Tuesday, July 21
10 p.m. ET/PT – HOTBOX
Lobster Man can’t keep his secret identity secret. Socially awkward salesman Brad Piss attempts to convince viewers to purchase his gaudy murals.
New tonight: Hotbox on Comedy Network
In the news: 18 to Life revamp brings in parents
From Brendan Kelly of the Montreal Gazette:
- Show Biz Chez Nous: 18 to Life goes from duo to trio
“18 to life started out looking at two teens and marriage, but major rewrites changed the TV comedy’s focus to three couples – the teens and all their parents” Read more.
Copper starts production
From a media release:
Canwest Announces Start of Production on Highly Anticipated Original Series – Copper
Developed by Thump Inc. and produced in partnership with leading indie studio and distributor, E1 Entertainment, Copper (working title), began production last week and will continue shooting in and around the GTA through November 2009. This one-hour, 13-episode series commissioned by Canwest and picked up by ABC Television Network during development, will be simulcast on Global and ABC Television Network later this season.
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In the news: The Summit starts tonight
From Bill Harris of Sun Media:
- Stick with The Summit
“The four-hour mini-series — which airs in two parts, on consecutive Sundays, starting tonight on CBC — focuses on a fictional G8 summit being held in Canada. In the lead-up to the summit, a union leader from Colombia (played by Mia Maestro) and a bioterrorism expert from Canada (played by James Purefoy) must find the antidote to a biological weapon that threatens millions of lives.” Read more.
In the news: Enrico Colantoni of Flashpoint
From Christian Junklewitz am Sonntag of German site Serienjunkies:
- Flashpoint: Interview with Enrico Colantoni
“I think it will translate much better in Europe, anyway, as opposed to the United States because there are a lot of people in the United States who are unfamilliar with the process: They are used to seeing people with guns, and explosions, and we really come across with a lot of heart and a lot of intelligence.” Read more.
