TV, Eh? podcast

TV, eh? podcast 10/19/08:This Hour Has 22 Minutes, The Border

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:29:29 PDT

Mark Critch of This Hour Has 22 Minutes and Jonas Chernick of The Border are the guests on TV, eh? on Blogtalkradio.

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TV, eh? podcast 10/05/08: Heartland, The Tudors, Stratusphere

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 12:41:39 PDT

Amber Marshall of Heartland is at the top of the hour, David Alpay of The Tudors joins at around :15, and Trish Stratus of Stratusphere follows at :40.

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TV, eh? podcast 09/14/08: To Hell With Manners! The Decline of Civility

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:25:27 PDT

Filmmaker John Curtin discusses his funny and insightful CTV documentary To Hell With Manners! The Decline of Civility, airing Sept. 20 at 7 pm. We chat about infuriating BlackBerry use and road rage and anonymous Internet commenters, among other examples, as well as the free hug movement and "Karmageddon," the brainchild of the Join Me group that practices random acts of kindness.

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TV, eh? podcast 09/07/08: Chris & John to the Rescue

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:46:05 PDT

Chris and John from OUTtv's Chris & John to the Rescue talk about their upcoming Summer Camp series and the DVD release of Provincetown, plus they share anecdotes about saving the world ... one gay at a time. Hear how they saved Christmas, their haunted house encounter, and more.

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TV, eh? podcast 08/24/08: Roll Play and Are We There Yet?: World Adventure

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:41:26 PDT

Producer J.J. Johnson of Sinking Ship Entertainment talks about Roll Play, an innovative exercise series for preschoolers including fabulous new music, and Are We There Yet?: World Adventure, the first live-action pre-school travel adventure series for kids, hosted by kids.

Roll Play premieres Monday, September 1 at 8:25 am Eastern on Treehouse, while Are We There Yet?: World Adventure premieres Sept. 1 at 12:10 pm Eastern.

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TV, eh? podcast 08/17/08: Eric Johnson and Graeme Campbell of EVEREST

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 12:20:15 PDT

Actor Eric Johnson (Flash Gordon, Smallville, Legends of the Fall) and director Graeme Campbell (Instant Star, Degrassi: The Next Generation, The Eleventh Hour) talk about the arduous and exhilarating shoot for CBC's upcoming EVEREST, about the arduous and exhilarating climb to the top of the world's tallest mountain by the first successful Canadian expedition.

The miniseries airs Sunday, August 31 and Monday, Sept. 1 at 8 pm, and the DVD will be available Sept. 16.

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TV, eh? podcast 07/27/08: Casey Walker of The Adrenaline Project and My Million Dollar Movie

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:33:03 PDT

Casey Walker, a director with The Adrenaline Project, is also raising money for his romantic comedy in an unusual way: by selling frames of the film for $10 each. See more at My Million Dollar Movie.

Listen in the player below, visit the show site, or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. (The interview starts at 6:30)

TV, eh? podcast 07/20/08: Adamo Ruggiero of Degrassi and The Next Star

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:15:25 PDT

Adamo Ruggiero, who plays Marco on Degrassi: The Next Generation and is host of YTV’s new kids’ talent show The Next Star, talks about both shows and how coming out on Degrassi and real life has allowed him to be an advocate for an issue close to his heart.

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TV, eh? podcast 07/13/08: UFOs: The Secret History

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:15:08 PDT

Documentary filmmaker David Cherniack discusses his History Television special UFOs: The Secret History, airing Tuesday, July 15 at 8 pm. Find out, among other things, how popular culture has shaped our understanding of the phenomenon, how conspiracy theories and fringe elements have contributed to the lack of scientific research, and just how likely it is that we are not alone in the universe.

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TV, eh? podcast 07/06/08: Flashpoint

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:08:14 PDT

Flashpoint features members of a highly-skilled SWAT team trained in negotiating, profiling and getting inside the subject’s head at the very emotional breaking point (the “flashpoint”) that triggered the crisis, starring Enrico Colantoni, Hugh Dillon, Amy Jo Johnson and David Paetkau.

