Halifax Film / DHX Shareholders - Shame!

Dear Readers, I've waited as long as I could before blogging but I cannot hold my tongue much more. (ed. especially since you've been biting on it for days now.)

As usual, my editor is my friend Lunchmeat Harold. ( ed. Howdy!)

I read in the newspaper a few days ago and in today's edition of Allnovascotia.com about the going's on at Halifax Film's Annual General Meeting (ed. at the Halifax Club! Any leftover shrimp skewers?)

I think the shareholders that were there are darn lucky that I'm unable to leave the apartment or I would have shown up and given them a piece of my mind. After all I am also a shareholder of DHX (ed. 1000 shares) and I was fully entitled to be there. Nevermind that I didn't get an invite, I'm sure that's just a mix-up. (ed. But you called them and e-mailed everyone in the place a million -)

"Pointed questions" is what allnovascotia.com calls these ungratefuls grilling of Michael Donovan, and the other Muskateer execs. (ed. easy, big fella).

They question raises of 27% to 51% of their salaries. Seems like a lot but it's a matter of perspectives, we're not talking millions here folks; its just double digit increases on six (ed. not seven!) figure salaries. And given the economic meltdown that we're going through, give these guys a break. Charles "the Green Arrow" Bishop in now earning only $356,250 and Dana Landry is earning less at $355,030. (ed. whip out your salaries boys and see who's is bigger.)

And when you take into consideration that it's not all salary (ed. $50K is in "bonus's"), they are not out of line with N.Y. investment bankers. And which of the two would you rather have in delicatly cradling your portfolios? I thought so!

Remember although DHX has 16 shows in production, most of them are being made with OPM. (ed. Other People's Money e.g. Tax Credits, Film NS, CTF) and "producer's Fees" come out of them. Why the investment in Jungle Jim alone is almost enough to pay the bonus's! (ed. is that a good thing or a bad thing?)

Besides, it's an INVESTMENT! The province has invested in a lot of the children's shows and they are going great guns worldwide. Nova Scotia is probably drowning in cash from all the sales they announce to asia, spain etc. (ed. Coincidentaly, Coming to America will turn a profit very soon.)

And like your junior high baseball team, this is a (re?)building year. DHX is pumping out as much children's content they can so they'll be ready "for the future." Not sure how but Mr. Donovan predicts that there's a "17-year-old walking to highschool now and he's just got an idea." (ed. God, careful around those snowbanks! Don't get run over by one of those Hybrids!@)

Wouldn't you have waited for Mr. Gates to exist, come up with great ideas and turn them into cash! I for one am waiting for this anonymous, acne riddled, barely-there-mustache wearing messiah to come forth! (ed. Which one is he?)

But Mr. Donovan had a perfect comeback for those questioning the exec's salaries; the TV industry is all about relationships and these good ole boys have it in spades. That's where the value is. Not in scripts or concepts or ideas. Anyone can have those. (ed. actually I have a great idea for a show - )

I for one am proud to be a part of an industry where its who you know that gets you ahead. Doesn't it save so much time an energy for the broadcasters to sit down over dinner at a high end Toronto restaurant like..er....(ed. I don't know any either.) and make a deal. Broadcasters then don't have to beat the bushes dealing with scruffy little people "developing original" ideas from scratch. (ed, that does sound disgusting. Have you seen those squigee kids?)


More later. The fetal alcohol kid from down the hall is coming home and he has to bang the wall with his helmet all the way to his apartment, damn it!

And as for the $2.2M lost on Shake Hands With the Devil (ed. the last but not the least of the many movies on the topic that people shouldn't have gotten numbed to!), it will be forthcoming as a distributor has been found for the film in the states. Of America!

And then the's the E1 debacle which I believe we were so lucky to have gotten out of even if we dropped $1.1 M on that. (ed. How many Jungle Jim's are we up to now?)

Though I was saddened when the deal was called off as I was hoping to sell maybe a few of the shares that were worth $ .46/share at the time for the selling price offered of $1.59. Would have been nice to splurge on some quarter pounders and cheese and a few cosmopolitons. And maybe I did wonder, as one shareholder did at the AGM about where Mr. Donovan was going to go after the deal was done? But I'm sure all these plans and failed plans are only for the good of the shareholder and I am proud to declare myself one of them! (ed. My country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty - )

So that clears that up.

In other news -

- I hear that CTV's Eastern Development manager Anne-Marie Lapointe is no longer within the Eastern Region? Wasn't she just here a second ago, brand new to the job? How does CTV expect to mine the rich source of talent down here? Remember, some of us can't leave the apartment.

