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In the news: More drama, not celebrities

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

  • We need more hit Canadian drama, not more E! channels
    One thing that needs to happen is this – the creation of a hit one-hour drama on CBC, CTV or Global that pulls in close to a million viewers a week. We need another Due South or Street Legal, a show that has a mass appeal and a million viewers. Without that, Canadian-made TV will always be perceived as in the weaker position, looking inept. The last thing the Canadian TV networks and the watching Canadian audience need is more air-headed coverage of American celebrities.
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In the news: Durham County’s two leads

From Rob Salem of the Toronto Star:

  • Two of a kind
    “Hugh Dillon, the musician/actor who so memorably blew movie audiences out of their seats in Bruce McDonald’s Hard Core Logo, dials it all the way down to simmer as Durham’s Mike Sweeney. He’s a hard-boiled homicide detective with issues driving him back to the old neighbourhood: a sterile suburban enclave surrounded by ominous, omnipresent electrical towers. There he re-encounters Ray Prager, his one-time best pal, as vividly and kinetically embodied by Justin Louis, the veteran Canadian character actor (Missing, Hidden Hills, Urban Angel). Prager has issues of his own, not the least of which is that he has recently become a copycat serial killer.”
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Upcoming episode: Jeff Ltd., CTV, April 28

From CTV:

Saturday Apr. 28 at 9:30pm ET – Season Finale – I Want to Be Your Daddy

Jeff’s wildest dreams finally come true when it’s revealed that he is the biological father of a wealthy young heiress. As he takes the reigns of a billion-dollar family corporation, gold watches, super-cars, and no-limit credit cards are just the beginning of Jeff’s fabulous new life.

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Upcoming series: No Opportunity Wasted, CBC, October 2007

The Amazing Race Host Phil Keoghan Travels to Eight Canadian Cities for the New CBC Series “No Opportunity Wasted”

  • Casting now open for Canadians who want to ‘face their fears’ or ‘aim for the heart’
  • Audition and meet Phil at select Chapters.Indigo bookstores across Canada or apply online at www.noopportunitywasted.ca

No more coulda, woulda, shoulda. It’s time to ditch the excuses, get past procrastination and tackle a life changing opportunity – “Think NOW!”. That is the message from Phil Keoghan – host of the Emmy award-winning “The Amazing Race”™ and creator of the critically acclaimed US and New Zealand series and best-selling book No Opportunity Wasted.This fall, “No Opportunity Wasted” comes to CBC Television as a 10 x 30′ Canadian-produced reality series that gives challengers 72-hours to step outside their comfort zone, face their fears and swerve off the road they have been on for years. From May 8-16, Phil Keoghan travels on an eight-city tour (see detailed schedule below) in search of Canadians willing to take on a N.O.W. challenge. “No Opportunity Wasted” premieres on CBC in October 2007 and is produced by NOW Canada Productions Inc., a Suddenly SeeMore Productions Company.

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