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DVD Release: Little Mosque on the Prairie S2 for Sept. 15
In the news: Degrassi goes to Hollywood review
From David Hinckley of the New York Daily News:
- ‘Degrassi goes to Hollywood’ a ho-hum trip to L.A.
“Going from Toronto to Hollywood in a yellow school bus turns out to be too long a journey even for the resilient and likable Degrassi family.” Read more.
Video: Degrassi stars Lauren Collins and Adam Ruggiero
From Entertainment Weekly:
- ‘Degrassi’ stars Lauren Collins and Adamo Ruggiero’s PopWatch Duel: What’s the best fictional high school?
“Proof that ‘the college years’ aren’t the kiss of death for every TV show, Degrassi: The Next Generation managed to let its characters grow up without going stale. But the teen-oriented series couldn’t follow Paige, Ellie, Manny, Emma, Marco, Jimmy, Craig, and Ashley forever, and we’d seen them through so much. (Seriously: so much!) So Degrassi did what it does  you know, ‘go there’  and introduced a whole crop of younger, new characters, with new problems to be dealt with in straightforward but often awkward ways. Such is life, you guys.” Read more.
Showcase picks up Lost Girl
From a media release:
Canwest announces series pick up on new one hour drama featuring Anna Silk and Kristen Holden-Reid
Canwest Broadcasting delves deep into the world of fantasy and action as it green lights the daring new series Lost Girl for Showcase. The 13-episode, one hour series will air on the channel in 2010.
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Vision TV puts three new series in development
From a media release:
VisionTV to put three new dramedy series into development
VisionTV has short-listed three original comedy-drama series projects for development, the multi-faith and multicultural network announced today. Mark Prasuhn, Chief Operating Officer for VisionTV’s parent company S-VOX, said the three projects were chosen from among the 270-plus submissions that VisionTV received in response to a recent call for dramedy series proposals.
The projects are:
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