On the DEWLine 2.0: Dwight Williams

The ending of last night's episode really twisted a knife in my heart.

So, Transplant is getting picked up by NBC for US broadcast.

https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/nbc-transplant-ctv-1234606881/

And Coroner is getting picked up by the CW Network.

https://www.tv-eh.com/2020/05/12/cineflix-rights-sells-coroner-to-the-cw-network/

Both of those...they're both medical dramas of different kinds. Coroner also doubles as mystery/crime fiction. I'm not sure how they'll fit onto US broadcast schedules. Transplant, which started up on CTV, with its pro-refugee/immigration perspective. That, I'm sure, will enrage the reich-wingers in the US once the word gets out. Coroner started out on CBC, our Crown-owned public broadcaster, and is a woman's-perspective show, and it does not shy away from showing broken people being broken and trying to heal themselves and one another.

And both series depict life in different aspects of Toronto as itself, as its own place. Not pretending to be anywhere else.

If you're looking for different things from your TV-watching than you've had up to now, then do consider these two series.

There's an interview with the writer and director of this week's episode that might be worth some time and attention. There are spoilers for Seasons 1 and 2 of Coroner, so be warned of that.

https://www.thetvjunkies.com/coroner-shannon-masters-charles-officer-talk-one-drum/

I understand the new series based on comics written by Greg Rucka is premiering on CTV (Canada) and ABC (USA) tonight. Who else is planning on watching, either at broadcast time or later with PVR assistance?

I got this via the newsletter subscription for _Script_ Magazine today. Since I'm a fan of Coroner specifically...

https://www.scriptmag.com/features/interviews-features/running-the-show-morwyn-brebner-showrunner-of-coroner

I've finished a quick and dirty read-through of it, and I'm mostly happy with it. I'm not anywhere near the science and technology nerd I ought to be, despite living ever closer to several of those possible futures. "Jazz" Bashara, Saudi-born and Lunar-raised, strikes me as an interesting enough protagonist. Not going to call her a "hero", which is likely to be a label she'd reject anyway if she were real. The story's not boring, and getting into the political and economic as well as the technical nuts and bolts always helps keep me interested when it's well-presented. It's as much a mystery/crime drama as a space adventure. The two aspects are well-balanced here.

It's not fair to compare Artemis to The Martian. So I'm not going there.

If I were to adapt Artemis for any other medium, I'd say "mini-series for TV, five to ten episodes". It's got enough characters with their own stuff going on in the background to justify it.

I'll leave the question of whether "Jazz" and her neighbours and family should get a sequel to Mr. Weir.

Bottom line: worth your money, worth your time.