From Robert Fulford of the National Post:
- Different show, same message
“The Border retreads the CBC’s favourite theme:We’re better than Americans.” Read more.
James McGowan as Mike Kessler
In the news: The Border ‘makes you proud to be a Canadian’
In the news: Canadian series benefit from WGA strike
From Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter:
- Canadian TV weathers strike
“The sitcom “Sophie” debuted Wednesday night with 630,000 total viewers, according to BBM Nielsen Media Research numbers. Also Wednesday night, the midseason launch of “Little Mosque on the Prairie” drew 804,000 viewers, up from 750,000 viewers that tuned in to the second-season debut of the popular sitcom about quirky Muslims living in rural Saskatchewan.” Read more.
In the news: Sex appeal of MVP
From Bill Harris of Sun Media:
- ‘MVP’ is Desperate Hockey Wives
“Given the reaction in some faceoff circles, MVP might as well stand for Merely Veiled Porno. That’s wildly overstating it, of course. The new CBC primetime soap-opera MVP, which debuts tonight, unabashedly plays up its sex appeal, but if falls far short of pornography.” Read more.
In the news: Soapy MVP
From Vinay Menon of the Toronto Star:
- Lather up for MVP
“A cautionary note: the action does not take place on the ice. So watching MVP (CBC, 9 tomorrow) for the hockey would be a bit like watching Law & Order for the musical theatre.” Read more.
In the news: CBC’s ratings
From Guy Dixon of the Globe and Mail:
- Ratings cheer CBC
“Meanwhile, 472,000 viewers tuned in to Tuesday’s debut of CBC’s offbeat comedy jPod, created by writer Douglas Coupland from his novel of the same name. ‘It’s a great start,’ Layfield said, ‘especially in the 25-54[-year-old] niche, where it attracted 293,000. We look forward to watching it grow.'” Read more.