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In the news: Canadian Idol recaps

From CTV, who can’t contain their adoration for their own show:

  • Top 9 amaze judges with one of best shows ever
    “After weeks of judge reprimands for choosing songs from eras past, Canadian Idol’s Top 9 had a good excuse to rock the hits from the good old days – 1960s theme week. Choosing some of decade’s grittiest songs, the competitors showed their ability to relate to songs well beyond their years.”

Recap by Reality TV Calendar, who aren’t quite as thrilled:

  • Canadian Idol: The Top Nine Perform
    “Last week on Canadian Idol, the Idols sang to number one hits but instead, the night was full of misses. There were some surprises that came from Dwight and Matt, then there disappointing performances from early favourites Greg and Carly. For Carly, this landed her in the bottom 3, accompanied by Khalila and Mila. To my disappointment, we said goodbye to one of my favourites, Mila Miller and her fro lightning. “
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In the news: More on Corner Gas in the US

From Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press:

  • After five seasons in Canada, ‘Corner Gas’ set to air in U.S.
    “[Brent] Butt, who was joined at the breakfast by co-stars Nancy Robertson (Wanda), Gabrielle Miller (Lacey) and Tara Spencer-Nairn (Officer Karen Pelly), is pretty sure Americans will get his show. He’s been told Dog River reminds them of rural Nebraska. “They just accept that it is a small town in the middle of nowhere,” he said. Someone once described his show as “Seinfeld” rocketed back 40 years and put in Mayberry. That’s the description he passes along to Americans.”

From Alex Strachan of CanWest News Service:

  • U.S. gets pumped for “Corner Gas”
    “It was a Canadian invasion done the Canadian way — mild-mannered, self-deprecating and with a wry twist of humour. And it took the Los Angeles media by storm. The Tribune Broadcasting satellite and cable network and WGN Superstation have bought the rights to all four seasons of Corner Gas — pitched to the American media as “an ensemble comedy (about) a bunch of nobodies in the middle of nowhere who get up to nothing” — and Brent Butt was introduced to breakfast viewers of Los Angeles’ KTLA as “a guy from Canada whose name is Butt.””
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In the news: Corner Gas in the US

From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

  • Prairie life heads to Middle America
    “The denizens of Dog River are coming to American television. Starting mid-September, Corner Gas begins airing on the mainstream cable outlet Superstation WGN, which puts the low-key series starring comedian Brent Butt into more than 70-million U.S. homes overnight.”

From Rob McKenzie of the National Post:

  • How to win fans and influence TV critics
    “Poolside drinks with television critics on the couches outside Trader Vic’s, one-on-one chats with Brent Butt, free bottles of berry syrup from Saskatoon: Corner Gas did its utmost to make friends in Beverly Hills this weekend.”
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