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Category Television Date 8/8/2006 |
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Global Television Specialty Networks Fall 2006 Preview
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TVtropolis Welcomes Hits Friends Sept 23 and The Wonder Years Sept 18, Plus New Seasons of Celeb-Reality Exclusives
MYSTERY Weekends Deliver More Top Dramas starting Sept 16 with House, Prison Break, The Closer and more; Law & Order SVU and Law & Order: Criminal Intent Join Lineup
LONESTAR Corrals Fan Favourite Action Movies; Hit Series The Magnificent Seven bows Sept 16
DEJAVIEW Acquires All-time Classics M*A*S*H* and All In The Family beginning Sept 11
X-TREME SPORTS and COOL TV Announce New Schedules effective Sept 11 |
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(WINNIPEG) Comedy, action, drama, intrigue, more top stars and the hottest hit shows – the fresh lineups on Global Television Specialty Networks make specialty TV’s sweetest spot for Fall 2006.
TVtropolis
FALL 2006 HIGHLIGHTS
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The ultimate destination for TV lovers, TVtropolis introduces a trio of iconic hit series to its schedule this season:
FRIENDS
(30 min; comedy Saturdays at 12:30, 3:30, 8 and 8:30 p.m.; Sundays 12:30, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. ET/PT ) Premieres Sept 23
The ardent adventures of New York twentysomethings Ross, Rachel, Monica, Chandler, Joey and Phoebe – the often imitated, over-caffeinated sextet whose riotous run-ins with careers (“He’s a transponster!”), romance (“We’re on a break.”) and ugly, naked neighbours make for some of the most memorable and quotable comedy ever to grace a TV.
CAST: Jennifer Aniston, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer
THE WONDER YEARS
(30 min; comedy Monday-Friday 1 p.m. and 4:30 ET/PT ) Premieres Sept 18
Set in the ‘60s, amidst Vietnam protests and the spike of America’s space program, 12-year-old Kevin Arnold’s world orbits around his classmate Winnie, with whom he (famously) romantically stumbles. The Wonder Years is TV’s seminal scrapbook, reminding us that while politics ebb and flow, the essence of adolescence never changes.
CAST: Fred Savage, Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Danica McKellar, Josh Saviano
MAD ABOUT YOU
(30 min; comedy) Coming Midseason
Newly-married New Yorkers Paul and Jamie Buchman (Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt) are dearly devoted but have much to kvetch about. Filled with observational humour that zeroes in on a couple’s most interior, intimate moments, Mad About You charms with honest comedy that explores what a couple does after saying, “I do.”
CAST: Paul Reiser, Helen Hunt, Anne Ramsay, Leila Kenzle, John Pankow.
Pop culture icons make TVtropolis their home base as a trio of smash-hit CELEB-REALITY EXCLUSIVES return for second seasons this fall in TVtropolis. HOGAN KNOWS BEST (returning Sept 24) chronicles WWE® heavyweight Hulk Hogan and his irascible family; TV’s most beloved middle child and his top model, Christopher Knight and Adrianne Curry, make wedding plans on MY FAIR BRADY (Oct 8) and Danny Bonaduce walks the line of both sobriety and sanity on the compelling BREAKING BONADUCE (Nov 5).
In addition, TVtropolis adds five fresh ORIGINAL CANADIAN SERIES to its lineup, including fast-paced TV junkie game show INSIDE THE BOX (Monday-Friday, premiering Sept 18); the commercial culture showcase AD PERSUASION (Mondays, Sept 18); and a look at TV’s most quirky and charismatic devotees on FANatical (Tuesdays, Sept 19). BE REAL… turns everyday people’s lives into a reality show (Wednesdays, Sept 20); while WHATEVER HAPPENED TO… catches up with your favourite TV stars (Thursdays, Sept 21).
MYSTERY
FALL 2006 HIGHLIGHTS
For the MYSTERY Fall 2006 schedule grid, please visit www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/tvchannels/mystery
This fall, MYSTERY builds on its reputation of offering viewers quality contemporary drama with more hot-ticket series every weekend. MYSTERY Saturdays include the new James Woods lawyer drama SHARK (premiering Sept 23); code-cracking hit NUMBERS (returning Sept 24); stateside buzz-magnet THE CLOSER, featuring 2006 Emmy® nominee Kyra Sedgwick as a tough-talking police interrogator (premieres Sept 16); and the popular special forces unit saga THE UNIT (premieres Sept 23).
