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.
Mary Kills People

Link: Actress Abigail Winter chats with us about the hit show “Mary Kills People” and her projects

From Occhi magazine:

Link: Actress Abigail Winter chats with us about the hit show “Mary Kills People” and her projects
“One of the things I considered when preparing for this role was remembering how much more intense everything feels when we are teenagers. In that time of life, people are still in the process of figuring out who they, and as a result, are more easily influenced by other people and the events around them. Additionally, it was important to me that Jess didn’t come across just as a moody teenager that is upset with her mom. Rather, we also see her vulnerability, big heart, and intelligence, that sometimes end up being suppressed in order to protect herself from getting hurt.” Continue reading. 

From Dean Amond of Find Your Inner Geek:

Link: FYIG Chats With Actress Abigail Winter
“I also felt very lucky to portray a character who is in the process of coming to terms with her sexuality. And what’s even better is that the writers didn’t treat Jess’ experiences any differently than they would for a heterosexual character. It was refreshing.” Continue reading.

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Mary Kills People’s Abigail Winters says Jess won’t stop until Mary tells her the truth
“There are a lot of other teenage plots centered around boys and high school drama, which is fine because that’s what happens, but to see that these characters have stuff going on underneath all that is fun. You don’t just see their outward teenage moodiness. You see why that is happening and what they are protecting underneath all that.” Continue reading.

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Letterkenny

Link: Canadian linguistic delight ‘Letterkenny’ may be the best comedy on TV right now

From Tony Daniel of The Federalist:

Link: Canadian linguistic delight ‘Letterkenny’ may be the best comedy on TV right now
“Letterkenny,” a CraveTV comedy series set in rural Canada, has the energy and feel of early “Seinfeld” episodes in its linguistic weirdness and in its Zen-like existence in a self-contained universe where only etiquette seems to matter, strange as it may seem to compare the two.

“Seinfeld” had to grow on me over the years. But my first encounter with “Letterkenny” was akin to seeing “Southpark,” “Raising Arizona,” or “Reservoir Dogs” for the first time. As in, what the heck just happened to my brain? Then, this is the most original thing I’ve come across in many moons. Continue reading.

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Bellevue

Links: Bellevue on WGN America

From Heather M. of TV Goodness:

Link: Adrienne Mitchell and Jane Maggs talk Bellevue’s aesthetic and working in TV
“With this, it’s the black mountains, the abandoned mines, and how they strangely, through nature, looked like these incredible sculptures with dark purple and red rivets that were created by rain and snow but were looming behind the workers’ houses that were there for convenience from the heyday of the mine. That became the center and everything would bounce off of that.” Continue reading.

From Karen Butler of UPI:

Link: Anna Paquin: It was tough to be a ‘semi-perky mommy’ while working on ‘Bellevue’
“It’s really grisly. More than how did I get into the character was how did I then shake it off for the weekend to go be a semi-perky mommy for my kids. That was harder than going into the dark place. I find jumping into the creative abyss incredibly easy and comfortable. It’s where I feel that I’m at my strongest. Honestly, some of the stuff we shot was actually really upsetting because we are depicting real life.” Continue reading.

From Heather M. of TV Goodness:

Link: Adrienne Mitchell and Jane Maggs Talk WGN America’s Bellevue
“I got a hold of the script and there was something really intriguing about the characters, and the mysterious presence of characters from their past and how there was a kind of an intimacy there that was very unique. And because it came from when [Annie] was a child, it had a fairy tale aspect to it that we were drawn to.” Continue reading. Continue reading.

From Mike Hale of The New York Times:

Link: Review: Anna Paquin Takes Her Turn as a Detective in ‘Bellevue’
“Bellevue” doesn’t do a bad job with chilly small-town menace, if that’s what you’re looking for. But unlike the better mysteries it evokes, it seems to have been run through a plot-generating machine — insert number of episodes, number of investigative breakthroughs per episode and extent of conspiracy, and voilà. The writers decided to spring for not one but two bonus credulity-stretching late twists. Continue reading.

