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New show's possibilities are limitless

» ‘Limitless’ TV pilot review

Lauren Paulsen,
Senior Columnist

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Fz is probably my favourite
season when it comes to
television. Most of my favourite
television series come out with
new seasons during this time,
and it’s also a treasure trove of
new series. Sometimes the new
shows don’t turn out to be all

: that great, but other times they

: are gold.

: Limitless is a new show

: based on the movie that came

: out in 2011, starring Bradley

: Cooper. It took about half of the
: pilot episode for me to realize

> it wasn't a remake of the movie,

: but instead occurs afterwards in
: the timeline.

: The movie's protagonist,

: Eddie, isn’t the star in this

: series, though he does make

: an appearance in the pilot.

: Instead we have Brian Finch

? (Jake McDorman), who's pretty
: much a good-for-nothing going
: nowhere in life. His father

: becomes ill, but none of the

: doctors can figure out why.

: Brian is afraid he is going to

: lose his father, until one day he
: comes across an old buddy who
: has become really successful.

: He offers Brian a drug to help

: give him a “boost.” Thinking

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: he has nothing to lose, Brian : and I loved how they portrayed

: takes the pill. Unfortunately, his : Brian working out problems,

: buddy turns up dead, and Brian : such as the exact moment to

: becomes the prime suspect. Now : run across a busy street without

: he has to save his father and : being hit by a car. Brian is a very
: clear his name. : likeable character. He’s a really

: I really enjoyed this show.1 : great guy, who doesn’t even take
: didn’t remember a lot about the : the NZT for selfish reasons.

: movie, but that didn’t matter : This show is definitely a

: because the pilot episode gave must-watch. I’m really looking

: a good explanation of what the : forward to seeing more of Brian’s
: drug, NZT, was and what it : character development and what
: could do. The action was great, * happens next.

 

Coeur de Pirate steals our hearts

» This Quebecois songstress is crossing over to the Anglophone market

Tessa Perkins
“h The Peak (NUW)
ve been a fan of Coeur de
Pirate (Beatrice Martin)
for years now, and a lot of her
charm came from the fact that
she sang in French. The beauty

of the language and the cultural :

references added strength to
her music and complemented
her wistful lyrics and soft voice.
With her new album, Roses,
she seems to be attempting

to cross into the Anglophone
market and broadening her
appeal within Canada and
internationally.

In true Canadian fashion,
she started off her set at The
Commodore by saying that
she was going to do a bilingual
show, repeating everything she

: said in both official languages.

: ’m glad that more people

: are discovering this talented

: musician now that English

: speakers are listening, but I felt
: like many people in the crowd

: were waiting for the English

: tunes they had heard on the

: radio. I was doing the opposite.
: Coeur opened with “Then

: I'll Fall,” one of the English

: tracks off her latest album, and
: followed up with a few classics

: and Blonde. With black-and-

: white projections behind her

: and expressive arm and hand

: choreography, Coeur performed

: with sincerity and passion.
Highlights of the show for

: me were “Saint-Laurent,” which

: she described as being the song

: for anyone who’s ever been

: lonely at a bar, and “Comme

: Des Enfants,” which is painfully
: romantic. She also did a cover

: of “Dead Flowers” by the Rolling
: Stones, which sounded great

: and was a captivating rendition

: with her slightly raspy voice.

: When performing “Way Back

: Home,” Coeur explained that

: the song was written for her

: daughter, and she hopes that

: it will make up for her career,

: which takes her away from

: home so much.

: from her self-titled debut album :
: blend of French classics and

: new English songs that kept

: the crowd happy. Her current

: single, “Carry On,” was saved

: for the encore, and I think that
: might be the song many people
: were waiting to hear. I hope

: she always carries on and never
: loses her Francophone charm.

The show was a good

  

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