Greg and Anthony go booze-free this week, breaking down a jam-packed upcoming couple of weeks in Canadian television before lauding Cardinal‘s two-season renewal, our Canadian Screen Awards poll and upcoming X Company auction.
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Recording earlier on a Family Day Monday means Greg went the non-alcoholic route for a beverage choice to make Diane proud.
Of course, we cover the latest new (Bellevue), concluding (Cardinal, Mary Kills People) and returning (Masters of Flip, Timber Kings, MasterChef … Canada)Â Canadian TV series via the calendar. Also on tap: TVO reverses its decision to stop transmitting to eight communities … and Greg and Anthony discover where Cloyne, Ont., is. Finally, we discuss Rogers’ decision to shut down one of its community stations, meaning important voices are being silenced.
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Kate Hewlett is a Toronto born writer and actor.
In addition to playing lead on The Stanley Dynamic, Kate has played a variety of recurring roles, including Sarah on The Girlfriend Experience, Mrs. Matlin on Degrassi, Paramedic Nicole on Remedy, Jeannie Miller on Stargate: Atlantis and Andrea on The L.A. Complex. Kate also played the title role in the pilot Fancy (nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award).
Kate is the co-executive producer and writer of the hit drama series Backstage.
Kate is an accomplished screenwriter and playwright. Her stage play, The Swearing Jar, was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award, and her film adaptation won first runner up at the Harold Greenberg Screenplay Competition in 2016. Kate wrote and acted in the acclaimed BravoFACT She Said Lenny, which received the Worldwide Short Film Festival’s screenplay award and a spot on Bravo’s Top Ten Short Films. TV writing credits include The L.A. Complex, Seed, InSecurity and Turning Point. As a playwright, Kate’s credits include: The Swearing Jar, Humans Anonymous (Bridge Theatre New York), Malus Domestica (Sound Plays, Soulpepper Theatre), Use My Babies Well and Without (TAC grant). In 2017, she will be adapting the beloved children’s book What Katy Did into a musical for Carousel Players.
She is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada, Queen’s University (BA), the Tarragon Playwrights’ Unit and the Canadian Film Centre’s Prime Time Television Programme. Kate lives in Toronto with a dog, two cats and an American.
The Stanley Dynamic returns Monday, Feb. 27, at 6 p.m. ET/PT on YTV.
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Greg and Anthony discuss our latest poll—What is your favourite Canadian TV of midseason so far?—and the latest calendar entries. Then it’s on to TVO’s plan to scrap over-the-air broadcasts outside of Toronto, the second part of our deep dive into the Canadian Screen Award nominees and Super Bowl advertising.
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Brent Haynes continues to foolishly pursue a career in television. He currently serves as president & executive producer of Picture Arcade where he created the CBC series Crash Gallery.
Season 2 of Crash Gallery returns Sunday, Feb. 5, at 9:30 p.m. on CBC.
Brent made the leap to producing after spending 19 years as a broadcaster. Previously, he was senior vice-president of Comedy & Animation at MTV in New York for five years where he managed a full development slate and oversaw production for close to 20 series including World of Jenks, Nikki & Sara Live and Silent Library. Brent’s MTV portfolio included scripted comedy, animation, unscripted and documentary.
Before making the move to New York, Brent spent 11 years with The Comedy Network in Canada where he helped launch the channel before ultimately becoming vice-president of programming in charge of the development, acquisition and scheduling teams. He was responsible for developing the smash hit Corner Gas and served as an executive on the show for five seasons.
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