From Jim Halterman of TV Insider:

Link: Anna Paquin Explores ‘Darkness’ in Her New WGN Drama ‘Bellevue’
“It’s one of those things where I’ve always loved cop shows and I’ve always loved horror shows. I think it is just something about the exploration of darkness that appeals to me on some level, which I can’t really explain. I’m almost an annoyingly law abiding person, I am the driver that puts my indicator on to turn into my own driveway on my back alley even though there will be no cars. ” Continue reading.

From Sonia Saraiya of Variety:

Link: TV Review: ‘Bellevue,’ Starring Anna Paquin
“Bellevue” isn’t trying to break the mold of a closed-ended mystery, but it does offer a riff on it that manages to be both cozily predictable and refreshingly contemporary. The show, created by director Adrienne Mitchell and writer Jane Maggs, is a fairly standard mystery that distinguishes itself by being conscious of the complications of gender presentation, whether that is the “dangerous” male, the “vulnerable” female, or the transitioning teen who tries and fails to be accepted by their peers. Continue reading.

From Sci-Fi Vision:

Link: Exclusive: Shawn Doyle Stars in Bellevue
“ I started to understand that really the character was going to be driven by this deep secret from his past, mixed with his sense of protectionism over Anna. And so for me, that was very interesting, and the idea of exploring that was compelling.” Continue reading.

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Workin' Moms

Link: Women Behind Canadian TV: Maya Bankovic

From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:

Link: Women Behind Canadian TV: Maya Bankovic
“Right now the stats are still somewhere in the single digits percentage-wise, as far as DOPs that are women, but those tend to reflect only union lists. I think that’s an important distinction to make because there actually are a lot of women in cinematography, but a lot of us are found in the independent and documentary world. While we’re certainly still in the minority, and I hope the numbers improve, I think it’s important to note there are a lot of women out there doing this job and producers sometimes just need to look a little harder to find us.” Continue reading.

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Dragons' Den

Dragons’ Den announces new season with 2018 audition tour

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From a media release:

DRAGONS’ DEN is calling on all aspiring entrepreneurs to present their business pitches for a chance to be featured next season on CBC. Beginning in Toronto on February 10, auditions will be open to the public, as producers hit the road visiting Canadian cities coast-to-coast in search of the country’s best business ideas in need of a Dragon investment.

A full list of audition dates and cities are listed below, venues, timing and additional information can be found online via the DRAGONS’ DEN website .

The audition tour welcomes participants of all ages, with businesses at any stage of development. Hopeful entrepreneurs should prepare to pitch their concept to the DRAGONS’ DEN producers in five minutes or less. If they show the producers they have what it takes to pitch in the Den, they could be invited to Toronto to face the Dragons. Prospective pitchers are encouraged to apply online and bring a completed application form to the audition.

Producers will be on the lookout for entrepreneurs in the following cities:

Feb. 10 – Toronto, ON
Feb. 15 – Edmonton, AB
Feb. 15 – Nanaimo, BC
Feb. 16 – Windsor, ON
Feb. 17 – London, ON
Feb. 17 – Calgary, AB
Feb. 17 – Vancouver, BC
Feb 21 – Guelph, ON
Feb. 22 – Belleville, ON
Feb. 23 – Kingston, ON
Feb. 24 – Montreal, QC
Feb. 24 – Ottawa, ON
Feb. 24 – Barrie, ON
Feb. 28 – Oshawa, ON
Feb. 28 – Thunder Bay, ON
Mar. 2 – Fredericton, NB
Mar. 2 – Charlottetown, PEI
Mar. 3 – Hamilton, ON
Mar. 3 – Halifax, NS
Mar. 3 – Cranbrook, BC
Mar. 7 – Waterloo, ON
Mar. 8 – Kelowna, BC
Mar. 8 – Lethbridge, AB
Mar. 10 – Calgary, AB
Mar. 10 – Victoria, BC
Mar. 14 – Collingwood, ON
Mar. 14 – Prince George, BC
Mar. 14 – Whitehorse, YT
Mar. 16 – Abbotsford, BC
Mar. 17 – St. John’s, NL
Mar. 17 – Vancouver, BC
Mar. 21 – Regina, SK
Mar. 23 – Saskatoon, SK
Mar. 23 – Quebec City, QC
Mar. 24 – Montreal, QC
Mar. 24 – Winnipeg, MB
Mar. 24 – Niagara Falls, ON
Apr. 7 – Toronto, ON

 

 

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