick Mercer
“Last season The Rick Mercer Report on CBC started with a splash when Mercer swam blind with Canada’s Paralympic team in Bejing. That launched a typical year of Rick Mercer crisscrossing the country on a quest to meet politicians, entertainers, athletes, and sample some wild, daring or simply outlandish activities.” Read more.

In the news: Kids in the Hall no longer kids

January 9, 2010 Diane Wild

From Rob Salem of the Toronto Star:

CBC series shows Kids in the Hall as audacious as ever
“So now they’re Middle-Aged Men in the Hall. That is, when they’re not middle-aged women. You can’t really call them “kids” anymore Ã¢â‚¬â€œ they’re all just a few years, more or less, from age 50, most of them now with kids of their own.” Read more.