Arctic Air
Arctic Air | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Ian Weir |
Starring |
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Theme music composer | Tim McCauley[1] |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 35 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer(s) |
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Production company(s) | Omnifilm Entertainment |
Distributor | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
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Original network | CBC Television |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | January 10, 2012 – April 8, 2014 |
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Website |
Arctic Air is a Canadian drama television series that began airing on CBC Television on January 10, 2012. The series was canceled on March 17, 2014, due to government budgetary cuts.[2]
Synopsis
Arctic Air is about a Yellowknife-based maverick airline and the unconventional family who runs it. The owners are Mel Ivarson, an old school bush pilot; Krista Ivarson, Mel's daughter; and Bobby Martin, the son of Ivarson's deceased partner. Episodes focus on interpersonal conflicts between the characters as well as dramatic flying missions with their aging fleet of Douglas DC-3s, de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otters and other aircraft. Each episode has one or more flying missions.[3]
Cast
- Adam Beach as Bobby Martin
- Pascale Hutton as Krista Ivarson
- Kevin McNulty as Mel Ivarson
- Stephen Lobo as Dev Panwar
- Carmen Moore as Loreen Cassway
- John Reardon as Blake Laviolette
- Emilie Ullerup as Astrid Poulsen
- Timothy Webber as Cece Cooper
- Rebecca Marshall as Lindsay Gallagher
- Tanaya Beatty as Caitlin Janvier
- Niall Matter as Tag Cummins
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 10 | January 10, 2012 | March 13, 2012 | |
2 | 13 | January 9, 2013 | April 17, 2013 | |
3 | 12 | January 7, 2014 | April 8, 2014 |
Productions
In some episodes, the production crew used Buffalo Airways' hangar in Yellowknife as backdrop.
DVD releases
Entertainment One released the complete first season on DVD in Canada on November 20, 2012.[4] Season 2 was released on January 7, 2014.[5] The third and final season was released on October 14, 2014.[6]
Ratings
According to CBC, the total audience for the first episode was just over 1 million viewers.[7]
Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | Premiered | Ended | TV Season | Viewers (millions) | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) |
Date | Viewers (millions) | |||||
1 | Tuesday 9:00pm | 10 | 1.06[7] | 0.96[8] | 2011–12 | 0.96[9] | ||
2 | Wednesday 9:00pm | 13 | 0.84[10] | N/A | 2012–13 | N/A | ||
3 | Tuesday 9:00pm | 12 | N/A | N/A | 2013–14 | N/A |
Awards and nominations
Canadian Screen Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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2013 | Best Dramatic Series | Ian Weir, Gabriela Schonbach, Gary Harvey, Michael Chechik | Nominated | [11] |
2014 | Best Cross-Platform Project, Fiction - Arctic Air Extended Season Finale | Chris Waind, Fergus Heywood, Gary Harvey, Nataline Rodrigues, Nick McAnulty | Nominated | |
2015 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role | Adam Beach | Nominated |
Leo Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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2012 | Best Dramatic Series | Michael Chechik, Gabriela Schonbach, Gary Harvey, Ian Weir | Nominated | [12] |
Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series | Susin Nielsen | Won | ||
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series | Lara Mazur | Nominated | ||
Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Bradley Stryker | Nominated | ||
Luke Camilleri | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Timothy Webber | Nominated | ||
Stephen Lobo | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Carmen Moore | Nominated | ||
Emilie Ullerup | Nominated | |||
2013 | Best Dramatic Series | Gabriela Schonbach, Michael Chechik, Gary Harvey, Ian Weir, Robert Carney, Ian Hay | Nominated | [13] |
Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic Series | Ian Weir | Nominated | ||
Sarah Dodd | Nominated | |||
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Series | Franco Pante | Nominated | ||
Best Casting in a Dramatic Series | Corinne Clarke, Jennifer Page | Nominated | ||
Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Aleks Paunovic | Nominated | ||
Best Guest Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Michelle Thrush | Won | ||
Chelah Horsdal | Nominated | |||
Lexa Doig | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Timothy Webber | Nominated | ||
Stephen Lobo | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Emilie Ullerup | Nominated | ||
Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series | Kevin McNulty | Nominated | ||
Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series | Pascale Hutton | Nominated | ||
2015 | Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic Series | John Gajdecki, Mike Leeming, Carlos Federico, Guzman Roman, Max Schroeder, Richard Greenwood | Nominated | [14] |
UBCP/ACTRA Awards
Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
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2013 | Best Actress | Pascale Hutton | Nominated | [15] |
Emilie Ullerup | Nominated | |||
2014 | Pascale Hutton | Nominated | [16] |
Supporting content
Mini-episodes
CBC Television released 5 mini-episodes online, titled Man of the North as a supporting material to the series. These webisodes are 2–3 minutes each.[17]
Online games
In support for the show, there has also been online games on the official website. The game is titled Arctic Air Adventure.[18]
References
- ↑ "Download the Arctic Air Theme Song - Arctic Air - Watch online". Cbc.ca. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ Vlessing, Etan (March 17, 2014). "Canada's CBC Cancels 'Arctic Air,' 'Cracked' as Budget Chops Bite". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ↑ "About the Show - Arctic Air - Watch online". Cbc.ca. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Arctic Air DVD news: Announcement for Arctic Air - The Complete 1st Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. May 25, 2007. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ Arctic Air: Season 2
- ↑ Arctic Air - Season 3
- 1 2 "ARCTIC AIR SOARS TO RECORD HEIGHTS IN SERIES DEBUT ON CBC TELEVISION". CBC Television. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
- ↑ Brioux, Bill (March 21, 2012). "TV Feeds My Family: Brioux Report: Big Bang goes Missing". Tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.ca. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ Wild, Diane. "Arctic Air boasts record season for CBC | TV, eh?". Tv-eh.com. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ "TV Feeds My Family: Murdoch Mysteries lifts CBC's premiere week". Tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.ca. January 13, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ "awards database". academy.ca. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "2012 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "2013 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "2015 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "Nominees Announced for UBCP/ACTRA Awards". Alliance for Arts + Culture. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "UBCP/ACTRA – 2014 UBCP/ACTRA Awards Nominees Media Release". www.ubcp.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "Arctic Air ; Webisodes - Man of the North". Cbc.ca. January 11, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ↑ "Arctic Air Adventure - Arctic Air - Watch online". Cbc.ca. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.