"Josh Charles To Star In Fox Adaptation Of British Hit ‘Doc Martin’ Ordered To Series For 2025-26"/ "‘Murder In A Small Town’ Renewed For Season 3 By Fox; Peter Gallagher Joins Cast"

May 9, 2025 "Josh Charles To Star In Fox Adaptation Of British Hit ‘Doc Martin’ Ordered To Series For 2025-26": Today I found this article by Nellie Andreeva on Deadline: 

EXCLUSIVE: Doc, meat Doc Martin. On the heels of Doc‘s breakout success, 

Fox is doubling down on medical procedurals with a series order to one-hour comedy Best Medicine, based on the hugely popular British series Doc Martin. 

Josh Charles (The Good Wife, Sports Night) will take on the iconic character famously played by Martin Clunes for almost two decades.

Charles is set as the lead, the peculiar and brilliant Doctor Martin Best, in Best Medicine, from writer/executive producer Liz Tuccillo (Sex and the City). Wholly owned by Fox Entertainment, the series, produced by Fox Entertainment Studios, is slated to premiere during the 2025-26 season.

As Deadline noted in its annual pilot season report this past March, the Doc Martin adaptation had emerged as a frontrunner on the hourlong side at Fox. 

With the project headed to a likely series green light, Fox recently approached Charles for the lead whose casting is considered key to the show’s success. 

He just closed his deal, cementing the series pickup for the comedy, whose title likely was changed to avoid confusion with Fox’s drama Doc.

Best Medicine centers on Martin Best (Charles), 

a brilliant surgeon who abruptly leaves his illustrious career in Boston to become the general practitioner 

in a quaint East Coast fishing village where he spent summers as a child. 

Unfortunately, Martin’s blunt and borderline rude bedside manner rubs the quirky, needy locals the wrong way, and he quickly alienates the town, even though he’s all they’ve got.

Although Martin can expertly address any medical ailment or mystery in this idiosyncratic town, he’s really just desperate to be left the hell alone. 

Instead, he keeps getting dragged right smack into the middle of their 

personal chaos, 

feuds

and fantasies. 

What the locals don’t know is that Martin’s terse demeanor masks 

a debilitating new phobia 

and deep-seated psychological issues 

that prevent him from experiencing true intimacy with anyone. 

But tenacity is the creed of everyone in their small village, 

and the people who live there may be exactly what the doctor ordered.

Executive producing the series are Tuccillo, Ben Silverman and Rodney Ferrell (Stick) of Propagate Content as well as the original series’ producers Mark Crowdy and Philippa Braithwaite.

The original Doc Martin, starring Clunes as Dr Martin Ellingham, premiered on ITV in 2004 and ran for 10 seasons. A global hit, which was available in the U.S. on PBS and Acorn TV, it turned the seaside village of Port Isaac, Cornwall where the series was filmed, into a popular tourist destination.

This marks the seventh international adaptation of the British series, 

which was created by Dominic Minghella and produced by Buffalo Pictures in association with Homerun Film Productions. 

Its format rights are being held by All3Media International, with France, Germany and Spain among the territories that have launched their own Doc Martin series.

It also marks the second hourlong series fully owned by Fox Entertainment after Monarch. 

Finding a wholly owned drama hit to complement live-action comedy Animal Control and animated half-hours Krapopolis and Grimsburg has been a goal of the Fox leadership. 

On the network’s schedule, Best Medicine will join popular new drama Doc, starring Molly Parker, which received a rare 22-episode Season 2 renewal.

“The story of Doc Martin has resonated worldwide with its 

humanity, 

originality, 

and humor, 

and with Best Medicine coming to Fox, 

that eccentricity gets a small-town America spin, 

complete with idyllic charm 

and absurdity,” 

said Michael Thorn, President of Fox Television Network. “Liz, Mark, Philippa, Ben, and Rodney have done a terrific job adapting this signature character for the Fox audience, especially in casting the terrifically talented Josh Charles as our lead.”

