OUTtv Unveils Fall 2007 Programming Highlights Fall Highlights / OUT tv Posted by RAD on Aug 21, 2007 - 03:18 PM This fall OUTtv has three new Canadian series, five returning Canadian series, two existing Canadian series including Paradise Falls as well as a selection of new international ones like Bad Girls and Mile High. PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS New Canadian Series Were Funny That Way (10x30 ) Hot Pink Shorts (8x30) from Inside OUT film festival The Best of the Maggie Cassella Show Returning Canadian Series Bump (travel show’s 3rd season) (13x30) Cover Guy season 3 (6x30) Chris and Johns Road trip season 3 (7x30) Lets Shop, season 2 (10x60) Naked News (26x30) Canadian Series New to OUTtv Stripsearch, (13x30) Paradise Falls, (26x30) New International Series Bad Girls (97x60) + (2x90) Mile High (39x60) The Graham Norton Effect (13x60) Uomo Mode: Mens Fashion Insider (26x30) Returning International Series Queeredge (15 new episodes) Oz TV (Queer tv) PREMIERING IN SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER: BUMP! Season three. Part of the Travel Tuesday lineup on OUTtv premieres 10 pm est Tuesdays starting 11th September 2007, 10 pm est/7 pm pst. Repeats Saturdays 10:30 pm est/7:30 pm pst. EXCLUSIVE TO OUTtv IN CANADA Canadian broadcast premiere. In season 3 of Bump!, hosts Charlie David and Shannon McDonough will once again be touring the world in search of interesting and engaging destinations for gay and lesbian travelers. In each episode, Bump! will showcase a new gay-friendly city in a stylish and upbeat format. First, they hit the North American cities of Denver, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary, Minneapolis and Chicago. Then Bump! travels to Italy to take in the gay sights and sounds in Rome, Milan and the Versilia coast. Next up, the northern climes in the friendly Scandinavian ports of Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki. Then it's time to head south. Buenos Aires, Australia, New Zealand and Tazmania are all in Bump's sights. Finally, the season wraps up with Spanish flair, stopping in Barcelona, Madrid and party-town Ibiza. Cover Guy – Season 3- Premieres Sunday, 9th September at 8:30 pm est/5:30 pm pst. Repeats Travel Tuesdays, 11:30 pm est/8:30 pm pst –EXCLUSIVE TO OUTtv in Canada, Canadian broadcast premiere. Sexy and fun sounds like an apt description for a wide open “gay/straight” manhunt. It goes like this: First, an open call for male models is held at a hip Toronto Hotel. Qualified judges select the top candidates. Then, for four consecutive weeks, the hotties -- powdered, coiffed and dressed by professional stylists, of course -- walk the runway in front of a live audience and our judges. Each week a winner is chosen. And then, in true beauty pageant tradition, the finale features the competition’s four finalists modeling designer wear, and the new line of Ginch Gonch underwear. The winner gets a modeling contract with Ginch Gonch, a one year membership to Goodlife Fitness Clubs and the front cover of several magazines! Season 3 is proving to be the best ever with the hottest crop of beefy and sculpted guys. As well we have a whole new team of judges that are proving to be tougher than ever. First, we have John Nightingale. He’s one of Canada’s top male models who temporarily traded in the runway for the newsroom. John is joining by fashion magazine editor Jim Armstrong and club scene darling, cosmetic surgery aficionado, and television personality Nina Arsenault. Together with the ever-loveable host Mathieu Chantelois and stylist guru Maha, they’ll be holding court at the Gladstone Hotel in the heart of Toronto’s Fashion Arts District. Season three is the perfect mix of fun, drama and hot men as Coverguy critiques the new crop of ubersexual men vying for the title and the chance to win a modeling contract with Ginch Gonch! The Best of the Maggie Cassella Show – Exclusive to OUTtv in Canada- Canadian broadcast premiere. Premieres Monday, 10th September, 8 pm est/5 pm pst. Repeats 10:30 pm est. Join Maggie every week as she tackles the daily issues from a