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Hot News! November 22 - APTN will be airing two TV series pilots this Tuesday that have Nof60 connections:
The Winnipeg Free Press recently ran an interesting interview with Tom Jackson. Graham Greene was recently interviewed on CBC Radio's program "Q." You can hear excerpts in the podcast of the Nov. 20th episode. He's in the recently released movie "Twilight: New Moon." Calgary is finally going to get a real TV and movie studio, with a soundstage and a huge digital audio/video production facility. Producers had been using an old military site until it closed earlier this year. The new studio could open as early as Summer 2010. November 15 - There's a new TV series about Mounties called "Courage in Red." It's airing on the Outdoor Life Network in Canada. (I don't see it listed on OLN's former U.S. sister station, now called Versus.) It started a couple of weeks ago--and tonight's episode is about policing in remote areas! There are two half-hour episodes each Sunday night. They air at 7:00, 7:30, 10:00, and 10:30 p.m. PT; and at 10:00 and 10:30 p.m. and 1:00 and 1:30 a.m. ET. OLN is channel 411 on Bell ExpressVu and 457 on StarChoice; check your provider for listings if you have a different service. Visit the official website and the RCMP's web page about the series. "Santa Baby 2" will air on ABC Family on Dec. 13. I'm pretty sure that parts of this were filmed on the Nof60 set, as was true of the original "Santa Baby" a few years ago. Here's an excerpt from ABC's press release: This year ABC Family proudly presents the new original movie, "Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe," premiering Sunday, December 13 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT). For the much-anticipated sequel, actress Jenny McCarthy reprises her role as Mary Class, Santa's business minded daughter, starring alongside Paul Sorvino and Dean McDermott. In the film, Santa (Sorvino) is in the midst of a late-life crisis and is ready to pass on the reins to Mary, who is torn between taking over the family business and running her own high stakes firm in New York City, all the while trying to balance her relationship with the love of her life, Luke (McDermott). The situation gets increasingly dire when a disgruntled former elf, Teri (Kelly Stables), in cunning disguise, sows dissension at the North Pole in an effort to take over Christmas. "Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe" was written by Peter Garrett Frawley & Brian Turner and executive-produced by Jody Brockway and Craig McNeil. Besides "Santa Baby 2," ABC Family will be rerunning two other movies filmed partly on the Nof60 set: the original "Santa Baby" and "Holiday in Handcuffs," both airing on Nov. 22. You can also catch them on Dec. 13 just before the premiere of "Santa Baby 2" (which will then air twice). So make yourself some hot chocolate and settle in for six hours of snow-covered Alberta and "Lynx River"! ABC Family is channel 311 on DirecTV and 180 on Dish Network. On Comcast in my area, it's channel 52. I can't find any indication that it's available in Canada, but if you know differently, please drop me a note. Nathaniel Arcand is co-starring in a new movie called "Discussing Mr. Darcy." Despite its name, it is not a documentary about an English literature class. :-) Rather, it is a First Nations comedy. Canada.com has an article about the movie. There's no release date yet. In fact, you can help the producers finish the film by donating at the above page. You'll even get your name in the movie's credits, and other benefits depending on your donation level! Julie Stewart has been showing up on the CBC drama "The Border" recently, playing the ex-wife of lead character Mike Kessler. The series airs on Thursday nights. Art Hindle was also in one episode. Although his character survived, that storyline probably won't crop up again, but who knows. Canadian Press recently ran an article about Lorne Cardinal's recent and upcoming activities. One of them is a pilot for a new APTN sitcom, so let's hope for good news on that. Here's another recent article about him. A couple of interesting pieces of news from the RCMP. Stories on the CBC and Northern News Services websites talk about a new policy that will require Mounties to sign up for four-year rather than two-year contracts if they go to Nunavut. In return, they'll be allowed choose where their next assignment will be, anywhere in Canada. The commander of the Nunavut RCMP division says that keeping Mounties in the north for four years "will mean officers will have more time to become familiarized with Inuit culture and strengthen relationships with communities." (Although they still might only spend two years in any given community.) The mayor of Taloyoak reportedly said that he "would like to see RCMP officers interacting more with local Inuit, by going hunting or fishing together, which he said would greatly enhance relations between police and the public." Sound familiar? :-) It will be interesting to see whether this policy is adopted by other RCMP divisions north of 60. In other RCMP news that will be of interest to "North of 60" fans, the force recently celebrated 35 years of having female Mounties. The actual anniversary was in September, but I just ran across the information on the RCMP website, where you can see a special web page about the anniversary.The first women entered the RCMP Academy in Regina on Sept. 16, 1974. Tom Jackson was installed as chancellor of Trent University in late September. You can hear his speech and view photos of the ceremony on Trent's "Installation 2009" website. Congratulations to our friends at