Doc Martin was brought to the U.S. by Propagate Content, alongside All3Media International, taking Silverman back to his roots as an agent and then-producer focused on British format adaptations, including The Office, whose acclaimed NBC version he executive produced.

“The entire Propagate team is thrilled to be working with Fox Entertainment on this extraordinary adaptation by Liz Tuccillo of the global hit Doc Martin,” Silverman said. 

“Josh Charles is the perfect lead for this brilliantly character-driven comedic procedural. Best Medicine is a world we’ll all want to be part of.”

In TV, Charles is best known as Dan Rydell on Sports Night and as Will Gardner on The Good Wife, which earned him two Primetime Emmy nominations. 

He appeared in Taylor Swift’s Fortnight music video and is currently recurring on the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale. He is repped by UTA.

Tuccillo, whose series credits also include Divorce and Alaska Daily, is repped by UTA and Felker Toczek Suddleson McGinnis Ryan LLP.

https://deadline.com/2025/05/josh-charles-doc-martin-remake-fox-1236391628/

Here's a comment:

Anonymous

on May 9, 2025 5:16 pm

Not sure what you’ve been watching, but “quirky” characters are all over TV. Practically every show Chuck Lorre has done involves a collection of oddballs.

Also, “Hart of Dixie” was similar to “Doc Martin” in that it involved a big-city doctor moving to a rural community populated by quirky characters. It did a respectable 76 episodes across 4 seasons on a broadcast TV network (The CW).

No one cares if the setting of a TV show is rural, suburban, or urban. They just care that it’s interesting, well-written, and well-acted.

My opinion: I didn't think of Hart of Dixie.  I only saw a few episodes and thought it was average.  I don't like medical dramas or TV shows.

I saw the Best Medicine pilot and thought it was average.  I then never watched it again.  It was mildly funny.  I don't like medical TV shows or sitcoms.

May 7, 2026 "‘Murder In A Small Town’ Renewed For Season 3 By Fox; Peter Gallagher Joins Cast": Today I found this article by Nellie Andreeva on Deadline:

EXCLUSIVE: Fox is staying in the cozy crime space with a Season 3 renewal for Murder in a Small Town. 

In the new 10-episode installment, returning leads Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk are being joined by Peter Gallagher (The O.C., Grace and Frankie) who has been tapped as a series regular. Filming on Season 3 is already underway.

While Murder In a Small Town has been under the radar after wrapping its second season in early December, 

its renewal for another limited run had been expected as the mystery drama has emerged as a reliable utility player for Fox, 

a sturdy performer at a very appealing price point.

Season 2 of Murder In a Small Town improved on Season 1’s 7-day multiplatform audience by +11%, 

and saw series highs in both 7-day total multiplatform and streaming with solid showing in Hulu 

and a rare year-to-year linear viewership increase.

Additionally, the Canadian-made series, produced by Sepia Films in association with Fox Entertainment and Future Shack Entertainment, 

is made under a lower-cost production model, falling under Fox’s cost-effective international content strategy.

Based on the nine-book series by L.R. Wright, Murder In a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet, coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work and starts a relationship with the local librarian Cassandra (Kreuk).

In a season-long arc, 

Gallagher will play Rod Finlayson, a charismatic, uber-independent, capable yet unreliable figure, whose arrival at the Gibsons’ marina on his beloved boat sets up a sequence of upheavals that Alberg and Cassandra will have to grapple with.

Gallagher’s casting is part of a strategy Fox has employed on two of its dramas with a lighter, optimistic tone by bringing 

a big name each season as a new series regular 

with a one-year deal to keep viewers’ interest by 

adding a familiar face 

and fresh storylines.

Murder In a Small Town did it with Marcia Gay Harden in Season 2; 

Doc has done it with Felicity Huffman in Season 2 

and Blair Underwood in the upcoming third season.

“We love bringing this cozy and delightful mystery to Fox fans,

 and we’re thrilled Murder in a Small Town has continued to resonate with our audience,” 

said Brooke Bowman, EVP of Drama Programming & Development, Fox Television Network.

