life with more cowbell

Before I go on my merry way tonight/this weekend, I’d like to give a shout out to two of my favourite programs. One is a radio drama and the other is on t.v.: Afghanada and Lost Girl.

Not much of a radio listener (except for an hour of Nocturne on Classical 96.3 FM for an hour every night as I fall asleep), I learned of Afghanada last fall while I was down in Niagara-on-the-Lake for the Shaw Festival and was reading actor Jenny Young’s bio in the Age of Arousal program. I started tuning in last fall and have been hooked ever since. Jenny plays Sgt. Pat (Coach) Kinsella in Afghanada, which also features actors Paul Fauteux and Billy MacLellan, a half-hour radio drama on CBC Radio One about Canadian soldiers in Kandahar; the program airs on Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. (Toronto) and if you miss it, you can always time shift west online. Check out their website: http://www.cbc.ca/afghanada/

Lost Girl (Showcase – Sundays at 9 p.m. and re-run throughout the week) became one of my fave t.v. shows last fall – and I’m enjoying the further adventures of succubus Bo and her gang of “Scoobies” on the show. Excellent cast, featuring Anna Silk, Kris Holden-Ried, Ksenia Solo, K.C. Collins, Richard Howland and Zoie Palmer. Check them out on IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1429449/  and on their show site: http://www.showcase.ca/lostgirl/

The love triangle between Bo (Silk), wolf shifter/homicide detective Dyson (Holden-Ried) and human/Light Fae-aligned doctor Lauren (Palmer) has attracted a lot of attention, sparking Team Dyson and Team Lauren camps among fans, and gaining attention on afterellen.com for its portrayal of a bisexual heroine on t.v. I especially loved Dorothy Snarker’s Lost Girl snap-cap this week, especially her marked dismay over the fact that Lauren was nowhere to be seen in the recent episode: http://www.afterellen.com/tv/lost-girl-recap-204 

I have to say, I agree with her – more Lauren, please! Guess it’s no secret what team I’m on. Speaking of the lovely doctor, here she is (played by the equally lovely Zoie Palmer):

See what I mean? That and Lauren and Bo are so darn lovely together – shouts to Zoie and Anna for having fabulous chemistry:

And congrats to Ksenia Solo (who plays Bo’s human pal/roommate/soul sister Kenzi) for taking home the Gemini Award for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series this year!

Speaking of lovely ladies – as I mentioned yesterday, I’m off to see some Alumnae pals in After Mrs. Rochester on the main stage tonight. Back with the scoop on that soon.

Till then, have a great evening/weekend. What’cha got planned?