Vinay Menon of the Toronto Star enjoyed jPod:

• CBC has a winner in jPod
  “As I’ve said before, the litmus test for any television pilot is simple: will it leave viewers wanting more? Well, as the closing credits rolled on my review DVD for jPod (CBC, 9 tonight), I sat in the widescreen glow and found myself craving – craving! – a second episode.” Read more.

Joel Rubinoff of the Waterloo Record reviews jPod:

• CBC’s jPOD is a fresh take on weird
  “If there’s one thing even defiantly unplugged viewers are sure to find amusing about jPOD (9 p.m. on CBC) — an engagingly offbeat Canadian dramedy about worker drones at a cutting-edge video game company — it’s the embarrassing attempts by the 40-something chief executive to “get down” with his workers.” Read more.

The Globe and Mail is soliciting questions for jPod writer Douglas Coupland:

• From the mind of Douglas Coupland
  “Submit a question for Mr. Coupland through the comment feature on this story or use this link. Your questions and Mr. Coupland’s reponses will appear below starting Thursday.” Read more.

From the Ampersand, the quotes that didn’t make it into their upcoming article:

• From the Cutting Room Floor: Alan Thicke
  “I get all the sitcom scripts at pilot season. I’m certainly not the reluctant debutante; I love the sitcom life. I’d be thrilled to do another successful sitcom. But I’m a good reader. I read that stuff and I say, ‘You know, I don’t think this is going to be a hit.’ I just saw a lot of scripts that I could have seen going anywhere. Not one that I turned down is still on the air. Not one.” Read more.