Entertainment Weekly article on Firefly, non-spoilery
POSTED BY: millernate
UPDATED: Thursday, September 19, 2002 02:01
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I'm reminded of something I heard once on the CBC. They went into a bookstore in New York and asked for "Canadian authors". Nope, sorry, we don't have any. Oh, but do you have anything by Margaret Atwood? Saul Bellow? William Gibson? Well, of course!
If I'm nitpicky about distinguishing Candian TV from TV produced in Canada, it because I much prefer the former. When Canadians make shows for their own consumption, they tend to be just a bit more intelligent and creative.
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I suppose that's why I really enjoy "Trailer Park Boys." If this show became "popular"--I don't know if it's even cult status yet!--it would be terrible. Or heaven forbid if MTV got a hold of it.
You make a good point though. Maybe Canada could make its own sci-fi series.
Enterprise Eh?
Fortunately there are good shows like TPB (good is a matter of taste!) and "History Bites" among many others (too many to list!). Canadian programming is a lot better than it was in the 80s and 70s.
Beachcombers, anyone?
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"How will this end?"
"In fire."
--Babylon 5, 'The Coming of Shadows'
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Back in the mid-80s, when USA network was first getting started, they didn't have any money. All they showed were reruns, and very bad "original" shows. (Game shows with hosts that couldn't remember the rules. A continuation of "Airwolf" that couldn't even afford a helicopter for the actors to stand in front of.) And badly-dubbed eurotrash horror movies.
Oh, and lots of low-budget Canadian movies. Obviously not meant for distribution below the 49th. Never brilliant, but decently acted, and usually with a good story. Pleasant entertainment that didn't insult your brain. I do miss them.
BTW, I was wrong when I said that Ms. Staite didn't have any U.S. exposure. A quick glance at www.jewel-staite.com shows otherwise. And it also shows her to be rather foxier than her Firefly costumes allow her to be:
http://www.jewel-staite.com/galleries/publicity/pictures/newpublicity1
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