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We Lost!

This past week, David Paperny and I did not win a CSA for Best Writing, Documentary.

Congratulations to the winner, Robert Osborne for his work on "Unstoppable: The Fentanyl Epidemic”

Gala Honouring Excellence in Non-Fiction Programming

It's an honour to be nominated...

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David Paperny and I have been nominated for a 2018 Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing, Documentary. for Mohamed Fahmy Half Free.
Not mentioned in this nomination are two people who also deserve recognition - story editor Samantha Beck and editor Dom Basi. The film would have suffered without their substantial contribution. Thank you both. And thank you to David for asking me to be involved in the project.

"Three long-time Vancouver-generated reality series have fallen to the axe."

Marke Andrews for Business in Vancouver;

“We are extremely proud of the volumes of strong Canadian original content we have delivered to audiences over the years,” said Godfrey. “After resonating with legions of fans, Chopped Canada, Timber Kings and Yukon Gold have reached their natural end and won’t be renewed for another season. The success that these series had is a true testament to our exceptionally talented production partners at Paperny Entertainment and eOne and Corus applauds the cast, creators, producers, and writers for their dedication to these Canadian originals.


Vancouver-created TV shows cancelled

It was fun while it lasted.

"If money was no object, I’d get the men and women of Pioneer Log Homes to build me a house."

Greg David at TV-Eh.com;

Returning for Season 4 on HGTV, Sunday’s premiere is a two-parter beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT—Timber Kings moves to its regular timeslot next week—that begins with an instalment entitled “Heaven’s Gate.” Of course, building heavenly projects involves a lot of hellish conditions and this is no exception. This season of the show features international build locations in Germany and Scotland, but things kick off not too far from Pioneer’s headquarters in Williams Lake, B.C.


TIMBER KINGS RETURNS FOR HEAVENLY SEASON 4 ON HGTV CANADA

Timber Kings Season 4 Premiere March 5th at 9pm

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The master builders of Pioneer Log Homes in Williams Lake, B.C. stop at nothing to get the job done under tight deadlines and intense pressure to build massive, multi-million dollar homes. The fourth season of Timber Kings carves out a home on the schedule Sundays beginning March 5 with a two-episode premiere at 9 p.m. ET/PT and subsequent episodes airing at 10 p.m. ET/PT. This season, the team constructs everything from a 50-foot log teepee to a breathtaking 20,000-square-foot log mansion in locations spanning from Vancouver Island to Germany. Fans can also watch exclusive, behind the scenes videos and home tours of the cast and crew’s homes on HGTV.ca.


HGTV CANADA SWINGS INTO SPRING WITH RETURNING HIT CANADIAN ORIGINAL SERIES

"Paperny, Force Four to move under eOne TV banner"

Daniele Alcinii reporting for Reelscreen;

The company will amalgamate the operations of Paperny Entertainment and Force Four Entertainment, both of which joined the eOne umbrella in 2014, under the eOne Television brand in the coming months.pany in the coming days.


Paperny, Force Four to move under eOne TV banner

This is High School

Barry Walsh for Reelscreen;

This Is High School, a 6 x 60-minute series slated to debut in the fall of 2016, is based on Twofour Group’s Educating.. franchise, which includes such projects as Educating Essex, Educating Yorkshire and Educating the East End. The CBC series, following the trials and tribulations in a British Columbia high school, is being billed by the Canadian pubcaster as “a love letter to teachers, celebrating the amazing work and downright heroism that educators bring to their job every day.” Paperny Entertainment produces, and Endemol Shine International will shop the Canadian series globally.


CBC bringing “Educating” format to Canada

I’m three weeks into Story Editing ‘This is High School’.

Here is the CBC Press release.

"The ultimate apex predator of mixed martial arts is back and he’s determined to find out who’s the best pound for pound fighter in history — among dinosaurs, that is."

Peter Darbyshire;

While many would assume that St-Pierre would be the modern-day equivalent of a T. rex, he says he wouldn't want to be that particular predator. "I wouldn't want to be a T. rex because T. rex had the hardest life ever," he says. "They hunted some of the most dangerous and ferocious herbivores and they had to compete with other T. rexes. It was probably the hardest life ever."


St-Pierre says he would prefer to have been a dromaeosaurus, a small but nasty dinosaur that lived in the late Cretaceous. Think of a meaner version of the velociraptors from Jurassic Park and you’ll have the idea. “It was very smart,” St-Pierre says. “Pound for pound, it was probably the best killing machine ever.”


GSP is back — as host of the dinosaur show The Boneyard

“Even the insects, they could kill us,” he said. “I wouldn't last a day, and it would be a bad day.”

Bill Harris;

“You know in my sport I try to be, so to speak, the apex predator in the octagon,” St-Pierre explained. “So with this show, I'm on a quest to find out who is the all-time, baddest, meanest apex predator that ever lived.


Georges St-Pierre talks 'The Boneyard,' getting back in the octagon

The 2 pilot episodes premiere April 14th at 9 and 9:30pm.

"He was also a fantastic nerd, a man who despite his chiseled frame, athletic genius, barely concealed rage, and millions of dollars, was willing to admit that he was more interested in dinosaurs than sports."

Josh Rosenblatt for Vice;

Now, with MMA light years away from the shadowy spectacle it was when GSP made his UFC debut back in 2004 (his job done, I guess), the former champion of the world has finally found a way to spin his world-changing success in the Octagon into an opportunity to indulge his first and truest love. On April 14th, the History Channel will be premiering a new two-part television special called The Boneyard With Georges St-Pierre in which the former fighter will travel the world looking for dinosaur bones. After two years of self-imposed exile the world's most dangerous nerd has found a new home.


GEORGES ST-PIERRE IS NOW THE HOST OF A TELEVISION SHOW ABOUT DINOSAURS

"The Boneyard with Georges St-Pierre"

Mixed martial arts superstar Georges St-Pierre is regarded as one of the greatest champions in the history of the sport, but there’s something he loves even more than fighting: dinosaurs and prehistoric beasts. Now, in his first ever break from the ring, Georges is embarking on a globetrotting journey into the heart of modern palaeontology.


The Boneyard with Georges St-Pierre

Tune into History Canada on April 14th at 9pm ET/PT.

Shameless Self Promotion: New Job Title!

I’ve just been named Senior Creative Producer on Season 3 of Timber Kings. The 10 x 1hr plus 6 x 22min season airs on HGTV in 2016.

About Timber Kings;

The most unique log homes on earth are custom built by master log-smiths in the small town of Williams Lake, British Columbia. Each one is handcrafted on site, then taken apart, shipped around the world, and reconstructed wherever the client wants. No one else can do it like the boys at Pioneer Log Homes of British Columbia. They are "Timber Kings."