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#FIRSTLOOK: CORUS PRESENT NEW 2020 FALL DRAMAS “neXt”, “BRAVE NEW WORLD” + “DEVILS”
Making the most of this Pandemic, Corus unveiled some of their key new Dramas premiering this Fall on their family of networks! Select Media were invited to the Preview at brand-new CityView Drive-In at 20 Polson Street to preview new offerings including new Series neXt (Global), Devils (W Network) and Brave New World (Showcase).
A bit about each new Series:
DEVILS stars Patrick Dempsey and Alessandro Borghi, taking us into the dark world of millionaire bankers. The stylish London-set Series premieres Wednesday, September 16, 2020 on W Network. More here.
John Slattery stars in neXt. This highly-anticipated Series centers on how Artificial Intelligence is invading our lives and changing it in ways we haven’t yet realized. You can see this Series is about to go to some really dark places right from the start and we’re intrigued. neXt premieres October 6, 2020 on Global. Learn more here.
BRAVE NEW WORLD, based on the Novel of the same name by Aldous Huxley, in a highly-stylized way, imagines a utopian world void of money, privacy, family, monogamy and history in “New London”. Brave New World premieres September 13, 2020 on Showcase. Read more here.
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#SPOTTED: CORUS ANNOUNCE THEIR 2019 FALL LINEUP AT UPFRONT
The 2019 Corus Upfront took place today in Toronto with several stars in town to unveil the media giant’s fall lineup. Among the surprises was Beverly Hills, 90210‘s much-hyped Reboot BH90210 getting a premiere date, Thursday, August 7, 2019 at 9 PM as announced in a video by Canada’s Jason Priestley. See the Trailer here.
Guests visiting the Studio during the daytime at Sugar Beach included:
•Lilly Singh (A Little Late with Lilly Singh)
•Tom Payne (Prodigal Son)
•Melody Thomas Scott x Amelia Heinle (The Young and the Restless)
•Arianne Zucker x Eric Martsolf (Days of our Lives)
•Lucas Till (MacGyver)
•Chris Parnell x Sarah Chalke (Ricky & Morty)
•Sabrina Jalees x Patricia Heaton (Carol’s Second Act)
•Sonja Morgan x Dorinda Medley (Real Housewives of New York)
A mix of Influencers and Media sipped on Mojitos, Caesars and Mimosas, nibbling on a delectable spread by McEwan Foods, with a gorgeous Doughnut Wall by Glory Hole Doughnuts. They had the chance to mix and mingle with the stars who represent a vast range of programming ranging from Slice, newly-launched 24-hour adult cartoon betwork Adult Swim and core network Global.
Also announced was STACKTV, a new Television channel package available to Amazon Prime members in Canada, giving them access to hit Series from twelve Corus networks: Global, Food Network Canada, HGTV Canada, W Network, HISTORY®, Adult Swim, Slice, Showcase, National Geographic, Teletoon, Treehouse and YTV broadcast live and on-demand.
See some highlights and some of the stars in attendance:
Corus Upfront
A Little Late with Lilly Singh – Lilly Singh
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OMG! @IISuperwomanII is here at the #CorusUpfront for A LITTLE LATE WITH LILLY SINGH!!!🙌 #lillysingh
MacGyver – Lucas Till
Real Housewives of New York – Sonja Morgan x Dorinda Medley
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#SonjaMorgan x #DorindaMedley at #CorusUpfront for #RealHousewivesofNewYork. 🗽
The Young and the Restless – Melody Thomas Scott x Amelia Heinle
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#AmeliaHeinle x #MelodyThomasScott at #CorusUpfront for #YandR #TheYoungandtheRestless
Carol’s Second Act – Patrica Heaton x Sabrina Jalees
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Toronto’s #SabrinaJalees x #PatriciaHeaton at #CorusUpfront for #CarolsSecondAct.
Mort and Hardy – Chris Parnell x Sarah Chalke
Prodigal Son – Tom Payne
Days of our Lives – Eric Martsolf x Arianne Zucker
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#ArianneZucker x EricMartsolf of #DaysofourLives at #CorusUpfront. Happy bday, Ari!
W Network and Showcase announced they will be home to these exciting acquisitions: Batwoman, Pearson, Nancy Drew, Katy Keene, Pennyworth, Party of Five and Swamp Thing. Returning for them are fan favourites Supergirl, Charmed, Outlander, The Good Fight, The Sinner, Legacies and many more.
ET Canada is set to embark in its 15th season on Global as Canada’s Most-Followed Entertainment Show. One of the Series’ personalities Carlos Bustamante hosted today’s Influencers and Media event.
Corus Specialty Networks also will be bringing back popular Series like Island of Bryan, Property Brothers, Vikings, Top Chef Canada and Home to Win, among others.
The party continued at Evergreen Brickworks where potential advertisers got a chance to see sneak peeks at some of the Corus programming where their products and services will be paired beside this Fall.
