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TV, eh? podcast episode 42 – God Created Aliens and Aliens Created Dinosaurs
Episode 42: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed
In a Very Special Episode, Anthony and Diane meet for the first time in person and record the podcast on the Vancouver seawall, where an informative (possibly drunk) passer-by provided our title.
Anthony has a great interview with Martin Wood, Executive Producer of Sanctuary, about the web-to-TV model among other things.
But first, we talk about the big news that Hiccups and Dan For Mayor finally have return dates: May 30 and June respectively. Plus CTV’s summer schedule includes Flashpoint, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, and the mother network airing of The Borgias, and Almost Heroes and Single White Spenny are coming to Showcase on June 5.
While being distracted by floatplanes and pretty mountains, we discuss how social media is going to save live TV (or not), how Canada watches a surprising amount of online video, and that Crackle, like Netflix in the US, is getting into the original scripted series business.
Your hosts
- Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and on Twitter here and here.
- Diane Wild can be found here at TV, eh? and on Twitter here and here.
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Canadian sitcoms fend for themselves in summer
From Marc Weisblott of Yahoo.ca:
- Canadian sitcoms left to fend for themselves on summer schedules
Sitcoms produced in Canada never stood much of a chance of being taken seriously, at least before January 2004 when CTV premiered “Corner Gas,” the homespun vehicle for Tisdale, Sask. funnyman Brent Butt. Read more.
Video: Hiccups season 2 behind the scenes
CTV summer schedule includes Flashpoint, So You Think You Can Dance Canada, The Borgias
From a media release:
CTV introduces a new, end-of-weekend comedy lineup on Sunday nights with a hilarious two-hour comedy block beginning June 19. The hilarity kicks off with episodes of THE BIG BANG THEORY (June 5), leading into Season 2 of DAN FOR MAYOR (June 5) at 7 and 7:30 p.m. ET. Then, the return of all-new episodes of HOT IN CLEVELAND (June 19), lead into Season 2 of HICCUPS at 8 and 8:30 p.m. HICCUPS airs on Mondays beginning May 30 for three weeks, before settling into its regular Sunday night timeslot on June 19.
Meanwhile, CTV’s hit series FLASHPOINT (June 17) reloads for an adrenaline-filled fourth season in simulcast with CBS following a six-week run of encore episodes beginning May 6. And who will be crowned Canada’s next favourite dancer? Fall fave and now a summer must-watch, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA (June 20) kicks off its fourth season. As well, the critically-acclaimed original Bravo! series THE BORGIAS (June 21) makes its Network Television Premiere on CTV in HD.