Landon Liboiron, Annie Clark and Paula Brancati on the set of Degrassi Takes Manhattan.

Over the weekend The Exec tweeted that Degrassi will probably return to CTV in March, and TeenNick in April.  That really isn’t shocking news.

The (somewhat) shocking news comes from the info he spilled about the Degrassi movie:

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there are 4 original songs, a catfight, and a couple gets together, and one separates, who you would not expect. at all..
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Someone asked The Exec if there was going to be a premiere screening of the Degrassi movie this year, and whether or not it’d be a fan event:

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I hope so… I’d love to have a premiere somewhere in Times Square!

I’d love to make it a fan event, but we’ll have to see… if it happens probably it would be in July
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Now how awesome would that be if they held a premiere in NYC?!?! I’d looooooooooove to go to that somehow.  Also, that tidbit of info hints at the idea they’re shooting for the movie’s airdate to be in July.

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Much Music posted an article about members of the Degrassi cast heading to Ecuador and India for volunteer missions through the organization Me To We.  Sarah Barrable-Tishauer (Liberty) and Evan Williams (Kelly) will be headed to India in July, while Dalmar Albuzeid (Danny) and Scott Paterson (Johnny) will travel to Ecuador in August.

Part of me finds it odd that Sarah and Evan are doing this since they’re characters are nowhere to be found on the show.  Maybe they’re still active behind the scenes…who knows.

Lots of preparation is under way for Season 10, which starts shooting at the end of March.  Yesterday Stefan Brogren tweeted that they had started casting for Season 10.  It’s going to be interesting to see who goes and who stays…and also who the new characters will be.

Today, Stefan also said they’re testing out a Red camera on the set the entire day.  If you have no idea what that is, all you need to know is it’s sweeet.  It’s a digital cinema camera that shoots in a resolution higher than HD….in other words, the resolution is high enough to be projected onto a movie screen and still look good.

MAN I wish I could watch Degrassi in HD.

In a recent (and by recent I mean yesterday) interview posted by Zack Taylor, Melinda Shankar commented that they were going to be filming 48 episodes in season 10.

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Then, this morning The Exec tweeted:

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The Degrassi episodes this year will be half-hour episodes.. and will take place over a full year…
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I don’t even know anything anymore.  Even though Shanks said it I was initially skeptical of the whole 48 episodes thing because the average episodes person season in any US or Canadian TV show (I’ll even throw in the UK too) is 20-25 episodes. 

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Now the episodes taking place over a full year I need to clarify.  Degrassi Nation broke the news on the Shanks interview, then tweeted:

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So last night DN confirmed 48 episodes for s10 but we have just learned they will all be 1/2 hr episodes over 1 yr no stops
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What DN is saying is they’re basically going to AIR all of the episodes every week until they run out…I don’t necessarily think that’s the case (because that’s not how tv works, unfortunately).  I think what The Exec meant is all will the episodes will take place over the course of one SCHOOL YEAR.

Now my line of thinking on that is based on CTV and what they might do schedule-wise.  TeenNick?? If they have the opportunity to air a new episode every week, I’d definitely be on board for that since it would eliminate all of their ridiculously awkward breaks.

Oh yeah, filming for Season 10 begins on March 29th.

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And in one final note…there was a recent article about the Top 25 TV twosomes of all time.  Spike and Snake made the list!!!!

I’m sorry, but they don’t deserve to be there.  The list is in chronological order from the Lucy and Ricky days until now.  The author of the article blatantly says he put them on the list because he guest starred as the priest that married them in the TNG episode White Wedding.  However, he lists them under their days on the original Degrassi Junior High/Degrassi High.  Well apparently he never watched the original, because they were never a couple during the show, and never came close.  There was ONE episode at the very end of the final season where Spike liked Snake and they were supposed to go to a dance together, but Spike backed out when she realized Snake liked another girl (she didnt want to be a pity date).

That was the only reference to them in the original, ever.  All of their relationship stuff happened in Degrassi: TNG, and even then it’s not even close to being memorable enough to be placed on this list.  It’s actually a slap in the face to the most prominent couple in Degrassi history: Joey and Caitlin.

This weekend over at TeenNick.com, they’ll be posting clips of “Degrassi love” from episodes from Season 8 and 9….and quite frankly, they’re lame.  Really? there weren’t ANY other better examples of love that you could’ve chosen from the show?