“We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Sepia Films and Future Shack on Season 3, alongside our exceptional cast led by Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk and soon to include the incomparable talent of Peter Gallagher as their newest adversary.”

Murder in a Small Town is executive produced by Ian Weir, Amanda Tapping, Morris Ruskin and Sharon Wisnia (Mojo Global Arts), Tina Pehme and Kim Roberts (Sepia Films) and Jeff Wachtel and Jared Berenholz (Future Shack). Nick Orchard of Soapbox Productions, which originally optioned the book series, also serves as producer on the series.

While it started off as a straight book adaptation, 

the TV series is now largely relying on original material with the characters from the novels.

On Fox’s 2026-27 schedule, Murder In a Small Town joins recently renewed dramas Doc, Best Medicine and Memory of a Killer, returning comedy Animal Control as well as the network’s animated contingent.

Gallagher’s feature credits include American Beauty and Short Cuts for which he shared a SAG Award and Gloden Globe Award, respectively. His television work includes Grace and Frankie, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Grey’s Anatomy, Law & Order SVU, Togetherness, Covert Affairs, New Girl and The OC. He is repped by Gersh.

https://deadline.com/2026/05/murder-in-a-small-town-renewed-season-3-peter-gallagher-1236882059/

My opinion: I like this show.  There is good writing with the mysteries.

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"ABC Pilot Order: Rachel Bloom Stars In ‘Do You Want Kids?’ Comedy She Co-Wrote With Dan Gregor"/ "ABC Picks Up Scott Speedman Pilot ‘RJ Decker’ To Series For Midseason 2026; A Role Will Be Recast"

Aug. 7, 2025 "ABC Pilot Order: Rachel Bloom Stars In ‘Do You Want Kids?’ Comedy She Co-Wrote With Dan Gregor": Today I found this article by Nellie Andreeva on Deadline:

EXCLUSIVE: ABC has handed a pilot order to Do You Want Kids?, 

a single-camera comedy starring Rachel Bloom in her return to broadcast TV after co-creating and headlining the CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 

Bloom co-wrote the pilot script for the 20th Television-produced Do You Want Kids with her husband, film and TV writer Dan Gregor. 

The duo executive produce with Steven Levitan and Danielle Stokdyk of the 20th TV-based Levitan Productions.

This marks the first comedy pilot order — and second overall — at ABC this year. 

The project, which landed at ABC as a pitch last October in competitive situation, was among the hot prospects this past spring, 

when the network greenlighted its first pilot of 2025, drama RJ Decker, and again this summer as ABC brass were making “second cycle” pickup decisions.

The ABC summer 2025 pilot buzz roster also included 

the Scrubs reboot, which has since been ordered straight-to-series; 

the potential Rookie spinoff, The Rookie North, 

which continues to look for a leading man; 

and comedy Mittens.

ABC has two new scripted series for 2025-26 so far — both IP extensions and both picked up straight-to-series 

— 9-1-1: Nashville, which premieres in the fall,

 and Scrubs, set for midseason.

Do You Want Kids? is about a husband and wife — played by Bloom 

— who in one universe have a baby 

and the other do not, 

and the many ways that huge decision alters their lives.

In real life, Bloom and Gregor are a married couple with a child.

This marks a reunion for Bloom with Levitan, Stokdyk and 20th TV; she played one of the leads in Levitan Hulu comedy series Reboot, which was produced by 20th TV.

Bloom won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for her work on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 

She was recently cast in the upcoming The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie, written by Crazy Ex-Girlfriend co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna and directed by David Frankel. 

Bloom’s one-woman stage show, Death, Let Me Do My Show, which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award this year, was filmed for a Netflix special, which is now streaming. She is repped by Sugar23, WME, YMU Entertainment, and Ginsburg Daniel Kallis.

Gregor, who was a writer-producer on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend 

and CBS’ How I Met Your Mother, 

recently co-wrote the Naked Gun reboot for Paramount, starring Liam Neeson. 

