The TV Addict 

(Left to Right) David Paetkau, Producers Anne Marie La Traverse and Bill Mustos, Hugh Dillon, Enrico Colantoni and Amy Jo Johnson

The biggest surprise to come out of yesterday’s CTV UpFront Presentation wasn’t that two new Canadian produced shows [FLASHPOINT and THE LISTENER] actually look like they can compete with the best the US networks have to offer. Rather its that this TV Addict may have just met the first Canadian actor who genuinely prefers Hollywood North [Toronto] to Hollywood.

Enrico Colantoni is back in his hometown of Toronto Canada shooting the new Canadian produced series FLASHPOINT and he couldn’t be happier.

As one of the stars of FLASHPOINT, Colantoni plays Sgt. Gregory Parker, the chief negotiator in Toronto’s Emergency Task Force. An elite team of police that’s tasked with thwarting the most heinous of crimes at the moment they get out of hand.

Yet while most of the press in attendance were content in asking the generic, “How accurately do you portray a cop on the show?” type of questions.” Which by the way, Colantoni was more than happy to answer in his trademark humorous style, “The real thing doesn’t really make for good TV, unless someone gets shot. Guns always make good TV.” This TV Addict had only one thing on his mind. Or to be more specific two words: VERONICA MARS.

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Now that the American Networks have started to cheap out branch out and look to Canada for affordable quality content, the TV Addict finds himself in a prime position to offer up first looks at some of your future favorite shows. Translation: Watch your back Ausiello!

Courtesy of my CTV sources, here’s a first look at Enrico Colantoni in the new series FLASHPOINT.