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Lost Girl returns November 10

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From a media release:

LOST GIRL MAKES A FIERCE RETURN WITH ITS FOURTH SEASON EXCLUSIVELY ON SHOWCASE

  • Season Four World Premiere Airs in New Timeslot on November 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT
  • Original Web Series Launches on Showcase.ca in Support of New Season

Showcase’s ‘fae’mously Canadian original series, Lost Girl, returns with its highly awaited fourth season on Sunday, November 10 at its new time, 10 p.m. ET/PT. The supernatural series sees Bo (Anna Silk) face new threats as she continues to walk the middle path between Light and Dark fae, while embarking on a mission to unlock the secrets of her origin. Kicking off the 13-episode season of the top-rated, homegrown hit is a pre-show special airing exclusively on Showcase.

In the upcoming season of Lost Girl, fate casts a wide shadow over the Fae world. Viewers see the line between Dark and Light fae blurred causing Bo and company to realize that regardless of the challenges and enemies they face, they’re stronger when they face them together. The fourth season features a robust lineup of guest stars including George Takei, Linda Hamilton, Mia Kirshner, Kyle Schmid, Ali Liebert and more.

Premiering on Showcase.ca is a four-part original web series comprised of short vignettes that bridge the story between seasons three and four. In the four episodes, fans catch up with some of their favourite characters including Kenzi, Trick, Hale, Vex and Bruce, and learn of a new menace coming to threaten the Fae community in season four – the “Una Mens.” Faenatics can check out the web series weekly beginning Sunday, October 13 exclusively on Showcase.ca

Revving up the excitement, the Lost Girl pre-show features cast-on-cast interviews, exclusive webisode footage and a special season four sneak peek. During the show, cast reflects on both the past and upcoming seasons, reveal behind-the-scenes stories, and respond to fan questions. The one-hour pre-show special airs on Sunday, November 10 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Lost Girl: The Game gets an upgrade with all-new characters, mysteries, levels, challenges and puzzles added to the app. The free mobile gaming app is available for download on iOS and Android devices via Showcase.ca.

Lost Girl stars Anna Silk as the lovable succubus Bo; Gemini Award-winner Ksenia Solo as Kenzi, Bo’s human sidekick and street-smart confidante; Kris Holden-Ried as Dyson, the shape shifting homicide detective and noble warrior of the Light Fae; Zoie Palmer as Lauren, the brilliant human doctor who competes with Dyson for Bo’s affection; Rick Howland as Trick, Bo’s grandfather and the ancient and mysterious Blood King; and K.C. Collins as Hale, Dyson’s partner and a light Fae siren born of noble blood. Paul Amos returns as the ever devious Dark Fae Mesmer, Vex, and Emmanuelle Vaugier reprises her role as the deliciously evil Dark Fae leader, The Morrigan.

Lost Girl was developed by Prodigy Pictures, in association with Shaw Media and Showcase. Executive Producers are Jay Firestone and Emily Andras. Vanessa Piazza and Wendy Grean are Producers.

Lost Girl is produced with the participation of the Canadian Media Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry, and with the assistance of the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit Program.

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Continuum, Lost Girl, Orphan Black

Canadian scifi gaining attention

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From Sean Sullivan of The Gauntlet:

Screen Time: Why we should be excited about Canadian television
Two years ago, if I listed off my favourite shows, not one of them would have been Canadian. As a Canadian, I would still have rather watched American television than Canadian television. But that has changed recently. A handful of Canadian shows have been getting attention, two science fiction shows in particular.
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Lost Girl in production for season 4

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From a media release:

PRODIGY PICTURES AND SHAW MEDIA ANNOUNCE THE START OF PRODUCTION ON THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SEASON FOUR OF LOST GIRL

  • Guest stars include George Takei, Mia Kirshner and Ali Liebert

Prodigy Pictures, in association with Shaw Media, announce the start of production on the fourth season of the supernatural Canadian drama, Lost Girl. Featuring thirteen hour-long episodes, season four will be shot in and around Toronto and is expected to premiere on Showcase this fall.

Joining the ensemble cast of fan favourites, the jam-packed season hosts a stellar lineup of guest stars including, George Takei (Star Trek), Mia Kirshner (Defiance, Vampire Diaries) and Ali Liebert (Bomb Girls).

In the upcoming season, fate casts a wide shadow over the Fae world. With Bo’s (Anna Silk; Being Erica, Ghost Whisperer) return, we see the lines between Dark and Light fae blurred causing Bo to venture into a journey of discovery. Bo and company will ultimately realize that regardless of the challenges and enemies they face, they’re stronger when they face them together.