Morea at CorusEnt.com.
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#SPOTTED: UZO ADUBA & TAYLOR SCHILLING IN TORONTO FOR “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK SEASON 2
No other Internet-based Series has taken the World by storm like ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK! The Series which we were so excited about last year recently has returned again for a second Season via Netflix and everyone we know is binge-watching it.
Stars Taylor Schilling and Uzo Aduba, the former playing the Lead Role of Piper Chapman, the latter playing Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren, are two of the Series’ most beloved Characters. Both were in Toronto today to promote the new Season of the Dramedy, based on the Memoir of the same name by Piper Kerman.
Starting their day early arriving via a Loading Dock at KISS 92.5 before 7:00 AM, Fans, some who got-up earlier than 5:00 AM to see their Idols up-close, were left disappointed as the Duo and their Entourage drove-off without so much as a wave. Schilling and Aduba then head east-bound to CTV‘s Canada AM in Scarborough, encountering traffic unfortunately, resulting in their arriving at their Global Television The Morning Show (National Edition) appearance at least twenty minutes late. When leaving, their Entourage once again opted for a hidden entrance, leaving Fans who came supportive with Posters and 8×10s from the Show, saddened at the snubs.
On the contrary, Media Reports found the Duo warm and friendly, many praising an unrecognizable Aduba particularly as being “warm”. Some speculate that Schilling simply was carrying-out requests from her reportedly “stern-faced” Publicist, which saw multiple local outlets, which normally are in-the-loop, denied access to the two Stars. For the record, we have met the lovely Schilling before and found her to be kind at TIFF ’13 when she came to promote Stay. So what gives? Is a couple minutes out of a Press Day too much to ask for at this stage in the game for the Fans?
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Season Two is now available for streaming via Netflix Canada.
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#SPOTTED: SHENAE GRIMES-BEECH IN TORONTO FOR ANABELLE COSMETICS
Model/Actress/Director and Spokesperson Shenae Grimes-Beech needs little introduction as Toronto long has been proud of its Homegirl. The Star of 90210 and Degrassi: The Next Generation has kept busy with a string of work including recently Toronto-filmed Final Exam, in which she stars opposite Pretty Little Liars’ Keegan Allen.
Grimes-Beech is in Toronto right now, carrying out duties as Spokesperson for Montreal-originated Annabelle Cosmetics. Tonight, she celebrates her Collaboration with the Company at an exclusive Party with Beauty Bloggers on Bay Street.
Appearing on City‘s Breakfast Television and Global Television‘s The Morning Show (National Edition), she maintained her poise despite the miserable rains, looking flawless with her peach-coloured locks tied neatly into a bun. Note how she is wearing her Jacket – arms-free – a trend we noticed on It-Girl Nicola Peltz, Star of Transformers: Age of Extinction, the other day in Toronto too!
Learn more about Annabelle Cosmetics here!
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#SPOTTED: SANDRA BERNHARD IN TORONTO FOR “SANDYLAND”
Iconic Entertainer Sandra Bernhard is back in-town, bringing her Sandyland Show to the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts tonight and tomorrow. Known for her gritty brand of Humour, the Michigan-born Funnywoman rose to fame with her biting critique of Pop Culture and Politics.
Speaking of Politics, will she be poking-fun at Toronto Mayor Rob Ford at her Show? “The poor Guy’s been beaten up… He’s a bit of a mess”, she says to Dina Pugliese on CITY‘s Breakfast Television earlier this morning. Bernhard comments also on Social Media, when she realized she wanted to be a Comedienne and her Daughter also in the Interview. Watch here.
Shortly after, she made her way north to Global Television‘s The Morning Show (National Edition), where she co-hosted today. Although she was in a rush going live-to-air, she fulfilled her promise coming out afterwards, graciously signing some Autographs and posing for Photos before heading to her next Taping. She looks amazing, can we agree? Watch her on The Morning Show here.
Tickets are still available to Bernhard‘s Sandyland Show. Click here for more.
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#SPOTTED: CRIS CAB IN TORONTO FOR DEBUT SINGLE “LIAR LIAR”
Miami-born Singer/Songwriter Cris Cab already has achieved Chart success overseas, but now is setting his sights stateside. The 21-year-old’s debut Single Liar Liar, a Reggae-Pop Track, gives us a taste of what he’s capable of. If red-hot Pharrell Williams‘ vote of confidence in him as his Mentor means anything, he certainly is one to keep on our radars.
Cab was spotted doing an appearance on Global Television‘s The Morning Show (Toronto Edition) earlier, guitar in-tow for a busy second day of Press, awesome to stop for a quick Snap. He did encounter a bit of SUV confusion on his way out as an arriving Comedienne Sandra Bernhard‘s Vehicle was parked right beside his.
