Today, the Canadian Academy revealed the nominees for the 25th Gemini Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy Awards. So without further ado, let's reveal those who have graced our land of television in fall 2009 and winter 2010.
1. Best Animated Program or Series:
* Glenn Martin, Dds
* Guess With Jess
* Johnny Test
* Kid Vs Kat
* Wapos Bay
2. Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series:
* Degrassi: The Next Generation
* Overruled!
* Pillars of Freedom
* That's So Weird!
* Total Drama Action
3. Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series:
* A World of Wonders
* Canada's Super Speller
* Survive This
* Tvokids: Mark's Moments
4. Best Comedy Program or Series:
* Dan for Mayor
* Less Than Kind
* Little Mosque on the Prairie
* Pure Pwnage
* The Rick Mercer Report
5. Best Dramatic Miniseries:
* Alice
* The Phantom
* The Summit
6. Best Dramatic Series:
* Durham County
* Flashpoint
* Republic of Doyle
* Stargate Universe
* The Tudors
7. Best Music, Variety Program or Series
* 2009 Much Music Video Awards...
1. Best Animated Program or Series:
* Glenn Martin, Dds
* Guess With Jess
* Johnny Test
* Kid Vs Kat
* Wapos Bay
2. Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series:
* Degrassi: The Next Generation
* Overruled!
* Pillars of Freedom
* That's So Weird!
* Total Drama Action
3. Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program or Series:
* A World of Wonders
* Canada's Super Speller
* Survive This
* Tvokids: Mark's Moments
4. Best Comedy Program or Series:
* Dan for Mayor
* Less Than Kind
* Little Mosque on the Prairie
* Pure Pwnage
* The Rick Mercer Report
5. Best Dramatic Miniseries:
* Alice
* The Phantom
* The Summit
6. Best Dramatic Series:
* Durham County
* Flashpoint
* Republic of Doyle
* Stargate Universe
* The Tudors
7. Best Music, Variety Program or Series
* 2009 Much Music Video Awards...
- 9/1/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
As always, those who will have a chance to attend the Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal can enjoy the Insider Series, a segment mainly devoted to screenings of films and upcoming TV series' pilot. For this year, the Insider Series' have a preview of an upcoming Canadian comedy series and two performances on stage in store.
The Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour
First of all, fans of Trailer Park Boys will be able to meet the show's stars and creators themselves: Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells and director Ron Murphy. They will present clips of their new TV series called The Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour and a Q&A session will be held.
This show from Showcase, a Canadian cable network, takes place in a fictitious town of Port Cockerton. It follows Trailer Park Boys' three stars (Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay...
The Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour
First of all, fans of Trailer Park Boys will be able to meet the show's stars and creators themselves: Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay, Robb Wells and director Ron Murphy. They will present clips of their new TV series called The Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour and a Q&A session will be held.
This show from Showcase, a Canadian cable network, takes place in a fictitious town of Port Cockerton. It follows Trailer Park Boys' three stars (Mike Smith, John Paul Tremblay...
- 6/3/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
“Comedy Central’s Kenny vs. Spenny: Volume One - Uncensored” Starring Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice Produced by Blueprint Entertainment with Producers Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice Scores: Technical: 90, Story: 100, Acting: 100, Overall Score: 97 Kenny Hotz and Spencer “Spenny” Rice, life-long friends who live in Toronto, Canada, go head-to-head in mindless-yet-genius competitions that make up their half-hour-long reality show. The loser of the challenge then has to carry out a humiliation deed chosen at random by the winner. Creating the show themselves, Kenny and Spenny claim the show is totally unscripted and entirely real. Episode Guide -First Guy to Get a Boner Loses -Who Can Blow the Biggest Fart? -Who Can Produce the Best Viral Video? -Who Can Eat More Meat? -First Guy to [...]...
- 9/9/2008
- by Tessa Petrocco
- ShockYa
From Executive Producers Matt Stone and Trey Parker, “Comedy Central’s Kenny vs. Spenny” shows you why best friends Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice make better enemies in television’s ultimate reality show. Watch as they compete to see who can blow the Biggest fart, who can handle More torture, and who can commit the Most crime. Why would two sane human beings submit themselves to such acts of depravity, you ask? It’s simple, really: glory for the winner, humiliation for the loser. Released via Comedy Central Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, “Comedy Central’s Kenny vs. Spenny: Uncensored” DVD arrives in stores nationwide on Tuesday, August 12 and will also be available at www.shop.comedycentral.com. “Comedy Central’s Kenny vs. [...]...
- 8/7/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
"Nip/Tuck" is coming to an end.
FX has ordered 19 additional episodes beyond the current 22-episode season that will mark the plastic surgery drama's final season. The show will end its run with a total of 100 episodes in early 2011, with creator/executive producer Ryan Murphy signed on through the last episode.
That was one of several announcements that FX president/Gm John Landgraf made Tuesday morning during the network's presentation at the Television Critics Assn. press tour at the Beverly Hilton.
