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Upcoming episodes: From the Ground Up, Global, July

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From Global:

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Thursdays – 9pm ET/PT
July 5: “The Kitchens” – It’s a tizzy of a task as Debbie throws everything but the kitchen sink at her protegés. Forced to take creative control, the protegés are given the task of redesigning a kitchen for a client they’ve never met. Debbie enlists the help of the mystery client, ultimately proving that sometimes “mother knows best”.

July 12: “The Sono-Tubes” – Taking a break from right-angles, Debbie has her protegés create a complete furniture collection out of sono-tubes. Debbie and one lucky protegé have everything riding on this one as the winning design will be featured in one of the hottest design magazines!

July 19: “The Living tableau” – Debbie forces her protegés to think in a completely new direction about the job as her Chief Designer; market the Debbie Travis Brand into a living ad that will be unveiled to the public audience. During this final stretch of the race, one solid designer will crack under the pressure and break Debbie’s heart in the process.

July 26: “The Super Bowl of Design Parties” – An impossible feat: plan and design a high-end industry party in less than two days! The protegés get off to a rocky start causing Debbie’s stress and anxiety to mount. With RSVPs pouring in and deadlines looming over her head, Debbie is forced to bring in an event planner to help her protegés pull off the party.

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Upcoming episodes: The Best Years, Global, July

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Tuesdays – 10pm ET/PT
July 3: “Shadow of a Doubt” – Samantha’s birthday is ruined by the unexpected return of her Uncle Patrick – a.k.a. the man who abandoned her to the foster system after her parents died. Meanwhile, Dawn prepares for her big opening night of ‘Macbeth’ but Trent is wrapped up with concern for Sam and is painfully oblivious to her need for attention.

July 10: “All that Heaven Allows” – Devon surprises Sam when he reveals his true feeling for her; Sam is blindsided by her visit from Uncle Patrick and his real agenda for reconciliation; Noah turns up the heat with Prof. Grant and can hardly believe his luck; Kathryn is crazed when she hears Beau has misplaced her ‘special tape’.

July 17: “Reality Bites” – Sam is confused about her feelings for Trent and still hasn’t told Devon about their kiss; Uncle Patrick attempts to reconcile with Sam after he discovers her past; Dawn is shocked to find she is cut from the play and is livid with Sam over the kiss; Trent tries to push Sam into admitting her feelings for him.

July 24: “Cruising” – Sam is enraged when Professor Fisher makes a case study out of Crazed College Girls that offers an all-expenses paid trip to Cabo; Kathryn and Shannon are all over the competition – letting loose, leading men on, and dressing sexy; Sam learns the truth about her family history.

July 31: “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” – Sam and Trent continue to dance around their relationship status; Trent scores some major points with Sam when he enlists the help of his lawyer father in Sam’s search for information about her family background; Professor Fisher puts two and two together, and realizes the “other man” who has ruined his marriage is his star student, Noah Jensen.

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Canadian Idol Exec Producer whines about fan voting

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An odd media release from CTV:

Canadian Idol Alert: Executive Producer Responds to Toronto Eliminations

  • Statement by John Brunton, Executive Producer, Canadian Idol

“Last night’s elimination of three competitors from this year’s Canadian Idol Top 22 is disgraceful. Toronto lost half of its competitors in one night, and 75% of the eliminated competitors were from our city. These were three great young singers – any one of which would have made a fantastic Top 10 competitor.

Each year, more people come out to audition in Toronto than in any other
city. Each year, Canadian Idol judges select more people from Toronto to be in the Top 22 than any other city. But no competitor from Toronto has made it to the Top 10 since Season One, four years ago, and that’s pathetic.

I’m not really supposed to do this. I’m supposed to be impartial. But as a born and bred Torontonian, I’m fed up with the lack of attention and respect paid to the bright, young singers from Toronto. They deserve more. It should not be a disadvantage to be a Canadian Idol competitor from Toronto.

While the rest of the country is buzzing about Canadian Idol and the success of their hometown heroes, Toronto is not paying attention. Toronto is not supporting the local talent found right in its own backyard.

This isn’t about regional voting. Each competitor needs the support of the entire country to move forward in the competition. But hometown pride also plays a huge role. To know that your hometown is cheering for you makes a difference.

There are three competitors left from Toronto – and one from Hamilton – and I hope everyone in this great city of ours does all that they can to support them next week.”

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This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung off to Japan

From a media release:

Here We Are in Japan!

Hit preschool shows This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung
now distributed to Disney Channel Japan.

This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung are expanding into Asia and adding to the list of over 75 countries where preschoolers can catch the hit show thanks to a new distribution deal with Disney Channel Japan. Beginning this fall, children all over Japan will watch a dubbed version of Daniel and Emily in the 78 episodes picked up by the Disney Channel.

This licensing agreement is the seventh international deal for This is. Currently, Daniel and Emily can be seen daily on Playhouse Disney U.S., Discovery Latin America, and Rainbow Television in Beirut. This is Daniel Cook also airs on Playhouse Disney Germany, C4U Media Co Ltd in South Korea and Australia’s public broadcaster ABC. In Canada, This Is Daniel Cook plays on Treehouse, TVO Kids, Knowledge Network, Access Alberta and SCN. This is Emily Yeung airs exclusively in Canada on the Corus Entertainment preschool channel, Treehouse.

This is Daniel Cook and This is Emily Yeung are educational, live-action, preschool series that captivates children by bringing them along on exciting adventures to learn everything from digging up dinosaur bones to swimming with dolphins. Both shows are a co-production of Canadian producers marblemedia and Sinking Ship Entertainment. Both series are sold and distributed by marblemedia Distribution, a division of marblemedia. Picture Box Distribution, a Canadian-based sales and distribution agency, provides sales agency services on This is Daniel Cook.

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X-Weighted season 2 airs July 5; season 3 filming now

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From a media release:

Let the Losing Begin: X-Weighted finds 13 new stories in Toronto, Calgary and Winnipeg

Thirteen new weight-loss journeys begin this week in Toronto, Calgary and Winnipeg for participants who have signed up for the third season of Slice’s hit television series X-Weighted. The dramatic struggle between the participants’ weight and their dreams are being captured on camera between June 28, 2007 and January 26, 2008 for broadcast in Spring 2008.

While Season III filming gets underway, so does the premiere broadcast of Season II, starting Thursday, July 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT (Check local listings). The season kicks off with the story of Toronto party girl Valencia who, slapped in the face by her overweight father’s stroke, realizes she’s killing herself with obesity. Determined not to leave her two teenage boys without a parent, Valencia commits to reform.

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