All posts by Greg David

Prior to becoming a television critic and owner of TV, Eh?, Greg David was a critic for TV Guide Canada, the country's most trusted source for TV news. He has interviewed television actors, actresses and behind-the-scenes folks from hundreds of television series from Canada, the U.S. and internationally. He is a podcaster, public speaker, weekly radio guest and educator, and past member of the Television Critics Association.
Book of Negroes

Video: An exclusive look at The Book of Negroes

From CBC:

A look at CBC TV’s highly-anticipated adaptation of The Book of Negroes, based on Lawrence Hill’s award-winning novel. The six-part miniseries tells the epic journey of an African woman named Aminata Diallo, who is kidnapped as a child and sold into slavery in the southern U.S. The star-studded cast includes Oscar winners Louis Gossett Jr. and Cuba Gooding Jr., Aunjanue Ellis (The Help), Lyriq Bent (Rookie Blue), Jane Alexander (The Cider House Rules), Ben Chaplin (Dorian Gray) and Allan Hawco (Republic of Doyle).

 

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Tonight: The Nature of Things, Doc Zone, Package Deal

The Nature of Things, “Two of a Kind,” CBC
Why one twin and not the other? Filmmaker Leora Eisen wants to know how her identical twin – who has exactly the same DNA – could get life-threatening leukemia. Recently scientists have begun to study the differences, rather than the similarities, between twins, making ground-breaking discoveries that will affect us all.

Doc Zone, “The Psychopath Next Door,” CBC
A journey into the world of the non-criminal psychopath – a predator every bit as dangerous as his violent counterpart.

Package Deal, City (two back-to-back episodes)
“Tea For Too Few”: When a new branch of big chain tea shop opens across the street from The Loose Leaf, Sheldon helps give Kim’s business a competitive edge.

“Storage Lore”: Sheldon buys a storage locker full of White family memorabilia that’s being auctioned off, reuniting the brothers with past treasures they thought had been lost.

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Ascension

Video: Tricia Helfer discusses CBC’s Ascension

From CBC:

Battlestar Galactica’s Tricia Helfer stars in the original, six-part miniseries Ascension, coming to CBC-TV in Winter 2015. CBC Connects caught up with her at her L.A. home to find out why she jumped at the chance to be in a new space adventure. The show follows a secret 1963 U.S. mission that sends hundreds of people on a century-long journey to colonize a new world, but the voyage is thrown into question when a young woman is murdered nearly 50 years into the trek.

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Link: Corner Gas a love letter to fans

From Rob Salem:

Thought Corner Gas was gone? Well look closer baby, you’re so wrong! More than five years after the hit sitcom ended its unprecedented run, the eccentric denizens of Dog River, Sask. return in an 87-minute feature film follow-up. The limited run will be in select Cineplex Theatres across Canada from Dec. 3 through Dec. 7th, following a series of red-carpet premiere events in Saskatoon, Regina and Ottawa. Continue reading.

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