Co-creators Stephanie Morgenstern and Mark Ellis talk about the series prior to its premiere on CTV and CBS on Friday, July 11 at 10 pm.

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TV, eh? podcast 06/29/08 Bill C-61, net neutrality

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 12:10:19 PDT

he proposed bill to amend the copyright act and net neutrality. Listen below, visit the show site, or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed.

Links to actual experts on the subjects:

TV, eh? podcast 06/01/08: David Winning and Martin Wood

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:15:01 PDT

Director David Winning (Blood Ties, Andromeda, Earth: Final Conflict, Dinosapien, Naturally Sadie, etc.) talks about his long and varied career, and Martin Wood, executive producer and director of Sanctuary, shares his thoughts on that web-based series moving to television.

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TV, eh? podcast 06/15/08: Zaib Shaikh and Matthew Deslippe on CBC's Othello

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:22:35 PDT

Zaib Shaikh is known as Amaar on Little Mosque on the Prairie, but for the adaptation of Othello on CBC, he is co-writer, director, and executive producer. Matthew Deslippe, who was recently seen on Across the River to Motor City, plays Iago and is also an executive producer. Listen now to their thoughts on why Othello is relevant today, Carlo Rota in the title role, their pride in Canadian productions, and even what's next for Little Mosque on the Prairie:

TV, eh? podcast 06/05/08: Nicholas Campbell of Da Vinci: The Quality of Life

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:57:23 PDT

Nicholas Campbell, who among many other roles has played Dominic Da Vinci in seven years of Da Vinci's Inquest, one of Da Vinci's City Hall, and the upcoming TV movie The Quality of Life, is the guest for this half-hour interview. He talks about the show, his career, and the Canadian television industry.

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TV, eh? podcast 06/01/08: MVP

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:51:18 PDT

Mary Young Leckie, co-creator and executive producer of MVP, was my guest today on the TV, eh? Blogtalkradio show and she was fabulous, sharing the history of this show that refuses to disappear -- cancelled by CBC, but seeing new life on that network, SOAPnet, ABC, and on DVD, all making a season two a definite possibility.

The interview's about 20 minutes: listen below, visit the show site, or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed.

TV eh? podcast 05/11/08: Durham County, My Messy Life, This is Emily Yeung, and the CRTC hearings

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 11 May 2008 13:22:14 PDT

Durham County is making the move to Global television on Monday, May 19 at 10 pm, and the co-creators, writer Laurie Finstad-Knizhnik and director Adrienne Mitchell, are first up on the program. [0:02]
Mark Bishop, executive producer of popular kids’ show This is Emily Yeung, chats about that show’s DVD release as well as This is Daniel Cook, The Adrenaline Project, and more [0:30]
TV writers Jim Henshaw and Denis McGrath debate the recent CRTC hearings [0:45]

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TV eh? podcast 05/04/08: Air Farce, Intelligence, TV myths

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 04 May 2008 13:23:35 PDT

Roger Abbott of Royal Canadian Air Farce on that show's long history and not-so-long future [top of the show]
Bill Brioux of the Canadian Press and TV Feeds My Family, author of Truth and Rumours: The Reality Behind TV’s Most Famous Myths [about 30 minutes in]
Creator Chris Haddock of Intelligence and Da Vinci's Inquest on the Intelligence season one DVD, the status of the Intelligence pilot for FOX, and the CBC [about 45 minutes in]

TV, eh? podcast 04/27/08: X-Weighted, Rent-a-Goalie, CaptioningSUCKS.com

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:39:33 PDT

At the top of the show: X-Weighted contestant Gaia joined us to talk about her experience on the Slice network’s weight-loss reality show.
15 minutes past the hour: Christopher Bolton, creator and star of Showcase’s Rent-a-Goalie, talked about the upcoming season and the season one DVD release in conversation with Denis McGrath.
50 minutes past the hour: Accessibility advocate Joe Clark chatted about his recently launched website, CaptioningSUCKS.com, which takes aim at crappy closed captioning.