- Whatever happened to The Conclave? Just wondering.

- And the CRTC has announced that they only be giving out one year licenses coming into the next renewal round and they propose that the private broadcasters spend as much money on homegrown production as they do buying American shows. (ed. Teehee, Must be like early April Fools.) CRTC is not going to be pushed around anymore! Unless they get pushed really hard by the Aspers and the Rogers and the whoever owns CTV (ed. The KOC?) This is really cool grandstanding but I think it means that the CRTC just wrote its own execution order.

Halifax Film....and TV Stuff. I'm still standing! After all these Years...lalala

Okay, I'm a little concerned in what's happening lately. Before I start, let me introduce my editor tonight, the always reliable Lunchmeat Harold. (ed. Howdy!)

So over the last six months, maybe longer, don't know, the world economy has failed. Whatever. I don't really care as I retreated from the "world" a long time ago. I didn't care and apparently "the world" hasn't missed me either.

My only touch with the "real" world (ed. i.e. reality) is that outside of entertainment news, the only thing I keep on top of is my one and only investment; I own 1000 shares of DHX aka Halifax Film. It was great when it was trading at $1.60 a share when I first inherited it but now it's worth 46 ...cents!? (ed. for some reason there's no "cents" symbol on this computer. Probably Bill Gates didn't see the need.)

But,all the exec's at Halifax Film just gave themselves raises and bonus's which means things are good, right? Right?

But good news, they've shuttered that Bulldog whatever investment. Sure there's a couple hundred thousand $ loss involved (ed. Bob Barker Rules!), but no sense throwing good money after bad. Who thought it was a good idea to buy into a company that's premise is that children need to work out on a daily basis. (ed. We make TV shows. Let's by a gym!)

But like the difference between good sex and bad sex, it's all in the timing. The AGM is being held this week. Michael Donovan says that not only is it a general meeting of shareholders, it will be a "special" meeting. Should I be scared?

If only I had the ability to leave the apartment I'd be there! (ed. shrimp skewers notwithstanding)

Hopefully someone wiil share with sugarbear as to what's being said at the meeting.

Goodnight.

Halifax Film....and TV Stuff. I'm still standing! After all these Years...lalala

It's a New Year! And film in Halifax is...?

It's been a long time a'bloggin' (ed. isn't that one of the twelve days of xmas?) so let's get to all the relevant (ed. and irrelevant ) stuff. My editor, as usual is my pal Lunchmeat Hearald (ed. Howdy citizens!)

So what's new in Canadian Tvslashfilm?

CTF has been renewed for 2 more years. (ed. Yes! We eat. Maybe. Big Brother can you spare a dime for a documentary filmmaker? Nationally, culturally important. But no, sorry, it's not about hockey.)

"Treevenge" a nova scotia short film has been going great guns on the internet and scored a top five amongst film fans at Sundance. Good suff. I'm guessing it didn't cost anything. Go you young tyros!

Closer to home (ed. God! he's going to talk about himself.) things have been okay. My sister Karlie and her Brazillian boyfriend/fiancee/husband (though not recognized by any legal entity whatsoever) have moved out of the apartment with their "newborn". Worried me a bit but Prince kama a maya or whatever his name is, has continued paying rent and other bills for me, so I'm cool with the whole thing. And he's even arranged for groceries to be delivered here on a regular basis which is a boon to me since I can't leave the apartment. But I digress.

Luckily I don't have to rely on my investment earnings (ed. Gad! Here we go.) Since my Father left me with nothing but a muddied name and 1000 shares of DHX stock, I thought I'd be able to rely on one or the other to provide me with some retirement...cash on hand...pocket money...?

Not that I can complain, but when I got these shares they were like $1.60 each. Against my better judgement I resisted trading them for Nortel stock (ed. who?) and held them for the long term.

And then I watched them fall. And fall. And...why the hell are they falling?!!?11
(ed. cartooney, all those exclamation points and stuff.!!!????)

But you know, it's the world economy so I can't blame the good folks at DHX. Their trying their darn tootinest (ed. Hold on. Is that a word?) to turn a profit for their shareholders. And even though the stock has fallen to a third of it's value (ed. snicker. when you said that out loud it sounded like "turd".) we're looking at the longterm and these folks, in for the long haul have turned to the shareholders who agree that they deserve more recognition (ed. ie. "compensation") than would be normal in the circumstances.

