TV With TV's Jonathan Torrens
Through studio, streeters and sketch, TV WITH TV'S JONATHAN TORRENS gives the big picture on the small screen by focusing each episode on a different genre of TV. From familiar genres like medical dramas and mystery shows, to freak shows and celeb-reality TV, Torrens dissects the goings-on and goings-wrong in the vast world of television.
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Duration: 63 x 30' HD
Resolution: HD
Seasons: TBC
Genre: Lifestyle
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Producer: Arcadia
Original Broadcaster: CanWest Media
Year of Production: TBC
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