TV, eh? podcast 04/20/08: Robson Arms, TV on the web, Bill C-10

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:30:09 PDT

Robson Arms co-creators Susin Neilsen and Gary Harvey [about 10 minutes in]
Technogeek Steve Wild, on tv on the web [about 35 minutes in]
Screenwriter/journalist Mark Leiren-Young will report on Bill C-10 (see his The Tyee article on appearing before the Senate about the controversial legislation) [about 50 minutes in]

TV, Eh? podcast 10/01/07: Fall season preview, interview with Intelligence creator Chris Haddock

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 21:36:45 PDT

Here's part two of the Canadian TV fall preview podcast, featuring a writer on writer interview with Intelligence and Da Vinci's Inquest creator Chris Haddock, plus lively discussion on some new and returning fall shows. The podcast is about 20 minutes long; segment start times are approximate:

TV fan and industry insider Caroline from A Place Called Say It, Say It, Say It, writer John Callaghan of Creatively Progressing and I talk about some of the new fall shows – Heartland, Da Kink in My Hair, and The Tudors.
(Start time: 4:45) Writer Denis McGrath from Dead Things on Sticks interviews Intelligence and Da Vinci's Inquest creator Chris Haddock – spoilerphobes beware, as he lets us in on what to expect from season two, starting Monday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m. on CBC.
(Start time: 15:04) Caroline, John, and I are back with not-so-positive thoughts on Whistler and more positive ones on The Best Years and Blood Ties.

Check premiere dates and times on the schedule page. The theme music is from “Quarter to Eight,” a podcast safe track by Sweet Japonic.

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TV, Eh? podcast 09/24/07: The new fall season and Mark Farrell of Corner Gas and This Hour Has 22 Minutes

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:17:38 PDT

Catch up with the fall season in Canadian television with the second TV, eh? podcast, featuring an interview with Corner Gas and This Hour Has 22 Minutes' Mark Farrell. Segment start times are approximate:

I chat with TV fan and industry insider Caroline from A Place Called Say It, Say It, Say It and writer John Callaghan of Creatively Progressing about what we're looking forward to this fall season, including Intelligence, the Rick Mercer Report, and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
(Start time: 7:10) Writer Denis McGrath from Dead Things on Sticks interviews writer and producer Mark Farrell of Corner Gas and This Hour Has 22 Minutes.
(Start time: 25:50) Caroline, John, and I chat about the successful Saskatchewan sitcoms, Corner Gas and Little Mosque on the Prairie.

Check premiere dates and times on the schedule page. The theme music is from “Quarter to Eight,” a podcast safe track by Sweet Japonic.

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TV, Eh? podcast 07/07: Reality TV, Our Hero, Jackson Davies of The Beachcombers, and more

canadiantv@gmail.com (Diane Wild) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:29:43 PDT

It's a packed podcast at 40 minutes, with interviews, DVD reviews, and chatter about Canadian shows on right now. Segment start times are approximate:

I chat with fan and industry insider Caroline from A Place Called Say It, Say It, Say It about reality television - first up, Superstar Chef Challenge and The Scoop
(Start time: 5:55) Writer Denis McGrath from Dead Things on Sticks gives us a DVD review of Our Hero
(Start time: 12:00) Caroline talks about From the Ground Up
(Start time: 15:15) Webmaster Patrick Allec from TV Archive interviews Jackson Davies of The Beachcombers, and gives us the scoop on the 35th anniversary celebrations (check out Friends of the Beachcombers on Facebook)
(Start time: 24:06) Caroline and I mock Canadian Idol and its executive producer John Brunton a little
(Start time: 27:32) Writer Alex Epstein from Complications Ensue presents a lovely justification for supporting Canadian content
(Start time: 34:00) Jennifer Smith from Runesmith's Canadian Content talks about why she values Canadian content as an audience member and taxpayer
(Start time: 38:15) Caroline narrowly avoids mocking me about my current obsession with Canada's Next Top Model - we're picking Rebecca to win

The theme music is from "Quarter to Eight," a podcast safe track by Sweet Japonic.

Check out the TV, Eh? site for information on Canadian television shows, with links to articles plus scheduling information and network media releases. E-mail Diane with suggestions and information.

Listen to the TV, Eh? podcast: July 2007