Terminal City (TV series)
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Terminal City was a Canadian mini-series about a woman (Maria del Mar
) diagnosed with breast cancer
while running a failing reality tv show turning it into a hit as her life and body begin to change.
Maria del Mar (actress)
Maria del Mar del Castillo is a Canadian television actress, who has starred in series such as Street Legal, Tek War, Relativity, Mercy Point, Terminal City and Blue Murder....
) diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is cancer originating from breast tissue, most commonly from the inner lining of milk ducts or the lobules that supply the ducts with milk. Cancers originating from ducts are known as ductal carcinomas; those originating from lobules are known as lobular carcinomas...
while running a failing reality tv show turning it into a hit as her life and body begin to change.
Cast
- Maria del MarMaria del Mar (actress)Maria del Mar del Castillo is a Canadian television actress, who has starred in series such as Street Legal, Tek War, Relativity, Mercy Point, Terminal City and Blue Murder....
... as Katie - Gil BellowsGil BellowsGil Bellows is a Canadian film and television actor. He is best known for the roles of Tommy Williams in The Shawshank Redemption, Billy Thomas in the television series Ally McBeal and as CIA agent Matt Callan in the television series The Agency.-Early life:Bellows was born in Vancouver, British...
... as Ari - Paul SolesPaul SolesPaul Robert Soles is a Canadian actor and television personality.-Acting roles:He is best known as the voice of Hermie the misfit elf in Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1964....
... as Saul - Jane McLean ... as Jane
- Katie BolandKatie BolandKatherine Lenora Boland is a Canadian actress.-Career:In her youth, Katie became well known for her roles in the Canadian children's television shows Noddy and The Zack Files...
... as Sarah - Adam ButcherAdam ButcherAdam Butcher is a Canadian film actor who starred as a teenage long-distance runner in Saint Ralph .Born in Cambridge, Ontario, Butcher has an older sister, actress Mandy Butcher...
... as Nicky - Nico McEown ... as Eli
- Bill MondyBill MondyBill Mondy, sometimes credited as Bill Monday, is an American film and television actor.-Career:He is best known for his appearances in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and The Dead Zone...
... as Frank - Michael EklundMichael EklundMichael Eklund is a Canadian actor, who has made numerous appearances in both television and film roles.-Acting career:Since 2006, Eklund has appeared as Vancouver Narcotics detective, Rene Dejardins, in CBC's drama, Intelligence....
... as Henry - Ross Birchall ... as Kristov
- Andrew McIlroy ... as Brendan
Critical reviews
- "Terminal City...A new breed (and calibre) of must-see Canadian TV." - Gayle MacDonald, The Globe and MailThe Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star...
- "World class writing and acting...HBO calibre." - John McKay, Canadian PressCanadian PressCanadian Press Enterprises Inc. is the entity which "will take over the operations of the Canadian Press" according to a November 26, 2010 article in the Toronto Star...
- "A challenging, deeply disturbing 10-part hour drama that raises the bar considerably." - Jim Bawden, Star WeekToronto StarThe Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
- "Terminal City is one of the most original and intricate explorations of family dynamics ever created for television in this country." - Alison Cunningham, TV TimesTV TimesTVTimes is a television listings magazine published in the United Kingdom by IPC Media, a subsidiary of Time Warner. It is known for its access to television actors and their programmes. In 2006 it was refreshed for a more modern look, increasing its emphasis on big star interviews and soaps...
- "Morality comes calling: Terminal City is like Six Feet Under with a comic twist." - Bill Brioux, Toronto SunToronto SunThe Toronto Sun is an English-language daily tabloid newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its daily Sunshine Girl feature and for what it sees as a populist conservative editorial stance.-History:...
- "Exceptional drama." - Alex Strachan, CanWest News ServiceCanWest News ServicePostmedia News is a national news agency with correspondents in Canada, Europe, and the United States and is part of the Canadian newspaper chain owned by Postmedia Network Inc.-History:...
- "A challenging, relentlessly ambitious ride worth taking." - BB, Dose
- "Elegantly sinister, comic and deeply moving. Maria Del Mar in the tough lead role, handles it with aplomb." - John DoyleJohn Doyle (critic)John Doyle is one of the two television critics with Canada's The Globe and Mail newspaper. Doyle also covers major football events for the paper....
, The Globe and MailThe Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail is a nationally distributed Canadian newspaper, based in Toronto and printed in six cities across the country. With a weekly readership of approximately 1 million, it is Canada's largest-circulation national newspaper and second-largest daily newspaper after the Toronto Star... - "Challenging, evocative, addictive." - Rob Salem, The Toronto Star
- "New provocative drama." - Tara Merrin, Calgary SunCalgary SunThe Calgary Sun is a daily newspaper published in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is a division of Sun Media, a Quebecor company.First published in 1980, the tabloid-format daily replaced the long-running broadsheet newspaper, The Albertan soon after it was acquired by the publishers of the Toronto...
Production notes
- Originally conceived as a feature filmFeature filmIn the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
, Terminal City was filmed in Victoria, British ColumbiaVictoria, British ColumbiaVictoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
in 76 days and won 11 Leo AwardsLeo AwardsThe Leo Awards are the awards program for the British Columbia film and television industry, celebrating excellence in artistic achievement. Held each May in Vancouver, Canada, the Leo Awards honour nominees and winners in 13 program categories and up to 19 craft categories...
plus 2 nominations.
Broadcasters
- In Canada, Terminal City originally aired its first run episodes on The Movie NetworkThe Movie NetworkThe Movie Network is a Canadian English language Category A premium television service, owned by Astral Media. The service is licensed to operate east of the Ontario-Manitoba border, excluding the territories...
and Movie CentralMovie CentralMovie Central is a Canadian English language Category A premium television service. Movie Central is designated to operate west of the Ontario-Manitoba border, including the territories...
, later being rerun on CitytvCitytvCitytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...
. - In the United States, Sundance Channel picked up the series and began airing the series in March 2008.