Who knew Lost Girl lived in Etobicoke? Well, darkest Etobicoke, at any rate. The west end Toronto ‘burb is home to Lost Girl, a sexy new sci-fi drama coming to Showcase this September. The series stars Anna Silk (Erica’s same sex temptation last season on Being Erica) as yummy succubus Bo, who feeds off the
CTV held their 2010 upfront Thursday night at the Thompson Hotel in Toronto. Remember Dieter, that character Mike Myers used to play on Saturday Night Live? His kind of urban shag spot, kind of German expressionism meets Ikea. It was all glass and reflective black and so cool it wasn’t even finished yet. The adrogenous
As Triumph the Insult Comedy Dog might say, one a.m. is a great time to schedule a late night talk show–for me to poop on! If you don’t have a PVR, you’ll have to stay up until that unGodly hour to catch Conan O’Brien this fall on CTV. That’s the word as the Canadian private
Rogers served notice that they were back in the 10 o’clock business at their 2010 Fall upfront Wednesday in Toronto. The conspicuously solvent cable and broadcast giant, which muscled into the Toronto market last year by adding Citytv to their multicultural OMNI channels, fell for that Leno at 10 prank in 2009. On the plus
Canwest kicked off three days of Canadian upfronts with their “Coming Attractions” press event Tuesday in Toronto. You could tell it was the Global launch in Yorkville because there were dozens of ACTRA protesters outside the Hazelton Hotel.A couple of times in recent years, ACTRA and others have singled out Global for being naughty CanCon
CBC Television announced Monday in Toronto that Jenny Hacker has been appointed creative head of comedy. Hacker replaces Anton Leo, who is now a bigger head, or as CBC calls it, senior executive in charge of production for live comedy.Prior to joining CBC in 2007, Hacker worked as a lawyer in the TV industry. You
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA–Barely recognized Robb Wells and John Paul Tremblay (above right with me and Mike Smith) on location at their new series Drunk and on Drugs. The former Trailer Park Boys have both shaved off their face hair. Gone are Ricky’s trade mark sideburns and Julian’s black hair and goatee. J.P. in particular was
HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA–Had to “Smile Awhile” when I spotted Charlie Chamberlain, Don Messer and Marg Osborne in a window display at The Puffin down by Halifax’s historical properties district. The hand-carved tribute to CBC’s Don Messer’s Jubilie (1957-69) is a Canadian boomer delight, one of several impressive wooden carvings made locally and on display at