He previously co-wrote the Emmy-winning Chip N’ Dale Rescue Rangers live-action/animated movie for Disney+ and co-wrote and directed SXSW selection Most Likely to Murder for Lionsgate and Hulu. Gregor is repped by UTA, Kaplan/Perrone, and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.

Levitan Productions also has Erin Foster’s breakout hit Netflix comedy Nobody Wants This, which is returning for a second season.

https://deadline.com/2025/08/rachel-bloom-do-you-want-kids-abc-pilot-dan-gregor-levitan-1236481513/#comments

Jul. 31, 2026 My opinion: I don't really like sitcoms.  I found this on imdb.com, but there isn't much on it:

"A husband and wife's alternate realities, one with a child, one without, explore how a pivotal decision profoundly impacts the trajectory of their lives."

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34170977/?ref_=fn_t_1

Sept. 29, 2025 "ABC Picks Up Scott Speedman Pilot ‘RJ Decker’ To Series For Midseason 2026; A Role Will Be Recast": Today I found this article by Nellie Andreeva on Deadline.  

I watched the whole first season of this show and I liked it for the mystery.

In the article it said this: "The series-regular role of Shay Bennett, played by Weruche Opia in the pilot, will be recast."

However, there is no character by that name here.

ABC has given a series order to hourlong pilot RJ Decker (working title), starring Scott Speedman, for the current 2025-26 season. The project, from Elementary creator Rob Doherty based on the 1987 novel Double Whammy by Carl Hiaasen, will premiere in midseason.

In addition to Speedman in the titular role, RJ Decker stars 

Kevin Rankin as Aloysius “Wish” Aiken, 

Adelaide Clemens as Catherine Delacroix 

and Bevin Bru as Melody “Mel” Romero. 

The series-regular role of Shay Bennett, played by Weruche Opia in the pilot, will be recast.

Delivered to the network earlier this month, the pilot, from 20th Television, was well received with Speedman’s performance getting high marks. In mixing 

crime procedural drama 

with humor

 and a compelling lead character, 

RJ Decker fits into ABC’s sweet spot of hits like 

High Potential, 

The Rookie

 and Will Trent. 

Reinforcing the spiritual connection, Paul McGuigan, who directed the Will Trent pilot, was also brought in to helm the RJ Decker pilot.

Written by Doherty, the series centers on RJ Decker (Speedman), is a disgraced newspaper photographer and ex-con who starts over as a private investigator in the colorful-if-crime-filled world of South Florida. 

The series follows him tackle cases that range from slightly odd to outright bizarre with the help of his journalist ex, her police detective wife, and a shadowy new benefactor, a woman from his past who could be his greatest ally… or his one-way ticket back to prison.

The pilot was shot in North Carolina, the filming location for the series is TBD. Doherty executive produces alongside Hiaasen, Carl Beverly, Sarah Timberman and McGuigan, with Speedman serving as a producer. 20th Television, a part of Disney TV Studios, is the studio.

Speedman also has been recurring on 20th TV’s long-running ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy.

This is the second TV series based on the works of Florida native Hiaasen, who started his career as a newspaper reporter, joining Bill Lawrence’s Bad Monkey starring Vince Vaughn for Apple TV+, which has been renewed for a second season.  

RJ Decker is the only drama pilot ordered by ABC so far this year. (The network’s new fall 2025 drama, 9-1-1: Nashville, received a straight-to-series order.) 

Waiting in the wings is The Rookie spinoff The Rookie North, which has not been formally greenlighted yet, with creator Alexi Hawley looking at a late-winter pilot shoot.

ABC and 20th TV brass are taking their time casting the lead, looking to take a page from the RJ Decker (and The Rookie) playbook by landing a TV star of the caliber of Speedman and Nathan Fillion for The Rookie offshoot.

