One of my favourite reality shows ends Wednesday night: Ice Pilots NWT. The series, based in Yellowknife, has soared for six seasons on History. I had the great pleasure, on two occasions, to make the trek to the ‘Knife and hang with Buffalo Joe, Mikey and all the colourful McBryans of Buffalo Air. What drew
Fimmel (centre) surrounded by the main cast members of Vikings Michael Hirst has become one of the leading storytellers in historical TV drama. The English screenwriter, who penned Elizabeth (1998) before writing virtually every word over four seasons on The Tudors, is now responsible for everything you see on Vikings. The Canada-Ireland historical drama returns
Bank robbers Holiday Grainger and Emile Hirsche A two-part TV-movie? What is this–1985??No, it’s Bonnie & Clyde and you can tell it’snot the ’80s because its airing over three networks at once: History, Lifetime and A&E. Part Two airs Monday night at 9 p.m.I spoke last week with executive producers John Rice and Joe Batteer
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
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
Brioux (right) hamming it up on the set of Vikings DUBLIN, Ireland–Ah, ya can’t beat the luck of the Irish.Or of a small group of Canadian reporters invited to cross the pond to visit the set of Vikings. The big-budget Canada-Ireland co-production is winding down work on its second 10-episode season. Look for these Vikings to
LAS VEGAS–In a few short years, Pawn Stars has become a multi-million dollar TV franchise. Sold around the world, translated into several languages, the simple little reality show continues to make history on History. Why has Pawn Stars connected? “There never really was quite a genre like this before us,” says Rick Harrison. “We’re sort
Martin Short helped the Screenies double the Gemini take Whatever one thought of the merits of Sunday’s first annual Canadian Screen Awards, they were a winner in at least one area: ratings.The two-hour broadcast drew an overnight, estimated 756,000 viewers on CBC Sunday night, about double what the Gemini or Genie Award telecasts were able