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Upcoming series: Bodies and Soul

From a media release:

The Nightingale Company is pleased to announce that it has acquired rights to Peter Mohan’s (Blood Ties, Mutant X) new comedy/drama series Bodies and Soul. Creator Mohan will write and Exec Produce with TNC’s Debbie Nightingale (The Weight, Chick’s With Sticks).

“We’re thrilled to be working with Peter” says Debbie Nightingale, President of the Nightingale Company. “Our strategy is to partner with strong, creative talents and Peter is one of the best in the business.”

Mohan’s past credits include Blood Ties, Mutant X, Code Name: Eternity, Mythquest, Eerie, Indiana, and Due South.

Mohan says “Bodies and Soul recalls the best of Moonlighting. It centers on a husband and wife team of P.I.s for whom the line between life and death has suddenly become very complicated. How complicated? Let’s just say their biggest ongoing case is to solve the hero’s own murder… “

The Nightingale Company is a boutique film, television, and new media production firm led by Debbie Nightingale and Shain Jaffe. Since 2000, the Toronto-based company has produced all types of projects from feature films to dramatic series, documentaries to interactive adventures. Recent credits include Zixx: Level One, Two & Three, Chicks with Sticks, Mob Princess, and Bailey’s Billions. Currently, The Nightingale Company is in post production of The Weight, a television series based on George F. Walker’s hit plays Suburban Motel, co-written with Dani Romain for The Movie Network and Movie Central. A second season is currently in development.

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Ratings: The Guard

From Global:

The Guard roars ashore… Global Television’s new Canadian Original drama series, The Guard made its national debut last night with 813,000 viewers 2+, and 464,000 viewers in the key demo Adults 18-49, outshining the robust competition of homegrown premieres in past weeks.

“This is an exciting time for Canadian drama, and our support of Original programming remains steadfast,” said Christine Shipton, SVP, Drama and Factual Content, Canwest Broadcasting. “The Guard is a reflection of the excellence found within our production community, and we’re so proud to be a part of it.”

The Guard edged out all other recent Canadian premieres including:

The Border – 710,000 (+14%)

Jpod – 472,000 (+72%)

Sophie – 630,000 (+29%)

MVP – 349,000 (+133%)

(All data BBM Nielsen Media Research based on total viewers Adults 18-49 unless otherwise indicated.)

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Upcoming episode: MVP, CBC, Jan. 25

See what happens when Tabbi arrives from Loon Lake with added baggage, complicating Trevor’s developing relationship with Molly.

Gabe struggles to help his father Chuck, who has fallen off the wagon.

Catch all the action Friday at 9pm on CBC!

Missed an episode and need to catch up? Go to www.cbc.ca/mvp and you can watch any previously aired episode!

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In the news: Hardisty’s fame in The Week the Women Went

From Dawn Walton of the Globe and Mail:

  • The day the women walked
    “As the chairs were being folded, nobody complained about the way Hardisty was portrayed and the viewers promised to see each other next week at the same time. CBC said The Week the Women Went attracted an encouraging 770,000 viewers, comparable to Royal Canadian Air Farce, but not quite in the same league as Hockey Night in Canada, which gets more than one million viewers on average.” Read more.
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In the news: The world of jPod

From Blaine Kyllo of the Georgia Straight:

  • jPod3jPod reflects real world
    “jPod has plenty to say about the process of developing video games and how management can interfere to the detriment of a project. And it’s a Coupland creation, so there are tons of pop-culture references and scads of social satire. In terms of tone and theme, the television show is somewhat different: it doesn’t quite skewer consumer culture the way the book does—after all, television is an advertising medium—and it ramps up the book’s absurdity to near slapstick.” Read more.
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