Returning with Silk as the Succubus heroine Bo are Gemini Award-winner Ksenia Solo (Life Unexpected, Black Swan) as Kenzi, Bo’s human sidekick and street-smart confidante; Kris Holden-Ried (The Tudors, Underworld 4) as Dyson, the shape shifting homicide detective and noble warrior of the Light Fae; Zoie Palmer (Sex After Kids, The Guard) as Lauren, the brilliant human doctor who competes with Dyson for Bo’s affection; Rick Howland (Billable Hours, Murdoch Mysteries) as Trick, Bo’s grandfather and the ancient and mysterious Blood King and K.C. Collins (Owning Mahowny, Doomstown) as Hale, Dyson’s partner and a light Fae siren born of noble blood. Paul Amos (Sex After Kids, Murdoch Mysteries) returns as the ever devious Dark Fae Mesmer, Vex, and Emmanuelle Vaugier (The Mentalist, Two And A Half Men) reprises her role as the deliciously evil Dark Fae leader, The Morrigan.

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Lost Girl Season 3 Finale and Mobile App

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For all you scifi fans out there, the season finale of Lost Girl aired Sunday night on Showcase. Now in its third season, this Canadian scifi drama explores the world of a succubus named Bo who embarks on a quest to find her origins and winds up embroiled in the world of the Fae, a race of creatures known mainly to folklore and kept secret from humans.

If you’re a fan of Lost Girl, you’ll love this action packed season finale. Bo, caught between the dark Fae and the light Fae, is on a quest to save Dyson (a werewolf) from a sociopathic scientist. Bo risks enlisting the help of the Valkyrie Tamsen, whose loyalties are in question. When Bo and Tamsen “storm the castle” they find a little more than they bargained for, and struggle to keep up with the twists and turns that are thrown at them.

The finale kept me interested from start to finish with lots of twists and turns. The setup for the story points made sense, and the payoffs throughout the episode didn’t fall flat. The one thing that struck me a bit odd was the confusion in tone. The moments of hard emotion came through on the heels of a light-hearted joke. The stormy backdrop would give way to light, bright scenes, leaving me uncertain of how I was supposed to feel. It seemed as though the viewer wasn’t given enough time to digest the weight of any heartfelt emotion from Bo before she turned her frown upside down and headed into a new emotional state. That being said, I haven’t been an avid watcher of every episode so perhaps this tonal setup has been a staple of the show that the established fan base finds no fault with.

The main reason I watched this week’s finale (out of order) was so I could try out the accompanying game. The Lost Girl App was released for iOS and Android devices for fans of the show to enjoy some additional content.

I gamely (yep, I said it) downloaded the app to my iPad and launched into personal Fae-Dom … for about 20 minutes. When I had to leave the game for a time, I couldn’t get it to reopen on my iPad. Certainly this could be an Apple issue, but I left it, shut the game down and have yet to have success getting it to operate again.

What I did experience in my limited playtime was a puzzle/search game tacking on some pseudo role-playing elements. Though the advertisements say “interaction” with characters from the show, I would classify it more as listening to what they tell you, and continuing on in your objective, which primarily involves sussing out items that adorn the wall of the first level (the bar).

Though the moments of searching for items is enjoyable and certainly belongs to the type of mobile game that would be easy to get addicted to, the long loading screens and lack of instructions make it less worth the wait. The great thing about Fruit Ninja is that you spend 90% of your play time slicing through watermelons. I spent the majority of my play time waiting here on loading screens and trying to figure out how to get to the next puzzle.

While it was cool to start my own Fae character and customize it (mine is a Succubus named Pax) the atmosphere of the game didn’t match the play style. Then again, who knows, maybe once you get more than 20 minutes in, things pick up.

The show certainly did its job in making me want to get caught up right quick, and overall it wasn’t the worst effort I’ve seen from bonus content in app form, but I’d prefer to see shows able to use this money in a way that truly benefits them. If the show demands a mobile game app – great, but maybe it’s not a bandaid to be used on every show. Wouldn’t it be great to have a working customized digital plan that fits each individual show and caters to what the show and audience demands? I’m no stranger to the importance of a digital strategy, but with the extremely high caliber of games that exist today you really have to nut up or shut up when it comes to a mobile app and game content, even if it is in a really cool universe where I get to be a succubus. Or you know, they could just let them use the cash to make more content.

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