the perspective of an ex-lawyer, ex-pat, ex-bar owner, ex-Catholic-raised in a Jewish neighbourhood, lesbian, comic, writer, actor, producer, and anything else you can possibly think of in there to do for a living cuz Maggie’s probably done it. Okay, so sometimes ADD can be a GOOD thing. The OUTtv version of the Maggie Cassella show features the best talk segments of each week on Maggie’s show on Proud FM. Producer Mark Wigmore joins in the fun featuring a cast of characters, delicious divas, wacky panels, and experts in their fields. Segments include: Chick Versus Dick Panel- throw 2 women, two men, and the topics of the week into the ring and let them duke it out! Queer Comedian of the Week (need I say more?) , Gay Ghost Gossip (He’s there (LA) he’s queer (big surprise) he’s used to it (he works in the industry). Who is he? We’ll never tell, but trust us, he’s up close and personal with all the big celebs daily and he’ll share his secrets as long as he doesn’t have to show us his face!) , and many others! The Graham Norton Effect – 13 x 60 minute shows- Premieres Manic Mondays starting 10th September: 7 pm est/4 pm pst/9 pm est/6 pm pst/and 12 midnight est/9 pm pst. Canadian broadcast premiere. The network that brought So Graham Norton to Canada in 2001 has done it again! Following his highly successful run of So Graham Norton for Channel 4 in Britain and PrideVision TV (now OUTtv) in Canada, Graham lets loose his crazy and campy antics on some of the USA’s most high profile stars. Guests include Sharon Stone, Joan Rivers, Chris Rock, Macaulay Culkin, Katie Holmes, Sandra Bernhardt, and many others. Each show is packed with outrageous interviews, games, wondrous web cam moments, and flirtatious phone calls. Along with hysterial audience revelations. Mile High. 39 x 60 minute shows. Premieres Travel Tuesdays at 7 pm est/4 pm pst/ repeats 9 pm est/6 pm pst/ and 12 midnight est/9 pm pst) starting 18th September on OUTtv. Canadian broadcast premiere. “A slickly made, fast-moving parade of sex, infidelity, and comedy” Radio Times review. They work hard, and play even harder! The Sky One hit airplane drama hits the airwaves this Fall- only on OUTtv in Canada. Filmed on location in London and Spain with the fictitious Fresh! Airways, Mile High is a potent mix of fast paced drama and comedy, Gripping, glamorous, and above all entertaining, it is a show that is audacious and irreverent, with some serious moments and real characters at its heart. Paradise Falls, 26 x 30 minute shows. OUTtv premiere. 2 Back to Back episodes nightly. Premieres Wednesday, 12 September, 7 pm est/4 pm pst, repeats 9 pm est/6 pm pst and 12 midnight est/9 pm pst. Repeats Fridays 9 pm est/6 pm pst repeats 12 midnight est/9 pm pst. Paradise Falls is a gripping dramatic serial about a picturesque small town that looks like paradise, but beneath the beautiful landscape lurk secrets, danger and intrigue. Full of scandalous affairs, family grudges, teenage love triangles, supernatural spells and tongue-in-cheek humour, the the atmospheric suspense and unforgettable characters of the drama are set against a stunning backdrop of natural beauty and villainy. It's ironic, edgy and sexually charged. Offbeat characters indulging in small-town passions and big-time secrets! Stripsearch, 13 x 30 minute shows, OUTtv premiere. Premieres Friday, 7th September, 8:30 pm est/5:30 pm pst. Repeats Sundays 8 pm est/5 pm pst. Stripsearch is the REAL full Monty! Take the worlds most successful male revue entrepreneur and tell him he has just a few weeks to travel across Canada in search of the answer to every womans (or Gay man’s ) fantasy. An insightful, entertaining behind the scenes look at putting together a world class professional male revue troupe, showcasing everyday Canadian guys and their stories..The show was equally watched by the male and female 18-40 demographic when it aired in New Zealand. Eye candy at its best! Let’s Shop! Season 2- Travel Tuesdays, 8 pm est/5 pm pst starting 11th September, 2007. Repeats Saturdays 7 pm est/4 pm pst, Canadian broadcast premiere. Let’s Shop is a global adventure in