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Little Mosque on the Prairie

In the news: Little Mosque director having a good year

December 12, 2007 Diane Wild

From Chris Clay of the Mississauga News:

Director finds muse on the Prairie
“‘My agent called and said, ‘Here’s the thing. If you direct this and hit a home run, you’re a hero. But, if it doesn’t turn out, you may not work for CBC for years.’ I figured I was too old to start getting chicken so I went for it.'” Read more.

In the news: Canada gets TV on iTunes

December 11, 2007 Diane Wild

From Ars Tecnica:

TV to make its debut on iTunes Canada this week
“Upon launch, the Canadian iTunes Store won’t carry a ton of content, but it’ll certainly get the ball rolling. Users will begin to see shows from CBC, CTV, and a handful of shows from US networks. Oh, and for you hardcore Canadians out there, we hear that you can look forward to spying some NHL games through the iTunes Store too.” Read more.

Little Mosque on the Prairie

Little Mosque’s Christmas special

December 11, 2007 Diane Wild

From Denis McGrath at Dead Things on Sticks:

Checking in with the Mosque at Christmas
“Wednesday night at 8pm on CBC, two back-to-back special episodes offer strong evidence how Mosque has found its feet this season. There’s sweet family stuff, for sure, but also some solid comedy storytelling — and a confidence of presentation that was often missing from the first season’s eps.” Read more.

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The Best Years cancelled

December 10, 2007 Diane Wild 59 Comments

It may not be official word from the network, but because I get asked so much … lead actress Charity Shea says The Best Years are over:

Sad to Say It
“I now have the official word and regret to inform everyone the show WAS picked up for season 2 scheduled to shot in April 2008, but due to the networks new vision they decided our show doesn’t speak to their new demographic. The Best Years season 2 was canceled before it even started, on December 5th 2007.” Read more.

Rick Mercer Report

In the news: Rick Mercer ratings record

December 10, 2007 Diane Wild

Rob Salem of the Toronto Star reports on the latest Rick Mercer Report ratings:

Hot Box, TV to talk about
“The silver lining to the looming grey cloud of crap programming is what it could mean for Canada, particularly the CBC’s very promising mid-season lineup of new shows. And even the existing ones … the network happily reports its best-ever ratings yet for last Tuesday’s edition of The Rick Mercer Report, clocking in at an impressive 1,230,000 viewers.” Read more.