Jean-Philippe Dion placed fewer demands on himself before filming the sixth season The true nature. And that kindness stood him in good stead.
He doesn't know if it's the quarantine that's making him “less anxious” and more confident, but the fact remains that last fall was more pleasant than usual.
“I think that over the years there is something that causes the uncertainty to gradually disappear,” said Jean-Philippe Dion.
Jean-Philippe Dion not only hosts two big TVA stars on Sunday evenings, “La vérité nature” and “Sortez-moi d'ici!”, but is also the producer of the 10th season of “La Voix”. Photo agency QMI, JOEL LEMAY
He mentions that he “took the logs out of the oven” and took a “more relaxed” approach, offering a “better version of”. [lui-même]”.
“For a long time I over-prepared for my shows out of fear of not being up to speed. It was demanding for me and others. This year I wanted to be more relaxed and relaxed, as my 13-year-old would say.”
Instead of simply inviting people who don't know each other to Jean-Philippe's chalet, the team starts the season with a special salebarbes where the five boys in the group get together. “Just because you work with people doesn't mean you take the time to tell each other the real story like we do on the show. So it’s nice to see their reactions.”
A first couple also arrives at La vérité nature. Charlotte Cardin and Alyocha Schneider are joined by Laurent Duvernay-Tardif.
A very personal search
In addition to returning to the helm of The Real Wild and co-hosting the second season of Get Me Out of Here! With Alexandre Barrette, two big guns at TVA, Jean-Philippe Dion offers a very personal quest for mental health by directing the touching documentary Gaétan Girouard: Shock Wave. He always admired JE's energetic journalist, but he wanted to understand why he took his own life 25 years ago.
“When I made this documentary where we talk about performance anxiety and the desire for perfection, I told myself that I cannot be the one to address these warnings without putting them into action,” he stressed, adding , that the project is a… portrait of the man, the father and the respected journalist, without glorifying his irreparable gesture.
Very touching, the documentary will be broadcast in prime time. To avoid the aftermath of a suicide, we show that the journalist was loved and that his death on January 14, 1999 greatly upset both his family and his colleagues at TVA.
Allow yourself to be challenged to move forward better
Jean-Philippe Dion, who also produces La Voix, appreciates it when his close collaborators constantly challenge him and help him move forward.
“When you have a little bit of success, it's like people are afraid to tell you what they think, but for me it's important to be challenged,” he emphasized, saying, “as I make the best decisions by becoming a shareholder in Productions Déferlantes for eight years.
Jean-Philippe Dion was very proud to win the Gémeaux for Best Animated Program or Series: Interviews or Talk Show last September for “La vérité nature”. PHOTO PROVIDED BY PAUL DUCHARME
He is very busy and is developing the reality show “New Chance for Love” for 40 to 60 year olds. He will also be interested in shows like “Le Cheur,” for which TVA will outsource production, and he will also roll up his sleeves to eventually get Star Académie back on the air.
“TVA recently informed us of its intention to bring the show back on the air. We are back on track, but we don’t know if it will be in the winter of 2025 or in two years.”
Extreme challenges in “Get Me Out of Here!”
We'll see Jean-Philippe Dion alongside Alexandre Barrette at the helm of the second season of the reality show Get Me Out of Here! which begins Sunday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m. on TVA.
After the jungles of Costa Rica last winter, co-hosts Alexandre Barrette and Jean-Philippe Dion are doing it again this time in Panama. PHOTO PROVIDED BY TVA
“The challenges are also more extreme. I would have died! There's a challenge with Dave Morissette where we're going to bury him alive along with about twenty snakes!” he revealed, adding that the first show will take place partly on top of a skyscraper in Panama City.
Here are the campers for the second season of the reality show “Get Me Out of Here!”, premiering Sunday, February 25 at 6:30 p.m. on TVA. From left to right we recognize Rosalie Vaillancourt, Audrey Roger, Dave Morissette, Clodine Desrochers, Patricia Paquin, Philippe Laprise, Alex Perron, Sophie Durocher and Sébastien Toutant. PHOTO PROVIDED BY TVA
From Sunday, January 28th at 9 p.m. he will also present the 6th season of La vérité nature on the same channel.
But until then, TVA will air the documentary Gaétan Girouard: Shockwave on Thursday, January 11 at 9 p.m. It can be caught up on TVA+.