Sherri Davis can talk to the animals. It’s a skill that has helped her become one of Canada’s top dog trainers. See for yourself in the short video, above, as well as on Tuesday night in a special episode of the Citytv series Hudson & Rex. The producers put a little extra in this episode
Tuesday night, France is going to the dogs. Dog, that is — Rex from Hudson & Rex — as the St. John’s-based, canine detective series travels off shore and into the Gulf of St. Lawrence to the French territory of the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Citytv airs the fall finale Tuesday at 8
One of the more fascinating things I observed last week on location with Hudson & Rex was just how much Diesel was into his job. That would be Diesel vom Burgimwald, a magnificent, three-year-old german shepherd. He plays Rex on the series, which returns for its second season this Tuesday night at 8/7c on Citytv. I
Canada’s top dog whisperer Sherri Davis barks orders to Diesel on the set of Hudson & Rex [This is the first in a series of monthly profiles of people who work behind the scenes in the Canadian TV industry. Look for a different profile in every brioux.tv newsletter.] You think it’s easy learning how to
Friday in Toronto, I had a one-on-one with the top dog from the new East Coast detective series Hudson & Rex — Diesel vom Burgimwald. That’s him in the above video, on the left. The magnificent two year old German Shepherd is trained by industry veteran Sherri Davis, who, have to admit, coached him through
It takes a village to turn me into an actor. A heritage village, in fact, such as Westfield Heritage Village just outside Hamilton, Ontario. It was there last September where I shot a scene opposite Jonny Harris and Charles Vandervaart on Canada’s top-rated drama series, Murdoch Mysteries. The episode, “Annabella Cinderella,” airs (and streams) tonight
Two weeks ago in Cannes I had the pleasure of catching up with Lauren Lee Smith, star of the CBC historical drama Frankie Drake Mysteries. She even sat for a breezy, two-and-a-half minute video chat (above). The Vancouver native was in the south of France to promote international sales of Frankie at MIPCOM. The CBC
CANNES — Canada’s two major TV and film funding agencies — to whom, full disclosure, I have to thank for my trip to MIPCOM this year — always try to showcase the country as a perfect international partner for buying, selling and making television. On Tuesday, Telefilm and The Canada Media Fund showcased three very