With AIG and Lehman Brothers execs giving themselves huge performance budgets, though now in desperate need of government bailouts, the good folks at DHX feel dfferent, although in the same way.

Just because they were going to "cash in their chips" which in my mind means receive the recognition they deserve, financially speaking, (ed. What? There's a run at the bank?)and sell out to E1, it doesn't mean they shouldn't be compensated for their previous hard work and the hard work yet to come.

DHX's Court and Demune "earned" (ed. quotation marks mine)a 51% and 42% raise last year. Sounds like a lot until you realize that it ends up as a yearly salary of $354,808 and $454,000 respectively. Which still, sounds like a lot until you realize that includes a bonus of $100,000 amd $50,000 respectively. (ed. Note to Demune, seems like your ass is dragging.)

Closer to home Charles "the Green Arrow" Bishop, received a 27% raise with a $50,000 bonus (ed. what? Did they happen to have bonus currency made up in $50,000 increments?) Our industrious leader Michael Donovan received the same as did Financial guru Dana Landry (ed. he takes all the numbers and adds them up good. Couldn't a student intern do that?)

But bottom line, some might say, it seems like a lot to pay the executives of DHX, especially in light that the stock is at a third of what it was (ed. or a "turd") but it all has to be taken into context. (ed. Lets not even talk about the $2.2M loss from Shake Hands With the Devil. Which is the number they say publicaly, which may be a different number internally, but that's how it goes.)

The provincial funding agency, last year "invested" (ed. like it will ever see a "return". Free money everybody!), $165,000 in The Mighty Jungle 2. An animated or puppetated kids show for CBC. So that pays for a chunk of those bonus'es.

Secondly, being a democratic organization, the most votes gets to say whether all these bonuses are deserved or not.

And, although my 1000 vote voice is hopefully heard, the majority shareholder, Michael, outvotes and outlies them all.

Tomorrow: YTV series for Halifax, (ed. not really Halifax) and whatever happened to that spelling bee show? And that John Wing Pilot?

Somebody's Frozen My Assets

Can't blog. Some...force...making..it...difficult. So much to type...ugh

Halifax Film, Nooooooooo!

Well, breaking news this morning chums. My editor today is my friend Lunchmeat Harold. Try and keep up Lunchmeat, this is immense. (Ed. Check!) Halifax Film aka DHX has been sold to a company out west called Entertainment 1 which is the latest monster distributor to emerge from the goo since Aliance Atlantis.

What does this mean to you dear reader? No offence but I don't know and don't care. I care about me,(ed. and me?)

Allnovascotia.com reports the deal will pay $1.59 a share (ed. Full disclosure, the author owns 1000 shares.), which is fine, especially considering the stocks were at .80 something last week. But I was holding on to my shares for my retirement (ed. from what?), I was going to ride the wave to comfort in my old age, soft food to eat, cosmos by the carton and disposible Depends. But alas, although DHX will continue to run, the ship will have to do without a captain.

Michael Donovan is not staying on.

I'm shattered, I'm numb (ed. Could be the breakfast cosmopolitans).

Where will the guidence come from? Will Charles (The Green Arrow) Bishop and Cheryl Hasson continue to pilot the ship to financial and creative apexes, quarter after quarter?

As they say in television, stay tuned.

A Little Dis, A Little Dat

Still have not heard anything but rumours about Jeff Rosen leaving Halifax Film. Hopefully they're still friends and promise to call each other every second week to "catch up." and say "I miss you too." Plus, it would open the door for me to step in, with my background in children's television. (Ed. Nobody even remembers who The Littlest Hobo was.)

But I worry it's another sign that Halifax Film is diversifying, which would leave me out in the cold. (Ed. Maybe they'll rent you a sweater.)

That's my editor Lunchmeat Harold who's not quite the fan of the good folks at Halifax Film as I am. (Ed. Don't suck up just because you have a thousand shares of stock!)

But seriously, Halifax Film has focused on children's entertainment and been so sucessful at it that well, they just can't sell any more. Cheap broadcasters just wait for the kids to grow up, the next generation's on the assembly line and they just start the series over again.

So what to do? Well, they did just hire Chris Zimmer as Head of Development though all he's done is feature films. We have dipped our toes in that pool before with Shake Hands with the Devil.

Halifax Film is currently producing a mini-series entitled Sould for Vision. (ed. who knew).

Then there's that Spelling Bee show. Sure it's got kids in it but its got to have the parents in mind.

