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In the news: The Week The Women Went

From Vinay Menon of the Toronto Star:

  • Bye-bye women, hello stereotypes
    ” ‘Men — would YOU party hard? Or … lament the loss of your ladies?’ reads the show’s website (thewomenwent.com). ‘Women — would THEY cope without you? Or … would they be lost at sea?’ Weird PUNCTUATION … aside, these bipolar questions suggest producers believe there are only two possible outcomes: 1. The women are hardly missed. 2. The men are exposed as hapless nincompoops. As a man, I’m greatly offended by this. Unless my wife says I shouldn’t be, in which case I am not.”

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Corner Gas: One Step Ahead of Prison Break

From CTV:

Last night at 8 p.m., more Canadians chose CTV’s Corner Gas, than an all-new simulcast episode of Prison Break on Fox/Global. Corner Gas reeled in 1.5 million viewers vs 1.45 million watching Prison Break.

When measuring the half hour only (8-8:30 p.m), Corner Gas was unbeatable, with 6 per cent more total viewers head to head.

In all, CTV had Monday night’s top 3 most watched programs of the night (CSI: Miami, CTV Evening News, Corner Gas).

All audience figures are courtesy of BBM Nielsen Media Research and represent a nation-wide picture of television viewing in Canada.

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In the news: Dealing with race in comedy

From the Toronto Star, touches on Little Mosque on the Prairie:

  • How comedy struggles with being race-y
    “When you’re trying to make light of racial stereotypes or religion, you’d best be sure you’re doing it in a way that doesn’t leave the audience stonefaced instead of laughing as if they’re stoned. If you’re doing satire on terrorism, you’re dancing a fine line between being edgy and bombing, yourself.”
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