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Being Erica, The Listener

In the news: Being Erica, The Listener show promise

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

  • Television: A time of promise, needed more than ever
    “CBC is banking on Being Erica (starts Jan. 5), a charming drama, being a hit. It stars Erin Karpluk, familiar to fans of Godiva’s, as thirtysomething Erica Strange. Erica is a relentless underachiever who’s feeling lost. Then she gets a chance to change her past life, thanks to mercurial therapist Dr. Tom (Michael Riley), who seems to be able to send her back in time. The first episode is wonderful. CTV has The Listener, which has already been sold to NBC (starts in March, probably) and, while rumours about the show’s direction abound, it certainly opens strongly.” Read more.
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Being Erica

In the news: Being Erica’s secret fantasy?

From Jaime Weinman of Macleans’ magazine:

  • Erica1Being Erica is Like Quantum Leap, But Don’t Call It a Fantasy
    “The CBC must really want Being Erica to be a hit, based on the Subway Station Test: the harder a network is trying to promote a show, the more ads you will see in subway stations. By that standard, Erica (premiering January 5) is clearly CBC’s top priority, since they’ve plastered it all over subway walls, subway stalls, subway anything. You can’t go anywhere in some stations without having multiple images of a high-heeled Erin Karpluk staring back at you.” Read more.
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Trailer Park Boys

In the news: Mediocrity in 2008

From Brian Towie of Metro Canada:

  • Year of the Letdown
    “Disappointment hardly encapsulates a grim year when dross thrived and the axe fell on the righteous and wicked alike. Puerile Yankee knock-offs such as Project Runway Canada and So You Think You Can Dance Canada drew huge audiences despite cringe-inducing banter from Tré Armstrong and Leah Miller — whose saccharine anima won’t abandon my brain no matter how many times I envision a flaming school bus crashing into a room full of harp seal puppies.” Read more.
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Being Erica

In the news: CBC’s January launches

From Brian Gorman of the Sudbury Star:

  • Open Letter
    “One of the smart things Canadian networks do is launch shows in January. This way, the little baby series avoid getting swallowed up by the big U. S. fall premieres, and they deliver alternatives at a time when viewers are probably most open to them. By now, the fall shows are old, and the holidays pushed a lot of them into reruns or off the air.” Read more.
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