Prepare for this fall by spending some class time with the likes of Hayden Panettiere, Ben Stiller, Emma Roberts, Reese Witherspoon and many more during the Back to School movie marathon – only on Super Channel, Canada’s national pay television network.
Sharpen your wits on an array of off-beat, “educational” comedies, all day long – Harold, Taking 5, In the Moment, The Marc Pease Experience, Wild Child, Legally Blonde, Legally Blondes, the premiere of I Love You Beth Cooper, Lower Learning, Van Wilder: Freshman Year, American Pie: The Book Of Love.
The laughs start Sept. 4 at 9:30 a.m.
September Programming Highlights
The Big C (HD)
Season 1 Premiere – Sept. 1
A critically acclaimed series from Showtime that looks at the light side of a dark situation when a recent cancer diagnosis causes a reserved, stifled schoolteacher to shake up her life and find hope and humour. She changes everything, including her patience with her immature husband and her bratty son, taking on what time she has left without excuses. Starring Academy Award nominees Laura Linney and Gabourey Sidibe, and four-time Emmy Nominee Oliver Platt. Directed by the Academy Award-winning filmmaker Bill Condon.
Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET
Memphis Beat (HD)
Season 1 Premiere – Sept. 9
Welcome to Memphis! A place so rich in history and culture it requires a special kind of police officer to keep it safe. Meet Dwight Hendricks, a rock-n-rolling cop that knows the ins and outs of Memphis better than anyone. He defies his new boss but makes Elvis proud while safeguarding this quirky musical mecca with a brand of justice all his own. Starring Jason Lee, D.J. Qualls, Alfre Woodard.
Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET
Leverage (HD)
Season 2 Premiere – Sept. 13
Don‘t miss the hi-jinx of Season 2! Nate reluctantly reassembles the team and they take on everything from the mob, to corrupt lawyers and government conspiracies. They continue to elude the law and see that justice against the unscrupulous is served by using any means necessary…legal or not. Starring Academy Award winner Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, and Aldis Hodge.
Mondays at 10 p.m. ET
Catch the Season 1 Marathon Sept. 5 beginning at 10 a.m.
The Whitest Kids U’Know (HD)
Season 4 Finale – Sept. 22
Don’t miss the final episode of season 4 of this hit sketch show as these outrageously talented comedians from New York City continue to push the envelope with their own brand of off-beat humour.
Wednesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET
Catch all the laughs of Season 3 & 4 Sept. 19 beginning at 11:30 a.m.
Movie Premieres
Sept. 13 – The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (HD) 8 p.m. ET
Follow The White Stripes on their unique tour across Canada in this visually stunning and emotionally rich feature length rock-doc. The film documents the band playing shows in local bowling alleys, city buses, the historic Savoy Theatre and culminates in Nova Scotia for a 10th Anniversary show.
Sept. 18 – Frozen (HD) 9 p.m. ET
Cast – Shawn Ashmore, Kevin Zegers, Emma Bell
Three snow boarders get stranded on a chair lift when ski patrol switch off the night lights and head home. With the resort closed until next weekend the risk of frostbite and hypothermia begin to set in. Once they start trying to get out, they discover there’s much more to fear than just the frigid cold.
Sept. 25 – The New Daughter (HD) 9 p.m. ET
Cast – Kevin Costner, Samantha Mathis
A newly divorced father moves to a rural South Carolina home with his adolescent daughter and young son when suddenly, unexplainable things begin to happen. Unaware that the property is built on an ancient Indian burial ground, his daughter begins to behave in a bizarre and increasingly violent manner. At what lengths will he go to uncover the truth behind her transformation and save his family?
ShoBox: The New Generation
Sept. 10 – Live from York Hall, Bethnal Green
Commonwealth champion John O’Donnell vs. New Jersey’s (USA) 1996 Olympic bronze medallist Terrence Cauthen
English Heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will also make his ShoBox debut.
11 p.m. ET HD
Super Six World Boxing Classic™ Round 3
Sept. 25
Andre “The Matrix” Dirrell vs. Andre “Son of God” Ward
Mikkel “Viking Warrior” Kessler vs. Allan “Sweetness” Green
10:10 p.m. ET HD
Missed the initial action? Watch Episode 7 of Fight Camp 360 Sept. 3. Catch all Super Six Rounds 1 & 2 fights and all episodes of Fight Camp 360 from Sept. 20 through Sept. 24 beginning at 8 p.m.
