Arctic Air

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Arctic Air
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Genre Drama
Created byIan Weir
Starring
Theme music composerTim McCauley [1]
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes35 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Production company Omnifilm Entertainment
Original release
Network CBC Television
ReleaseJanuary 10, 2012 (2012-01-10) –
April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08)

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]

Contents

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 Beavers and other aircraft. Each episode has one or more flying missions. [3]

Cast

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 10January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10)March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)
2 13January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)April 17, 2013 (2013-04-17)
3 12January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07)April 8, 2014 (2014-04-08)

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]

SeasonTimeslot (ET)EpisodesPremieredEndedTV SeasonViewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)		DateViewers
(millions)
1Tuesday 9:00pm10
January 10, 2012
1.06 [7]
March 13, 2012
0.96 [8] 2011–12 0.96 [9]
2Wednesday 9:00pm13
January 9, 2013
0.84 [10]
April 17, 2013
N/A 2012–13 N/A
3Tuesday 9:00pm12
January 7, 2014
N/A
April 8, 2014
N/A 2013–14 N/A

Awards and nominations

Canadian Screen Awards

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2013Best Dramatic SeriesIan Weir, Gabriela Schonbach, Gary Harvey, Michael ChechikNominated [11]
2014Best Cross-Platform Project, Fiction - Arctic Air Extended Season FinaleChris Waind, Fergus Heywood, Gary Harvey, Nataline Rodrigues, Nick McAnultyNominated
2015Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role Adam Beach Nominated

Leo Awards

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2012Best Dramatic SeriesMichael Chechik, Gabriela Schonbach, Gary Harvey, Ian WeirNominated [12]
Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic SeriesSusin NielsenWon
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic SeriesLara MazurNominated
Best Guest Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Bradley Stryker Nominated
Luke CamilleriNominated
Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic SeriesTimothy WebberNominated
Stephen Lobo Nominated
Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series Carmen Moore Nominated
Emilie Ullerup Nominated
2013Best Dramatic SeriesGabriela Schonbach, Michael Chechik, Gary Harvey, Ian Weir, Robert Carney, Ian HayNominated [13]
Best Screenwriting in a Dramatic SeriesIan WeirNominated
Sarah DoddNominated
Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic SeriesFranco PanteNominated
Best Casting in a Dramatic SeriesCorinne Clarke, Jennifer PageNominated
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 SeriesTimothy WebberNominated
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
2015Best Visual Effects in a Dramatic SeriesJohn Gajdecki, Mike Leeming, Carlos Federico, Guzman Roman, Max Schroeder, Richard GreenwoodNominated [14]

UBCP/ACTRA Awards

YearCategoryNomineeResultRef
2013Best 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 supporting material to the first season of the series. These webisodes were each 2–3 minutes in length. [17]

Online games

In support of the show's second season, an online game was launched on its official website, entitled Arctic Air Adventure. [18]

Season 2 Finale

A series of short clips, available exclusively through the series page on the CBC website, were produced to complement the second-season finale. This online content was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, in the Best Cross Platform Project, Fiction, category. [19]

VIP Lounge

For the third series of the show, additional content was provided through the show's page on the CBC website, which included additional scenes, and supporting material such as photographs taken by characters, phone conversations and additional graphics related to each episode. [20]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Download the Arctic Air Theme Song - Arctic Air - Watch online". Cbc.ca. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  2. ↑ Vlessing, Etan (March 17, 2014). "Canada's CBC Cancels 'Arctic Air,' 'Cracked' as Budget Chops Bite". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "About the Show - Arctic Air - Watch online". Cbc.ca. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Arctic Air DVD news: Announcement for Arctic Air - The Complete 1st Season". TVShowsOnDVD.com. May 25, 2007. Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  5. ↑ Arctic Air: Season 2 , retrieved 2023-02-16
  6. ↑ Arctic Air - Season 3 , retrieved 2023-02-16
  7. 1 2 "ARCTIC AIR SOARS TO RECORD HEIGHTS IN SERIES DEBUT ON CBC TELEVISION". CBC Television. January 12, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  8. ↑ Brioux, Bill (March 21, 2012). "TV Feeds My Family: Brioux Report: Big Bang goes Missing". Tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.ca. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  9. ↑ Wild, Diane. "Arctic Air boasts record season for CBC | TV, eh?". Tv-eh.com. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  10. ↑ "TV Feeds My Family: Murdoch Mysteries lifts CBC's premiere week". Tvfeedsmyfamily.blogspot.ca. January 13, 2013. Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  11. ↑ "awards database". academy.ca. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "2012 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "2013 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "2015 nominees" (PDF). leoawards.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Nominees Announced for UBCP/ACTRA Awards". Alliance for Arts + Culture. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "UBCP/ACTRA – 2014 UBCP/ACTRA Awards Nominees Media Release". www.ubcp.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Arctic Air; Webisodes - Man of the North". Cbc.ca. January 11, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Arctic Air Adventure - Arctic Air - Watch online". Cbc.ca. May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  19. ↑ "Descriptive Video Works Congratulates Canadian Talent" Descriptive Video Works, Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  20. ↑ "VIP Lounge - Arctic Air" "CBC", Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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