What kind of entertainment does Dracula like? Something in a jugular vein!Oy! There’s that joke again. Anyway, Dracula premieres Friday night at 10 p.m. on NBC and Global.The drama stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the infamous vampire count. The series is set in London in 1896, with this centuries-old Dracula posing as an American inventor.
Ask any domestic producer–five seasons in Canadian television is like 30 on a U.S. channel. Or, as Mikey McBryan says, “It’s Coronation Street long.”Mikey and his dad “Buffalo” Joe McBryan were in Toronto this week to promote the fifth season premiere of Ice Pilots NWT, which airs Wednesday night at 10 p.m. on History. Based in
Page stuffing illegal substances down his pie hole Steven Page’s new Travel & Escape show is called The Illegal Eater (premiering Tuesday night at 9 p.m. ET). He might eventually qualify for another show: The Illegal Driver. Page was bombing along the QEW a week or so ago when he blew out a tire. The
Part of the richly detailed viking village on the Ardmore lot DUBLIN, Ireland–Viking ships in the middle of an Irish farm field?You’ll find them at Ardmore Studios, home of Vikings. Ten new episodes are in production, with the second season set to premiere in the new year on History.Executive producer Morgan O’Sullivan led myself and
A hot tub full of talent from MTV UK’s Geordie Shore DUBLIN, Ireland–What can you see on TV in Ireland?Well, for starters, plenty of what you see in Canada, including dozens of American TV shows. Prime time here is chock full of U.S. fare such as NCIS (the most-watched TV show in the world), The
Thursday’s tribute to Cory Monteith was, as expected, a weepy one. To their credit, Fox did not overly exploit the hour. No advance screener was sent to critics. Calls to interview executive producer Ryan Murphy or others were ignored. The episode, titled “The Quarterback,” was allowed to speak for itself.There was no breaking of the
Da Vinci’s Inquest: why didn’t it spark a new Golden Age of Canadian TV? Drop whatever you’re doing and go read John Doyle in Thursday’s Globe and Mail. Right now. If there’s a pay wall go out and buy a copy. John asks: Where is Canada in the golden age of TV? Basically, where’s our
Zoomers Denise Donlon and Conrad Black I wasn’t feeling the zoom heading into Monday’s premiere of The Zoomer, the new talk show on the former V channel featuring one-time Press Baron/convicted felon Conrad Black.Executive produced by former City-TV guru Moses Znaimer, The Zoomer is billed as “a talk show spotlighting the baby boomers point of view