Check It Out TV You Gotta See: New season of The N’s signature series By Laura Ferrara Degrassi: The Next Generation Premiering Friday, July 11 at 8:00 p.m. (ET) Degrassi high school students are back with an awesome redecorated school and a brand-new season on The N, NOGGIN’s nighttime network just for teens! The teens…

Teen network explores date rape Issue to be addressed in ‘DeGrassi’ show NEW YORK (AP) –Cheerleader Paige runs through several emotions after being date-raped at a party by a high school soccer player. At first, she denies she’s been raped. She’s angry with herself, and angry with her friends, before directing her fury into trying…

The other good news is that I believe the first new episode that will be shown starting July 11 is actually three new episodes, all packaged together–Shout 1, Shout 2, and How Soon Is Now. (That means there will be some small elements of How Soon Is Now that won’t make quite the sense that…

‘Degrassi’ stays in touch with teens’ lives The season premiere deals with date rape with its signature practicality. By BRIAN ORLOFF St. Petersburg Times published July 7, 2003 ——————————————————————————– High school traumas on television typically involve botched dates and crushes, but few shows delve into weighty situations about teenagers and sexuality. The 90-minute season premiere…

Just walked back from set to my office, we are just completing the final shot of the day. All of the cast have been here, as we have been shooting the new opening sequence. And Monday, the cameras roll on the first episode of Season 3–a one-hour special (301/302) that at this time is called…

Back to School Those kids on Degrassi Street are heading back to school early. Degrassi: The Next Generation has started filming in Toronto on season three episodes, ready to air on CTV in the fall. Like last year, the show will continue to blend the stories of original characters (now grown-ups!) with the new generation…

Michelle Goodeve (known to friends and fans as “The Widget,”) began flying when she was 16 years old. Since that time she has: * Barnstormed the US Mid-West with “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” author, Richard Bach. * Co-created “The 1927 Trans-Continental Air Dash (of 1972)” with Glenn Norman and Bach. * Flown coast to coast on…

Degrassi fever Michele Byers plans to publish the first major study of this great Canadian cultural export CBCs award-winning Degrassi television series, known for its honest portrayal of teenage lives, is gaining popularity with a new generation of teenagersnot only in Canada, but around the world. At the same time, Michele Byers, a professor of…

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In your footsteps [Australian newspaper- The Age] Complaints about stalking have risen dramatically in Victoria and the number of cases being dealt with by the courts has rocketed. William Birnbauer reports on the people making all the wrong moves. The young Canadian soapie star, Sara Ballingall, first heard of Brian Sutcliffe in 1993 when he…