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Degrassi, Little Mosque on the Prairie

In the news: Canadian shows may benefit from strike

From Andrew Ryan of the Globe and Mail:

  • U.S. strike may deliver Canadian TV homeruns
    “The bill for the U.S. TV writers’ strike finally arrived. In this country, we’ll barely feel the pinch. Viewers will experience some changes in the weeks ahead, but any reduction in service will seem less pronounced on Canadian screens, where the winter forecast includes both frantic U.S.-network strike programming and worthy homegrown programs. Think of it as having the best of both worlds.” Read more.

Plus, Andrew Ryan takes questions live online Monday.

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Degrassi, Little Mosque on the Prairie

The year in TV

Alex Strachan of CanWest News Service lists the best of TV, including Intelligence, Corner Gas, and Robson Arms:

  • Cheer up, television has never been better
    “Good grief. So that was the TV year that was. A writers strike. Catfights, celebrity spats and family feuds — and that was just The View. Here’s a look back, through the prism of the stages of grief, as defined by psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, author of On Death and Dying.” Read more.

Joel Rubinoff of the Waterloo Record isn’t as optimistic about the state of TV, and gives Falcon Beach and Whistler the dubious distinction of being among the worst of 2007, while Degrassi is one of his best:

  • TV’s Year of Living Dangerously
    “Degrassi: The Next Generation (CTV): The greatest teen show on the planet rediscovers its mojo with a same sex romance between control freak Paige and teen rebel Alexa. The year’s most compelling — and bittersweet — love story.” Read more.

Rob Salem of the Toronto Star includes Little Mosque on the Prairie in his best of 2007:

  • We’re crazy about TV’s Mad Men
    “A provocative premise, a terrific cast … and, however unlikely and unprecedented, a large and loyal Canadian audience. (Runners-up: Durham County, Across the River to Motor City.)” Read more.

The Globe and Mail names Zarqa Nawaz of Little Mosque on the Prairie one of their people of the year:

  • Arts Person of the year runners-up
    “The public broadcaster gambled that Little Mosque would be the breakout hit it so desperately needed. Turns out, it placed the right bet. In its first season, roughly 1 million viewers tuned in weekly. This season, the average was 785,000 — a respectable turnout for a show that managed to lure away two top writing guns from its comedic rival, CTV’s Corner Gas, the most-watched Canadian comedy on TV.” Read more.
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Degrassi

January return dates for Corner Gas, Degrassi

From a CTV media release:

In all, CTV’s schedule will see the influx of eight series new to the schedule next month, joining Top 10 favourite The Amazing Race and Canada’s No.1 comedy series Corner Gas which continues with new episodes throughout the month.

Monday nights on CTV features the hot new series Dance War: Bruno vs.
Carrie Ann (Jan. 7) at 8 p.m., followed by the return of Corner Gas (Jan. 14) with new episodes at 9:30 p.m. Bookending the all-new Monday night line-up is Season 7 of Degrassi: The Next Generation at 7:30 p.m. and the return of Top 20 hit Medium (Jan. 7) at 10 p.m.

  • Degrassi: The Next Generation: Mondays at 7:30 p.m. beginning January 14 (Season Premiere on Thursday, Jan. 10 from 8-9 p.m.
  • Corner Gas: Continues Mondays at 9:30 beginning January 14
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Little Mosque on the Prairie

In the news: The year in television

John Doyle of the Globe and Mail looks back at the year in television, who mentions Little Mosque on the Prairie, Corner Gas, Intelligence, and Durham County:

  • MosqueHoliday3Strikes, flops, angst, egos – and some great TV
    “The attention given to Little Mosque caused Canadian-made TV to be newsworthy; the CBC show even poached several writers from CTV’s Corner Gas to help with its second season. Regrettably, Little Mosque has largely failed to find the right degree of memorable comedy in its second season. But Corner Gas has managed to be vastly entertaining, week after week.” Read more.

Photo: Rayaan (Sitara Hewitt, right) and Sarah (Sheila McCarthy) of Little Mosque on the Prairie

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