Yearly Archives: 2015

Rookie Blue

Link: ‘Rookie Blue’ Former Showrunner Says Every Day Without a Renewal is Another Nail on the Coffin

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From Kazem Sedighzadeg of Master Herald:

‘Rookie Blue’ Former Showrunner Says Every Day Without a Renewal is Another Nail on the Coffin on show’s Season 7
Immediately after the TV series ended its 11-episode run for Season 6 in Canada on July 29, executive producer Tassie Cameron disclosed that the first four episodes of Season 7 have already been scripted.

Though it appears that at that point, the showrunner had to stop writing the subsequent fifth episode pending the decision of the network whether to go on with the show or not. Continue reading.

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Lost Girl

Link: Lost Girl Talk: Michael Grassi on “Sweet Valkyrie High”

From Emily Gagne of Cinefilles:

Lost Girl Talk: Michael Grassi on “Sweet Valkyrie High”
“We were so excited to have Kenzi back for this episode. Since we were delving into Siren mythology and Hale’s legacy, we thought we couldn’t do it without our beloved Kenzi. It was also an opportunity to catch up with her and see how she’s handling the loss of Hale and her return from the after-life. Also, there’s so much going on in Bo’s life right now, with Dad being back and Lauren’s new power, that we thought this was the right time to have the iconic friends reunited. It needed to happen.” Continue reading.

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Mohawk Girls

Video: The Real Mohawk Girls

From Vice.com:

The Real Mohawk Girls
Mohawk Girls is a comedy-drama show on APTN following the lives of four women on a Mohawk reserve. We meet the women in Kahnawake, the Mohawk community where the show is shot, to talk about the series’ themes (inter-cultural relationships, the reserve’s controversial “marry out, move out” policy, the preservation of Aboriginal culture) but also to discuss the fact that this is one of the first times First Nations women are given a chance to shine in such edgy material.

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Link: 10 famous people (besides Drake) who got their start on Toronto kids’ shows

From Ed Conroy of the Toronto Star:

10 famous people (besides Drake) who got their start on Toronto kids’ shows
Here are eight appearances from stars that passed through some fairly foggy Toronto kids’ shows back in the day.

John Candy, Cucumber 

(TVOntario, 1972)

Cucumber (Children’s Underground Club of United Moose and Beaver for Enthusiastic Reporters) was a weekday afternoon children’s program that encouraged viewers to be expressive and creative. Hosted by Moose and Beaver, the Cucumber clubhouse also saw many visitors including an impossibly young John Candy, here playing superhero Weatherman in an episode all about — you guessed it — weather. Continue reading.

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