Watch the Video for Liar Liar below:
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#SPOTTED: CJ ADAMS & ERIN PITT IN TORONTO FOR “AGAINST THE WILD”
Teen Stars CJ Adams and Erin Pitt might look familiar. Those of you who watch Chicago Fire and/or saw 2012’s The Odd Life of Timothy Green surely were touched by Adams’ Award-winning performance as a Boy sprouted from the ground, taken-in by a Couple (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton) facing difficulty conceiving. Hamilton-born has appeared in the likes of Silent Hill 2 and Camp Rock 2 – she even filmed American Girl: Blanche in Toronto last Summer.
Both young Stars are in the City promoting their new Movie, Against the Wild, which sees a pair of Siblings and their Dog lost in the beautiful and possibly dangerous Wilderness after their Plane crashes. The Duo appeared on Global Television‘s The Morning Show (Toronto Edition), kind to stop a minute for a Snap. Adams, who stars in upcoming Blockbuster Godzilla, was appreciative when told how great he was in Timothy Green, giving back a quick thanks!
Watch their Interview of The Morning Show here.
Against the Wild hits stores Tuesday, March 11, 2014 via Anchor Bay Entertainment.
Our Snap:
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#SPOTTED: 98° IN TORONTO FOR “THE PACKAGE TOUR”
In-town for their much-hyped The Package Tour, Popular former-Boy Band 98° are in Toronto right now and promoting their latest Disc, 2.0 along with the Testosterone-packed Show in which they share the spotlight with the likes of NKOTB (New Kids on the Block) and Boyz II Men. The Band hits Air Canada Centre tonight, returning once again on Sunday, July 28, 2013.
Members Drew Lachey and Jeff Timmons visited CP24 Breakfast, while Frontman Nick Lachey and Justin Jeffre were assigned to Global Television‘s The Morning Show (Toronto Edition) earlier today and I was lucky to get a Snap with the latter two, who were more than nice despite being in a rush. Click on each link to watch their Interviews.
Released on Entertainment One, the Disc includes current Single Microphone, their first in over eleven years.
WHAT IS THE HARLEM SHAKE?
Everyone’s doing the Harlem Shake, an Internet Meme which has taken the World by storm February 2013. What is the Harlem Shake you ask? Hot on the heels of Gangnam Style, it is the latest dance craze seen in viral Video Clips which are set to 30 seconds of the Track of the same name by Brooklyn-based Electronic Music Artist, Bauuer. The Videos start off with one person dancing, while all others around are oblivious to it. As soon as the Bass Line starts, we are put into sensory overload with others joining-in doing repeated (sometimes lewd) dance motions. Amazing.
YouTube Users DizastaMusic and The Sunny Skate (a Longboarding Crew from Australia) were among the first to start the craze, causing People to strip down to their undies shamelessly before the Camera!
See some of my favourite Harlem Shake Videos to surface so far, although I must say, hands-down the Maker Studios one is my favourite – rather sleek, wouldn’t you say?
..even George Stromboulopoulos had to join-in on the fun!
#SPOTTED: GRANT SHOW & KATHERINE LANASA IN TORONTO ON SNOW DAY
It was a fun week on Global Television‘s The Morning Show (National Edition) as Star of NBC‘s Deception, Katherine LaNasa, flew-in from Los Angeles, finger-in-cast to Co-Host the popular program. Accompanying her was Husband and Melrose Place Star Grant Show, who joined as Co-Host mid-week, taking-in some fun this week which included scantily-clad Models, Cocktails, Bedazzling and Grilling – yes, Grilling amidst the massive Snowstorm our City is facing. Yes, it was the Shows in the Snow.
Today marked the final day the Couple would be appearing after a week-long visit which also included them taping a Segment for Entertainment Tonight Canada also at The Cupcake Shoppe, airing on Valentine’s Day. LaNasa said on The Morning Show, “I actually don’t mind the snow – we rarely get to see it!”, hinting that gladly she’d on for another week if she could.
Show who married LaNasa last Summer, yesterday helped bedazzle a Lucky Clover on LaNasa‘s middle finger, which currently is in a cast still after an injury filming the Season Finale of Deception. He revealed that they went on their first date on St. Patrick’s Day at a Bar named The Happy Ending, clarifying “there was no ‘happy ending’ that night”. He also mentioned that currently he’s working on Lifetime Series Maids, from Creator Marc Cherry, who brought us the amazing Desperate Housewives. The Series is about four sexy Latina Maids with dreams of their own, while they work for the Rich and Famous in Beverly Hills. Newly-launched Station Lifetime Canada, which also is owned by Shaw Media (coincidentally also the owner of Global Television which airs Deception in Canada) is expected to air the Series later this year.
The amazing LaNasa was sweet enough to arrange a Photo Op together with her Husband for Billy and me following her Taping today, pulling us in from the Snow and wouldn’t you say it turned-out just beautifully? Glittery snow, smiling faces, squinty eyes and a Dog in Faux Fur!
Deception airs Monday nights on Global at 9:00 PM EST.
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