Each week, La Presse scans the TV offer to identify four titles to watch.
After District 31, we were convinced that we would never again follow a daily newspaper with such assiduity. We were wrong. So much so that after 116 surprisingly dense half-hours, we even think we prefer the adventures of Emmanuelle and company to the investigations of Commander Chiasson’s squad… This thought crossed our minds last winter, when we surprised to sigh when he saw that the episode of the day had not yet arrived on ICI Tou.tv. The flawless performance of the actors (especially Suzanne Clément) partly explains our addiction, as does the modern and rhythmic writing of Marie-Andrée Labbé, who seems unable to produce one-dimensional characters, even when they are only passage. Already looking forward to finding the Saint-Vincent gang in September.
We follow Keri Russell’s career closely from Felicity. (You could say since Bon Jovi’s Always music video in 1994, but that would be an exaggeration.) From Mission: Impossible III to Cocaine Bear, Waitress, The Americans and Extraordinary Measures, his choices are as varied as they are interesting. The trend continues with The Diplomat, the latest series from writer and producer Debora Cahn (Homeland, The West Wing, Grey’s Anatomy). The actress portrays Kate Wyler, the new United States ambassador to the United Kingdom, who takes up her post in the midst of an international crisis… and a matrimonial one. A political drama rich in twists and solid all the way, which speaks of the tortuous relations, between countries and between spouses.
Varda Étienne tackles an explosive subject in this documentary series: colorism. This word, which no dictionary includes, designates discrimination based on the level of melanin: lighter skin tones are considered more beautiful compared to darker ones. The issue can also affect the hair, the curves of the body, the nose, etc. Produced by KOTV and directed by Ky Vy Le Duc, the four episodes explore this scourge from multiple angles. On the first, we hear host Naadei Lyonnais (L’île de l’amour) say candidly that she knows she is “an easy-to-digest black person” for the general public. A test involving children and two dolls with different complexions is also revealing.
Taking over the antenna of Unis TV, this documentary series demystifies in a beautiful way the adventure of self-sufficiency. In this third season, vegetable producer Dany Bouchard and actress Édith Cochrane help the family of Véronique Claveau and Bryan Audet take their vegetable garden to the next level. This week, the two artists are taking part in the “May Without Mower” movement with their children in Terrebonne and planting clover. At the same time, we are interested in students from the Académie des Sacrés-Cœurs, a primary school in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, who want to create a huge garden. The rain, however, complicates their first day of planting. Therefore, they change their plans and decide to undertake a weeding operation.
