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Murdoch Mysteries

Link: Downton Abbey meets Murdoch Mysteries for Christmas

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From Tony Wong of the Toronto Star:

Downton Abbey meets Murdoch Mysteries for Christmas
“It’s a Christmas tale, so it’s about good triumphing over evil where someone is trying to destroy Christmas, and Murdoch and his gang are trying to save it,” said Peter Mitchell, writer and executive producer of the Toronto-based production. “Having Brendan here is great because so many Downton fans are also Murdoch fans, so there is a lot of crossover. And you have a star who is translatable on both sides of the ocean.” Continue reading.

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Murdoch Mysteries

Link: Murdoch Mysteries: A Christmas Celebration

From Jim Bawden:

Murdoch Mysteries: A Christmas Celebration
Tonight’s installment A Merry Murdoch Mystery is a bit on the ghoulish side for this time of year –the sighting of a mad monster with horns might give younger viewers nightmares.

But Michael McGowan’s direction is sprightly enough and most of the bases are covered as Yultide entertainment including a look at what were deemed appropriate gifts for children in those days.
Asher is in fine form as Kris Kringle who may or may not have actually stolen a cache of children’s presents to give out as his own. Continue reading.

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Masterchef Canada, Reality, Lifestyle & Documentary

Link: Women Behind Canadian TV: Cathie James

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Women Behind Canadian TV: Cathie James
“I’m not trying to make any kind of statement in my hiring, but I have found in this business, that for this kind of television, on the story side of it, I think women just have a greater affinity for shaping this material. We are dealing with real people and a lot of our job is just listening to them and getting them to tell us, in the most honest and compelling way, their stories. I hate to generalize but that is just something that female culture is more in tune to. We are listeners. I’ve found that sometimes when I’ve put men in those roles they just aren’t as interested in the material.” Continue reading. 

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Link: Stan Jacobson: TV producer changed Johnny Cash’s life

From Fred Langan of The Globe and Mail:

Stan Jacobson: TV producer changed Johnny Cash’s life
Stan Jacobson produced dozens of Canadian and American television shows over five decades, including several seasons of The Wayne and Shuster Show. He also produced live spectacles, such as the opening ceremony of the 1988 Calgary Olympics and the opening of the SkyDome, in Toronto, in June, 1989. But it was a CBC television special on Johnny Cash, which Mr. Jacobson produced, wrote and directed, that changed both men’s lives. Continue reading.

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Murdoch Mysteries

Link: Murdoch Mysteries investigates the holidays with ‘A Merry Murdoch Christmas’

From Bill Harris of Postmedia Network:

Murdoch Mysteries investigates the holidays with ‘A Merry Murdoch Christmas’
Gold, frankincense and “myrrh-doch.”

Sounds like a festive combination for the holidays.

Of course, one could argue that Christmas came for Murdoch Mysteries a few years ago, when the long-running series was picked up by CBC. Murdoch Mysteries simply has been a far better fit on the public broadcaster than it was on City, and the ratings have proven it was a good move. Continue reading.

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