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In the news: CBC’s sexy new shows

Gayle MacDonald of the Globe and Mail

  • This is not your mother’s CBC
    “This week, the public broadcaster unveils a slew of new shows – including the prime-time soap opera MVP, which focuses on the off-ice antics of hunky hockey players and their bored, bodacious wives, who flash more boob and bottom than ever before seen on our once-staid public broadcaster. With such bold dramas as The Border and jPod, and the single-mom sitcom Sophie rounding out the list of new CBC offerings, it would seem [Richard] Stursberg has made good on his word.” Read more.
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In the news: Canadian shows may benefit from strike

From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

  • U.S. strike may deliver Canadian TV homeruns
    “The bill for the U.S. TV writers’ strike finally arrived. In this country, we’ll barely feel the pinch. Viewers will experience some changes in the weeks ahead, but any reduction in service will seem less pronounced on Canadian screens, where the winter forecast includes both frantic U.S.-network strike programming and worthy homegrown programs. Think of it as having the best of both worlds.” Read more.

Plus, Andrew Ryan takes questions live online Monday.

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In the news: New mid-season shows

Joel Rubinoff of the Waterloo Record lists what’s coming up on TV, including Canadian fare:

  • TV’s Mid-winter Blitz: Reality, replacement and Canadian newbies launch over next 12 weeks
    “Some are midseason replacement series sitting in storage for months, some are in-the-can cable shows airing here well after their U.S. playdates, some are reality shows that, because they’re unscripted, escape the scrutiny of the powerful writers’ union and some are — gasp — Canadian, which may be one of the few times living north of the 49th parallel holds an advantage in terms of TV programming.” Read more.
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In the news: Gamers on TV in jPod

Yvonne Zacharias of the Vancouver Sun interviews some jPodders:

  • Gamers rule the screen in new series
    “Someone had to write a television series based on a group of video game designers. And what better place for that story to be set than in Vancouver, one of the video game capitals of North America? CBC Television’s jPod, a 13-part series, has all the requisite hyper characters and hyped-up plot to reflect the adrenaline-driven and eclectic world of gamers.” Read more.
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