From BBM Canada, Corner Gas at #18:
In the news: Douglas Coupland aims for TV
Upcoming episode: Global Currents, Oct. 21: Polygamy’s Lost Boys
From Global:
This Week On ‘Global Currents’…
“Polygamy’s Lost Boysâ€
Saturday, October 21st at 7 p.m. ET/PT (60 mins.)
Polygamy’s Lost Boys follows three young men from Fundamentalist Mormon communities in Bountiful, British Columbia, and Colorado City, Arizona in their struggles to build normal lives in the outside world. Like Peter Pan’s lost boys, they are cast out, or have left on their own accord and are marooned without family, social skills and little education. Caught between a volatile political clash between their Church’s two leaders, Warren Jeffs in the U.S. and Winston Blackmore in Bountiful – the former arrested by the FBI and the latter investigated by the RCMP – the boys make life-changing choices that will ultimately transform them into mature, adult men and rock the Church that devalued them.
About ‘GLOBAL CURRENTS’: Global National’s Kevin Newman hosts this critically acclaimed documentary series committed to revealing extraordinary perspectives and issues affecting all Canadians. Each one-hour, independently-produced documentary represents the talents of Canada’s best socio-political, environmental, humanist and scientific documentary filmmakers.
Other documentaries in the series include:
* The Stamp Fishery: Loss of a Dream – October 28
* Somba K’e – The Money Place – November 4
* DecAIDS: Anything is Possible – November 11
* 100 Days of Freedom – November 25*
* Damage Done: The Drug War Odyssey – December 2*
* Rich Nation – December 9*
* Thin Ice – December 16*
* New date
Broadcast schedules are subject to change.
In the news: Tall Poppy interview – Kenny vs. Spenny
From the Torontoist:
Gemini presenters announced
From Global:
Global Television Announces Presenters for 21st Annual Gemini Awards
Broadcast From Vancouver – Saturday, November 4
Global Television today announced the first round of presenters for the 21st Annual Gemini Awards, broadcasting for the first time on-location to audiences nationwide from The River Rock Casino Resort in Vancouver, BC on Saturday, November 4th.Presenters for the 2006 telecast include:
• Evangeline Lilly—Lost
• Shawn Ashmore—Terry
• Brent Butt—Corner Gas
• Nicholas Campbell—Da Vinci’s City Hall
• Wendy Crewson—The Man Who Lost Himself
• Cheryl Hickey—Entertainment Tonight Canada
• Shaun Majumder—This Hour Has 22 Minutes
• Cara Pifko—This Is Wonderland
• Amanda Tapping—Stargate
Prior to the broadcast, Amanda Tapping of Stargate will Host a special presentation of awards, immediately followed by the hour-long televised programme of additional awards.
The 21st Annual Gemini Awards will kick-off with a special half-hour presentation, ET Canada Live: On the Gemini Red Carpet. Host Cheryl Hickey, along with the ET Canada team of reporters will welcome the stars, dish on nominee and presenter fashions, and provide exclusive backstage buzz from The ET Canada Gemini Lounge.
21st Annual Gemini Awards Fast Facts:
GEMINI STYLE: Presenters of this year’s show will have the opportunity to be styled by renowned Canadian fashion leader Vladimir Markovich, Founder and Creative Director of BC Fashion Week.
GEMINI CHIC: Canada’s Next Top Model 2006 winner, Andrea Muizelaar of Whitby, Ontario will be the official trophy host for the 21st Annual Gemini Awards.
GEMINI VIBE: Highlander star Jim Byrnes lends his voice as the official announcer of the Awards…AND…internationally renowned DJ and turntablist Kid Koala is confirmed as the house band for the show.