On the comedy side, ABC recently gave a straight-to-series order to the Scrubs reboot 

and picked up to pilot the Rachel Bloom starrer Do You Want Kids?. That pilot is also expected to take its time finding the male lead opposite Bloom; it’s targeted for 2026-27 season.

 The network’s other comedy prospect, Mittens, which revolves around a neighborhood cat, will be in consideration for the next pilot cycle.

https://deadline.com/2025/09/rj-decker-series-scott-speedman-abc-premiere-window-recasting-1236557789/#comments

"Edmonton actor (Eric Johnson) relishes Knick role"/ "Edmonton born actor shares his showbiz experiences with students"

 Feb. 18, 2022: This is from my old physical news articles:

Dec. 23, 2014 "Edmonton actor relishes Knick role": Today I found this article by Elizabeth Withey in the Edmonton Journal:

The first time one of his patients died on the operating table, Eric Johnson was shaken.

“It was very visceral, very real,” the Edmonton-raised actor recalls of the bloody, tragic first surgery scene in the critically acclaimed Cinemax series The Knick. Sure, he and the other actors (including star Clive Owen) knew the scenario was completely fabricated. But they couldn’t quite shake it as make-believe.

The prosthetics looked and felt legit. They were all covered in fake blood. “We really felt the failure of the surgery not working. It was pretty incredible. I have a much bigger appreciation for what doctors go through now, that’s for sure.”

Johnson plays surgeon Dr. Everett Gallinger on The Knick, which airs on HBO Canada.

Directed by the prolific Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brockovich, the Ocean’s Trilogy, Sex, Lies, and Videotape), the gritty drama (now renewed for a second season) follows doctors in a fictionalized version of New York’s Knickerbocker hospital. 

The show is set in the early 20th century, amid crushing racial and immigration tensions, centering on the brilliant and flawed Dr. John Thackery, played by Owen. 

Owen’s formidable portrayal of a gifted surgeon and cocaine addict has just earned him a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a television drama series.

Other cast members include Eve Hewson (daughter of U2 frontman Bono)

and Andre Holland (who can be seen in the upcoming civil rights drama Selma).

Johnson is still getting used to moving in these celebrity circles. “I grew up in a very different world,” he says, sitting in his parents’ cosy, antique-filled living room in Mill Creek. But “no matter what level you’re at, it’s just people.”

Johnson was elated when he landed the role of Gallinger. He’d only just made a dream list of directors he’d like to work with, and Soderbergh was at the top of it.

The first season was shot in Brooklyn over four months beginning in September 2013. 

“The whole first few weeks of shooting, I was just waiting to get fired.

“It’s a dream job. You’re pinching yourself. I’m very much spoiled going forward.”

The 35-year-old got his start in acting in Edmonton at the age of nine, taking part in a summer acting program with Stage Polaris. 

At 11, he got his first stage role in a local show and was hooked. 

“It was kind of awesome, rad. I got to miss a month of school,” 

he recalls. 

“It was so nice to be treated as a peer, not a child.”

At 14, Johnson got a part in Legends of the Fall, playing Brad Pitt’s character as a child. The film won an Academy Award for best cinematography. 

All of a sudden, “Hollywood didn’t seem so far away. Even though I was here, it wasn’t unattainable.”

Though he and his parents sometimes argued about what he should do with his life (university! real estate licence!), Jane and Fred Johnson were ultimately supportive of their son’s dreams. 

As a teen, he got to go to Los Angeles solo for a screen test. 

“My parents put a lot of trust in me. 

I appreciate them not standing in the way of those opportunities.”

In 2001, four years after finishing high school at Bonnie Doon, 

Johnson got his first big break, landing a role as a football jock in Smallville. 

He met his future wife, writer producer Adria Budd, on the set, though they didn’t hit it off at first.

“I heard you’re from Edmonton. I’m from Edmonton,” Budd said to him after tapping him on the shoulder.

Johnson’s first impression: this person is short, and a little scary. She asked him what year he’d graduated. “1997,” he told her.

“Never mind!” said Budd, realizing she was nearly nine years older. 

