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In the news: Search and Rescue coming to Global in March

October 10, 2007 Diane Wild 2 Comments

Ilona Beiks of Playback interviews creator Raymond Storey:

Search & Rescue in the hunt for viewers
“The producers of Search & Rescue, a West Coast action-drama based on the lives of four members of the Coast Guard, is hoping to lure viewers away from the U.S. competition when it airs on Global in March.” Read more.

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In the news: Sasha Roiz of Across the River to Motor City

October 10, 2007 Diane Wild 1 Comment

Kathryn Kates of the Canadian Jewish News interviews Sasha Roiz of Across the River to Motor City:

Jaffa-born actor stars in CityTV mini-series
“The action on City TV’s Across the River to Motor City, takes place on both sides of the border, in Windsor and Detroit. After wrapping production last January, lead actor Sasha Roiz, 33, found himself crossing the 49th parallel once again, when he moved to Los Angeles.” Read more.

Photo credit: Russ Martin.

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In the news: Da Kink in My Hair

October 10, 2007 Diane Wild

Robert Ballantyne of PopJournalism talks to Trey Anthony:

‘Da Kink’ and wishful thinking
“We talk television, ratings and success with the creator, star and executive producer of Global’s new sitcom, ‘Da Kink in My Hair'” Read more.

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In the news: Little Mosque’s ‘farm-league Nobel Prize’

October 10, 2007 Diane Wild

Shed your earnestness for this post from Defamer:

Canadian Sitcom Awarded Farm-League Nobel Prize
“With every prestige recognition, there are those bound to feel slighted: In this case, that would fall to Canadian sitcom also-ran Rent-a-Goalie (while chock-full of hockey humor, voters felt it didn’t quite go as far as Mosque in underscoring racial injustices).” Read more.

The cast of LITTLE MOSQUE ON THE PRAIRIE
(from left to right) Arlene Duncan (Fatima), Zaib Shaikh (Amaar), Sheila McCarthy (Sarah), Carlo Rota (Yasir), Sitara Hewitt (Rayyan), Manoj Sood (Baber) and Debra McGrath as Mayor Popowicz. Photo credit: Sophie Giraud.

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Upcoming episode: Da Kink in My Hair, Global, Oct. 14

October 10, 2007 Diane Wild

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Sunday, October 14 â€“ 7:30pm ET/PT **NEW SERIES PREMIERE**
It’s one of the busiest days in the salon and Novelette discovers that Joy hasn’t filled in the appointment book. Everyone is surprised when a high class wedding party arrives unannounced and the snooty mother of the bride expects preferential treatment. Novelette tries to make a good impression â€“ but it won’t be easy.

Photo credit: Ian Watson. trey anthony as Joy, Nicki Whitely as Sarah, Episode 1