Best Ed website coming soon

September 17, 2008 Diane Wild

From a media release:

marblemedia and 9 Story Go Nuts producing the website for animated series Best Ed

marblemedia Interactive and 9 Story Entertainment announce their partnership today to create an innovative website for the animated children’s series Best Ed (52 x 11 minutes), produced and distributed by 9 Story. Fans can play in the world of best buddies Ed (a dog) and Buddy (a squirrel) when the Best Ed website launches in February 2009.

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The Border returns Sept. 29

September 17, 2008 Diane Wild

From a media release:

Nine-Time gemini nominated HIT SERIES The border returns for season two on CBC television, Monday, Sept. 29, at 9 p.m.
Series broadens its borders with guest stars Grace Park, Daisy Beaumont and Nicholas Campbell

International conflicts, political tensions and high-pressure decisions in the midst of personal and professional relationships face Canada’s top Immigration and Customs Security Unit (ICS). Nominated for nine 2008 Gemini Awards, including Best Dramatic Series, Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (James McGowan), Best Performance by a Supporting Actor (Jonas Chernick) and Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Catherine Disher), season two of THE BORDER debuts on CBC Television, Monday, Sept. 29, at 9 p.m.

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In the news: Canada’s “Dance” even better?

September 17, 2008 Diane Wild

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

Could a Canadian version be better? In this case, yes
“So You Think You Can Dance Canada (CTV, 8 p.m.) arrived last week with considerable hoopla and, by heavens, it did not disappoint. The show is an international franchise, of course, with a set format: judges, dancers, voting. Could a Canadian version be better than the usual thing? Yep. There were some astonishing moves, manoeuvres, turns and locomotions going on at the first audition shows, taped in Toronna, Vancouver and Halifax.” Read more.

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In the news: Mark McKinney on Less Than Kind

September 17, 2008 Diane Wild

From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

Here’s looking at you, Kid
“Mark McKinney, the creative mind behind The Headcrusher, brings his darkly comic wit to a new Canadian TV series about ‘a loser family that’s cool.'” Read more.

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So You Think You Can Dance Canada ratings

September 16, 2008 Diane Wild 1 Comment

From a media release:

CTV Ratings Alert – CTV’s So You Think You Can Dance Canada is No. 1 Sunday With 1.23 Million Viewers

Wins time-slot over Big Brother and Global’s animated sitcoms
SYTYCDC viewed in part by 3.7 million Canadians
Montreal/Calgary audition episode airs Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV

Following on the heels of its impressive, No. 1 debut last Thursday, So You Think You Can Dance Canada once again danced away as the No. 1 show Sunday night, as 1.23 million tuned in at 8 p.m. for the second episode of Canada’s newest homegrown hit.

So You Think You Can Dance Canada continues, with audition highlights from Montreal and Calgary, Wednesday, September 17 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV. Encore presentations of audition episodes air on MuchMusic Sundays at 9 p.m. ET. Highlights from each week’s So You Think You Can Dance Canada episodes are available on demand on the CTV Video Player at CTV.ca.