They've hired Gary Vermeer away from ACTRA. He knows every actor in the tri-state area.

What these means folks is that Halifax Film is about to explode with richy goodness. Sell your children and buy some stock because we're going to take over all the demographics fairly soon.

Breaking News! Jeff Rosen Leaving Halifax Film?

The man behind all of Halifax Films kid's shows, essentially CBC mornings is rumoured to leaving. But why? Fired? Quiting? Buddist Monestary?

Must do more snoping.

...And Now ......The Rest of The Story. The story of Halifax Film and Television

Hi Folks,

Don't have much time to blog tonight, just fifteen minutes, "MAX! And you won't get on tomorrow night if it's one minute over!". As you all know I haven't blogged in a while, I've been "away" and sort of missed out on a lot that's been happening. But once I got caught up, Boy! I missed a lot this summer. (Ed. And how!) WTF does that even mean "And How", ? That's my editor logged in miles away, Lunchmeat Harold.

But most of what's happened is good news for the industry in the province and by the industry I mean Halifax Film and by the province I mean Eastern Canada. And just so I'm not accused of bias I will volunteer that I am a shareholder. (ed. He holds 1000shares)

So point by point, here we go:

Point I - I am somewhat disappointed in NSFDC (ed. you mean Film Nova Scotia) in that they only gave Halifax Film $165,000 for the whole year ending 2008. That was for The Mighty Jungle II (Ed. Missed Mighty Jungle I but apparently there needed to be a sequel). Luckily we got $165,000 last year for the same show. (Ed. ?) And $135,000 for Mighty Jungle I. Plus $150,000 for Animal Mechanicals (ED. I, II ???). But again that was last year. 2008, all we got was less than barely a percentage of a million.

Is that why they took the word "Development" out of the agency? Really, though $25M then $17M was raised through the markets and NSBI chipped in $2M to attract asia cartoonists to the province, there is still a need to develop the company into a viable entity. Just some cash until we're on a stable footing. At least we can count on the tax credit for a few million and then we don't have to give any of the profits (ed. no such thing in this business!) back to the government (Ed. and the people, don't forget the people) from all the overseas sales, because they own a stake in the show.

It wouldn't be so hard to swallow if Ocean Entertainment (ed. Who?) hadn't received $500,000! for two cooking shows! Cooking shows? How much Dilled Salmon is that, Michael Smith? (Ed. Whay are you bringing that up? I've never dilled a salmon, and I resent the implication.)

Point II - Chris Zimmer has abandoned his business (Ed. Man overboard!). Actually he sold it to yours truly (Ed. Actually, Halifax Film), for like $1M. Which seems like a lot when you consider the jewel in the crown is a 20 year old Rita McNeil in Japan Special. Really, what's the shelf life on that? But in addition Zimmer is joining the crew at Halifax Film (ed. Yeah! Jump on in the water's fine!) as the head of development. (ed. Doesn't that make like seventeen people in cahrge of development? What are we running here an orphanage?)

The news release stated that Chris (Ed. Mr. Zimmer!), would develop more kids shows. But he's never produced a kid's show. His expertise iis in feature films. (ed. What are you suggesting?)

Point III - Gary Vermer has been the face and voice of ACTRA in Nova Scotia for the past ten? years and has decided to chuck that nonsense in. He has joined the team at Halifax Film! Yeah! (ed. - Am I detecting a trend here?

Point IV - Collideascope closes up its doors. The youngish team of M.A. Kuttner and Steven Comeau is calling it quits. These were the young turks of the industry (ed. That was years ago and nobody likes an Old Turk.). They're cartoon machine churned out a lot of service work and original productions so I'm curious as to why they're stopping and what they're going to do. (ed. Hmmm, wonder where, I wonder?)

Anyway, it's almost lights out so I'm signing off. ttfn. (ed. Try the Fussilli, Ned?

...And We're Back!

Took a little vacation but now we're back and just in time! Been a lot happening in the film and TV game in Halifax/Nova Scotia and we'll be commenting on all of it over the next few days.

Big Things in Store for CBC!

My sister's boyfriend Carlo has returned and cause he's rich and feeling guilty about walking out on Stella, he brought all kinds-o-gifts! For Stella, he's brought flowers, chocolates, and enough Bling that he must have denudded East-side L.A. of gold chains.

