From Etan Vlessing of The Hollywood Reporter:
Link: Canadian TV boss accuses Netflix of “Imperialism”
Catherine Tait, the newly installed president of CBC/Radio Canada, the country’s public broadcaster, on Thursday associated Netflix with cultural imperialism as it makes its programming available worldwide. Continue reading.
From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:
Link: Women Behind Canadian TV: Noelle Carbone
“I’m always looking for ways to tell more inclusive stories so that members of marginalized communities can see themselves represented. I know how important that was for me when I was younger – and how little positive queer representation I saw on TV before Buffy showed up.” Continue reading.
From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:
Link: Workin’ Moms’ Dani Kind on how Anne is working through trauma
“The show, as crazy and zany as it is, has this way about being subtle in a lot of ways. These are such strong, capable women and don’t sit and tell each other how much they love each other. They love each other in a different way and their love looks very different.” Continue reading.
The Travelers‘ mission is complete. Star Eric McCormack made it official on Friday afternoon, confirming the sci-fi drama will not return for a fourth adventure.
“Travelers Program One, as well call it, is complete,” McCormack said on the show’s Facebook page. “On behalf of our creator Brad Wright, my fellow producers and directors, designers, our writers, our amazing crew in Vancouver, and our cast—who I love more than they know—I want to say thank you. All three seasons of Travelers will continue to be available for you to re-discover and, hopefully, bring some others along with you.
“But, for now, Protocol 5,” he continued. “Much love from 3468 in the 21st.”
“Well, all good things…,” Wright tweeted on Friday afternoon. “Thanks to the greatest cast, crew, directors, writers, artists and producing partners a guy could ask for. Love to you all. And to
@Netflix for stepping up so we could make Season 3!”
Created by Brad Wright and executive-produced by McCormack, Wright and Carrie Mudd, Travelers starred McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Nesta Cooper, Jared Abrahamson and Reilly Dolman as a group of agents sent from the future to change the path of humanity by putting their consciousness into the bodies of others. Patrick Gilmore, Leah Cairns, Jennifer Spence and Ian Tracey were all part of the cast.
Travelers most recently won a Banff Rockie Award for Best Science Fiction, Fantasy or Action Program at the Banff Television Festival. It also captured Leo Awards for Best Direction for William Waring and Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series for Spence.
From Bridget Liszewski of The TV Junkies:
Link: Cardinal’s Devery Jacobs on what turns Sam from a naïve girl to a strong woman
“Working in North Bay, there’s really not a lot to do as it’s a small town in Northern Ontario. But every Thursday, Billy would come out and sometimes Karine, and we’d all go out and do karaoke.” Continue reading.Â
