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Majority Rules in production

From a media release:

E1’S BLUEPRINT STARTS PRODUCTION ON TELETOON’S FIRST LIVE-ACTION/ANIMATED SERIES ‘MAJORITY RULES’

MR Full Cast 01Recently acquired by global entertainment content producer and distributor Entertainment One (E1), Blueprint Entertainment is proud to announce the start of production on 26 half-hour episodes of the Teletoon original live-action/animated tween comedy series, MAJORITY RULES (formerly GO GIRL). E1’s global film and television distributor Oasis International will handle the worldwide rights for series, which started production on Monday, January 12th and will feature a lively and eclectic mix of animation and visual collage techniques.

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Alex Trebek hosts Canada’s Next Great Prime Minister

From a media release:

QUESTION: WHO IS CANADA’S NEXT GREAT PRIME MINISTER?
ALEX TREBEK HOSTS THE NATION’S ANNUAL SEARCH

  • MARCH 18, AT 8 P.M., ON CBC TELEVISION

Emmy Award-winning Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek returns to his CBC roots to host CANADA’S NEXT GREAT PRIME MINISTER, Wednesday, March 18, at 8 p.m. As host of the one-hour special presentation, Trebek will lead four ambitious young candidates as they fight for their political futures in front of former prime ministers: Paul Martin, Brian Mulroney, Kim Campbell and Joe Clark.

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In the news: ZOS tough to watch

From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun:

  • ZOS realism really tough to watch
    “If a TV show makes you uncomfortable, does that necessarily mean you’re being entertained? It’s a question that crossed our minds as we were watching the debut episode of ZOS, an eight-part Canadian series that debuts Monday on The Movie Network and Movie Central. ZOS — which stands for Zone of Separation — is ambitious and well-done. But the truth is, we can’t really say we ‘enjoyed’ it at all.” Read more.
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In the news: The reality behind The Week the Women Went

From Belinda Leach in the Globe and Mail:

  • womenwent3A reality check on rural women
    “The not-quite-reality CBC TV series The Week the Women Went removes all the women from a small rural town for just one week, then watches how the men cope. Last year, it was Hardisty, Alta. In the new season, which begins on Jan. 21, it’s Tatamagouche, N.S. The program may be four parts soap opera, but taking women away from their families and communities reveals the often invisible work that rural women do.” Read more.

Photo: The women weather the storm as they exit Tatamagouche and prepare for a week of pampering. (Pictured Barb McCallum)

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