In the news: George Canyon guests on Trailer Park Boys

Tara Merrin of Sun Media talks to the country singer about his guest appearance on Trailer Park Boys:

George Canyon lands ‘Trailer Park’
The country music star will appear on two back-to-back episodes of Trailer Park Boys, starting tomorrow night, in the role of an American forest ranger who protects a colony of North American beavers. “It’s funny because the character takes this very seriously — it’s his whole world,” says Canyon, who is staying tight-lipped about the details of the story line.

In the news: Canada’s Next Top Model’s first elimination

Tara Merrin of Sun Media sees a promising start in Canada’s Next Top Model:

‘Top Model’ has hot Canuck start
“Executive producer and host Jay Manuel, who has brought his expertise from America’s Next Top Model, came through. The show has the look and feel of the U.S. version and most of the girls who made it into the Top 10 actually could be models. And, best of all, there was nudity. Male and female nudity.”

Tamsen Tillson of Playback points out that Canadian drama is alive and well … on channels not many Canadians get:

Scripted Cancon alive and well on TMN
“Of the series that have resulted – among them Slings & Arrows, G-Spot, Terminal City and ReGenesis – some have been more successful than others. The critics loved Slings & Arrows, which, in its third and final season, bagged three Geminis. ReGenesis airs in (count ’em) 110 countries (and is the highest-rated series on France’s ARTE, according to Marion) and recently won an International Interactive Emmy for its online version. Their latest offering, Durham County, premiered in early May to enthusiastic reviews.”

Awards

From the Vancouver Sun:

Fresh Sheet
“Chris Haddock and Julia Kwan have won the two newly created Lieutenant Governor’s Daryl Duke Awards for screenwriting. Haddock is the creator of the television shows Da Vinci’s Inquest, Da Vinci’s City Hall and Intelligence. He won the award for achievement in writing for television. “

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R.M. Vaughan of the Globe and Mail talks to Canadian director Jeremy Podeswa:

Dishing on the non-fat Henry VIII
“I understand that before the gorging-on-drumsticks phase of his life, Henry was a handsome, athletic young prince and king. This show is about the early Henry, before he became the monstrous one we’ve all seen before. The whole approach is to not make Masterpiece Theatre, a stuffy, bound-by-convention history, but to give it a contemporary, sexy feeling – an accessible history lesson with steamy bedroom exploits.”