For my editor, Lunchmeat Harold, (ed. Howdy!) he had a "Red" camera delivered. Lunchmeat is an amatuer moviemaker (ed. Filmmaker!)and thought he was doing the world of art a service by making a 300 part documentary on how a bright red shirt gradually devolves and loses its colour after continuous washings. Each part, he's filmed 125 so far, doesn't show the whole washing machine cycle, he fast motions them down to 5 minutes each. (ed. the whole cycle would be kind of silly, don'tcha think?). And for even more artistic integrity he shot them on a Fisher-Price Camcorder from the seventies. But now he has this professional "Red" video camera and he's ecstatic. I have no idea what's so special about it, but there's a button on it that says Time Shift, which I'm hoping allows him to see the future. (ed. and it is mine!)

Carlo brought a gift for Karlie too, a bag of white powder, which is unfortunate because Karlie has (ed. Had) gone eight weeks without a sniff, injection, inhallation, or insertion of any kind of narcotic. Carlo meant well, but she immediately retreated to her room (ed. which is actually just a pantry with tufts of grass in it for bedding.) and now all we can hear is the sound of snorting followed by some religious exclamations.

(ed. she's praying at the Church of the Holy Jesus Look at the Colours!)

And Carlo boght me a huge flat screen tv/computer monitor, to replace the one we had to give the super in exchange for a months rent. It's fantastic and the first thing I did was go to the CBC on-line store and order the complete Air-Farce boxed DVD collection before they all sell out. (ed. that's the set with the mini chicken canon). And believe me on this humongus set, all the items in the store look big. Hence the title of this entry. (ed. oh, man, a long way and too much exposition for that bit.)

And for his son/daughter, Carlo brought a $1M worth of toys. And I'm not being unliteral.

And just because he's an inbred royal, Carlo also brought a small mammal-like critter, not unlike a tiny elephant with a half-trunk, if you will. Apparently they are endangered and illegal to catch and send outside the country but Carlo has access to some sort of diplomatic pouches. Hence another endangered species gets closer to the brink of extinction. I was going to protest but the thing just smelled so good while it was roasting.

But now back to what this blog is really supposed to be about. TV!

Corner Gas is calling it quits and Trailer Park Boys is done. Strange, in the past the networks would just put a lock on the door at the end of the shooting but now people seem interested in what's happening.

My CTF bulliten collector sent me a message that the Fund had "found" $12M. WTF? Did it fall out of Jim Shaw's pocket when he was sitting on the couch there while he was waiting to see the A Team?

More stuff soon as the baby is trying to sleep and is startled by keystrokes.


Quarter pounders

Halifax Film? Who Needs Ya? Not me!

As I blogged last night, things have careened into an entirely new direction. First let me intro my editor tonight Lunchmeat Harold (ed. Howdy!).

Things had gotten a bit desperate around here after I lost my job, my sister Stella got pregnant and couldn't work and my roommate Karly, couldn't quit cold turkey the Jones', if you know what I mean.

I had tried to restart my writing career and sent numerous show ideas to Halifax Film, the world's most important animated children's content provider. (ed. they make cartoons, and your host owns 1000 shares so he's a bit biased.)

Nevertheless, although I sent numerous pitches to the company, they have been apparently too busy ignoring them to reply. And although Karlie could get out of bed to pay the rent (ed. actually, no. That's where she made the rent.) other expenses like food, electricity, the latest House DVD box set. (ed. thank God for Showcase) suffered. But now I don't need them.

Things are looking up, up, up! Last Thursday, Stella went into convultions, (ed. contractions) and fearing an "Alien" type explosion of a fetus from her chest and skuteling across the floor, (ed. that would have been so cool!) I called 911. Minutes later, the ambulance jockies appeared and soon had my sister's half-Brazillian in their grasp. (ed. the father is Brazillian.)

They took my sister and her baby to the hospital for a few days, and when they came back, Carlo was with them! He's the Father and I never thought I would be so happy to see him. Apparently the tribe he comes from in Brazil has such fine tuned homing instincts that he knew Stella was going to birth his prodegy. And he tracked her down. And coming from Royalty and money, (ed. his family were hill people who squatted over a mound of earth holding a Quintillion gallons of oil), he brought gifts.

Sorry but I have to log-off and help with the baby. S/he's so cool. More tomorrow. Oh, and stuff about TV, too.

Halifax Film? More Important Stuff, I suppose. (?)

God, I love question marks in brackets as if, it may be a question or it may mean I know more than you. Or do I?