Seven24 Films (formerly Alberta Filmworks) for last night's big win at the Gemini Awards. "Burn Up" won the award for Best Miniseries. And Nof60 co-creator Barbara Samuels was given the Margaret Collier award "for a body of work in Canadian television and/or significant contribution to the international profile of Canadian television." September 8 - TVtropolis has changed its schedule for North of 60. The show now airs weekdays at 6:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. ET/PT. (Of course, if you have satellite, TV, you can watch both feeds. :-)) DejaView and Mystère have taken the show off their schedules for now. Since I last updated this page, Tom Jackson became the chancellor of Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. Read the press release on Trent's website--and notice where the photo of him was taken! His installation will take place on September 24th. You also view the chancellor's web page, which offers more information about Tom. Adam Beach is trying to help an aboriginal community in Noval Scotia stop a rash of teen suicides. See an article about his efforts on the Waterloo Record's website. The Canadian magazine The Walrus has an article about the APTN comedy series Cashing In that mentions North of 60 and other portrayals of aboriginals on television. It especially addresses the issues of native humor--and how there wasn't any on Nof60. Bay Today, an online magazine in North Bay, Ontario, has a story about a visit by Lorne Cardinal to an aboriginal youth event at Nipissing University. I haven't heard anything from Echo Bridge Entertainment in a long time about the possibility of North of 60 DVDs, but it can't hurt to keep voting for DVD releases on TVShowsOnDVD.com. See my DVDs page for more information. |
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Current Air ScheduleWhere to find North of 60 on TV |
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DVDs/VideosThe latest information about Nof60 DVD releases |
| I haven't heard anything from Echo Bridge Entertainment in a long time about the possibility of North of 60 DVDs, but it can't hurt to keep voting for DVD releases on TVShowsOnDVD.com. Before you go to that site, please read this important information about the voting. Don't be the person who jeopardizes the voting by abusing the system! AudioVision Canada is selling a described-video version of "Dream Storm." I verified with them that there is not an alternate audio track, so you cannot turn off the description. Nonetheless, if this is something you're interested in having, you can order it from their website. It's available in DVD and VHS formats; also, you can get just the audio track on either CD or cassette. |
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Episode Guides
Essential North of 60 reference information |
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I've written three different North of 60 episode lists and guides. Choose the one that meets your needs!
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TV MoviesNews about the North of 60 TV movies |
| The first North of 60 TV movie, entitled "In the Blue Ground," aired on CBC in March, 1999. "Trial by Fire" premiered in January, 2000. "Dream Storm" was broadcast in October, 2001. "Another Country" aired in February, 2003. "Distant Drumming premiered in January, 2005.
Click to see more information about the first five North of 60 movies. Movie 6 Writing CampaignCBC paid for the development of a script for a sixth--and final--North of 60 movie. But that's only half the battle! We now need CBC to fund the actual production of the movie. Nof60 writer/producer Peter Lauterman told me, "I think what has to happen needs to come from the fan base, not the producers." That means: We, the fans of Nof60, must convince CBC to fund Movie 6! Please see my Movie 6 page for information on how you can encourage CBC to fund another Nof60 movie. |
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Cast & CharactersInformation about Lynx River residents and visitors |
| Want to know who played a recurring role on Nof60, or who the guest star was in a specific episode? Then visit my "Cast & Characters" page. Or click on one of the links below to go to the specified section.
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InterviewsTranscripts of my chats with North of 60 cast and crew members. |
| I've been lucky enough to visit the Nof60 set three times to interview cast and crew members. I've also conducted some additional interviews by telephone. Here's what's available:
-- A greeting from Lawrence to Nof60 fans -- A greeting from Tina Louise to Nof60 fans -- A greeting from Tom to Nof60 fans -- A greeting from Michael to Nof60 fans -- A greeting from Tina to Nof60 fans -- A greeting from Lubo to Nof60 fans -- A greeting from Wilma to Nof60 fans -- A greeting from Michelle to Nof60 fans -- A greeting from Tim to Nof60 fans In addition, Montreal journalist Hélèna Katz interviewed John Bean (formerly known as John Oliver) in January, 2001 and kindly provided excerpts for my website. And not actually an interview, but I ran into Tina Keeper, Gordon Tootoosis, and Tantoo Cardinal at the American Indian Film Festival in November, 200, and have posted a report with photos. |
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Fun & GamesNorth of 60 miscellany |
Fan map
Where do Nof60 fans live? Check out my North of 60 fan map to find out! If you have Javascript enabled in your browser, you can click on a state or province to see the names of the fans who've reported in from that location. Here's how you can get on the map:1. Send an email to patty@wintertime.com with the subject of "Fan map."
