The out-of-shape residents of Taylor, B.C. can barely go for a walk-will they be bowled over by the “uphill” battle posed by this week’s fitness challenge?
New tonight: Village on a Diet on CBC – “Uphill Battleâ€
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Village on a Diet is voyeuristic TV
From Margaret Wente of the Globe and Mail:
- The voyeurism of Village on a Diet
It is a Canadian version of the fat shows that now infest cable TV. It pretends that all you need to lose weight is a lot more exercise, a healthier diet and a dose of good old-fashioned will power. Read more.
Ratings: Monday premieres do OK against hockey
From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:
- Monday CBC premieres show Life vs. Hockey semi
Little Mosque on the Prairie returned at 8 p.m. with a robust 593,000 viewers, followed by the second season premiere of 18 to Life at 436,000 and the new reality show Village on a Diet at 514,000. Read more.
TV, eh? podcast episode 24: Painting with a Schadenfreude Brush
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We’re back from the holidays with an interview with Allan Hawco, creator and star of Republic of Doyle. (An odd audio glitch on my end means Anthony creatively edited to cut my part out – yay Anthony!)
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New tonight: Village on a Diet on CBC – premiere
A small Canadian town with a big problem takes radical steps to lose weight in this premiere episode of a 10-part documentary. When the residents of Taylor, B.C. learn that their expanding waistlines are also dramatically shortening their life spans, they challenge themselves to lose literally a ton of weight in just three months.
