Dear Paint, I know everyone at Heartland is going to miss you, but I will too. I’ve only been watching Heartland for a few years now, but I know the relationship between you and Jack has been strong for longer than that. You were given to Jack as a retirement gift when he quit the … Continue reading Heartland says goodbye to an old friend
From Brad Oswald of the Winnipeg Free Press: Vancouver-set spy series unapologetically Canadian It figures that the hero in a Canadian-TV spy thriller would be rumpled, reserved, less than thrilling and perhaps even not all that Canadian. Wolfgang McGee is no James Bond, that’s for sure. And that’s what makes the new CBC series The … Continue reading Links: Romeo Section is unapologetically Canadian
If a show was shot in Vancouver, there’s a strong chance Andrew Airlie has appeared in it. The Glasgow-born, Toronto-educated, Vancouver-resident Airlie has starred in Reaper, Defying Gravity, Cedar Cove, The Killing, and Chris Haddock’s Intelligence, among many others. And he’ll always also be orange guy from the House pilot to me. His starring role … Continue reading Andrew Airlie is the Indiana Jones of Canadian spies in The Romeo Section
Academy announces host for Canadian Screen Awards It’s interesting that many think that Andrea Martin is Canadian and Norm Macdonald is not. The reason: she works in Canada and can be seen doing Canadian talk shows, etc. Norm certainly doesn’t celebrate his nationality and only came back to work in Canada (a voice that could … Continue reading Comments and queries for the week of October 9
Don’t tell This Life‘s producers, but Torri Higginson would have worked on the show for free. The Burlington, Ont., born actress loved the humanity of Natalie Lawson, a single mom who discovers the cancer she beat has returned to take her life, so much she would have bypassed a cheque to participate. Adapted  from Radio … Continue reading Interview: Torri Higginson embraces life in CBC’s This Life
