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In the news: Canadian Idol better than American Idol?

Tara Merrin of Sun Media interviews Canadian Idol judge Zack Werner, who’s bashing American Idol:

  • ‘Idol’ judge attacks American rival
    “He says Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson don’t know a thing about finding unique talent and this season’s finalists proved that. ‘No matter what kind of props anybody wants to give Melinda Doolittle when it came down to it in America, they had a Justin Timberlake knock-off, who looks like he’s 40, and Jordin Sparks who is just a professional pageant kid … who knows so little about artistry,’ says the Canadian Idol judge.”
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Upcoming episode: Instant Star, CTV, June 3

InstantStarSunday, June 3
7:30 p.m. – Instant Star – “Problem Child”
Jude’s never been a stellar student, but when she fails music, she’s stunned. Sent to visit an elementary school to do damage control, Jude faces down her biggest fans. When she gives one budding songwriter some questionable advice, Jude can’t help but wonder if it is possible to be both a terrible student and an awful teacher?

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Beachcombers petition

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From TV Archive, a petition to bring repeats of the classic series in honour of its 35th anniversary:

  • Bring Back the Beachcombers (click this link to sign the petition)
    “On this the 35th anniversary of the series, we believe the CBC should replace the scheduled American afternoon programming with this classic series, a series that can be watched by the whole family. Bring back a Canadian Classic to the CBC. Bring back the Beachcombers.”
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Little Mosque on the Prairie

In the news: Sensitivity will be death of comedy

Kevin Baker of the National Post writes about the flap over the Altar Boy Gang and what that means to the future of comedy:

  • Irreverence control
    “At a presentation of CBC TV’s fall lineup, Little Mosque on the Prairie was hailed as ‘the saviour of the CBC.’ In fact, the CBC has made a deal with the Devil, in particular, with the demons Sensitipheles and Feelzebub, whose minions are grievancebearers and offence-finders. The CBC made a bid for publicity and won its prize: a hit sitcom. But the price it paid could mean future comedy series must be vetted by irreverence-control inspectors, whose checklists have no box for funny.”
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In the news: Canadian fall schedule

Brendan Kelly of Variety reports on the Canadian TV landscape and fall season:

  • CTV tries takeover of rival Chum
    “The big shake-up on the horizon — CTV Globemedia’s takeover of rival broadcaster Chum — has yet to receive approval from Canadian watchdog the CRTC, with the regulator expected to rule on the acquisition at the end of the summer. So for the moment, both CTV and Chum continue to act independently of each other and both bought separately at the recent L.A. Screenings.”
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