Hello There Mr. Gemini. Been a While. So What’s Up?
All day today, as I sat in my cubicle at the mothership, I overheard people congratulating their colleagues.
If you work in TV in Canada, or even know people who do, you know what that means.
The Gemini nominations have been announced.
The ceeb picked up a ton of nominations this year, 151 in total, topping last year’s count of 142 nominations.
Surprisingly, given the public reaction to the new format, The National was amongst the top nominated shows with a total of nine nods, the rest of the list includes a number of perennial fan favourites and a couple of docs and mini-series. They are:
The Summit (9);
Guns (9);
Love, Hate and Propaganda (8);
the fifth estate (7);
Keep Your Head Up, Kid (7);
Being Erica (6);
The Tudors (6);
Republic of Doyle (5).
CTV show led the pack in terms of total nominations for individual shows. Their Olympic coverage picked up 13 nods, while the cop drama Flashpoint, garnered 15 nominations. Flashpoint will face off against a couple CBC shows in the best drama category, rookie nominee Republic of Doyle and veteran The Tudors.
The corporate website also said the “CBC swept five categories—guaranteeing wins in best local newscast, small market; best host or interviewer in a news info program or series; best news anchor; best performance by an actress in a featured supporting role in a dramatic program or mini-series; and best news information series.”
Vote For Your All-Time Favourite Canadian TV Show
If you’re feeling left out from this year’s crop of nominations, this year you can still participate in picking your all-time favourite TV show. Starting on September 15, nerdy couch potatoes will be able to vote from a list of 25 shortlisted programs for their all-time favourite pick. You will be able to vote on this site, or on Twitter and Facebook.
Why do I have the feeling that the Beachcombers are going to win this?
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Beachcombers will have plenty of competition, I’m sure. I’ll likely be voting for one of those shows.
Hey CBC, here’s an idea.
With a half hour time slot suddenly opening up now that The Hour has been canceled how about we put on a show that truly reflects what smart, keen Canadians are actually interested in and talking about?
And yes, such a show would have the tendency to make George look even more of a sham but, it would propel him to try harder, once he’s faced with actual competition. He would have to put forward something better than he’s used to getting away with.