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Little Mosque on the Prairie

In the news: Little Mosque through American eyes

Troy Patterson of Slate reviews Little Mosque on the Prairie (as well as Aliens in America):

  • lmop573Funny Muslims
    “Though set in a fictional Saskatchewan town called Mercy—where a classically bumbling Lebanese-born contractor and his classically ditzy Anglo wife are the leading members of the Muslim community—Little Mosque is so cozy and hokey that it feels as if its action unfolds on the Saskatchewan equivalent of Sesame Street.” Read more.

Zaib Shaikh is Amaar, the new Imam. Photo credit: Sophie Giraud.

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In the news: The Tudors is ‘a lot of fun’

John Doyle recommends The Tudors (and Pushing Daisies, but The Tudors is nominally Canadian content) and has a preview of the Rick Mercer Report:

  • Tudors9Two very different shows about love, lust and power
    “The Tudors is about Henry VIII. This ain’t your Masterpiece Theatre period piece about British royals. You know that instantly because the acting and speaking styles are naturalistic, the action is fast-moving and there’s an awful lot of lechery.” Read more.

Photo courtesy CBC: Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII and Gabrielle Anwar as Princess Margaret (The Tudors – episode 4)

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Upcoming episode: X-Weighted, Slice, Oct. 4

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From a media release:

Episode 12 – “Finding Nima”
NIMA’s story (Toronto)

image001Airdate: Thursday, October 4, 2007 8 p.m. ET

Repeats:

  • Thursday, October 4, 2007, 11 p.m. ET
  • Saturday, October 6, 2007, 11 a.m. ET
  • Sunday, October 7, 2007, 7 p.m. ET
  • Monday, October 8, 2007, 9 a.m. ET
  • Wednesday, October 10, 2007, 3 p.m. ET

image002A medical professional, Nima knows she should eat better but loves food too much. Her husband Claude begs Nima to workout with him – but she lies on the couch eating chocolate hazelnut spread instead. Of East Indian origin, Nima claims she has a ‘fat gene’, but Paul isn’t buying any of it. When Nima sets an ambitious ‘run for charity’ goal then reneges, Paul pressures her to set a new fitness goal – an indoor triathlon. When Nima changes her mind on yet another goal, she’s confronted by Fred in a heated exchange that leaves her in tears.

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This Hour Has 22 Minutes

This Hour Has 22 Minutes returns tonight

From Halifax Film:

THIS HOUR HAS 22 MINUTES, Season XV

ALL 0001Award-winning hit comedy series This Hour Has 22 Minutes returns for a 15th season with Guest Geri Hall joining audience favorites Cathy Jones, Shaun Majumder, Gavin Crawford and Mark Critch.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes, SXV launches on CBC Television, Tuesday, October 02 at 8:30 pm ET/PT. In the first episode News Correspondent Raj Binder files a special report.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes is produced by Halifax Film, a DHX Media company in association with CBC Television.

Photo courtesy CBC: This Hour Has 22 Minutes is returning for its 14th season on Tuesday, October 3 at 8:30 p.m.

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