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In the news: Corner Gas at the TV critics tour

From Rob Salem of the Toronto Star:

  • It’s a gas selling Gas
    “It’s a long way from Dog River to Beverly Hills – approximately 3,000 km, as the crow flies, assuming the crow is flying south, southwest. Brent Butt has just gotten off the plane from Vancouver, where he lives the half of the year he is not in rural Saskatchewan, taping his hit Canadian comedy, Corner Gas. The show is his gift to the world, seen in 27 countries – an already impressive figure now about to increase by one: The Big One, the gosh-almighty United States.”
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In the news: Odd Job Jack returns Sunday

Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail mentions the return of Odd Job Jack:

  • Another easy way to easy street
    “And nice to report there’s still no evidence of dreams or ambition on the unassuming Canadian cartoon Odd Job Jack (Sunday, Comedy Network at 9:30 p.m.), which returns for a fifth season. Don McKellar still provides the voice for Jack, a twentysomething slacker with a degree in sociology who bounces from job to job each week. In the first new show, he becomes a croupier in a “snuff poker” establishment. Odd Job Jack is still sharply written and crudely animated, which is part of its appeal. Be grateful some things remain resistant to change.”
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In the news: Kalan Porter back after mom’s illness

John Kennedy of CanWest News Service interviews the second winner of Canadian Idol:

  • Post-Idol Kalan puts mom first
    “By the time Porter was crowned Canadian Idol in 2004, previous winner Ryan Malcolm was already on his way to being the answer to a trivia question. “I think sometimes people assume that it’s going to be a guaranteed career,” says Porter, “and I think it’s just sort of that foot in the door, that jump start to a possible career.” But Porter had better luck than his predecessor. His multi-platinum first single, Awake in a Dream, propelled his debut album, 219 Days, to the top of the charts and sparked a virtually sold-out 65-stop tour. Porter earned three Juno nominations and a MuchMusic Video Award. Still, Porter says he had mixed feelings about Idol.”

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