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The Great Canadian Check-In of 2017
03-10-17, 10:01 PM
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Re: The Great Canadian Check-In of 2017
Originally Posted by Norm de Plume
I'm ashamed to admit that I have never tried poutine. I should self-revoke my citizenship. Nor have I tried a peameal bacon sandwich, which is supposedly Toronto's signature food.
I'm also loath to confess that I know very little about Stompin' Tom or his music.
I'm also loath to confess that I know very little about Stompin' Tom or his music.
I've tried peameal bacon but don't like it at all, and have no interest in Stompin' Tom. So you are not alone, sir.
03-10-17, 11:35 PM
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When I was little, we only watched Quebec/French Canadian tv so I grew up with shows you probably never heard of like "Bobino et Boninette" and "Capitaine Bonhomme". Except for Saturday mornings when I'd religiously get up to watch American cartoons (Bugs Bunny and Loony Tunes stuff). As a teenager, I started watching more US tv, sitcoms like "All in the Family" and NFL football. I can't really recall watching "Canadian" shows though.
Hmmm... except for this, which was pretty funny:
Hmmm... except for this, which was pretty funny:
03-10-17, 11:42 PM
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Re: The Great Canadian Check-In of 2017
Trailer Park Boys
Corner Gas
The Kids in the Hall
SCTV
Canadian TV is tough. It is pretty rare for a Canadian show to be really good.
Corner Gas
The Kids in the Hall
SCTV
Canadian TV is tough. It is pretty rare for a Canadian show to be really good.
03-11-17, 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by chase3001
Trailer Park Boys
Corner Gas
The Kids in the Hall
SCTV
Canadian TV is tough. It is pretty rare for a Canadian show to be really good.
Corner Gas
The Kids in the Hall
SCTV
Canadian TV is tough. It is pretty rare for a Canadian show to be really good.
Tom Green (on Rogers TV, before he went to MTV)
Twitch City
Kenny vs. Spenny (guilty pleasure...)
03-11-17, 01:37 AM
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Re: The Great Canadian Check-In of 2017
It's been twenty years, but I remember North of 60 being one of the few dramatic Canadian shows that was really top-notch. Particularly the character arc of TeeVee over the years. He's one of my favourite TV show characters.
And while I hate to give Paul Gross props, Slings and Arrows was wonderful.
And while I hate to give Paul Gross props, Slings and Arrows was wonderful.
03-11-17, 11:46 AM
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Re: The Great Canadian Check-In of 2017
Originally Posted by Norm de Plume
You're an honorary Canadian! Holy shit, Rocket Robin Hood, what a horrible show that was! Though I'm not a superhero enthusiast, I do have fond childhood memories of the 1960s Amazing Spiderman and Mighty Hercules cartoon shows, both of which were Canadian-made.
Yep, and I remember the Spiderman show (I think he even fought some of the same villains as RRH, as the company reused the same animation.) I can still remember the Hercules theme song. And they always had the Max the 2000 Year Old Mouse shorts in there, too.
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03-11-17, 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan
Twitch City
Awesome! Everyone should watch Twitch City. 
03-11-17, 02:10 PM
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Checking in a little late, but "The Hammer" represent!
I agree that there's not a lot of great Canadian TV. Although Orphan Black should be included, but maybe it's only "good". However I find Canadian television newsmagazines very good.. ie. The Fifth Estate, W5, Marketplace, etc. I've mentioned some fantastic Canadian films in the Criterion thread a few weeks back.
I may be heading up to Ottawa in the late spring/early summer for a little vacation - and it times up nicely with Canada's 150th.
I agree that there's not a lot of great Canadian TV. Although Orphan Black should be included, but maybe it's only "good". However I find Canadian television newsmagazines very good.. ie. The Fifth Estate, W5, Marketplace, etc. I've mentioned some fantastic Canadian films in the Criterion thread a few weeks back.
I may be heading up to Ottawa in the late spring/early summer for a little vacation - and it times up nicely with Canada's 150th.
03-11-17, 05:06 PM
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One of the best TV shows ever made in Canada was Ken Finkleman's The Newsroom. It was nothing less than brilliant in its first couple of seasons (and Tanya Allen was seriously, extremely cute!), while later seasons were merely good.
True. Fifth Estate is the better of the two, but W5 has been around for more than 50 years. I used to like Marketplace, but it suddenly became far too precious and pseudo-hip when Jim Nunn and Jacquie Perrin left.
Yeah, there are legion great Canadian films, but it's a small industry compared to the American one. Overall, I find the French-Canadian film industry better and more unique than that of English Canada.
Originally Posted by Coral
However I find Canadian television newsmagazines very good.. ie. The Fifth Estate, W5, Marketplace, etc.
I've mentioned some fantastic Canadian films in the Criterion thread a few weeks back.
03-11-17, 05:41 PM
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I have had sex with two different women in Canada and one of them was even Canadian. What's that get me? Heck, I even paddled in a canoe with one of them (alas, no actual sex in the canoe).
03-11-17, 07:53 PM
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Oh yeah, I remember King of Kensington.
And as a kid, Mr. Dressup, of course. With Casey and Finnegan. And The Friendly Giant.
And as a kid, Mr. Dressup, of course. With Casey and Finnegan. And The Friendly Giant.
03-11-17, 10:21 PM
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Somehow I forgot about you, LorenzoL. Sorry.
Come on in, and close the door behind you before you catch a cold! Take off your toque.
