From the Student Operated Press:
- Be connected with Blood Ties Sunday nights on Lifetime
“Take one beautiful ex-cop, a handsome ex-partner, and a handsome ex-human; you get a triangle that definitely has bite. “
In the news: Blood Ties review
In the news: Ratings, new shows
From Playback, includes ratings for Degrassi and Royal Canadian Air Farce and scheduling information for Painkiller Jane:
In the news: Canadian comedy ’soft’
John Doyle of the Globe and Mail is back with his take on TV satire, like the Rick Mercer Report, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, and Royal Canadian Air Farce:
- Â There’s just too much love in Canadian comedy
“The Rick Mercer Report (CBC, 8 p.m.) and This Hour Has 22 Minutes (CBC, 8:30 p.m.) are at the core of our TV satire. Both shows can be amusing and Mercer is undoubtedly clever, but both shows are essentially soft. When they mock our politicians and other leaders and celebrities, they do it with love. They don’t mock in rage, they don’t attack and put forward skepticism about the powerful on our behalf. They cozy up, crack a few jokes and make sure that nobody actually gets hurt. There’s too much love and not enough loathing.”
Upcoming episode: This Hour Has 22 Minutes, CBC, April 2
From Halifax Film:
This week on 22 Minutes …
This Hour Has 22 Minutes welcomes guest Geri Hall joining audience favorites Cathy Jones, Gavin Crawford and Mark Critch.
This week on 22 Minutes an interview with a Sasquatch and Gunter Wilson (Gavin Crawford) of Computer Corner invites you to join Facebook.
This Hour Has 22 Minutes airs on Tuesday, April 03 at 8:30 pm on CBC Television. www.cbc.ca/22minutes