HOT
The Necessities of Life
An Inuit-flavored hit that doesn’t involve Norman Cohn or Zacharias Kunuk? Astonishing! Plus eight noms at the Genies and five at the Jutras? Even better.

NOT
Conventional TV
Last year the profits at private, old-timey stations again ranked somewhere between those of vaudeville troupes and Punch ‘n’ Judy shows.

JAW-DROPPING
1:1
A bold proposal by the CRTC calls on broadcasters to spend equally on Canadian and U.S. shows, setting the stage for aerodynamic swine and hockey rinks in Hell.