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Trailer Park Boys

In the news: John Doyle interviews Mike Clattenburg

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

  • ‘I learned that a show doesn’t have to be derivative to succeed’
    “Some people never grasped why Trailer Park Boys was that rare Canadian thing – a pop-culture phenomenon, a TV hit with legions of devoted fans. Most famously, Jim Shaw, top honcho at Shaw Communications, used Trailer Park Boys to attack the genre of TV shows made with the help of the Canadian Television Fund.” Read more.
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In the news: CBC’s reality – I mean, factual entertainment – shows

From Brendan Kelly of Variety:

  • Canadian network shifts ‘reality’
    “Reality is the hot thing at Canuck pubcaster CBC. Just don’t use the dreaded R word around execs at CBC’s Toronto headquarters. That’s because they prefer to call reality fare ‘factual entertainment’ to differentiate their shows from the Survivors and Apprentices of the commercial TV world.” Read more.
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In the news: Political turmoil perfect gift for satire

From Richard Ouzounian of the Toronto Star:

  • Roger07Could a political farce be much funnier than this?
    “When the Governor General suspended Parliament yesterday, it may have proved a headache for the average Canadian and a heartache for the politicians, but the crisis has been a much appreciated early Christmas present for those who traffic in satirical comedy. From CBC TV’s Royal Canadian Air Farce through Second City to a revised Bravo! version of a Michael Healey script, it’s all been grist for the mill. ‘It’s manna from heaven,’ rejoiced Roger Abbott of the Air Farce. ‘We’re pumped, stoked, excited.'” Read more.

Photo: Roger Abbott

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