taste, style and exploration. Hosted by the charming and elegant Cheryll Gillespie, Let’s Shop is a whirlwind tour of the most exclusive, exciting and famous shopping destinations the world has to offer. For Cheryll shopping is a passion and an art form. From sourcing the latest electronics in Tokyo’s Ginza District to crafting bespoke fashions in London’s Saville Row; from sampling the Napa Valley’s most exclusive wines to haggling in Turkey’s Grand Bazaar, Let’s Shop takes the viewer across the globe on a shopping trip to remember!! Uomo Mode- Men’s Fashion Insider- Canadian Broadcast Premiere, exclusive to OUTtv in Canada. Premieres Tuesday, 11th September, 2007 11 pm est/8 pm pst. Repeats Saturdays 11 pm est/8 pm pst. This series features the best of men’s fashion and haute couture from around the world. The hottest trends in men’s fashion for 2007/2008 are the feature of this new series on OUTtv. Includes interviews with the fashion world’s top designers, as well as a look at the new trends for 20072008 through runway footage with the worlds top male models, and exclusive fashion shows. The hottest fashion show for men—only on OUTtv! Hot Pink Shorts- 13 x 30 minute shows. World Broadcast premiere. Premieres Thursday, 13 September, 8:30 pm est/5:30 pm PST. Repeats Wednesdays 8 pm est/5 pm pst. This half hour programme features the best of GLBT award winning shorts from the independent production community, packaged into themed programmes. Shorts are selected from around the world, featuring winning selections from the worlds film festivals, many never before seen in Canada. Special feature: the Canadian broadcast premiere of the shorts collection from the Q2Fly Film festival, 2007. Were Funny That Way! One x one hour special; 7 x 30 minute shows. World broadcast premiere. Premieres Manic Mondays, starting 17th September, 8:30 pm est/5:30 pm pst. Repeats 11 pm est/8 pm pst. The best of Canada’s international international Queer Comedy Festival features highlights from the 2005 and 2006 festivals, Includes comedy from Maggie Cassella, Trevor Boris, Dina Martina,the Nellie Olesons, Kate Clinton, Karen Williams, Zoe Lewis, Colin Mochrie, and more! The best Queer Comedy there is. Premiering November, 2007 Chris and Johns Road Trip Another season on OUTtv. Premieres Manic Mondays starting 5th November, 10 pm est/7pm pst. Repeats Saturdays, 1:30 pm est/8:30 pm pst. Exclusive to OUTtv in Canada. Chris and John's ROAD TRIP! is a new 6-episode series being filmed on the road in various cities throughout the summer. Each episode chronicles the crazy antics of culture aficionados and OUTtv personalities Chris & John as they travel from city to city on a summer-long road trip adventure. Bad Girls, 98 x 60 minute shows; 8 x 90 minute shows. OUTtv premiere- Premieres Wednesday, 7th November , airs Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 7 p.m. est/5 pm pst repeats 9 pm est/6 pm pst, repeats 12 midnight est (9 pm pst) An innovative, award winning, and provocative prison drama, airing on Britains ITV since 1999. BAD GIRLS is a powerful drama series set in the closed world of a women’s prison, HMP Larkhall. It features central, strong Lesbian characters, and features one of the best Lesbian storylines ever written for prime time television. BAD GIRLS dramatically portrays this tense and unusual community, capturing the warmth and humour needed to survive the system. On the outside are the women’s homes, partners and children. On the inside they must negotiate their places in the prison’s hierarchy and sometimes make new sexual choices. The series shows the relentless officiousness of the prison system and its regulations pitched against the devious guerrilla tactics of the smarter prisoners. OUTtv is a digital specialty network providing programming of interest to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (“GLBT”) community and GLBT-positive viewers across Canada. Originally launched in September 2001, it is the world’s first GLBT network to broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 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