From Channel Canada:
From Teletoon:
Animation addicts hungry for new shows will be satiated with an exclusive sneak preview of four new TELETOON series on Friday, March 16th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET/PT. The sneak previews air during one of the network’s most popular programming blocks, SPIN CYCLE. The new shows include the much anticipated Canadian series, based on the popular book series by Louis Sachar, Wayside.
The March Break SPIN CYCLE Sneak Preview includes:
Wayside (Broadcast Premiere)
Sneak Peek Fri., March 16 at 4 p.m. ET/PT
Based on Louis Sachar’s best-selling book series, Wayside features the comically absurd tales from the top floor of the towering Wayside grammar school which was accidentally built 30 stories high. Mark Rendall (Childstar; ReGenisis) does voice work. Canadian singer Skye Sweetnam – who performed on Britney Spears’ Onyx Hotel Tour – sings the theme song. Regular Timeslot: Comedic Saturdays at 8:00am ET/PT beginning March 17.
From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail, mostly about Lost, but with bits on Jim Shaw’s disdain for Trailer Park Boys and the debuts of The Jane Show and Pretty Dangerous on Global:
From the Vancouver Province:
From CTV:
Degrassi Gets Animated With the World Debut of Degrassi: Extra Credit Mangasodes on The CTV Broadband Network at CTV.ca
The Degrassi brand continues to grow as Degrassi: Extra Credit “mangasodes” make their world debut on The CTV Broadband Network at CTV.ca.
At two-minutes in length, the mangasodes are animated extensions of the Number one Canadian drama series, Degrassi: The Next Generation, and the Degrassi: Extra Credit novel series, providing fans across Canada with bonus plotlines in animated form. The first mangasode, entitled “Confusionville”, will be available on demand on The CTV Broadband Network at CTV.ca beginning Thursday, Feb. 8 at Noon ET. The second, entitled “Punked”, will be available Thursday, Feb. 15 at Noon ET.
“In a world where media are converging in new ways all the time, it seems natural to morph the two-dimensional book world of Degrassi: Extra Credit into animated action shorts for broadband streaming,” said Stephen Stohn, Executive Vice-President: Epitome Pictures Inc.
The Degrassi: Extra Credit novels and mangasodes are a direct complement to Degrassi: The Next Generation. The critically acclaimed series will return to CTV later this year for the second act of its sixth season.
The mangasodes were produced by Toronto-based Yowza! Animation Inc., whose production credits include: Osmosis Jones, Titan AE, Looney Tunes Back in Action and Curious George – to name a few. Aside from the feature films Yowza has also worked on numerous direct-to-video features, title sequences, commercials, television series and pilots. The animation was completed by Toronto native James McCrimmon who graduated from the animation program at Sheridan College in Oakville.
The Degrassi: Extra Credit mangasodes join more than 100 hours of programming already available on demand on The CTV Broadband Network, including exclusive Degrassi webisodes and “On the Set” material from Degrassi: The Next Generation. Also available on demand at CTV.ca are Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The O.C., Corner Gas, eTalk, Instant Star, Whistler, W-Five and The CTV National News.
Launched in June 2006, The CTV Broadband Network is Canada’s first multi-channel, on-demand broadband service featuring four distinct broadband channels. Utilizing an advertiser-supported revenue model, the Network features a free, premium broadband video player that harnesses the latest in technology to deliver full length CTV programming in all forms from all genres at broadband speeds and enhanced resolution.