From Jon Weisman of Variety:
- DirecTV places call on ‘Fitz‘
DirecTV will launch Canadian half-hour comedy “Call Me Fitz” with Jason Priestley on its 101 Network beginning Apr. 21. Read more.
Call Me Fitz lands in the US
Everything about Call Me Fitz, eh?
Call Me Fitz, Republic of Doyle, Less Than Kind among “shows that mattered”
From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:
- The 10 TV shows that mattered (and a few lesser categories)
“Call Me Fitz: A deliciously toxic, black Canadian comedy starring Jason Priestley as Richard Fitzpatrick, the car salesman from hell whose life unravels. The show that teeters on the edge of being sweet and then swings back to being about truly awful, despicable, but wonderfully drawn, characters. A great comedy for grown-ups.” Read more.
Call Me Fitz on Doyle’s top 10
From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:
- According to Doyle: TV’s top 10 (so far)
“Call Me Fitz (Sundays, HBO Canada, 8:30 p.m.) is, to date, a gloriously toxic black comedy. Jason Priestley is very fine as Richard Fitzpatrick, the car salesman from hell whose life unravels. The show keeps teetering on the edge of being redemptive, and then swings back to being about truly awful, despicable but wonderfully drawn characters. This is one comedy for grown-ups with irrepressible energy.” Read more.
Video: 10 questions with Jason Priestley
n this teaser trailer for her new feature in Movie Entertainment magazine, Jude sits down with Jason Priestley and asks him 10 disparate questions:
Call Me Fitz brings business to Nova Scotia
From Gordon Delaney of the Chronicle Herald:
- Call Me Fitz TV series, Valley a perfect fit
“Activity at an abandoned car lot in New Minas is about to pick up as filming for the second season of the HBO Canada television series Call Me Fitz begins this week.” Read more.