Asked why he decided to bring "Nip/Tuck" to an end, Landgraf said he doubts any FX drama would ever run beyond 100 episodes, saying that serialized dramas have a much different storytelling model than nonserialized shows such as "Law & Order" or "CSI."
"If you tried to do 150 episodes of 'The Sopranos,' you would begin to diminish the quality of those shows," he said. "The David Chases ('Sopranos') and Shawn Ryans ('The Shield'), they're taking on social commentary and grand sweeping questions. If we want to go after that brass ring, we have to accept they have limited shelf life."
Landgraf also said the network's recent decision not to pick up Murphy's transsexual drama "Pretty/Handsome" was not related to Murphy's staying on with "Nip/Tuck."
"Nip/Tuck" has already aired 14 episodes of its current fifth season; the remaining eight are set to premiere in January.
In the comedy arena, the network has ordered 13 episodes of a new scripted series, "Testees," to debut at 10:30 p.m. Oct. 9 following "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." "Testees," created by Kenny Hotz ("Kenny vs. Spenny"), centers on two friends in their early 30s who earn a living as medical guinea pigs.
As for "Sunny," FX plans to produce 39 additional episodes, or three more seasons, beyond the 13 in production for the show's upcoming fourth season, which debuts at 10 p.m. Sept. 18. Landgraf said that will bring the total number of episodes to 52. All of the producers and stars are signed on for all of the episodes.
In casting news, Landgraf said Michael J. Fox has signed on for an arc in "Rescue Me," starting with the fifth-season premiere in the spring. He will play the wheelchair-bound boyfriend of Janet Gavin (Andrea Roth), Tommy's (Denis Leary) estranged wife.
Marcia Gay Harden is joining Timothy Olyphant and William Hurt as series regulars for the second season of "Damages." She will play a high-powered attorney who goes up against Glenn Close's attorney character.
Meanwhile, Ted Danson is set to reprise his role as Arthur Frobisher in the legal drama series for several episodes, though it's unclear whether his character survived a shooting in the first-season finale or will appear in flashbacks. (Langraf said only that his character is "not terribly healthy," and producers didn't clarify the matter when asked the question on a "Damages" panel later Tuesday morning.)
In other casting news, Jay Karnes, who plays Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on FX's "The Shield," will appear in at least six episodes of FX's upcoming drama "Sons of Anarchy," which revolves around a motorcycle club. Drea de Matteo, who is in the "Sons" pilot, is set to appear in two more episodes.
Langraf also said that no decision has been made as to a third season of "The Riches," which he noted performs better than AMC's "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad" and Showtime's "Dexter" but fell 44% in ratings from Season 1 to Season 2.
"We have a much higher bar for threshold for success than Showtime or HBO or AMC," he said. "So one of the things I'm always struggling to balance is, do I stay with something like 'The Riches' that I'm really proud of that has some real strengths and weaknesses, or do I open up the slot?"
Landgraf opened the session by noting that the network first announced its foray into original scripted programming seven years ago, with "The Shield." At that time, there were eight hourlong scripted series airing on basic cable, all of which were critically ignored, he said; this year, he said, there are more than 30, many of which are seeing commercial as well as critical success.
FX has ordered 19 additional episodes beyond the current 22-episode season that will mark the plastic surgery drama's final season. The show will end its run with a total of 100 episodes in early 2011, with creator/executive producer Ryan Murphy signed on through the last episode.
That was one of several announcements that FX president/Gm John Landgraf made Tuesday morning during the network's presentation at the Television Critics Assn. press tour at the Beverly Hilton.
Asked why he decided to bring "Nip/Tuck" to an end, Landgraf said he doubts any FX drama would ever run beyond 100 episodes, saying that serialized dramas have a much different storytelling model than nonserialized shows such as "Law & Order" or "CSI."
"If you tried to do 150 episodes of 'The Sopranos,' you would begin to diminish the quality of those shows," he said. "The David Chases ('Sopranos') and Shawn Ryans ('The Shield'), they're taking on social commentary and grand sweeping questions. If we want to go after that brass ring, we have to accept they have limited shelf life."
Landgraf also said the network's recent decision not to pick up Murphy's transsexual drama "Pretty/Handsome" was not related to Murphy's staying on with "Nip/Tuck."
"Nip/Tuck" has already aired 14 episodes of its current fifth season; the remaining eight are set to premiere in January.
In the comedy arena, the network has ordered 13 episodes of a new scripted series, "Testees," to debut at 10:30 p.m. Oct. 9 following "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." "Testees," created by Kenny Hotz ("Kenny vs. Spenny"), centers on two friends in their early 30s who earn a living as medical guinea pigs.
As for "Sunny," FX plans to produce 39 additional episodes, or three more seasons, beyond the 13 in production for the show's upcoming fourth season, which debuts at 10 p.m. Sept. 18. Landgraf said that will bring the total number of episodes to 52. All of the producers and stars are signed on for all of the episodes.
In casting news, Landgraf said Michael J. Fox has signed on for an arc in "Rescue Me," starting with the fifth-season premiere in the spring. He will play the wheelchair-bound boyfriend of Janet Gavin (Andrea Roth), Tommy's (Denis Leary) estranged wife.
