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Howie Do It premieres Jan. 9 on Global

From a media release:

A Canwest Original Series – Howie Do It – to premiere in simulcast on NBC & Global

  • An all new comedy series starring Howie Mandel starts Friday, January 9, 2009

With his signature brand of humour, Howie Mandel comes home with his new comedy series, Howie Do It. Co-commissioned by Global and NBC, this Canadian Original series was filmed on location in Ontario earlier this summer, and will premiere in simulcast on the networks in the new year.

Beginning Friday, January 9 – 8pm ET/PT, Howie and his team of professional pranksters take to the streets performing hoaxes and hilarious tricks on unsuspecting targets. Howie Do It is a special six-part (one hour)
series.

“Quality entertainment knows no boundaries, and Howie Mandel is a true testament to this fact,” said Christine Shipton, SVP, Drama and Factual Content, Canwest Broadcasting. “We, along with our partners at NBC are absolutely thrilled to have Howie back at the helm of his comedic roots, and this is the perfect vehicle to showcase his unique talents.”

Howie Do It is a Canwest Original series, produced in association with Alevy Productions and 3 Arts. Mandel, Scott Hallock (“Scare Tactics”), Kevin Healey (“Spy TV”), Morgan Elliot and Michael Rotenberg serve as the executive producers.

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In the news: Geminis celebrate the worthy

From Alex Strachan of Canwest News Service:

  • Gemini Awards celebrate good Canadian television
    “The Geminis celebrate the best in Canadian TV. And while that may sound like a set-up for a Rick Mercer gag — nestled somewhere between a jocular news item about Stephane Dion and a parody of Gerard Kennedy choosing a puppy as a young boy — the truth is that the quality of Canadian TV has rarely been better.” Read more.
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In the news: On the set of Wild Roses

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

  • Oil riches, greed and lust
    “Bless the CBC, but never mind Shakespeare – I’ve seen the highlight reel for Wild Roses and what it promises, more succinctly, is a passel of strong female characters, including one skinny, blond vixen, and a whole lot of drinkin’, fightin’ and canoodlin’, Western-style. The best line in the highlight reel comes from a female character summing up ‘the new West’ as ‘the pollution, the greed, the sports-car-driving oil assholes.'” Read more.

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