“I’d had a couple of younger boyfriends and that was not on my list,” she recalls now. 

“And actor was not on my list either.”

Eventually it worked out — despite the fact that Johnson is from the south side while Budd grew up in Clareview.

“Those northside girls, you can’t trust ’em,” Johnson jokes.

Johnson’s career continued to flourish after he and Budd got married in 2004. 

He played the lead in a short-lived sci-fi series called Flash Gordon, 

and had roles in the Canadian police drama Rookie Blue 

and the Fox series Alcatraz.

Since his career started in childhood, Johnson never gave a thought to having a stage name (despite pressure from the Screen Actors Guild). 

He’s grown used to sharing his name with other prominent people. 

“I’m married to Jessica Simpson, 

I’m a world renowned guitarist, 

and I’m in the NHL,” 

he says, chuckling. 

Once, he and his wife happened to be staying in the same L.A. hotel as the guitarist Eric Johnson. 

When Budd had a birthday gift delivered to her husband, it was sent to the guitarist by mistake.

In The Knick, Johnson plays one of the more loathsome characters (and there are several).

Gallinger is a privileged white boy who makes his racist views clear, especially in his dealings with Dr. Algernon Edwards (Holland), the only black doctor in the hospital.

“People love hiring me to be someone people hate! I do that a lot!” 

jokes Johnson, whose Twitter bio reads: 

“That guy you hated on Rookie Blue, 

used to hate on Smallville 

and now hate on The Knick.”

Over the course of the series, Gallinger’s life slowly unravels with one family tragedy after another. 

As the viewer, you’re conflicted: 

do I hate this guy, 

or do I feel sorry for him? 

Johnson excels in portraying Gallinger’s complexity. 

“I wanted to make him as human as possible.”

Johnson won’t give anything away about Season 2, which begins filming in February. 

“Things continue to get worse,” he hints. 

“Don’t even think this is rock bottom.” He chuckles. 

“If you hate me now ...”

In real life, Johnson places a high value on family. He and his wife have a seven-year -old daughter, Calla. Every year, the Toronto-based trio comes to Edmonton for Christmas.

“One of my favourite things to do is shovel the walks,” he says. 

No joke. For a guy who works in a world of make-believe, manual labour — and the great outdoors — is a refreshing change. Not that he’d ever change his line of work: 

“I figured out how to get paid to play pretend.”

https://www.pressreader.com/canada/edmonton-journal/20141223/281500749605826

Jan. 8, 2015 "Edmonton born actor shares his showbiz experiences with students": Today I found this article by Trevor Robb on the Metro news:

Eric Johnson will be the first to admit that speaking to a room full of junior high school students is far more intimidating than starring in a hit television series.

"It's nerve wracking -- I always find it nerve wracking when I'm talking in front of people as myself as opposed to performing," said the Edmonton-born actor, who dropped by Westlawn Junior High School, 9520 165 St NW, Wednesday to share his experiences in show biz with over 250 students.

"I didn't know what to expect and I didn't know what they'd want to know about, so I let them ask as many questions as possible. But the kids were great."

At just 14 years old, Johnson -- who now resides in Toronto -- got his big break on the silver screen starring as a younger Brad Pitt acting alongside Anthony Hopkins in the 1994 movie, Legends of the Fall.

Today at 35-years-old, Johnson has starred in several hit television series including the

Superman series Smallville, 

cop drama Rookie Blue, 

and most recently alongside Clive Owen in the critically acclaimed Cinemax and HBO Canada series, The Knick.  

A junior high school buddy with Johnson growing up, Steven Greene is the curriculum coordinator at Westlawn School. 

As part of the school's Career and Technology Foundations (CTF) program, Greene hoped a visit by Johnson would help his students understand the importance of literacy and the hard work that's required to becoming a success in the film and television industry.

"One of the things that we're doing is letting students meet professionals and have them talk passionately about the work that they do," said Greene. 

