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In the news: CBC’s scheduling announcement ‘astonishing’

April 9, 2007 Diane Wild 2 Comments

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

CBC takes the safe road to the ordinary
“Without seeing any of these shows, it’s impossible to make a definitive judgment. But the problem is that the shows sound ordinary and machine-made rather than unconventional or idiosyncratic in any way. CBC is a public broadcaster and should stand out as a home for the challenging, the weird and the provocative shows.”

Upcoming episode: Rick Mercer Report, CBC, April 10

April 9, 2007 Diane Wild

From CBC:

8:00 pm
The Rick Mercer Report
The Best Of Special: Rick has a sleepover at 24 Sussex Drive where Prime Minister Stephen Harper reads him a bedtime story and Rick plays with the Harper kids; Rick practices with the Saskatchewan Roughriders; Rick and Bob Rae take a skinny dip in a cold lake.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes

Upcoming episode: This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, April 10

April 9, 2007 Diane Wild

From Halifax Film:

This week on 22 Minutes …

This Hour Has 22 Minutes with audience favorites Cathy Jones, Shaun Majumder, Gavin Crawford and Mark Critch airs on Tuesday, April 10 at 8:30 pm on CBC Television.

This week 22 Minutes brings to viewers the best of Season XIV including a Nova Scotia Advertisement, Canada in the A.M. and the best of Raj Binder.

This Hour Has 22 Minutes is produced by Halifax Film in association with CBC Television. www.cbc.ca/22minutes

Trailer Park Boys

In the news: Trailer Park Boys book released

April 8, 2007 Diane Wild

From the Halifax Daily News:

Spilling the boys’ secrets: Fan guide to life in Sunnyvale hits bookstores just in time for tonight’s premiere of seventh season
“Published by Random House Canada, and written by Matthew Sibiga and Don Wininger, the book includes never-before-seen photographs of the cast, character features, little known tidbits, and a slew of kitty pictures.”
Amazon link to Trailer Park Boys book

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Painkiller Jane ‘familiar’

April 8, 2007 Diane Wild

From TV Barn – Painkiller Jane premieres April 21 on CH:

Not-so-sweet â€˜Jane’: Sci Fi’s â€˜Painkiller Jane’ has a familiar ring
“The effects-laden pilot of â€œPainkiller Janeâ€ is certainly watchable. And you can’t bet against Sci Fi channel, which took that 1970s clunker â€œBattlestar Galacticaâ€ and transformed it into a 21st-century cable hit and cultural metaphor machine.”