- Departures (TV series)
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This article is about a television series. For the Japanese movie, see Departures (film). For other uses, see Departures.
departures. 
The logo used in promotion of the show.Format Travel/Adventure Documentary Created by Scott Wilson
Andre DupuisStarring Scott Wilson
Justin LukachCountry of origin Canada No. of seasons 3 No. of episodes 42 Production Running time 46 minutes approx. Broadcast Original channel OLN Picture format 1080p (HDTV)
480i (SDTV)Original run March 17, 2008 – June 19, 2010 Departures (also promoted as departures.) is an adventure travel television series. An original Canadian production, the show aired on OLN from March 17, 2008 to June 19, 2010. The show is hosted by Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach, produced by Jessie Wallace and Steven N. Bray, and directed/shot by Andre Dupuis.
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Overview
The show features high-school friends Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach travelling to various locations in the world, accompanied by camera operator and director Andre Dupuis, whom Wilson met in film school.[1] Show co-creator Andre Dupuis has said that he and Wilson worked on another show, but that it seemed "kind of dry", and that it was not carrying across the feelings that they had, thinking he and Wilson "could probably do a better job".[2] Wilson said the three travel with only backpacks[2], and they are said to choose "the most off-the-trail destinations they could dream up."[1] The show has been described as being about the journey, rather than just the destinations.[3]
Broadcast
The first season of Departures aired on the Outdoor Life Network in Canada and began airing internationally on the National Geographic Adventure Channel worldwide beginning October 2008[citation needed]. The second season began airing on the Outdoor Life Network on January 25, 2009 in 480i, and the third season began airing on the Outdoor Life Network on March 6, 2010. Starting on April 10, 2009, Departures began airing every Friday night on Citytv stations across Canada, with 1080p broadcast on CITY-TV Toronto high-definition channel. The final episode of the series, departures: australia, aired on Saturday, June 19, 2010. The Departures Entertainment website speculates that Citytv will likely begin airing Season 3 within six months of the OLN broadcast.[4] Departures airs in the US on Halogen TV and is running the first season. Season two is to air in the Summer of 2011 with the third season airing in Fall 2011. [5]
Episodes
Main article: List of Departures episodesThe first two seasons of the show have thirteen episodes each, while the third has sixteen episodes. Lukach has stated that a fourth season will not be made, as Wilson and Dupuis are working on a new show, "Descending", due to air in January 2012.[6]
Below is a chronological list of places visited in each season:
Season 1
- Canada
- Jordan
- India
- Ascension Islands
- Japan
- Cook Islands
- New Zealand
- Thailand
- Cambodia
Season 2
- Morocco
- Libya
- Brazil
- Cuba
- Mongolia
- Iceland
- Zambia
- Madagascar
- Chile
- Antarctica
Season 3
- Russia
- Sri Lanka
- Vietnam
- Papua New Guinea
- Ecuador
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
- Greenland
- North Korea
- Indonesia
- Australia
Gemini Awards
Year Category Nominee Episode Result 2008 Best Photography in an Information Program or Series [7] Andre Dupuis India: Quest for Himalayas Won 2008 Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series [8] Joshua Eady India: Quest for Himalayas Nominated 2009 Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series [9] Joshua Eady Cuba Nominated 2009 Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series [9] Jordan Krug Zambia Nominated 2009 Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series [9] Alvin Campaña Cambodia Won 2009 Best Direction in a Lifestyle/Practical Information Program or Series [9] Andre Dupuis Libya Nominated 2009 Best Photography in an Information Program or Series [9] Andre Dupuis Mongolia: Tribes and Tribulations Won 2009 Best Host in a Lifestyle/Practical Information, or Performing Arts Program or Series [9] Scott Wilson Mongolia: Tribes and Tribulations Nominated 2010 Best Photography in an Information Program or Series [10] Andre Dupuis Ethiopia: Saints and Snakes Nominated 2010 Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series [10] Jordan Krug Papua New Guinea: Fire and Water Nominated 2010 Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series [10] Joshua Eady Russia: The Bull of Winter Nominated See also
- Madventures, a backpacker adventure journal.
- Word Travels
References
- ^ a b Turnbull, Barbara (2009-05-08). "'Wanderlust translates into worldwide hit'". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/living/article/630822. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ^ a b Pertic, Gabor (2009-07-16). "An Interview with the cast of the hit Travel Show “Departures”". Press+1. http://www.pressplus1.com/television/departures-arrivals-and-the-journeys-in-between-an-interview-with-scott-wilson-justin-lukach-and-andre-dupuis-from-departures.html. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ^ "Departures set to arrive". Calgary Herald. 2008-03-15. http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/travel/story.html?id=10662288-1948-4f23-9649-95ef0d78d428. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ^ http://www.departuresentertainment.com/faq.html
- ^ http://halogentv.com/show/departures
- ^ "fuck yeah departures". 2011-04-23. http://fuckyeahdepartures.tumblr.com/post/4868246823/there-is-no-season-4-for-departures-scott-and-dre. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ 23rd Annual Gemini Awards - Best Photography in an Information Program or Series
- ^ 23rd Annual Gemini Awards - Best Picture Editing in an Information Program or Series
- ^ a b c d e f 24th Gemini Award nominees for Departures
- ^ a b c 25th Annual Gemini Awards
External links
Categories:- Canadian reality television series
- 2008 Canadian television series debuts
- Travel television series
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