"In one of the Q&A sessions, a few kids were asking about the big barriers he (Johnson) faced and he spoke quite a bit about overcoming that, and that even when things are hard to keep going."

Grade 8 students Juno Deanon, 13, and Adi Mistry, 13, came away from Johnson's speech admittedly inspired.

"I liked how he gave us such detailed information of how 

he took chances as a child 

and grabbed all opportunities to succeed 

and become what he is today -

- a successful man," 

said Deanon.

Both students are huge fans of Smallville, But admit they had no clue Johnson was an Edmontonian.

"It makes me proud that he's from Edmonton so that there's someone to represent us in movies and films," said Mistry.

Johnson admits being from Edmonton can be a hindrance for those looking to become a star, but it shouldn't hamper anyone from achieving their goals.

"I always looked to somebody like 

Leslie Nielsen, who's from Edmonton, 

or Michael J. Fox, who lived here for a year, 

those guys were inspirations to me," 

said Johnson. 

"It was my thought growing up that Hollywood is a place that's very far away and you know, how is that attainable? 

But if anything, I hope I gave the students a little encouragement that a career in film and television is a possibility."

https://edmontonsun.com/2015/01/07/edmonton-born-actor-shares-his-showbiz-experiences-with-students

My opinion: This part stood out to me:

"I always looked to somebody like 

Leslie Nielsen, who's from Edmonton, 

or Michael J. Fox, who lived here for a year, 

those guys were inspirations to me," 

I wanted to be an actor when I was a teen and he was like this role model and inspiration that if he can be a successful actor than so can I.

Here is the Apr. 2026 blog post where I write all about him:

Why I never liked Smallville/ Why I'm a big fan of Eric Johnson

https://badcb.blogspot.com/2026/04/why-i-never-liked-smallville-why-im-big.html

He is now part of Gary Goddard Agency:

https://ggagency.ca/johnson/

Here is another article I found of his that's on his agency's page: 

https://ggagency.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Eric-Johnson-Cineplex-Mag-Feb-2017.pdf

My week:

Sun. Apr. 5, 2026 Leo poll:

Megan M, St Johns, Newfoundland, would like to know:

How much did you spend on Easter this year?

I spent nothing

42.15% (1767)

Under $50

32.35% (1356)

Over $50

25.50% (1069)

My opinion: I spent nothing because my family and I don't celebrate it.

Tues. Apr. 7, 2026 Susan R, Winnipeg, Manitoba, would like to know:

At what ago do you plan to retire?

At 65 years of age or over    36.60% (1577)

I am already retired    32.72% (1410)

Before 65 years old    30.68% (1322)

My opinion: At 65 years of age or over.

Fri. Apr. 10, 2026:

Jeffrey P, Abbotsford, British Columbia, would like to know:

Do you plan on taking a cruise this year?

No

90.84% (3769)

Yes

9.16% (380)

My opinion: No, but I want to go on a cruise.

Sun. Apr. 5, 2026: I was going to listen to this song: 

Here they are performing live.  I love the choreography and dancing.

[Simply K-Pop CON-TOUR] XG(엑스지) - 'LEFT RIGHT' _ Ep.558 | [4K]

1,588,667 views Mar 2, 2023 #XG #엑스지 #LEFT_RIGHT

XG, ‘LEFT RIGHT’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6moExcUqPs

I then found this and there is new choreography with umbrellas, and trench coats.  There is different lighting.  

I like this song version more with the acoustic guitar.

I like the choreography more.

XGALX NEW GIRL GROUP - LEFT RIGHT (Y2K ver.) | Choreography

1,070,583 views Premiered Jan 25, 2025 #XGALX #LEFTRIGHT

. 🔴 All Rights Administered by 𝗫𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗫 🔴 XG's LEFT RIGHT by XGALX trainees.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcrUC6wr7sY

Here they are performing this live:

XG - LEFT RIGHT ACOUSTIC VERSION | 1st WORLD TOUR 'The first HOWL' FANCAM [MELBOURNE] 16FEB2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKnYEO4Qag4