Season 3?
Does anybody know if it is gonna be picked up for a third season?
CTV has not made any announcement regarding a third season for Whistler and there has been no speculation in the Canadian TV industry media either. Right now, Whistler is "off the radar". Given the time frame of the show's primary backdrop story (snowboarding is a winter, early spring sport), and given that pre-production for a TV series like Whistler requires about 2 months, the show couldn't possibly go into production for a third season until March at the earliest, assuming it was given a go-ahead for a third season by the end of January. So, that would force the show to focus on stories outside of snowboarding season.
CTV has commissioned two new Canadian-made drama shows that will premiere this fall (one of which stars former Whistler star David Paetkau) so it's possible that if the network is going to produce a third season of Whistler, it would probably be targetted for the winter broadcast season which would mean a January 2009 premiere. This would also mean the show wouldn't probably go into production until April or May.
I am keeping my ears to the ground, so to speak, for any information about the series. If I hear anything definitive from my resources, I'll let everyone know.
Drew
And what are these new shows called????? Do they sound interesting???
shareAccording to a CTV press release, the two shows are:
Sniper: A tense, emotional police drama that takes us into the lives of the team members of the Strategic Response Unit (SRU) of the Toronto Police. They're unique cops who can do what ordinary cops can't: rescue hostages, bust gangs, defuse bombs, handle state-of-the-art weaponry, always putting their own lives at stake to save others. This is the series David Paetkau will be starring in.
The Listener: A young paramedic with the power to listen to people's most intimate thoughts. Our hero soon realizes: With great power comes great responsibility. Still, he's got to admit that this telepathy can be pretty cool. Aided by his paramedic partner, Toby walks a dangerous line between his calling as a telepathic sleuth and his regular life as an urban twentysomething. Toby's adrenaline-fuelled job and his active social life complicate the hell out of his destiny - or maybe it's the other way around.
Both series premiere in Canada on CTV in the Fall of 2008. Neither has been sold to an American network, cable or broadcast, yet.
Drew
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Since my previous post, Flashpoint (formerly Sniper) got picked up by CBS and The Listener got picked up by NBC. Both series will continue to be seen in Canada by CTV. Both series will continue to be set in Toronto, neither will be altered specifically for American audiences.
Also, there is a possibility that CBS and NBC respectively may air these series during the summer instead of the fall.
Drew