"Shaye" documentary

[SweetOne]

It's good to have friends in the media! They seem to have dropped the "This is it!" title...


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E! DOCUMENTARY SERIES PREMIERE


SHAYE


ALL-NEW ORIGINAL FOUR PART DOCUMENTARY

FROM EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS IRA LEVY AND PETER WILLIAMSON OF BREAKTHROUGH FILMS & TELEVISION



DEBUTS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 - 10PM ET/PT (1 hour)


CALGARY, August 15, 2007 - Shaye, this season's all-new original
documentary series captures the highs and lows of making it in the music business. Juggling spouses, children and the demands of the band, the women of Shaye are discovering whether they can possibly do it all.

From CanWest MediaWorks and Executive Producers Ira Levy and Peter Williamson of Breakthrough Films & Television this 4-part documentary makes its television debut Sundays at 10pm ET/PT beginning September 9 on E!.

"Shaye is the perfect series to kick-off our roster of Canadian
original documentaries on E!," said Christine Shipton, Vice President of Original Programming for CanWest MediaWorks Inc. "We love this series because it features more than just music from a talented trio of women. It offers a rare glimpse into the Canadian entertainment industry and what it takes to make it in the music business both personally and professionally."

Shaye chronicles the behind-the-scenes journey of Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle and Tara MacLean as they face life's everyday challenges, such as motherhood and dating on the road, while working to reach their dream of musical stardom. From filming videos to touring with the kids in tow, the pressure builds for the trio every day as they inch closer to gaining fame and fortune with the release of their second album Lake Of Fire.

"Breakthrough Films & Television is excited to be part of the
inaugural launch of E! with the broadcast of Shaye, a 4 part series
that showcases a quintessentially Canadian story," said Ira Levy,
Executive Producer, Breakthrough Films & Television.

Produced by Breakthrough Films and Television in association with
CanWest MediaWorks Inc. and CMT with the participation of The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit; and The Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit. Breakthrough Films & Television's Ira Levy and Peter Williamson also serve as executive producers. Sarah Jane Flynn is Production Executive and Christine Shipton is Vice President, Original Programming for CanWest MediaWorks.

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About Breakthrough Films & Television:

Breakthrough Films & Television is a producer of popular children's, factual, drama, variety and lifestyle programming, and has a library of over 1,000 hours of programming. Over the past 21 years, executive producers Ira Levy and Peter Williamson have built a creative partnership and established themselves as one of Canada's most prolific providers of television programs, having produced over 550 half-hours of programming over the last two years. On the Web, the company is located at www.breakthroughfilms.com.


About CanWest MediaWorks Inc.

CanWest MediaWorks Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CanWest Global Communications Corp. (TSX: CGS and CGS.A, http://www.canwestglobal.com), an international media company. In addition to owning the Global Television network, CanWest is Canada's largest publisher of English language daily newspapers, and also owns, operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, Web sites and radio networks in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Turkey, Indonesia, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States.

[SweetOne]

Not sure if anyone watched on Sunday, but I just watched it myself (I taped it) and the show is great!!! I'm a little disappointed that they cut out like a year's worth of footage (they started the actual show in January 2007, even though they were filming for the majority of 2006). The first episode got as far as the 2007 ECMAs. I really like that they're focussing on all the ACTUAL behind-the-scenes stuff... this isn't like a typical tour documentary where they show the performances and some of the random fun they have -- they actually show all the record label drama, some of the best (and worst) promo spots, and a little glimpse into their day-to-day life.

Interestingly, the entire thing is told through the eyes of their manager - and focusses heavily on her.

[Dark_Angel]

sweetone said:

Interestingly, the entire thing is told through the eyes of their manager - and focusses heavily on her.

That's what annoyed me. I think it should have been through Shaye's eyes. After all that's what the show is titled. It's sad they cut the stuff from 2006. They were talking about publicity for the new album. Well, they had shows with new songs. I would have liked to see more live footage. Interaction with fans. Maybe in future episodes....so far for me it's just so so.

[SweetOne]

Yeah, I also thought it was weird that they didn't address (at all) the delay in the album release from November to February. I would like to have known more about that.

[Dark_Angel]

sweetone said:

Yeah, I also thought it was weird that they didn't address (at all) the delay in the album release from November to February. I would like to have known more about that.

Agreed! It would have gave us better insight too.
Ok, I saw the first episode that night... has there been one since? I hope not because I forgot to tape on Sunday if there was.

[SweetOne]

I think this week's episode was bumped for the Emmys, it should be back on next week.

[IraZon]

ok so.. i just wanna make sure here.
it wasn't on last sunday? (sept.9)
i set my vcr to record but it ended up recording anchorman

[SweetOne]

So this week's episode covered the week leading up to the album's release, with the highlight being the show at Nathan Phillips Square... I think I had commented that it seemed a little unrehearsed at the time, and apparently it, in fact, was almost unrehearsed. I found it kind of funny that they only showed crowd shots when there were lots of people there (for anyone who was at the show, it was very very very VERY cold and by the end there were only a couple dozen people left). It was really great to see all the background behind it.

My question is this though -- the We Will Not Be Lovers video looks awesome, but where the heck is it? Maybe we'll find out next week... but still! I'd love to see it!

[Dark_Angel]

Thanks for letting me know that I hadn't missed it! I was freaking out. Ha ha!

I'm wondering where the video is too! I was just about to ask that. Has it even been on any of those music video channels? I don't have cable. Hopefully they'll put it online at some point.

[supastar69]

Am I the only who's disappointed about the film stock this docu. is filmed in?

Aside from that, why haven't they shown why the cd was pushed back 3 months?

I must say, Dav looks amazing in the pool shots. She always looks good, but she's even prettier without the makeup.

[SweetOne]

supastar69 said:

Aside from that, why haven't they shown why the cd was pushed back 3 months?

That was my thought on the first episode too. They had the film crew with them for months leading up to the 'original' release date, and they used a very very very very short clip of the HMV/First Canadian Place performance on the original release date... I can't understand why they cut out like 6 months of film.

[Dark_Angel]

Missed this last night!!! Crap!!! Oh well, it'll go up on the E! site i'm sure.