The week kicks off with My Big Fat Greek Wedding’s Nia Vardalos talking about adoption and her new book, Instant Mom. Also on the show are Jason Priestley plus the Panel with Elliotte Friedman, Fraser Young and Jennifer Botterill.
AIRING 7PM ATLANTIC/2AM QC/ON/MB/2:30AM SK/AB/BC: Joseph Gordon-Levitt comes by to talk about Don Jon, his feature debut as a writer-director. Don Jon's the tale of a bodybuilding, churchgoing, womanizing porn addict. Afterwards The Daily Show's Jason Jones will be making funny on the Panel. Note: this episode airs at 11:30 pm only, 7 pm is pre-empted.
After a two-year hiatus, Kings of Leon are back with their new album Mechanical Bull. George talks to the Grammy-winning rock band about their comeback. We also drop in on Republic of Doyle's Allan Hawco on set. Then Michael Landsberg, Gavin Crawford and Elvira Kurt rock the Panel.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has weathered union-management strife, three work stoppages during his tenure, but TV ratings, attendance and revenues are all well up since his first day on the job in 1993. We talk puck with North American hockey's top boss. Also, Ali Hassan, Ron Sparks, and Noami Snieckus shoot it out on the Panel.
What goes on in the brilliant filmmaking mind behind movies like Children of Men, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban andY Tu Mamá También? George gets to the heart of the matter with director Alfonso Cuarón, who takes to the red chair to talk fearlessness, family and his latest film, Gravity. We've also got a talk with rock 'n' roll legend Ronnie Hawkins and a look back at Cory Monteith.
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