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A New Start (Degrassi)
"A New Start" is a two-part episode that serves as the premiere of the Canadian teen drama series '' Degrassi High''. Both parts aired on CBC in Canada on November 6, 1989, and on PBS in the United States on January 13, 1990. The episode was written by Yan Moore and directed by Kit Hood. In the episode, which sees the characters of ''Degrassi Junior High'' now begin high school, Erica Farrell (Angela Deiseach) discovers she is pregnant following a summer romance and experiences the social consequences of having an abortion; she finds herself at odds with her anti-abortion sister, and protesters swarm her outside of an abortion clinic. The sub-plot involves Joey Jeremiah (Pat Mastroianni), Archie "Snake" Simpson ( Stefan Brogren) and Derek "Wheels" Wheeler ( Neil Hope) being subject to a hazing campaign by Joey's former enemy Dwayne Myers (Darrin Brown). The episode was made in reaction to the abortion debate of the late 1980s. The writers of ''Degrassi'' had thought of making a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Degrassi High
''Degrassi High'' is a Canadian teen drama television series and the third series in the Degrassi franchise, ''Degrassi'' franchise created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood. A direct continuation of ''Degrassi Junior High'', it debuted on CBC Television, CBC in Canada on November 6, 1989 and ended on February 18, 1991, consisting of a total of 2 seasons and a total of 28 episodes. In the United States, it debuted on PBS on January 13, 1990. A non-union production by Hood and Schuyler's company Playing With Time, Inc., Playing With Time, Inc. Kate Taylor of WGBH-TV, WGBH served as an additional executive producer. The series follows the same Toronto-based ensemble cast from the previous series, now having graduated to high school, as they face most of the same issues as its predecessor, except with the addition of more controversial and extreme issues and challenges, including abortion, cancer, death, suicide, and AIDS. Like the previous series, it was jointly produced by Hood and Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine "Spike" Nelson
Christine "Spike" Nelson is a fictional character from the ''Degrassi'' teen drama franchise. Portrayed by Amanda Stepto, Spike appeared throughout ''Degrassi Junior High'' (1987-89)'', Degrassi High'' (1989-91), and the first nine seasons of '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2001-10). Starting as an unnamed extra before being given a name and storyline, Spike's character largely revolves around her teenage pregnancy and motherhood. She becomes pregnant in the first season of ''Degrassi Junior High'', and the second season shows the pregnancy's impact on her relationships and education; her relationship with boyfriend Shane McKay (Bill Parrott) is strained, and the PTA has her removed from Degrassi for setting a "bad example". After giving birth to Emma by the third season, Spike is supported with monthly child support payments, which stop when Shane withholds one to attend a concert where he falls off a bridge, landing him in a coma. By ''Degrassi High'', Spike unsuccessfully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Designing Women
''Designing Women'' is an American television sitcom created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason that aired on CBS from September 29, 1986, to May 24, 1993, producing seven seasons and 163 episodes. It was a joint production of Bloodworth/Thomason Mozark Productions in association with Columbia Pictures Television for CBS. The series centers on the lives of four women and one man working together at an interior designing firm in 1980s Atlanta, Georgia, called Sugarbaker & Associates. It originally starred Dixie Carter as Julia Sugarbaker, president of the design firm; Delta Burke as Suzanne Sugarbaker, the design firm's silent partner and Julia's ex-beauty queen sister; Annie Potts as head designer Mary Jo Shively; and Jean Smart as office manager Charlene Frazier. In the third season, Meshach Taylor was given a starring role for his previously recurring character of delivery man and later partner Anthony Bouvier. Later in its run, the series gained notoriety for its well-publicized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Guide
TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ... TV listings, listings information as well as entertainment and television-related news. The company sold its print magazine division, TV Guide Magazine, TV Guide Magazine LLC, in 2008. Corporate history Prototype The prototype of what would become ''TV Guide Magazine'' was developed by Lee Wagner (1910–1993), who was the circulation director of Macfadden Communications Group#Macfadden Publications, MacFadden Publications in New York City in the 1930s – and later, by the time of the predecessor publication's creation, for Cowles Media Company – distributing magazines focusing on movie celebrities. In 1948, Wagner printed New York City area lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Schuyler
Linda Schuyler, (; née Bawcutt; born February 12, 1948) is a Canadian television producer. She is best known for being the co-creator and producer of the ''Degrassi'' teen drama franchise, which has spanned five series over four decades. She is a co-founder of Playing With Time, Inc. (with Kit Hood), and of Epitome Pictures (with Stephen Stohn), the production companies involved with the franchise over its 40-year-long history respectively. Born in London, Schuyler immigrated to Canada with her family in the 1950s. As a school teacher, she began creating short films, and formed a creative partnership with television commercial editor Kit Hood. In 1979, Schuyler purchased the rights to adapt the Kay Chorao book ''Ida Makes A Movie'' into a film, of which ultimately became the genesis of ''Degrassi''. Schuyler also created ''Instant Star'', another commercially successful Epitome production. Schuyler has received multiple awards and accolades for her work. In 1994, she was made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands division. The newspaper's offices are located at One Yonge Street in the Harbourfront neighbourhood of Toronto. The newspaper was established in 1892 as the ''Evening Star'' and was later renamed the ''Toronto Daily Star'' in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson. Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper having reflected his values until his death in 1948. The paper was renamed the ''Toronto Star'' in 1971. The newspaper introduced a Sunday edition in 1973. History The ''Star'' was created in 1892 by striking ''Toronto News'' printers and writers, led by future mayor of Toronto and social reformer Horatio Clarence Hocken, who became the newspaper's founder, along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christine Nelson
