Shannon Tweed (@shannonleetweed) – You can see this lady on one of my guilty pleasure shows, Gene Simmons Family Jewels. She also happens to be one of my fave TV moms!

William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) – This man’s a legend, an icon, and a Canadian treasure! He was Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek, and next up, he’s starring in $#*! My Dad Says, the series based on the sensational Twitter feed created by Justin Halpern.

Will Arnett (@arnettwill) – I cannot hear Europe’s “The Final Countdown” without thinking of Arnett’s Arrested Development character GOB Bluth. One of my fave Canadian funny men, Arnett’s back this fall in a new comedy series, Running Wilde.

Nina Dobrev (@ninadobrev) – She registered on our radar as part of Canadian TV staple Degrassi, but Nina became a superstar on The Vampire Diaries. This is one gifted gal who has a great career ahead of her!

Aaron Douglas (@theaarondouglas) – Metalhead, hockey fan, fan conference guest extraordinaire, and the greatest Chief aboard the Galactica, you can now see this great Canadian in The Bridge.

Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion) – Handsome, talented, and auteur of some very amusing tweets, it’s been a delight to watch him each week on Castle. It’s about time we got him on TV for more than a season!

Cory Monteith (@frankenteen) – The cast of Glee certainly embraced Twitter during its first season, and what list would be complete without the boy who won our hearts as Finn Hudson on the hit series?

Erin Karpluk (@erinkarpluk) – Star of my recent obsession, Being Erica. You can also catch her in a recurring role on Life Unexpected.

If you aren’t already following these wonderful Canucks, I suggest doing so immediately! And if there are any other TV related Canadians that you think we should be following, feel free to leave your suggestions in the comments below!

Leave it to a Televixen to go on vacation and end up at a screening of a TV show!

I spent last week at the beautiful MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, home of the CBS Television City Research Center, which I discovered while wandering around the hotel my first day. I couldn’t resist the chance to play network exec for an hour, and signed up for a screening a couple of days later.

So what exactly did the screening entail? Well, a group of about 20 people was ushered into one of the studios, which reminded me of a high school computer lab. After filling out some details on the computers in front of us, and the moderator explained how to use our hand-held rating devices, we were shown an episode of Eleventh Hour.

My thoughts? I’d never seen Eleventh Hour, and found it entertaining, but not really engaging. I probably wouldn’t turn the channel if it was on, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to watch it.  The fun part was the survey after the episode, when I got to sound off on what I liked or disliked about it, and got to voice my opinion on other shows. I especially enjoyed expressing my extreme dislike of most reality television shows! And everyone received a little thank you gift for participating.

If you’re a TV fanatic, and happen to be in Las Vegas, I highly recommend checking out the CBS Television City Research Center.