Ky-Fi, I loved the irresistible piano theme music for Mr. Dressup, and Ernie Coombs was a talented performer and extemporaneous artist (his drawings were my favourite part of the show), but I found Mr. Rogers a warmer, gentler presence for children, though Coombs was no slouch in that department.
Did you know that Rogers and Coombs both went to CBC to apply for Mr. Dressup in the '60s, and Coombs got the job, so Rogers went back to the States and eventually developed "Mr. Rogers" for PBS. I think that story is correct. I haven't double-checked it.
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Come on in, and close the door behind you before you catch a cold! Take off your toque.Ky-Fi, I loved the irresistible piano theme music for Mr. Dressup, and Ernie Coombs was a talented performer and extemporaneous artist (his drawings were my favourite part of the show), but I found Mr. Rogers a warmer, gentler presence for children, though Coombs was no slouch in that department.
Did you know that Rogers and Coombs both went to CBC to apply for Mr. Dressup in the '60s, and Coombs got the job, so Rogers went back to the States and eventually developed "Mr. Rogers" for PBS. I think that story is correct. I haven't double-checked it.
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03-12-17, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Johnny Fever
No love for "The Littlest Hobo" ?
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03-12-17, 03:07 PM
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Forgot about W5 and The Fifth Estate, used to watch that quite a bit. Also watch Orphan Black for the brilliant Maslany.
Trivia: Denis Villeneuve got his start as a filmmaker in a show called "La Course Destination Monde". Participants went around the world having to produce a 4 min film every week. Villeneuve won in 1990-1991 (La Course Europe-Asie).
Trivia: Denis Villeneuve got his start as a filmmaker in a show called "La Course Destination Monde". Participants went around the world having to produce a 4 min film every week. Villeneuve won in 1990-1991 (La Course Europe-Asie).
03-12-17, 09:06 PM
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Re: The Great Canadian Check-In of 2017
Originally Posted by Norm de Plume
Somehow I forgot about you, LorenzoL. Sorry. Come on in, and close the door behind you before you catch a cold! Take off your toque.
Ky-Fi, I loved the irresistible piano theme music for Mr. Dressup, and Ernie Coombs was a talented performer and extemporaneous artist (his drawings were my favourite part of the show), but I found Mr. Rogers a warmer, gentler presence for children, though Coombs was no slouch in that department.
Did you know that Rogers and Coombs both went to CBC to apply for Mr. Dressup in the '60s, and Coombs got the job, so Rogers went back to the States and eventually developed "Mr. Rogers" for PBS. I think that story is correct. I haven't double-checked it.
Come on in, and close the door behind you before you catch a cold! Take off your toque.Ky-Fi, I loved the irresistible piano theme music for Mr. Dressup, and Ernie Coombs was a talented performer and extemporaneous artist (his drawings were my favourite part of the show), but I found Mr. Rogers a warmer, gentler presence for children, though Coombs was no slouch in that department.
Did you know that Rogers and Coombs both went to CBC to apply for Mr. Dressup in the '60s, and Coombs got the job, so Rogers went back to the States and eventually developed "Mr. Rogers" for PBS. I think that story is correct. I haven't double-checked it.
And who else watched the original run of The Starlost? Vintage Canadian sci-fi!
03-12-17, 10:20 PM
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I used to get up early Saturday mornings to watch Hilarious House of Frightenstein, before all the cartoons started.
03-13-17, 01:07 AM
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Re: The Great Canadian Check-In of 2017
Originally Posted by chase3001
Trailer Park Boys
Corner Gas
The Kids in the Hall
SCTV
Canadian TV is tough. It is pretty rare for a Canadian show to be really good.
Corner Gas
The Kids in the Hall
SCTV
Canadian TV is tough. It is pretty rare for a Canadian show to be really good.
Originally Posted by Dan
True. Some of my favourites...
Tom Green (on Rogers TV, before he went to MTV)
Twitch City
Kenny vs. Spenny (guilty pleasure...)
Tom Green (on Rogers TV, before he went to MTV)
Twitch City
Kenny vs. Spenny (guilty pleasure...)
Originally Posted by Coral
Checking in a little late, but "The Hammer" represent!
I agree that there's not a lot of great Canadian TV. Although Orphan Black should be included, but maybe it's only "good". However I find Canadian television newsmagazines very good.. ie. The Fifth Estate, W5, Marketplace, etc. I've mentioned some fantastic Canadian films in the Criterion thread a few weeks back.
I may be heading up to Ottawa in the late spring/early summer for a little vacation - and it times up nicely with Canada's 150th.
I agree that there's not a lot of great Canadian TV. Although Orphan Black should be included, but maybe it's only "good". However I find Canadian television newsmagazines very good.. ie. The Fifth Estate, W5, Marketplace, etc. I've mentioned some fantastic Canadian films in the Criterion thread a few weeks back.
I may be heading up to Ottawa in the late spring/early summer for a little vacation - and it times up nicely with Canada's 150th.
Made in Canada
The Newsroom
The Vacant Lot (Sketch show that took over when The Kids In The Hall stopped production)
Billable Hours
For a good, but for some reason not highly acclaimed, 'real' Canadian film, The Bay Boy is up there. Keifer's first big role.
Of course, Goin' Down The Road is another.
Porky's is obviously better known.
03-13-17, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Ky-Fi
Interesting. As a kid, I loved Mr. Dressup and Sesame Street, but I never liked Mr. Rogers, for some reason.
Originally Posted by andicus
Of course, Goin' Down The Road is another.