Marcia Gay Harden is joining Timothy Olyphant and William Hurt as series regulars for the second season of "Damages." She will play a high-powered attorney who goes up against Glenn Close's attorney character.
Meanwhile, Ted Danson is set to reprise his role as Arthur Frobisher in the legal drama series for several episodes, though it's unclear whether his character survived a shooting in the first-season finale or will appear in flashbacks. (Langraf said only that his character is "not terribly healthy," and producers didn't clarify the matter when asked the question on a "Damages" panel later Tuesday morning.)
In other casting news, Jay Karnes, who plays Detective Holland "Dutch" Wagenbach on FX's "The Shield," will appear in at least six episodes of FX's upcoming drama "Sons of Anarchy," which revolves around a motorcycle club. Drea de Matteo, who is in the "Sons" pilot, is set to appear in two more episodes.
Langraf also said that no decision has been made as to a third season of "The Riches," which he noted performs better than AMC's "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad" and Showtime's "Dexter" but fell 44% in ratings from Season 1 to Season 2.
"We have a much higher bar for threshold for success than Showtime or HBO or AMC," he said. "So one of the things I'm always struggling to balance is, do I stay with something like 'The Riches' that I'm really proud of that has some real strengths and weaknesses, or do I open up the slot?"
Landgraf opened the session by noting that the network first announced its foray into original scripted programming seven years ago, with "The Shield." At that time, there were eight hourlong scripted series airing on basic cable, all of which were critically ignored, he said; this year, he said, there are more than 30, many of which are seeing commercial as well as critical success.
- 7/15/2008
- by By Kimberly Nordyke and James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Matt Stone and Trey Parker have joined up with the team behind Canadian series Kenny vs. Spenny to produce new episodes of the comedy-reality series for Comedy Central.
The network has licensed 10 new episodes of the show, in which childhood friends and series co-creators Kenny Hotz and <N Spencer Rice battle each other in outrageous competitions, and also has acquired 10 episodes from the show's library. The series is set to premiere Nov. 14.
Stone told The Hollywood Reporter that he and Parker became fans of the series after Kyle McCulloch, a producer on their Comedy Central show South Park, introduced them to an episode in which the duo competed to see who could stay up the longest without sleep. Stone said the episode really hit home.
"It was right after we finished 'Team America' in a six-day marathon," he said. "It was the worst time of my whole life. The physical torment that they put their bodies through touched us. It was just so funny but also realistic and raw."
After randomly running into Rice at LAX and introducing themselves -- "He was freaked out because he thought nobody would recognize him in America," Stone said -- Stone and Parker developed a friendship with Hotz and Rice and offered to help them get the show on the air in the U.S.
The network has licensed 10 new episodes of the show, in which childhood friends and series co-creators Kenny Hotz and <N Spencer Rice battle each other in outrageous competitions, and also has acquired 10 episodes from the show's library. The series is set to premiere Nov. 14.
Stone told The Hollywood Reporter that he and Parker became fans of the series after Kyle McCulloch, a producer on their Comedy Central show South Park, introduced them to an episode in which the duo competed to see who could stay up the longest without sleep. Stone said the episode really hit home.
"It was right after we finished 'Team America' in a six-day marathon," he said. "It was the worst time of my whole life. The physical torment that they put their bodies through touched us. It was just so funny but also realistic and raw."
After randomly running into Rice at LAX and introducing themselves -- "He was freaked out because he thought nobody would recognize him in America," Stone said -- Stone and Parker developed a friendship with Hotz and Rice and offered to help them get the show on the air in the U.S.
- 9/28/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- Papal Chase, a mock documentary about a young Jewish man attempting to meet Pope John Paul II on a Canadian papal tour while dressed as a horned devil grabbed the inaugural Phillip Borsos Award as best Canadian film at the fourth annual Whistler Film Festival wrapped. The irreverent feature-length film, directed by Kenny Hotz (Pitch) on a slim $800 budget, beat out five other Canadian films for the prize. "I can't believe Whistler is cool enough to embrace guerilla independent film making," a surprised Hotz said at the closing awards brunch Sunday. The film was shot during the Pope's 2003 stay in Toronto for World Youth Day celebrations. Hotz never did meet the Pontiff, but he was run over in the Papal Mass by a golf cart, targeted by police snipers and, wearing horns and red grease paint, escorted off site by Vatican security forces.
- 12/7/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kenny vs. Spenny, a wacky reality show airing on the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., has wrapped up several worldwide format deals, including a deal with Britain's Channel 4 and a 40-episode agreement in Colombia. The "reality comedy" format features two buddies who challenge each other to silly contests, such as who can lose the most weight, who can survive in the woods the longest or who can stay awake the longest. The stars, Kenny Hotz and Spencer Rice, developed the series after producing a feature film, Pitch, which follows the real-life story of two writers as they try to sell a script to Hollywood.
- 12/19/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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