From Todd VanDerWerff of AV Club:
The creators of Slings & Arrows talk about creating one of TV’s greatest shows
Few would have expected one of the best TV dramas of last decade—a really good decade for TV dramas—to be about the happenings at a Canadian theater festival, yet Slings & Arrows, which aired on the Sundance Channel in the United States, turned into a cult hit, a critical success, and something of an awards magnet in its native land. Continue reading.
From Brad Oswald of the Winnipeg Free Press:
‘Less Than Kind’ bids farewell
If you know you’re only going around the track one more time, you might as well put the pedal to the metal and make it the wildest ride possible. That seems to be the attitude of the producers and cast of Less Than Kind, the locally shot comedy series that has its fourth — and final — season premi®re on Sunday, June 2, on HBO Canada. Continue reading.
From Anna Lazowski of CBC:
Award-winning comedy Less Than Kind airing its final season
“[It was] Probably one of the most satisfying years I’ve spent in the arts because it braced the writers’ room and focused it and we got the chance to not only end the season but end the series in a way that felt right,” he says. Continue reading.
From Chris Jancelewicz of Huffington Post Canada:
‘Less Than Kind’ Season 4: Cast, Creators Reflect On Canadian Comedy (Video)
Saying goodbye to a much-loved TV show is always hard, especially if that particular show has gone through the ringer multiple times. In the case of “Less Than Kind,” the Canadian comedy helmed by former “Kids In The Hall” funnyman Mark McKinney, this rings especially true. Continue Reading.
From Craig Takeuchi of the Georgia Straight:
Arctic Air’s Pascale Hutton looks forward to what’s in store for Season Three
“The first season’s always a bit of gong show,” she tells the Georgia Straight at a CBC season preview event at District 319. “Everybody’s trying to scramble and figure things out. I felt like in second season, we learned so much. And I feel like in third season, we’ve kind of sat down and the writers have sat down with the producers and with CBC, and they’ve looked at the two seasons and they’re kind of marrying the best of what was happening in the first season and what was happening in the second season and moving forward into the third season.” Continue reading.
Rookie Blue, Global – “Homecomingâ€
On her first day back at 15 Division, Andy must work with Swarek to track down an ex-convict determined to get his old life back at any cost. In the process, Andy soon realizes how much has changed since she walked away from her old life six months ago.
From Cody Powell of TV Guide Canada:
‘Listener’ cast previews Season 4
“As the show became less paramedic-based and hospital-based, it was tough just to keep Oz engaged with Toby and to keep that part of the equation going,†showrunner Peter Mohan tells TV Guide Canada from the show’s Mississauga, Ont., set. “And so, it was even tougher to [keep] Olivia. [But] Mylène was thankful; she loved the show and was really happy to be able to have such a great featured moment to make her exit and not just to disappear.†Continue reading.
