TV, eh? podcast episode 58 - "What's the Buzz Tell Me What's Happenin' "

Episode 58: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

We've got the results of round 2 of the TV, eh? Throwdown Showdown, with the Elite Eight moving on to the next round to continue the battle for Canada's best scripted series ever. Listen to hear all the details and check back on the site Tuesday evening for round 3 voting.

We also talk about many news-like substances this week, including:

• Season finales including ratings for Dan for Mayor and Hiccups and revised dates for Combat Hospital and Rookie Blue, plus The Listener and The Borgias.
• Premieres include Lost Girl and the Picnicface sneak peek. Check out all the fall premieres here.
• The Geminis have announced presenters and Tom Green as host of the livestream.
• Meg Tilly is going to star in Bomb Girls and Diane's genuine attempt to convey excitement fails miserably.
• Holllywood Suite brings four new specialty channels to Canada.
• And Diane previews her visit to the set of Mr. Young.

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 57 - "Queuing Up Premiere Season"

Episode 57: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

The voting's in for the first round of the TV, eh? Throwdown Showdown and we've got the nail-biting results in the podcast. The new poll, with the surviving 16 shows pitted head-to-head, will be posted Tuesday evening.

We also chat about the fall premieres, the new Battle of the Blades competitors, Cashing In, more casting information and the start of production on The Firm, and Russell Peters hosting the Geminis.

CBC celebrates its 75th anniversary this year by forgetting that not everyone loves the CBC.

And  QMI Agency (aka the "news" service of Sun Media) write an embarrassingly glowing "news" article about how everyone loves Sun News Network. Or at least how for 9 hours once it beat CTV News Channel in the ratings.

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 56 - "The Throwdown Showdown"

Episode 56: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

This week we have the ultimate CanCon tournament: 32 shows go head-to-head in the TV, eh? Throwndown Showdown to see which will emerge the victor. Vote in the first round on www.tv-eh.com.

But first, Anthony and I talk about the latest news, including:

• The Directors Guild of Canada award nominations
• The special Gemini awards
• Teletoon's new original productions
• Family Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD fall programs
• Call Me Fitz and Living in Your Car fall premiere dates
• The CBC pilot Wish List

And some big discussion pieces that we discuss not-biggishly:

• Charting the future of the CBC
• Rebirth of television

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 55 - The End is Geminigh

Episode 55: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

Anthony and Diane talk about the Gemini Award nominations – all eleventy million billion of them (full list here).

Some shows have started production: That’s So Weird and Wingin’ It are heading into their third seasons while Highland Gardens is a new one we dissect without having seen a second of it.

Flashpoint’s future on CBS looks grim, while ABC is high on Rookie Blue but not so much on Combat Hospital .

And we discuss the imminent arrival of FX Canada and what it means for viewers and industry types.

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 54 - "Feeling Good About The Planet"

Episode 54: Listen or download here or subscribe via iTunes or with any other program via the TV, Eh? feed

Guest Teri Vogel, who attended Comic-Con in San Diego last month, gives us the scoop on the Lost Girl  panel (available on YouTube here).

Anthony and Diane talk about Russell Crowe's tweet-confirmation that he will indeed guest star on Republic of Doyle, Molly Parker's addition to the cast of The Firm, and Comedy Network's development slate. We also rant about a Toronto Star "article" that allows reality producers to congratulate themselves on their feel-good programming, and discuss the CRTC's new CanCon spending minimums (with - shock - a minimum of ranting).

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.