Robert Ballantyne of PopJournalism interviews Rick Mercer:
- Fall TV Preview: Tuesday
“‘You’re still watching, that’s a good sign,’ Rick Mercer tells Popjournalism. Apparently, we’re not alone.” Read more.
In the news: Rick Mercer Report
In the news: Intelligence airing internationally
Marke Andrews of the Vancouver Sun reports on the international success of CBC’s Intelligence:
- Intelligence showing on a TV set far, far away
Viewers in Russia, Maldives, Kazakhstan, and Papua New Guinea have been tuning in regularly to find out what’s going on with the Reardon crime family and the Vancouver Organized Crime Unit. Read more.
In the news: St. Urbain’s Horseman
Jim Bawden of the Toronto Star interviews screenwriter Joe Wiesenfeld of St. Urbain’s Horseman:
- Witty look at Richler’s vanished Montreal
“Considered one of Richler’s best novels, if not his finest, St. Urbain’s Horseman is a leisurely study of Montreal’s St. Urbain St. right after World War II. ” Read more.
U.S. Television Critics Fill Up on Corner Gas
From a CTV media release:
- Canada’s Number 1 comedy touted as “One of the Season’s Best Shows” in America
- Brent Butt to throw out first pitch at Cubs vs. Pirates game in Chicago this weekend
The denizens of Dog River, Saskatchewan just got a whole lot more famous. Corner Gas invaded television screens across the United States this week after the series premiered Monday night on Superstation WGN, which reaches more than 70 million US homes. Early reviews of Corner Gas, which airs weeknights following Scrubs on WGN, have been overwhelmingly positive with American critics drawing parallels between Corner Gas and classic comedies such as Northern Exposure and Seinfeld. The acclaims comes just days before Corner Gas makes its fifth season premiere in Canada on Monday, Sept. 24 at 9:30 p.m. ET following Dancing with the Stars on CTV.
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In the news: No joke – Royal Canadian Air Farce changing name
Bill Harris of Sun Media report that Royal Canadian Air Farce will now be known as Air Farce Live.
- Air Farce’ changes name
“And as the name suggests, the proceedings will hit the airwaves live. For the previous 14 seasons, Air Farce was performed in front of a live studio audience, but it was a taped and edited version that the home viewer got to see.” Read more.