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The Listener is a Canadian supernatural drama about a young paramedic named Toby Logan (Craig Olejnik) with the power to listen to people's most intimate thoughts. Aided by his paramedic partner Osman Bey (Enis Esmer), Toby walks a dangerous line between his calling as a telepathic sleuth and his normal life as an urban twenty-something.
[edit] Production
Produced by Shaftesbury Films for CTV and created by Michael Amo, the pilot episode is to be directed by Clement Virgo.[1] Production began in spring 2008.
[edit] International airings
American television network NBC announced on February 1, 2008 a deal to pick up 13 episodes.[1][2] The show is distributed through Program Partners, which owns the American rights with advertising sales by Sony Pictures Television.
Fox International Channels will premiere the series on the first week of March 2009, in 180 territories.
The series premiered on Fox Series in the Middle East on March 1, on FOX Life in Greece and FOX in Portugal on March 2, on Fox Spain, Premiere FOX in Germany and Bulgaria's Fox Crime on March 3, on Fox Italy on March 5. In the United Kingdom it will be shown on FX and in Poland on Fox Life starting March 8, and in FOX Brazil on March 31.
In Latin America, the series premiered on FOX HD on March 2. The following day, the show was aired on FOX (non-HD).
In Asia, it will be shown on FX starting March 6.
In Japan, it will be shown on FOX (Skyperfect) channels 651 (in HDTV) and 722 from May with Episode 1 being previewed in March 2.
| Country |
Television Network |
Date Of Premier |
 United States |
NBC |
June 4, 2009 |
 Canada |
CTV |
2009 |
 Greece |
FOX Life |
March 2, 2009 |
 Bulgaria |
FOX Crime |
March 3, 2009 |
 Germany |
FOX |
March 3, 2009 |
 Brazil |
FOX |
March 31, 2009 |
 Japan |
FOX |
May 2009 |
 United Kingdom |
FX |
March 8, 2009 |
 Portugal |
FOX |
March 2, 2009 |
 Poland |
FOX Life |
March 8, 2009 |
 Spain |
FOX |
March 3, 3009 |
 Italy |
FOX Italy |
March 5, 2009 |
[edit] Reception
Charlie Brooker writing in the UK newspaper The Guardian said that the pilot episode was like "a bad cut-scene from a late-90s 'interactive movie' CD-ROM game" and called the show "rubbish" and "an uninterrupted 55-minute raspberry".[3]
However, audiences seem to disagree with Brooker's tirade and have made it a world-wide hit, growing its timeslot in Italy by 470% and increasing viewership from its lead-ins by 2 or 3 times on average.[4]
[edit] Episode List
Series
# |
Episode
# |
Title |
Directed by |
Written by |
Original airdate |
| 1 |
1 |
"I'm An Adult" |
Clement Virgo |
Michael Amo |
March 03, 2009 |
| Toby Logan is a 25 year-old paramedic, who can read people's thoughts. This ability becomes very useful for his daily life, but the only person who knows his secret is his long-time friend Dr. Ray Mercer. After rescuing a young woman from a fiery car crash, Toby is troubled by visions of her missing son. Clearly traumatised and frightened by her abduction at gunpoint, Toby is unable to get her to share any information. And as his own fears for the child's well-being increase, he realises he's going to have to act quickly to make sense of the mental dissonance that plagues him. |
| 1 |
2 |
"Emotional Rescue" |
Ken Girotti |
Russ Cochrane |
March 10, 2009 |
| After receiving telepathic visions of an explosion, Toby saves his former foster brother, Vince Pirell, from an apartment fire. But with a reputation as a tweaker and cooker of crystal meth, the victim becomes the suspect. Toby is convinced Vince is telling the truth and becomes determined to track down the arsonist responsible. He just doesn't realise that he will fall under suspicion when Detective Charlene 'Charlie' Marks informs him that the fires look like the work of an emergency responder with a god complex. |
| 1 |
3 |
"A Voice In The Dark" |
Clement Virgo |
Michael Amo |
March 17, 2009 |
| After bumping into a young homeless man, Toby is plagued by visions of a missing girl. Certain she's been abducted, he pursues the homeless person for insights into her whereabouts. But he gets more than he bargained for, including the distinct feeling that the homeless person might share his psychic abilities. The emotional overload inspires him to try and salvage his failed relationship with Dr Olivia Fawcett. Unfortunately, he's unable to quiet the visions and must act quickly if there's any hope of saving the young girl. |
| 1 |
4 |
"Some Kind Of Love" |
Clement Virgo |
Larry Lalonde, Phil Bedard |
March 24, 2009 |
| TBA |
| 1 |
5 |
"Lisa Says" |
Kari Skogland |
Dennis Heaton |
March 31, 2009 |
| After seeing and saving teenager beaten up, Toby suspects the boy (Daniel) to be in trouble. When next seeing the boy he see's telepathic visions of the boy attacking a young girl being attacked. Realising later that, that girl is missing, only Toby and Detective Charlene can solve what Daniel has gotten himself into and find the girl. |
| 1 |
6 |
"Foggy Notion" |
TBA |
TBA |
April 7, 2009 |
| TBA |
| 1 |
7 |
"Iris" |
TBA |
TBA |
April 14, 2009 |
| TBA |
| 1 |
8 |
"One Way Or Another" |
TBA |
TBA |
April 21, 2009 |
| TBA |
| 1 |
9 |
"Inside The Man" |
TBA |
TBA |
April 28, 2009 |
| TBA |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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The Listener (2009) 
The Listener (2009) [TV series]
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