TV, eh? podcast episode 140 - "Orphan Black"

Anthony and Diane chat about their recent second ever in-person meeting, Google finally learning how to Google "torrent" and disabling ads on TV, eh? for linking to LEGAL, PRODUCER-PROVIDED TORRENTS (was that the first Marco F-Bomb^TM on this podcast?),  plus some Canadian TV too:

• City has a sneak peek of Package Deal on Tuesday
• Bravo orders 19-2 (and back me up - Anthony totally said "application"
• Inspector Gadget is coming back
• Book of Negroes coming to CBC and BET
• Rogue is cancelled in Canada
• Tatiana Maslany wins a Critics Choice Award
• The Canadian Comedy Award nominations were announced
• Conventional networks are losing money and spending less on US programs and more on Canadian programs (but there may be some reasons for that)
• US consumers are mostly oblivious to cable's multi-screen offerings
• Binge watching is changing TV habits
• The CRTC wants to overhaul the Canadian broadcast system - yippee?

Beverage update: tap water, orange sparkling water, white zinfandel wine, pomegranate rooibos

Episode 140: Listen or download or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. Or watch the (unedited) video.

 Your hosts

• Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and on Twitter
• Diane Wild can be found at dianewild.com and on Twitter

TV, eh? podcast episode 139 - "You Do Know What Pedantic Means?"

Diane and Anthony talk and talk about:

• What's Canadian on Canadian broadcasters this month
• Shaw's series renewals
• Bell Media's continued love-in with Diane
• The Writers Guild of Canada's video campaign
• Ruby Skye PI picked up by CBC
• Jon Montgomery named Amazing Race Canada host
• The Movie Central/Movie Network's new series
• Five LA-based Canadian writers and their interesting production company name
• Cord cutting in Canada
• Shaw and Bell's Twitter deals

Episode 139: Listen or download or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. Or watch the (unedited) video.

 Your hosts

• Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and on Twitter
• Diane Wild can be found at dianewild.com and on Twitter

TV, eh? podcast episode 138 - "Chugging Pink Zinfandel"

Diane and Anthony talk about the new TV, eh? Watch List, Satisfaction premiere on June 24, The Listener ratings (and lack of publicity), CBC's new licence, the Women in View report on women and minorities in Canadian TV, Amazon's original series, Rachel's interview with CBC's Sally Catto, and Canadian shows' propensity for disguising their setting.

Episode 138: Listen or download or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. Or watch the video.

Your hosts 

• Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and onTwitter. 
• Diane Wild can be found here at TV, eh? and on Twitter.

TV, eh? podcast episode 137 - "The Gutted or the Gutless"

Anthony and Diane chat about the Canadian TV news of the week:

• CBC launchezzzzzz their 2013/14 schedule with one sneaky non-Canadian show
• Tatiana Maslany earns a Critics Choice Award nomination
• The Listener premieres Wednesday
• Hugh Dillon guest stars on Continuum
• Saving Hope premieres June 25
• Rookie Blue debuts to 1.2 million 
• Four Rooms casting now 
• Top Chef Canada renewed and casting 
• Ryerson released its first report on Canadian screenwriters

Episode 136: Listen or download or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. Or watch the video.

Your hosts 

• Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and on Twitter. 
• Diane Wild can be found here at TV, eh? and on Twitter.

TV, eh? podcast episode 136 - "A Heaping Helping of Meh"

Diane and Anthony don't let a paucity of subjects to talk about prevent them from talking for the usual length of time about the satire on Canadian TV and the insult from an American that hit a little too close to home, Rookie Blue's May 23 premiere, Motive's launch this week on ABC, and Netflix's reaction to Canadian networks encroaching on their territory.

Episode 136: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. 

Your hosts 

• Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and on Twitter here and here.
• Diane Wild can be found here at TV, eh? and on Twitter hereand here.

TV, eh? podcast episode 135 - "A Swackload of Hanging Out"

Diane and Anthony test-drive the Google Hangout method of recording the podcast while chatting about VoxPopCon, requesting donations for this year's TV, eh? charity auction, Less Than Kind's farewell season beginning June 2, the Rockie Award and Leo Award nominations, YouTube deals for Canadian producers, Bell's assertion that they'll do no more divesting for the Astral deal, and yes, we rant about Bell's complete contempt for Diane and this website.

Episode 135: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. 
 
Your hosts

• Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and on Twitter here and here.
• Diane Wild can be found here at TV, eh? and on Twitter here and here.

TV, eh? podcast episode 134 - "Silos Beget Silos "

There's a whole lot of news and a little bit of ranting material in Canadian TV this week:

• Anthony shares information about the inaugural VoxPopCon 
• Orphan Black was renewed for a second season
• Brave New Girl is coming to E
• Amazing Race Canada premieres July 15 and announces prizes
• Rookie Blue returns May 23
• Be The Boss Canada premieres June 6
• Vincent Walsh is cast in Played
• Spun Out begins production
• If Harper ran the CBC ...
• Diane dares Canadian broadcasters to put up or shut up 
• The BCE/Astral deal is back before the CRTC
• Canadian networks struggle with digital content 
• Canadian networks are on their US buying spree

Episode 134: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed. 
 
Your hosts

• Anthony Marco can be found at anthonymarco.com, and on Twitter here and here.
• Diane Wild can be found here at TV, eh? and on Twitter here and here.