Not even if your name is Aaron Sorkin…Nominees for the 2008 Canadian Screenwriting Awards were announced today…but before we get to that, trust you’ve heard that the audition schedule has been set for CTV’s So You Think You Can Dance Canada?
Soon another dance craze will be sweeping the nation…spinning, crashing and crying on national television…can’t wait. Rather like Canadian Idol, citizens of this great land can thank CTV for bringing to northern airwaves another Nigel Lythgoe creation…
Dancers inspired by the likes of Sabra Johnson (above) and Benji Schwimmer (past winners of America’s So You Think You Can Dance) should check out http://www.ctv.ca/ for contest and series rules and regs.
There’s been no announcement yet about the series host, judges and choreographers, but we're curious…Hint: steal a few pros from L.A…like Mandy Moore and Shane Sparks, for starters. A year or so ago, Lythgoe, the czar of British reality TV, looked like he wanted to bite the head off a bat when I asked, during a panel interview at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, why Canadians couldn’t vote during the U.S. series.
Soon another dance craze will be sweeping the nation…spinning, crashing and crying on national television…can’t wait. Rather like Canadian Idol, citizens of this great land can thank CTV for bringing to northern airwaves another Nigel Lythgoe creation…
Dancers inspired by the likes of Sabra Johnson (above) and Benji Schwimmer (past winners of America’s So You Think You Can Dance) should check out http://www.ctv.ca/ for contest and series rules and regs.
There’s been no announcement yet about the series host, judges and choreographers, but we're curious…Hint: steal a few pros from L.A…like Mandy Moore and Shane Sparks, for starters. A year or so ago, Lythgoe, the czar of British reality TV, looked like he wanted to bite the head off a bat when I asked, during a panel interview at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, why Canadians couldn’t vote during the U.S. series.
“Like Idol, we won't open up the voting to Canada. It's about American Idol, not American-Canadian Idol. Canada has got its own Canadian Idol, and hopefully they'll do Dance as well," says Lythgoe, who began his career as a dancer.
And the rest is history…The series could lead to greater interest in Canada’s dance community, which is actually better developed and supported, I.M.H.O., than stage talent in this country…Of course, how good they look will depend on many things, including production values.
Cautionary note: check out this video of a dance-off gone wrong…
Cautionary note: check out this video of a dance-off gone wrong…
So, back to the Screenwriting Awards… Accolades were heaped upon some usual and largely deserving suspects. You can find the full list of nominees at the Writers Guild website at www.wgc.ca…but a few shout outs to some TV or Not TV faves…
Nominees for Hour-Long Drama series include: Robert Wertheimer and Denis McGrath for the under-appreciated time-traveler Across the River to Motor City, Laurie Finstad Knizhnik for the gripping Durham Country, Chris Haddock for Intelligence, which I’ve written about here, and Pete Mitchell for Sabbatical (and I confess I haven’t seen the latter).
The Half-Hour Drama category is a bit weird, with the very-funny Corner Gas taking two noms and the frequently hilarious Robson Arms taking the third and final nom for drama…Weird. Now, that category’s a knee-slapper, or would that be a head-scratcher?
The TV movie category honours three distinct but equally interesting projects, Shades of Black by Andrew Wreggitt, Dragon Boys, a mini-series by Ian Weir, and The Robber Bride by Tassie Cameron.
Kudos to all for creating frequently provocative-and-thoughtful work, under always-tight budget conditions.
Now, back to Final Draft and your computers.
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