Hi Folks,

I know its been a while since I blogged but thing have been popping around here, and I mean that literally. My sister Stella has reproduced! And her Brazillian has reappeared. I'll be back to update tomorrow especially for the guy who keeps e-mailing about my dog Biscuitface. He's fine! Okay? There's humans in peril here too, ya know!

Can It Get Any Bigger Than This?

Well folks, after a brief hiatus (ed. thats TV talk for a break), I'm back. A lot of things have been happening since the last time I posted so before my afternoon siesta, let's start with the good news. My friend Lunchmeat Harold will be editing for me tonight. (Ed. Howdy)



Why is my friend and mentor Michael Donovan smiling whilst grasping his little man? For good reason. His company (ed. and yours. Full disclosure, the author owns 1000 shares of DHX/Halifax Film/Decode etc. etc. mega-monopoly), has been signing deals here there and everywhere including Spain! They've partnered up with a Spanish production company to produce "Poppets Town" which is apparently a 2D animated series for children and not a show about a drug inhalers in a gay spa!

It's been sold around the world and assuming it's being made with Nova Scotia taxpayer dollars through the Film Tax Credit I guess we're all going to be part-owners. (Ed. sorry, those tax credits are just producer money.) Oh, right. Well at least it will make for a healthy bottom line which is what the entertainment industry is all about.

DHX/Halifax Film/Decode (Ed. Just type DHX before you snap your wrists) also bought a chain of fitness centres for kids called Bulldog Interactive. Imagine with me, a scaled down NuBody's where toddlers and up, enjoy a good workout of their lats and pecs and whathaveyous on the stairmaster or that crazy bicycle where you peddle and peddle but don't go anywhere! Little Jimmy chatting up little Janie as they complain that you just can't get workout togs in sizes 6 to 8 that don't have a cartoon character on them. Except of course for Lunar Jim, Poco which just happen to be on all the flat screened TV's in an endless loop! Why the gym shoppes (ed. oh, with a "pe", classy.) will be forced to carry all the toys and gadgets and clothes and zit creams with our shows logos on them. As a shareholder, this makes me moist. A captive audience with disposible income to spare. I'm assuming that their parents take them here to see and be seen rather than have the tykes get all dirty in their backyards like we had to do.

DHX (ed. thanks) also secured a deal with The Family Channel to produce a season of "The Latest Buzz", (ed. also not a show about the latest pharmachuticals). It's a show about teens who mock authority and rock their world while putting together a student newspaper. This is nothing like Radio Free Roscoe which a show about teens who mock authority and rock their world while putting together a student radio station. Radio - newspaper. Different, see.

In other DHX news (ed. Do you ever write about anything else?), they are producing or have produced a spelling bee show for kid's. Now some may say this was a fad that's come and gone (ed. yeah like two heartwarming movies, a documentary and already a bunch of reality shows like it!), but I like to think of it as a "re-magining, kinda like Battlestar Gallactica. (ed. If they were up against spelling cyborgs, that would be interesting.) But anyway it was done at the local CBC, so it didn't cost us anything. And it used up studio space, resources, crew that would just have gone to make some other pilot for a non-conglomorate producer. In fact it seems to be a right of passage that springtime brings another DHX pilot that will never see the light of day; "Rhymes With Canuck", (ed. another 're-magining of an improv show, years after "Whose Line"), "The Thing About" and others that are good practice.

Interesting to note that Cheryl Hasson, the COO of Halifax Film, was the one quoted in today's paper announcing the spelling show. There's been little of her in the public eye since she joined DHX. Her last job was head of development for CBC Kids where she green-lit such excellent shows as Poco, Lunar Jim and Bo on the Go. Now co-incidentily she's the COO of DHX who produce Poco, Lunar Jim and Bo on the Go.

But its'not all about DHX this week, though it should be. A German-Canadian co-production called Sea-Wolf is starting to shoot in May in Electropolois (Ed. watch out for the rats!)and another series called "G-Spot" will soon start shooting in Dartmouth. (Ed. I've been looking in the wrong place! The G-Spot's in Datmouth? Who'd a thunk it?) Both are being produced by Big Motion Picture company who also produced Trudeau. But The G-Spot's not a new show, it was a series on Showtime or Bravo and I believe it was produced by someone else. Curious.

Watched Sophie last night on CBC and it realy wasn't my cup of tea. Though I did read that it won a Peabody Award which I guess is good. I just had no idea that dog gave out awards. I wonder if his boy, Sherman was at the awards.

And the Air Farce was cancelled. Can't say I'm surprised, I think it's audience has been dying off over the last few years.

I guess that's it for now.