A few thoughts on the finale episode of Cardinal, the CTV drama that ended a four season run Monday night. And, yes, stop reading now if you haven’t seen it yet, as there are spoilers ahead. I’m going to whip right past the outcome of the manhunt in the snow. There was the inevitable showdown
Spend 42 minutes with Billy Campbell, my latest guest on brioux.tv: the podcast. Our conversation is ready to play now and can be found here. Campbell stars opposite Karine Vanasse on the dark and impressive CTV drama Cardinal. Just two episodes remain; the second-last hour airs tonight, Monday, May 4, at 10 p.m. ET; the
When a TV series ends, it can be an emotional day for the cast and crew. After several seasons’ worth of long days on sets and locations, a production team often bonds together like family. For some, this means they can’t wait to get the heck out of there. For others, the idea of not
Almost exactly one year ago, in April of 2019, I wrote about my visit to North Bay, Ont., on the closing day of the final episode of the CTV series Cardinal. I was happy to go; I’d had the good fortune to be invited a few times before, including during the first season when the
NORTH BAY, Ontario — There was a surprise visitor to the set of Cardinal late last week — Doug Ford. No, the premiere wasn’t wanted for questioning on the police drama, or being busted for bringing booze to corner stores. He was there, along with local MPP and finance minister Vic Fedeli, to shake a
Last June, I made my second trip on location with Cardinal, which returns Thursday night on CTV. The noir crime drama premiered with a white, wintery season, shot mainly in Sudbury. Season Two takes place a few months later, and the cast and crew had shifted to North Bay, Ontario. Instead of snow and ice, the
Feeling like waving the flag this Canada Day? Over the past weeks and even months,m I’ve been banking quotes from several TV personalities, getting their response to one question: What does Canada’s 150th birthday mean to you? Among those I quizzed: Don Cherry, Ron MacLean, Rick Mercer (above), Brent Butt, Marilyn Denis, Cobie Smulders, Jared
CANNES, France — Do “Talented Voices Drive International Appeal”? That was the title of an all-Canadian panel I had the privilege of moderating this week at MIPCOM, the international TV marketplace. Every year, Telefilm and the Canada Media Fund work to showcase worthy Canadian productions to industry buyers and sellers and network executives from around the