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Interview: Meegwun Fairbrother Talks ‘Burden Of Truth’

On September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 By Popternative

We had the chance to chat with actor Meegwun Fairbrother who plays Owen Beckbie in the hit Erin Brockovich-style series Burden of Truth. The series also stars Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Beauty and the Beast) and Peter Mooney (Rookie Blue, Camelot), and the fourth and final season aired in March 2021. […]

Interview: Farid Yazdani Talks Moonshine on CBC

On September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 By Popternative

We had the chance to chat with Canadian actor Farid Yazdani about starring in the new Canadian television drama series Moonshine now airing on CBC. Here’s what Farid had to say! How excited are you for everyone to see Moonshine? FY: I’m super excited! I really believe we have an amazing […]

Interview: Alexander Nunez Talks Moonshine on CBC & More

On September 13, 2021September 13, 2021 By Popternative

We recently had the chance to chat with Canadian actor Alexander Nunez about starring in the new series Moonshine dropping on CBC Gem to stream on September 14, 2021, and airing on CBC September 21, 2021. CBC describes the series as: Moonshine is a raucous one-hour dramedy that tells the […]

Interview: Ryan Taerk talks The Communist’s Daughter

On May 1, 2021May 1, 2021 By Popternative

We had the chance to chat with actor Ryan Taerk about The Communist’s Daughter streaming now on CBC Gem. Here’s what he had to say about the series and acting. Can you talk a bit about how you got into storytelling and acting? I always loved telling stories and creating characters ever […]

Saying Goodbye to Kim’s Convenience

On April 3, 2021April 15, 2021 By Chris Hue

Image credit: kimsconvenience/@InstagramAs Kim’s Convenience begins wrapping up their final season, fans are still struggling to come to terms with the show’s end. After five amazing seasons, the creators felt like it was time to move on. There is still good news for fans of CBC’s hit show however. Recently, […]

Kim’s Convenience Season 5 Set to Premiere January 19th, 2021

On January 16, 2021January 16, 2021 By Chris Hue

Image credit: Canadian Broadcasting Corp.We are only a few days away from the Season 5 premiere of Kim’s Convenience! The episodes will begin airing on CBC January 19th and is expected to be released on Netflix by Summer 2021. This will definitely be the most anticipated and biggest season in […]

Podcast: Paul Sun-Hyung Lee from ‘Kim’s Convenience’ discusses Canadian TV and Film, and more

On May 27, 2018May 27, 2018 By Popternative

Canadian Screen Award winner Paul Sun-Hyung Lee joins the show to talk Canadian TV and film, what his character from Kim’s Convenience thinks about social media, and more. Download and listen to the episode on the-go-here. Keep up with Kim’s Convenience on Twitter and Facebook. This episode and more can be found […]

Notes and Netminders – How Sports and Music Mix

On October 20, 2017October 20, 2017 By Chris Knoblock

With Gord Downie’s passing yesterday, social media was flooded with tributes to The Tragically Hip, and I noticed a common theme – that The Hip‘s fanbase was filled with hockey fans and players, from juniors to the NHL. It gave me a moment to reflect on what is a huge […]