It's like Degrassi, only older and set in Boston

It’s like Degrassi, only older and set in Boston GAYLE MACDONALD May 22, 2007 When the American teen network The N decided it needed a new prime-time drama, it looked to its own programming schedule for inspiration and settled on its No. 1-rated show, the Canadian-made series Degrassi: The Next Generation. Smartly written, topical and…

Reflections from Steve Bergson- Degrassi Tribute (Sprockets Film Festival)

Pics from the Sprockets tribute. Also, here’s some random thoughts & observations from that night : * “Jan” was a librarian colleague of Linda Schuyler’s who first gave her the book “Ida makes a Movie”, a children’s picture book that featured anthropomorphic cats. She joked that if she didn’t change the cat-people into real people,…

Degrassi Holds Its Own

by: Marise Strauss May 15, 2007 Degrassi: The Next Generation ended its sixth season on Monday, drawing a respectable 520,000 viewers to its finale at 9:30 p.m. ET on CTV despite airing opposite CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, with 1.9 million, and Global’s 24, which grabbed over 1.2 million. The teen drama managed a season-to-date…

Kids of Degrassi Street DVD finally arrives July 31st, 2007

The Kids of Degrassi Street is finally coming out on DVD but will they sell the missing episode “The Canards Move Out”, the only episode NEVER sold by WGBH Boston. Amazon gives a release date of July 31st. WGBH Boston’s web site shows a 3-DVD, 750 minute release for $39.95 Here is the link to…

Lauren Collins in Acting UpStage Production

directors:: Allyson Bradley, Chris Jackman musical director: Shari Porter producers: Matt Birnbaum, Sara Farb, Mike MacKenzie choreographer: Samantha Zimmerman executive producer: Mitchell Marcus production coordinators: Jason Powell, Danny Richmond spcial thanks Sarah Blair-Irwin, Ari Weinberg cast Tonia Brooks, Ryan Brown, Julia Lauren Bryant-Monk, Alessandra Cannito, Yolanda Cheung, Ruth Chitiz, Sophie Chitiz, Jackie Dell, Zoe Erwin-Longstaff,…