An Update from Stephen Stohn about Degrassi’s timeline for season 10/11:

“okay there seems to be confusion about the Degrassi timeline, and when the Boiling Point began and ends, and when Season 10 begins and ends. Here’s the scoop: the Boiling Point was the first half of Season 10–it ended last week, it was 24 episodes broadcast daily.. when the Boiling Point ended we were at Winter Break… when we pick up this October we will be returning from Winter Break.. the episodes starting this October are no longer rferred to as the Boiling Point, they are simply Degrassi.. they will be broadcast weekly there will be 20 episodes broadcast weekly in the second half of Season 10.. this is down slightly from our original projection of 24…at the end of the 20 episodes in the second half of Season 10 we will be just starting Spring Break. while nothing is confirmed, the ratings for Degrassi have been so good this year that we are very confident there will be a Season 11… Season 11 would start likely in July of next year at Spring Break… ..and the first half of Season 11 would likely consist of 24 episodes broadcast daily–just like this year!”

Congratulations to the cast & crew of Degrassi as they once again received multiple Gemini Award nominations this year! Just announced at a press conference this morning, Degrassi received a total of 5 nominations plus nominations for a couple of Degrassi cast members on other shows. Here is the list of Degrassi’s nominations:

Best Children’s or Youth Fiction Program or Series
There will never be a year when Degrassi doesn’t get nominated in this category! This year they are up against Overruled!, Pillars of Freedom, That’s So Weird, and Total Drama Action

Best Direction in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
Phil Earnshaw - “Just Can’t Get Enough” Part 2
Stefan Brogren - “Beat It” Part 2
Other nominees include Craig Pryce for Family Biz, John May for How to Be Indie, and Liz Haines for The Ocean Room

Best Performance in a Children’s or Youth Program or Series
Our amazing cast dominated this category.
Charlotte Arnold - “Somebody”
Landon Liboiron - “Waiting for a Girl Like You”
Melinda Shankar - How to be Indie “How to Beat Father Time”
Also nominated - Jamie Watson for Peep and The Big Wide World and Kayla Lorette for That’s So Weird!

Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series
Peter Keleghan, Erin Agostino, Carl Alacchi, Angela Asher, Ellen David, Stacey Farber, Al Goulem, Tiio Horn, Jesse Rath, Michael Seater, Arielle Shiri - 18 To Life
Up against the cast of 22 Minutes and Kenny Vs. Spenny

Best Host in a Pre-School, Children’s or Youth Program or Series
Adamo Ruggiero - The Next Star
Up against Evan Solomon, Patti Sullivan, and Mark Sykes

The 2010 Gemini Awards televised ceremony will take place at the Winter Garden Theatre in Toronto on Satuday, Nov. 13th with the Industry Galas (ie most likely all of Degrassi’s awards) taking place on Nov. 2nd & 3rd also in Toronto. For more information visit Geminiawards.ca. Congrats to all the nominees!

You’ve been waiting for it… Munro Chambers is officially on Twitter! It’s been a long day of excitement for the uber Munro fans. They designated today #MunroChambersDay and have been tweeting all day, eagerly anticipating Munro’s first tweet. By the way, that first tweet was “Better late than never?” Munro has been trending in Canada and NYC today!! With the help of several Degrassi cast members, he joined at approx. 2:25pm ET. So you better follow him >> @The_Munro.

The above picture was tweeted by Stephen Stohn. Hopefully the Munro gets to celebrate #MunroChambersDay as much as all of you did!

Jessica has posted a bunch more pictures from the India trip on her Facebook page! It looks like the trip was a ton of fun. Click here to check them out!

Our cast is home safe & sound! They just returned from their trip to India earlier today. The above picture was just recently posted on Jessica Tyler’s Facebook page, and I’m sure there’s more where that came from! We do know that a film crew was with the cast filming behind the scenes footage. When & how this will be released remains to be seen. Personally I’m hoping for another half hour behind the scenes special like the ones made for the Kenya and Ecuador trips!

Of course today everybody has been talking about Munro’s future Twitter account, which he was going to create after the trip. In fact, as I write this entry, “Munro” is STILL a trending topic in Canada (he has been since the cast got back this morning). According to Stephen Stohn Munro will “set it up Monday during a break in his filming!”

Screencaps for Purple Pills and All Falls Down are now posted! Lots of Eclare for you guys. Take a look at pictures from the shocking mid-season finale!

Today I had the chance to Skype with Abby, Krista, and Stephanie from Epitome along with a bunch of other bloggers. We got to talk about so many different things to do with Degrassi, and we asked them a few questions. Nicole suggested that there should be a way in which fans can ask questions to the cast directly and the lovely people at Epitome/Much Music made that happen!

Go to Much Music’s blog right now and you can leave a comment with a question for any of the cast members! They are going to film each actor answering some of the best questions and then post the videos on the Much blog!! How awesome is that?

Also, a few other things to note: the characters will still be tweeting over break so keep following them! The Degrassi mobile app is going to come out around the same time as the new episodes start again in October. They are filming the cast in India, but they aren’t sure if it’s going to be made into a TV special yet or used in other ways. Another movie is still being dicussed; they aren’t sure if it will happen yet. And there is *talk* that Degrassi might be doing another mall tour or some more cast appearances like they were circa season 4.

Thanks to Epitome & the other bloggers - it was a lot of fun talking to you all!

Shedoesthecity.com brings us a new interview with Melinda Shankar; this one all about her thoughts on Alli & back to school advice.

Your character just held her own against a guy who wasn’t interested in anything other than fooling around. On the show, you end up together. What’s your advice to girls dealing with this situation in real life?
I can’t stress self respect enough. The rule is simple; if you have respect for yourself, people (guys especially) won’t think that you’re “that girl” that they can fool around on and disrespect! Make sure the guy likes you for you. If you find out that he’s not in it for the right reasons, look forward to finding an amazing guy that will be perfect for you! Never settle for anyone less than you’re worth!

Read the full interview here!

Now that the “boiling point” has been revealed and TeenNick has aired its fall promo, we know that Degrassi will be a very different place in the second half of season 10. New uniforms, new rules, etc. It looks like it’s going to be a whole new school. So finally I can show you guys some more pictures from my visit to the set. I couldn’t show them before, because they revealed too much about the boiling point, but here they are! Click here to see a few more.