Every week, The Press Look through the TV offering to find four titles to watch
The novelty
Quiz night
This new feature will undoubtedly tickle our hearts as former subscribers to the quiz nights at Vestiaire, a Montreal bar located on Saint-Hubert Street. Hosted by Tammy Verge and Antoine Vézina, it pits eight teams from all over Quebec against each other, accustomed to events of this type. And their names are magical: Quiz lorraines, Groupe Hêteux (say it out loud, you’ll understand…), École de réhabilitation St-Jean-de-Bosco, etc. At the launch of Télé-Québec’s programming, Antoine Vézina provided some delightful information: unlike many TV quizzes that offer far too much blah blah and too few questions, this offering from Picbois Productions (Decolonizing History, They) should delight those who like to test their general knowledge. Our expectations are high.
Télé-Québec, starting Tuesday at 9:30 p.m.
The roll of the dice
The Accident
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The Accident
Member of the top 10 on Netflix for the past week, this Mexican series caught our attention when its trailer started playing while we were looking for something to watch. The premise is ludicrous. The development of the story is even more so. During a children’s party, a poorly anchored inflatable game floats away in the wind with several kids on board, while the parents watch in horror as their offspring rise above the trees… then crash to the ground. Result: three dead and… one missing. This melodrama with the feel of an afternoon soap opera pumped up on steroids is the perfect example of a series you could watch in its entirety just to criticize it.
Netflix (available in French version)
The special
MusicPlus as an encore
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Chéli Sauvé-Castonguay and Chloée Deblois in MusicPlus as an encore
Because we were tuned into MusiquePlus 24/7 throughout high school (we’re barely exaggerating), this 60-minute special piques our curiosity, especially since we know that at the helm, Chloée Deblois will be supported by Chéli Sauvé-Castonguay, a former VJ we’d lost touch with in recent years. Produced by Zone 3 (Selling or renovating in Quebec, Infoman) in collaboration with Bell Media, this show recorded in front of a live audience brings together the hip-hop group Muzion, Aswell, Soran, Marilyne Léonard, Naomi and L’Isle. The broadcaster promises a few special appearances and a few nods to old segments of the channel.
Noovo, Noovo.ca and Crave, Tuesday at 8 p.m.
The return
The VAT return
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Julie Bélanger and Jean-Michel Anctil host The VAT return.
Like last year, Julie Bélanger and Jean-Michel Anctil will host this special show during which the network’s fall headliners will parade. More than twenty artists will participate in the event, including Sébastien Benoit and Mélissa Bédard (Masked singers), Sébastien Delorme (Indefensible), Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse (Revolution) and Nathalie Simard (My mother, your father). On the Radio-Canada side, the talk show Good evening Good evening by Jean-Philippe Wauthier will once again serve as a launch pad for series and other productions that will air in the coming weeks. Live Thursday at 9 p.m. (For those curious, there are no program launch shows on Télé-Québec and Noovo.)
VAT, Sunday at 7:30 p.m.