Comments on: New drama to move into “Intelligence” prime-time slot http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/ The official blog of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:31:08 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Michael Klassen http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3256 Michael Klassen Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:40:36 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3256 Intelligence is arguably among the best Canadian drama series ever produced. The fact that CBC programmers have yet to renew the series and have let its timeslot go to a Brit series (brilliant job, folks) does not surprise. As usual, the big thinkers at the Mothercorp leave me wondering whether to laugh or cry. Come on, kids. Haddock has handed you gold, now do your part to make it pay off for viewers and your organization. Intelligence is arguably among the best Canadian drama series ever produced. The fact that CBC programmers have yet to renew the series and have let its timeslot go to a Brit series (brilliant job, folks) does not surprise. As usual, the big thinkers at the Mothercorp leave me wondering whether to laugh or cry.

Come on, kids. Haddock has handed you gold, now do your part to make it pay off for viewers and your organization.

]]> By: kranz http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3251 kranz Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:18:46 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3251 Intelligence is definetly one of the more solid shows that are on television today. wether is be american or canadian, intelligence is def there. The problem is that most people i know have never heard of it. The p.r. is terrible and the advertising channels are not doing it justice. A show like this could be picked up by a u.s. cable station, promote is properly and have a winning show. It is weeds meets the wire with a sopranos family aspect........my only fear is that cbc's inabilty to promote it to the level it deserves to be will ultimatly lead to its death. I hope that cbc does a second season.. This show is tops. 10 out of 10 people that i have showed teh show to recently have fallen in love with it. I didn not even know the show existed until last week....ridiculous....thang god for pvr....and one of my friends or i woud lhave never gotten to experience the show. CBC do something right, you have a winner, promote it during prime time american shows, invest, it will only lead to you guys doing well with it. Intelligence is definetly one of the more solid shows that are on television today. wether is be american or canadian, intelligence is def there. The problem is that most people i know have never heard of it. The p.r. is terrible and the advertising channels are not doing it justice. A show like this could be picked up by a u.s. cable station, promote is properly and have a winning show. It is weeds meets the wire with a sopranos family aspect……..my only fear is that cbc’s inabilty to promote it to the level it deserves to be will ultimatly lead to its death. I hope that cbc does a second season.. This show is tops. 10 out of 10 people that i have showed teh show to recently have fallen in love with it. I didn not even know the show existed until last week….ridiculous….thang god for pvr….and one of my friends or i woud lhave never gotten to experience the show. CBC do something right, you have a winner, promote it during prime time american shows, invest, it will only lead to you guys doing well with it.

]]> By: Classic http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3231 Classic Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:17:21 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3231 _Yes, I can always be wrong. Yet Wikipedia and a couple of other sources say CBC premiered seasons 1&2 together (12 eps altogether) during the summer of '06. Heist aired Here in the spring. _Hustle, being a UK show was shown There in the spring of '04, '05, and '06, six episodes each. _Yes, I can always be wrong. Yet Wikipedia and a couple of other sources say CBC premiered seasons 1&2 together (12 eps altogether) during the summer of ’06. Heist aired Here in the spring.
_Hustle, being a UK show was shown There in the spring of ’04, ’05, and ’06, six episodes each.

]]> By: Stephen LaRose http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3220 Stephen LaRose Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:52:15 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3220 Classic: Actually, Hustle came before Heist. Classic: Actually, Hustle came before Heist.

]]> By: Jay http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3208 Jay Wed, 14 Feb 2007 02:50:07 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3208 I used to watch Intelligence and Hustle on Friday nights. (It's true I have no life. And admittedly I pretty much only get one channel--CBC--out here in the hinterland). Still I hafta say Hustle is fluffy & formulaic. I'd pick Intelligence any day. I used to watch Intelligence and Hustle on Friday nights. (It’s true I have no life. And admittedly I pretty much only get one channel–CBC–out here in the hinterland).

Still I hafta say Hustle is fluffy & formulaic. I’d pick Intelligence any day.

