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Letterkenny

Link: Letterkenny is as Canadian as it gets

From Debra Yeo of the Toronto Star:

Link: Letterkenny is as Canadian as it gets
“I’m kind of living the dream there; I get to make a TV show and cast all my buddies.” Continue reading. 

From David Berry of the National Post:

How Letterkenny puts the mythos of the Canadian dirtbag to bed
Season two of Letterkenny opens with a bit of alphabetic acrobatics as our heroes Wayne (Jared Keeso) and Daryl (Nathan Dales) run down what transpired after the season-one-ending fight that left Wayne on the asphalt. The systematic descriptions of Wayne’s ensuing victory cycle through a thesaurical torrent of choice phrases— “Punched the prick out, played the peasant, pushed proper pugnacity on the pinhead, left him praying for peace while Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is one of the cleaner vignettes – and amount to a distilled dose of the incredible verbiage that is the absolute best thing about Letterkenny. Continue reading.

From John Doyle of The Globe and Mail:

The best gift this Christmas is the return of Letterkenny
The best gift of all is something good to watch. You’re darn tootin’ on that one. Letterkenny returns to Crave TV on Dec. 25. That’s a gift for Canada. A truly meaningful one. And I mean that sincerely. Continue reading.  

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Sunnyside

Link: The top 10 most irritating Canadians of 2016 (TV-related)

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From John Doyle of The Globe and Mail:

Link: The top 10 most irritating Canadians of 2016 (TV-related)
Here we do the annual chore and name the bothersome people, the irritants. The top 10 most irritating Canadians, TV-related. It’s all very well to spread solace – knock yourself out. But you know you like this kind of list, too. Herewith, an attempt at listing the worst offenders. You can add more on your own time. Fun for the whole family, guaranteed. Continue reading.

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Industry News

Link: Jeanne Beker talks Canada’s Walk of Fame, next steps

From Melissa Hank of O.Canada.com:

Link: Jeanne Beker talks Canada’s Walk of Fame, next steps
“So many of the proudest moments of my career happen when I’m walking down the streets from St John’s to Victoria, or in international cities, meeting people who grew up watching Fashion Television who tell me it was their first window into the glamorous world of fashion. That was the reason they fell in love with fashion.” Continue reading. 

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Call Me Fitz, Private Eyes

Link: Jason Priestley on his Canada’s Walk of Fame induction

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Jason Priestley on his Canada’s Walk of Fame induction
“The 48 episodes we made of Call Me Fitz are the 48 episodes of television that I am most proud of in my entire career. I think that was pretty close to perfection. I’m incredibly proud of that show and what we accomplished on it.” Continue reading. 

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Murdoch Mysteries

Link: Exclusive Murdoch Mysteries set visit & Season 10 secrets

From Tanavi Patel of MyMBuzz:

Link: Exclusive Murdoch Mysteries set visit & Season 10 secrets
In an era when TV series rarely run past five seasons as network execs are reluctant to renegotiate contracts, production budgets are dwindling, and traditional television is competing for audiences across different viewing platforms, one Canadian period crime drama has survived the test of time. Continue reading.

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