2. Copy and paste the following lines into it:
Your first name:3. Fill in the requested information and mail the message to me. If you are within 50 miles of a good-sized city, please provide that name instead of your actual town. That's because the scale of the map doesn't allow me to place markers with any great detail. Notice how the dot I've put on the map to indicate my location takes up all of the San Francisco Peninsula and South Bay! Also, if you're in Grinnell, Iowa, it's a lot faster for me to find Des Moines on a map than Grinnell. So, for example, if I were filling out this survey, I would put "San Jose" rather than "Sunnyvale." The 2005 Flood and Lynx River Map In June, 2005, several rivers in the Calgary area raged over their banks. There was extensive damage to the North of 60 set southwest of Calgary along the Elbow River. You can see flood reports and photos on my 2005 Flood page. The page includes a map showing which areas of Lynx River were affected by the floodwaters. As a companion to the flood map, I've posted a regular map of Lynx River. Hope you enjoy it! Quizzes Try your luck at these North of 60 quizzes developed by Helena Katz and me. There are some spoilers in the answers (although not major ones), so you may not want to read them unless you've seen the whole series. Slavey Click here to see translations of some of the written Slavey that appeared under the opening credits of Trial by Fire. |
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Photos"Lynx River" and related photos contributed by fans |
| I've put all the set photos contributed by Nof60 fans on a separate photos page. There are also some photos of the actual Canadian north. Here are some high-resolution photos of "Lynx River" that you're welcome to use on your computer desktop. |
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About meHow I got interested in North of 60 |
| I've had a lot of questions over the years about how someone from California ended up running a website about a Canadian television show. Actually, many of you probably don't even realize that I'm not in Canada! Nor am I a transplanted Canadian. I'm a native Californian who has never lived closer to Canada than Marin County.
Here's how it started. Back in 1994, CBS Television began airing a show co-produced with CTV in Canada called "Due South." Created by Paul Haggis, the show captured me with its wit (including wry comments about U.S./Canadian relations), its interesting characters, and its enjoyable stories. I joined a "Due South" discussion list on the Internet and subscribed to a Usenet group about the show. At some point, one of my fellow listmembers mentioned another Canadian TV series that was also excellent, also about Mounties, and also produced by Alliance Atlantis. I asked whether she could send me a videotape with a few sample episodes--and the rest, as they say, is history. :-) (If I recall correctly, the first episode I ever saw was "Moonlight Sonata.") When I found out that CBC co-owned a cable/satellite channel in the U.S. that aired Nof60 and other Canadian dramas (it was called Trio), I begged a friend of mine who had DirecTV to tape the series for me, which he kindly did. In late 1996, the FCC issued a ruling that allowed me to put up a satellite dish where I live, so I quickly ran out and bought a DirecTV system for myself. (Trio was sold in 2000, and its programming changed the following year.) Somewhere along the line, I realized that the official Nof60 website (www.nof60.com) was only posting descriptions of the most recent episodes, so I began writing my own episode guide. Then in 1998, the official site disappeared entirely. By that time, I had started my own site to keep fans updated on news that wasn't being posted on the official site. So with the demise of that site, mine became the go-to place for Nof60 information. (In 2000, another official website was launched at www.northof60.net; it went away in 2007. In 2003, I was able to obtain the nof60.com domain and point it to my site so that fans who saw the URL in the closing credits of the show would end up where they could get Nof60 news.) In 1999, a Vancouver Nof60 fan named Anna started a Yahoo Group to discuss the show. I joined a couple of weeks later, and in 2000, Anna handed over the reins to Lonnie Cruse, Nancy Duemling, and me. Lonnie was subsequently replaced by Kelly Tucker, who still helps out occasionally, but mostly it's Nancy and me running the show now. In 2000, I made contact with the publicist for the show, Fran Humphreys. She ended up inviting me to visit the set during the filming of "Dream Storm." I later returned for "Another Country" and "Distant Drumming." You can see the results of those trips in the Interviews and Photos sections of this page. Well, I think that brings everyone up to date! Please drop me a note at patty@wintertime.com if you have any questions! |