1) Peter says “I love you” to Mia. (Danger Zone)
They’re the most contrived couple in history.  Nuff said.

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2) Holly J visits Spinner in the hospital (Danger Zone)
Now this one isn’t too bad…actually it’s a GREAT scene in context of the episode. But I wouldn’t consider it a love-esque scene by any means.  Man, TeenNick must really love Spolly J *hint* *hint*.

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3) Clare and KC kiss. (Danger Zone)
Their kiss reminds me of the Semma kiss from White Wedding, with its awkwardness.  I think it was also more cheesy than necessary because of the music playing when they locked lips.  Awkward scene or not, it’s the only one of these Degrassi Love clips that actually FITS!

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4) Emma and Kelly’s first date. (Lost In Love)
Huh? The clip is right after their date, when they walk to the dorm room, and as they’re about to kiss Kelly’s ex pops out of the blue and wants to talk.  From that entire storyline, this is just a really random clip to show.

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5) Jane apologizes to Spinner. (Lost In Love)
I guess it could be considered a love clip because Jane actually says “I love you” in her speech.

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6) Sav shows up at Anya’s Larping wedding. (Beat It)
*sigh* Another completely random clip.  Yes, I get it, they’re at a wedding. And Sav showing up shows he isn’t a complete douchebag.  But there are much better clips of Sav and Anya in other episodes that would get the point of love across so much more clearly.

Yes I’m well aware this is late…But work has been nonstop lately so I couldn’t post it ASAP.

This morning The Exec posted on twitter that there will be an announcement about Degrassi on or around March 11:

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The Degrassi announcement will likely be made March 11th–maybe before then, but most likely then..

the date of the movie may be announced at the same time, but that is not the primary focus of the announcement..

   ..and ps they may talk about the fact that this is the 10th Season of DNG, and the 30th anniversary of the first Kids of Degrassi St. on air

   .. but THAT isn’t the main surprise either!
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Then one of the users asked if the announcement was about an assortment of things (including a spin0ff), and The Exec said:

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we are working on a spin-off, but that’s way in the future and not what I’m talking about..
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Yay, this is exactly what I wanted…an announcement about an announcement. [/sarcasm] At least he gave us something forward to, but realize that’s March 11 is still a month away. :-/ Also, don’t forget SEASON 10 begins shooting in March too.  The closer we get, the antsier I become.

All has been quiet in Degrassi land lately, but with “Degrassi Love Games” airing on Teennick this Friday, you can expect some more new “Degrassi: On The Set” eps on the way too!  Coming soon, you’ll find out what has Declan and KC going head to head.  I found it hilarious…and I could’ve sworn that Sam Earle made obscure reference to some fans on twitter.

Anya and Sav will have major issues in "Why Can't This Be Love." Our biggest issue now is waiting around for the episode to actually air somewhere.

Another OTS coming soon is a behind-the-scenes look at the prom in “Why Can’t This Be Love.”  Well that’s great and all, but it doesn’t offer up any new info.  It serves as nothing more than a tease for those of us who’ve been waiting to hear something, ANYTHING substantial about the episode for months.

Did anyone catch The Grammys last night?

Sadly, Drake didn’t win in any of the categories he was nominated in.  But he DID rock the house with an awesome performance at the end of the show with Lil Wayne and Eminem.  The only thing that was annoying was that CBS got WAYYYYY out of hand with the censoring.  Seriously everytime they censored it’d last for at least 5 seconds, so you’re watching them move around on stage in complete silence.  I know they’re sensitive about offensive content at live shows, but come on CBS.

Oh, and Drake’s performance was the second best one of the night…of course the best was Lady Gaga. :)

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Last Friday SoundSpeed celebrated the release of their EP with a concert.  Here’s an article featured on Degrassi.tv written several days before.  Will someone tell these boys to perform here in the states?!?!? And no, just traveling across the border to NYC doesn’t count.

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And finally onto some real Degrassi stuff…..DEGRASSI IS BACK IN THE US THIS FRIDAY!! It’s about time….TeenNick will air “Degrassi Love Games” Friday February 5 at 9pm.  Of course I’m expecting this to be the only bit of new Degrassi we get in the month of February on either TeenNick or CTV.  CTV’s too obsessed with the Winter Olympics, and “Love Games” is the only episode airing on TeenNick.  Make sure to watch the ending credits of Love Games on Friday night…they may or may not run a quick teaser to let us know when Degrassi will be back.