Christine "Spike" Nelson is a fictional character from the ''Degrassi'' teen drama franchise. Portrayed by Amanda Stepto, Spike appeared throughout ''Degrassi Junior High'' (1987-89)'', Degrassi High'' (1989-91), and the first nine seasons of '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2001-10). Starting as an unnamed extra before being given a name and storyline, Spike's character largely revolves around her teenage pregnancy and motherhood. She becomes pregnant in the first season of ''Degrassi Junior High'', and the second season shows the pregnancy's impact on her relationships and education; her relationship with boyfriend Shane McKay (Bill Parrott) is strained, and the PTA has her removed from Degrassi for setting a "bad example". After giving birth to Emma by the third season, Spike is supported with monthly child support payments, which stop when Shane withholds one to attend a concert where he falls off a bridge, landing him in a coma. By ''Degrassi High'', Spike unsuccessfully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press (CP; french: La Presse canadienne, ) is a Canadian national news agency headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1917 as a vehicle for the time's Canadian newspapers to exchange news and information, The Canadian Press has been a private, not-for-profit cooperative owned and operated by its member newspapers for most of its history. In mid-2010, however, it announced plans to become a for-profit business owned by three media companies once certain conditions were met. Over the years, The Canadian Press and its affiliates have adapted to reflect changes in the media industry, including technological changes and the growing demand for rapid news updates. It currently offers a wide variety of text, audio, photographic, video and graphic content to websites, radio, television, and commercial clients in addition to newspapers and its longstanding ally, the Associated Press (AP), a global news service based in the United States. History Initially, Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Nelson
'' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' is a Canadian teen drama television series created by Linda Schuyler and Yan Moore. The series is now considered the first incarnation and premiered on CTV on October 14, 2001, and then ended on MTV Canada and TeenNick on August 2, 2015. It is the fourth series set in the fictional ''Degrassi'' universe created by Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Like its predecessors, ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' follows a group of students from Degrassi Community School, a fictional school in Toronto, Ontario, and depicts some of the typical issues and challenges common to a teenager's life. The following is a list of characters who have appeared in the television series. Cast and characters Main characters The following actors have all received star billing and appeared in the opening credits of '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. *A regular is an actor who appeared in the opening credits of the show in any given season. In season 6, three ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maureen McKay
Maureen McKay (born 1971) is a Canadian television former actress who played Michelle Accette on ''Degrassi Junior High'' and '' Degrassi High''. She starred in a few ''Degrassi'' episodes and made a few other television and film appearances, but no longer acts. She is a 1995 graduate of the University of Toronto and received an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1999. She articled with Pallett Valo, LLP, and is now in solo practice, still in Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ... under the name McKay Legal. References External links McKay Legal webpage Living people Canadian television actresses 1970s births {{Canada-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayo Ade
Dayo Ade (born 1972) is a Canadian actor who has appeared in several television shows and films. His most notable role was in the ''Degrassi'' teen drama franchise, playing Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas in ''Degrassi Junior High'' (1987-89) and ''Degrassi High'' (1989-91). More recently, he is known for his roles in series such as ''Workin' Moms''. Biography He was born in Lagos, Nigeria and moved with his family to Toronto, Ontario, Canada at an early age. He played Bryant Lester "BLT" Thomas in ''Degrassi Junior High'' and ''Degrassi High''. He appeared as nurse Leo Beckett on the CBC Television series ''Cracked''. He voiced as Hunter Hakka in Starlink: Battle for Atlas. He also had guest appearances in the ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' episode " Borderland", in the ''Alias'' episode "The Awful Truth", in the ''Scrubs'' episode "My Malpractical Decision", and in the ''Charmed'' episode "We're Off to See the Wizard". He appeared in the ''Lost'' episodes "What Kate Does" and "Light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Ballingall
Sara Ballingall (born 13 July 1973) is a Canadian former actress. She is best known for playing Melanie Brodie in the teen drama television series ''Degrassi Junior High'' and '' Degrassi High''. Acting career On ''Degrassi'', Ballingall played the role of Melanie Brodie, a "skinny schoolgirl with crooked teeth" who had romantic feelings towards Archie "Snake" Simpson, played by Stefan Brogren. She was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador is an official postnominal honorific title, title of authority, legal status and job description assigned to those goodwill ambassadors and advocates who are designated by the United Nations. The United Nations Intern ... along with her co-stars in April 1989. Ballingall left the series in 1990. References Sources * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ballingall, Sara 1973 births Canadian television actresses Actresses from Toronto Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
