From Raju Mudhar of the Toronto Star:
- Pure Pwnage, the next generation
“What happens when a hit online show gets picked up by a TV network? Two Toronto comedians are about to find out.” Read more.
In the news: Pure Pwnage leaps from web to TV
In the news: So You Think You Can Dance Canada winner plays Nureyev
From Bill Harris of Sun Media:
- ‘Dance Canada’ winner playing Nureyev
“I got an e-mail from the director, who asked if I would consider being part of the project as Rudolf Nureyev. So at first I said, ‘Are you crazy?’†recalled Archambault, a 25-year-old native of Longueuil, Que., who was the winner in the first season of CTV’s So You Think You Can Dance Canada. Read more.
From Victoria Ahearn of the Canadian Press:
- Archambault’s name tied to dance greats
“It’s been over a year since Montreal’s mega-heartthrob won the first season of CTV’s So You Think You Can Dance Canada, and the contemporary specialist is still making heads turn.” Read more.
Licence to Drill premieres Jan. 5 on Discovery
From a media release:
Are You Tough Enough for 100 Days of Hell? On a Quest for Natural Gas in the Far North, Discovery Channel Presents LICENCE TO DRILL, Jan. 5
- Canadian series digs in with two major drilling operations to reveal real life on the rig
- Extensive bonus web and mobile content to launch on LicencetoDrill.ca
When the mercury dips below -70 C and the sun won’t rise again until January, it’s hell. Bitterly cold, brutally hard and a gamble that costs some operations $250,000 per day, drilling for natural gas in the Canadian North is big business. It’s an industry that makes headlines but whose real inner workings are virtually unknown… until now. Premiering Tuesday, January 5 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery Channel, the original six-part Canadian series LICENCE TO DRILL heads north with professional drilling crews in search of natural gas. For 100 brutal days (dubbed “100 days of hellâ€Â), these crews battle a hostile environment and a punishing schedule, racing against the clock – and tundra thaw – to get maximum yield. A fully immersive experience, the broadcast will be supported by an array of complimentary digital assets, including a dedicated website with streaming video and a simulation game as well as iPod and iPhone apps – all designed to offer viewers a chance to test their mettle and virtually experience life on the rig.
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APTN to air Dinosapien
APTN Premiere: Dinosapien
If the dinosaurs had not died out, would they have fulfilled their evolutionary destiny and become intelligent creatures? When an earthquake in the Canadian Badlands opens a temporary portal into an underground world, four teenagers Lauren, Courtney, Kit and Chris discover in fact dinosaurs did not die out and have evolved beneath the Earth, out of sight. Only now they’re back, but are they friend or foe and what does their re-appearance have to do with Lauren’s Dad, who vanished over a year ago, and Kit’s mysterious Uncle Ten Bears? This thrilling series sets new standards in CGI and combines fantastic adventure with the highs and lows of teenage relationships.
Dinosapien will air on Mondays, starting November 30 at:
4:30 pm ET on APTN East
And on Sundays, starting December 6 at:
1 pm MT on APTN West