Yearly Archives: 2015

Rick Mercer Report

Link: Rick Mercer on Fears, His Bucket List, and the Problem with Young People

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From Erin Davis of Notable:

A Notable Chat with Rick Mercer on Fears, His Bucket List, and the Problem with Young People
Flying planes, sitting in fighter jets, hanging off buildings, and plunging into freezing cold water – it’s all in a day’s work for Rick Mercer. His job also lets him rant his way through graffiti-filled alleys about pretty much anything on his politically fuelled mind. As Canada’s number-one political satirist and a beloved comedic TV personality (and he has over two dozen Gemini Awards to prove it), Mercer calls politics his “sport.” Continue reading.

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Orphan Black

Tonight: Orphan Black

Orphan Black, Space – “Insolvent Phantom of Tomorrow”
Sarah (Maslany), Felix (Jordan Gavaris, Sea Of Trees), and Mrs. S (Maria Doyle Kennedy, DOWNTON ABBEY) are in London to track down the Castor Original, but their enemies are not far behind.

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Letterkenny

Link: Letterkenny helping Sudbury become Hollywood Further North

From Bill Brioux of TV Feeds My Family:

Letterkenny helping Sudbury become Hollywood Further North
They still pull nickels out of the mines in this Northern Ontario town. The latest precious resource, however: TV shows. There are a bunch of them shooting this year in Sudbury. I flew up this week to wander the set of Letterkenny, a hilarious take on small town dudes spun off the viral web hit “Letterkenny Problems.” One webisode has drawn over 3.4 million hits so far. All together, the series has pulled over 10 million views. Continue reading.

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Blackstone

Link: CBC answers call for edgier TV fare with aboriginal series ‘Blackstone’

From Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press:

CBC answers call for edgier TV fare with aboriginal series ‘Blackstone’
If you can’t make ’em, acquire ’em. That seems to be the mantra these days at the CBC. Faced with budget cuts and dealing with the steep loss of NHL advertising revenues, the public broadcaster – when it isn’t fending off scandals – has been forced to take its content where it can find it. Continue reading.

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