MYSTERY Sundays give the spotlight to TV’s favourite escapees on PRISON BREAK (returning Aug 27); medical marvel Hugh Laurie in HOUSE (premiering Sept 17); the Navy and Marine Corps smash NCIS (returning Sept 24); and the missing-persons investigators of WITHOUT A TRACE (returning Sept 24).
Also, television’s most powerful franchise comes to MYSTERY daily this fall. LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT and LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT each examine justice from their own distinct, gripping perspectives (both airing daily, premiering in Sept).
LONESTAR
FALL 2006 HIGHLIGHTS
For the LONESTAR Fall 2006 schedule grid, please visit www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/tvchannels/lonestar
Weekends on LONESTAR are filled with the greatest action epics from the 1950s through to today. New MOVIES coming to LONESTAR this fall include THE ALAMO, FISTFUL OF DOLLARS, THE GOOD, BAD, AND THE UGLY, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, HEAVEN’S GATE and 25 more favourites.
Also joining LONESTAR: Gene Barry channels the historic West as the dapper crime-fighting gambler BAT MASTERSON (weekdays, premiering Sept 11), while THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (Saturdays and Sundays, beginning Sept 16) is based on the hit movies of the ‘60s featuring the legendary gunmen who protect their terrain from bandits.
DEJAVIEW
FALL 2006 HIGHLIGHTS
For the complete DEJAVIEW Fall ’06 schedule grid, please visit www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/tvchannels/dejaview
M*A*S*H
(30 min; comedy Daily at 2 p.m., 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. ET) Premieres Sept 11th
Single-camera sitcoms are all the rage today, but let’s remember: M*A*S*H* remains the genre’s gold standard. One of the most acclaimed series in history, this classic examines the lives of a mobile army surgical team stuck in the middle of the Korean War, with the challenges of saving lives underscores the battle to save their sanity. Packed with comedy and pathos, M*A*S* H* is television’s medical marvel, a classic that remains immensly popular decades after its original run.
CAST: Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, Loretta Swit, Harry Morgan, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson
ALL IN THE FAMILY
(30 min; comedy Daily at 2:30 p.m., 8:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. Also: Saturday/Sunday at 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET) Premieres Sept 11th
Creator Norman Lear’s opus set the precedent for meaningful TV comedy on television. Archie Bunker’s living room is his soapbox, where he sermonizes about the ills of America, and his debates with lovably loopy wife, Edith, liberal-thinking daughter, Gloria and left-leaning son-in-law, Mike make for brilliant comedy and stellar social commentary. In an era where the creativity of half-hour laffers seems stifled, the classic sitcom that first dared to tackle the taboo seems as topical, relevant and popular as ever.
CAST: Carroll O’Connor, Jean Stapleton, Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers
X-TREME SPORTS
FALL 2006 HIGHLIGHTS
For the complete X-TREME SPORTS Fall ’06 schedule grid, please visit www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/tvchannels/xtremesports
True “TV with Attitude”, X-TREME gets in the ring with the WWE® this fall to deliver the hardcore goods on EXTREME CHAMPIONSHIP WRESTLING (Saturdays and Sundays), and continues to hook up viewers with wickedest riders and the wildest terrain out there, with brand new seasons of RIDE GUIDE BIKE and RIDE GUIDE SNOW (premieres TBA).
COOL TV
FALL 2006 HIGHLIGHTS
For the COOL TV Fall ’06 schedule grid, please visit www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/tvchannels/cooltv
COOL TV continues to be Canada’s only network where fans of the world’s best jazz, blues and world music gather. A showcase in which contemporary greats (Michael Buble, Diana Krall, Matt Dusk) shine alongside musical legends (Johnny Cash, The Moody Blues). The beat continues as COOL TV spans the globe, entertaining with only the greatest music festivals and concerts.
*All dates and times subject to change.
For additional artwork and information, please contact:
Dan Kenning
Evangeline Wolfe
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