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In the news: Funding Canadian comedy

Sean Davidson of Playback talks to Brent Haynes, VP of Space and The Comedy Network:

  • Funding Canuck hits is no laughing matter
    “There have been hits – Corner Gas, Comedy Inc., Odd Job Jack, Puppets Who Kill – as well as misses. The Gavin Crawford Show, one of Haynes’ personal favorites, stumbled through one and a half seasons at the tail end of the sketch boom, while the more recent Punched Up failed to cash in on the faux-reality craze.” Read more.
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In the news: Little Mosque’s portrayal of Muslims praised

Mrinalinin Reddy of the New York Times compares Aliens in America and Little Mosque on the Prairie with less favourable TV depictions of Muslims:

  • 2lmop1209Muslims on TV, No Terror in Sight
    “’It’s not making fun, but using humor to talk about some of the things that are important,’ said Amir Hussain, a professor of theological studies at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.” Read more.

Creator and producer Zarqa Nawaz. Photo: Sophie Giraud

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Upcoming episode: Whistler, CTV, Nov. 10

From CTV:

Saturday Nov 10 at 9pm ET – Out of Bounds

Quinn, Griff and Travis go on a backcountry boarding trip that leaves Travis injured. Quinn stays behind to take care of Travis while Griff gets help, but as night descends, the temperature plummets and fog socks in the mountain. Though a rescue seems impossible, Ryan refuses to stand idly by and risks his life to try and rescue his nephew. While Quinn struggles to survive, his friends and family can only wait, terrified the mountain will claim another McKaye.

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In the news: Wrestling Reality debuts

Tim Baines of the Winnipeg Sun who interviews the people behind The Fight Network’s latest offering (there’s a Fight Network? Who knew?!):

  • TV tackles real life in the ring
    “Think Survivor, with a dash of Trailer Park Boys. Throw in some talented and charismatic wrestlers and you have Wrestling Reality, a dynamic series which debuts Nov. 13, at 8 p.m. (EST) on The Fight Network. Wrestling Reality tears down wrestling’s shroud of secrecy and gives viewers an honest, sometimes startling dose of real life.” Read more.
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In the news: Producing Emily in production

Sean Davidson of Playback reports on CanWest Global picking up and adult cartoon for the E! network:

  • E! orders Emily
    “The series centers on a young woman who works as a talk show producer at a struggling TV network. It’s a ‘satirical take on the perfection that women are constantly exhorted to try to achieve,’ says managing partner Kevin Gillis. ‘Trying to be the perfect shopper, to look like a model two days after having a baby, to please a man and a woman at the same time.'” Read more.
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