]]> By: G. Bartlett http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3206 G. Bartlett Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:23:14 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3206 Ever since DaVinci's Inquest debuted, I' ve made a point of catching every production of the Chris Haddock team. I can't believe that Intelligence may be cancelled...or maybe I can't believe that it didn't attract a large enough audience. Hustle is entertaining in a flashy, fluffy kind of way, but I wouldn't rush home to see it. One thought on Intelligence; it is a complex story and might challenge potential viewers who hadn't been with it from the start. I want more, please! Ever since DaVinci’s Inquest debuted, I’ ve made a point of catching every production of the Chris Haddock team. I can’t believe that Intelligence may be cancelled…or maybe I can’t believe that it didn’t attract a large enough audience. Hustle is entertaining in a flashy, fluffy kind of way, but I wouldn’t rush home to see it. One thought on Intelligence; it is a complex story and might challenge potential viewers who hadn’t been with it from the start. I want more, please!

]]> By: Classic http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3200 Classic Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:11:05 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3200 _I, for one, automatically dismissed it as a pale British exported clone of another U.S., but already network(!) cancelled, thief show, Heist. This was entirely owing to the sole CBC promo clip of a British/continental english sounding actress. _That's pretty weak - that the modern CBC is tepidly airing ordinary US program(s) "in prime time". At least in past decades, it had the honesty and skill to add top level shows like Dallas into its mix. _I, for one, automatically dismissed it as a pale British exported clone of another U.S., but already network(!) cancelled, thief show, Heist. This was entirely owing to the sole CBC promo clip of a British/continental english sounding actress.
_That’s pretty weak – that the modern CBC is tepidly airing ordinary US program(s) “in prime time”. At least in past decades, it had the honesty and skill to add top level shows like Dallas into its mix.

]]> By: David Edwards http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3199 David Edwards Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:53:21 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3199 On television, hustle usually beats intelligence. On television, hustle usually beats intelligence.

]]> By: Meir http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3196 Meir Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:20:56 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3196 very cool thx very cool

thx

]]> By: Timothy Friesen http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3195 Timothy Friesen Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:29:17 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3195 It should be noted that Hustle is not a US series. It is made by the BBC in the UK. It should be noted that Hustle is not a US series. It is made by the BBC in the UK.

]]> By: Peter Rukavina http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3194 Peter Rukavina Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:41:01 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3194 Although Hustle does, indeed, play in the U.S., I believe its provenance is not actually that of a "U.S. cable drama" but rather a BBC production picked up by AMC in the U.S. and CBC in Canada. References: - http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/hustle/ - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379632/companycredits - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustle_%28TV_series%29 Although Hustle does, indeed, play in the U.S., I believe its provenance is not actually that of a “U.S. cable drama” but rather a BBC production picked up by AMC in the U.S. and CBC in Canada.

References:

- http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/hustle/
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379632/companycredits
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hustle_%28TV_series%29

]]> By: Rod http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3193 Rod Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:38:25 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3193 What I don't understand about programming,is why are new shows that are good scheduled against good show with established audiences. It seems like a death sentence most of the time unless the new show is marketed to death and is really that good. Obviously, I am not a programming exec. I just regret that I did not PVR intelligence. Well, maybe DVD. What I don’t understand about programming,is why are new shows that are good scheduled against good show with established audiences. It seems like a death sentence most of the time unless the new show is marketed to death and is really that good.

Obviously, I am not a programming exec. I just regret that I did not PVR intelligence. Well, maybe DVD.

]]> By: Mark http://www.insidethecbc.com/hustle/comment-page-1/#comment-3191 Mark Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:42:31 +0000 http://www.insidethecbc.com/shows/intelligence/hustle/#comment-3191 Isn't Hustle a BBC series? It's made by the people who made Spooks (a.k.a. MI-5.) What's with the focus on the U.S.? (I enjoyed Hustle when it was on during the summer. And MI-5. And Intelligence. And Da Vinci's Inquest, which, by the way, it being re-released on DVD in a few weeks. I'd pick any of those over House.) Isn’t Hustle a BBC series? It’s made by the people who made Spooks (a.k.a. MI-5.) What’s with the focus on the U.S.?

(I enjoyed Hustle when it was on during the summer. And MI-5. And Intelligence. And Da Vinci’s Inquest, which, by the way, it being re-released on DVD in a few weeks. I’d pick any of those over House.)

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