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TV Eh B Cs podcast 37 – Rick Roberts, This is This Life

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Rick Roberts played Donald D’Arby in the series Traders, for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award. He’s appreared in L.A. Doctors, An American in Canada, Between, Sensitive Skin, Zoom, God and Country, and CBC’s miniseries The Book of Negroes.

Roberts headlined the Tarragon Theatre hit Enemy of the People as well as The Accidental Death of an Anarchist for Soulpepper Theatre Company.

As a writer, Rick’s work Mimi (which he co-wrote with Allan Cole and Melody Johnson) premiered at The Tarragon Theatre and was nominated for a Dora Award.

In 2012 he was tapped to play Jack Layton in the CBC biopic Jack, which garnered him the Canadian Screen Award and an ACTRA Award for Best Actor.

He can currently be seen in the CBC series This Life.

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Industry News

Link: Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Gil Cardinal dead at 65

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From CBC News:

Acclaimed Métis filmmaker Gil Cardinal dead at 65
Cardinal directed several dramas for the CBC, including the miniseries Big Bear in 1998, which garnered a Gemini nomination, and Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis in 2006.

Cardinal also directed numerous episodes of the award-winning CBC television series North of 60, where he worked with Cree writer Jordan Wheeler. Continue reading.

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Industry News

Link: Canadian TV, as we know it, is screwed. For now

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From John Doyle of The Globe and Mail:

Canadian TV, as we know it, is screwed. For now
The old advertising model has been shattered and nobody knows what the looming pick-and-pay change is going to do to the specialty channel menu. Nothing will ever be the same. Profits can be achieved but nothing like the vast, vast amounts that have been made in the past.

Fact is, the Canadian TV business has been smug about its business operations for years and that smugness has meant that the viewer shift toward digital and streaming services is far more of a calamity than it should be. It’s a truism that complacency sets in when a business is making a lot of money with little effort. It’s just that Canadian TV is a particularly startling example of that truism. Continue reading.

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19-2

Link: TIFF salute to 19-2 reveals S3 will begin with a bang

From Bill Brioux:

TIFF salute to 19-2 reveals S3 will begin with a bang
Season 2’s opener, screened last year at the Canadian International Television Festival, began with a harrowing episode covering a mass shooting at a high school. Season 3 also starts with a jolt. I don’t want to spoil it here, but I was astounded when Smith told me they were able to shoot it in just one day. Continue reading.

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