From the Canadian Press:
From a media release:
Brent Butt Announces Corner Gas Season Six to be Final Season of Hit Series – Canada’s hit comedy series to wrap-up in 2009
Corner Gas creator and star Brent Butt, on behalf of Prairie Pants Productions, announced today that the series will come to an end following the conclusion of its upcoming sixth season.
Production on the final 19 new episodes, to be broadcast in 2008-2009 on CTV and The Comedy Network, begins May 15 in Regina and Rouleau, Saskatchewan. The series’ finale will air sometime in Spring, 2009.
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It’s Time to Renew the Lease! Robson Arms Returns with Season 3, Beginning April 28 on CTV
The paint may be peeling, the taps leaking and there may be an unpleasant smell here and there, but there’s never been a better time to move into Robson Arms. Season 3 of the CTV Original Series returns Mondays at 9:30 p.m. ET beginning April 28 following Dancing With the Stars (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). The season premiere and all-new weekly episodes follows special sneak previews last month that introduced new regular guest star Dave Foley and garnered the series’ highest audiences ever, with 812,000 viewers watching on March 10.*Â Â
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From Robert Cushman of the National Post:
Give Air Farce an honourable discharge
From a media release:
Jully Black Joins Cast of Canadian Idol, This Summer on CTV
Hot on the heels of her win and stellar closing number at The 2008 JUNO Awards, CTV announced today that critically acclaimed recording artist Jully Black has joined the cast of Canadian Idol.
Black will serve as mentor, confidant, critic, coach and voice of the people to competitors. At the same time, she will pull back the curtain and take Canadian Idol viewers behind the scenes on Canada’s most-watched summer series.
Black joins host Ben Mulroney and judges Farley Flex, Jake Gold, Sass Jordan and Zack Werner on the six-person cast. Hailed by The Ottawa Citizen as the Queen of R&B “and maybe even a contender for the throne occupied by the legendary Tina Turner,” Universal Music Canada Recording artist and eTalk Celebrity Reporter Jully Black knows what it takes to be a success in the music industry. Now she brings that experience to Idol all summer long as she goes inside the rehearsal hall where the competitors’ songs are chosen, performances are refined and some of the biggest moments in Canadian Idol history are brought to life.
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