From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail, about Canadians in US entertainment generally, Slings and Arrows specifically:
In the news: Slings and Arrows in the US
In the news: Little Mosque on the Prairie interviews, ratings, scheduling mixup, etc.
- From alt.muslim: Zarqa Nawaz: “Comedy has to come from a good place”
- From the Toronto Star: Little Mosque loses some viewers
- From Playback: High numbers, mixed reviews for Little Mosque (also has ratings for Intelligence, Falcon Beach, Dragon Boys)
- From NPR: Canada chuckles at Little Mosque on the Prairie and Zarqa Nawaz on Little Mosque
- From Middle East Online: Muslim sitcom off to big start in Canada
- From Bill Brioux of the Toronto Sun: Little Mosque’s Rota on the CBC: “Are they out of their minds?”
- From Bill Harris of the Toronto Sun: Did the CBC really screw up, or not?
- From Excalibur Online (York University newspaper): Little Canadian mosque has big TV dreams
- From the Electric New Paper (Singapore): Heard of Little Mosque on the Prairie?
- From Arabisto.com: Little comedy on the prairie opens more doors
Corner Gas Returns with All-New Episodes Jan. 22 on CTV
From CTV:
Corner Gas returns Monday Jan. 22 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV with the first new episode of the New Year. Eight new episodes remain leading up to the Season 4 finale in which all signs point to Brent LeRoy selling the Corner Gas station and moving on from the family business.
In Monday’s episode, entitled “Mother’s Dayâ€, Brent’s in the doghouse when Hank proves to be a better son to Emma than Brent. Meanwhile, things backfire when Lacey pokes fun at Davis because he can’t wink.
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Intelligence review: Episode 12
Upcoming episode: Ed’s Up, OLN, Jan. 17
From OLN:
From rock star to real tough guy, see what happens when Barenaked Ladies’ Ed Robertson puts down the guitar, takes to the skies and slogs away in some very un-rock star occupations when OLN presents Ed’s Up, a new original 13-part series airing Wednesdays.
In each episode, Robertson, an avid recreational pilot, receives a set of GPS coordinates from a “mystery person,” who clearly wants to see him sweat it out! He then flies to the unknown location – some of which includes a tree-planting camp, ocean survival training, steel mill, navy training camp and a CFL practice with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats – and has to immediately get to work. These jobs are very physical and at times incredibly dangerous. But why would an international rock star risk life and limb doing these crazy challenges? Simply put, this series gives Robertson a chance to prove to himself and the world that although he’s a pampered celebrity, he’s tough enough to work alongside some of this country’s unsung heroes. Will this soulful musician from Scarborough, Ontario hack it, or get sent packing?
Episode Twelve – “Rock Quarry / Saw Mill”
Wed., Jan. 17 at 8:00 p.m. ET/9:00 p.m. PT