political sun Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 which do you think were the best Canadian made TV shows. your can pick which show you liked for different category such as music show, comedy show, action adventure, drama, family etc.. or just generally say what ever show or shows one you thought were the best Canadian made TV shows.. Beachcombers - i hated it when if first came out , but later it grew on me and I became a big fan, Last of the mohicans - great canadiana action show that i watched as a child, The Shulman File - was a great hard hitting current affair discussion show fifth estate - used to be a great show once W5 - used to also be a great show at one time nature of things - great documentary well done. hilarious house of Frankenstein - another that i watched as a kid , it was so weird and different, from everything else TVO's Studio Two - was a great mix of local and foriegn affairs, changed to Agenda and lost its appeal. this hour has 22 minutes - great comedy writing. . Quote
Michael Hardner Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 Trailer Park Boys Kids In The Hall SCTV Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
guyser Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 hilarious house of frightenstein . had to fix. A good friend of mine, the lighting director for that and almost every other show from CHCH, including, yes folks, Tiny Talent Time,died on the weekend. Quote
political sun Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Posted October 20, 2010 just for laughs gags - although its kinda a like the old candid camera show, i still think it comes up with some real funny and unique ideas for that genre .. Quote
political sun Posted October 20, 2010 Author Report Posted October 20, 2010 had to fix. A good friend of mine, the lighting director for that and almost every other show from CHCH, including, yes folks, Tiny Talent Time,died on the weekend. the funny thing is that as kids we always just called it House of Frankenstein, i dont think any of us ever did realize or notice that it was actually frightenstien , at least i didnt till just now. thanks for pointing it out. my cousin was on the tiny talent time when she was a very small kid, it was a big deal to the family that one of our relatives got to go on tv. That show even though it may have looked very armature with all those kids performing was great local community programing and made alot of local kids feel like stars and their families and classmates proud of them. very sorry guyser to hear of your friends passing. Quote
Topaz Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 I know no one will probably agree with me, but I did enjoyed Road to Avonlea because I also liked the Waltons. It both shows, showed what life was like before TV and the good and the bad of those times. Quote
M.Dancer Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 There was a time when canadian content meant producing crap game shows (you have just won a case of dishwashing liquid) CBC and CTV competed to see who could produce the cheapest shlock possible...their only reason to do so was to fill their cancon quota. Since the dawn of the cable specialty channels, productions have improved and there is one or two that aren't too embarrassing. Unfortunately I can't think of any at the moment. Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
msj Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 Four on the floor. SCTV. Kids in the hall. The Newsroom. As for movies - nothing beats Bubbles Galore except for The Fast Runner. Quote If a believer demands that I, as a non-believer, observe his taboos in the public domain, he is not asking for my respect but for my submission. And that is incompatible with a secular democracy. Flemming Rose (Dutch journalist) My biggest takeaway from economics is that the past wasn't as good as you remember, the present isn't as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. Morgan Housel http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2016/01/14/things-im-pretty-sure-about.aspx
kimmy Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Jack Weber Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 TSN's Wendy's Friday Night Football... By the way,The Schulman File was spectacular!!! City TV also used to have the Friday night Blue Movie... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
kimmy Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 City TV also used to have the Friday night Blue Movie... They don't have that anymore? That was my favorite part about living in Ottawa. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Michael Hardner Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 I know no one will probably agree with me, but I did enjoyed Road to Avonlea because I also liked the Waltons. It both shows, showed what life was like before TV and the good and the bad of those times. The Waltons was American (CBS, I think) but somehow Canadian-like in its quiet lack of action. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
guyser Posted October 20, 2010 Report Posted October 20, 2010 CBC and CTV competed to see who could produce the cheapest shlock possible...their only reason to do so was to fill their cancon quota. Only outdone by CHCH TV and their show the "Worst Half Hour on Television" game show called Dateline. The host, EVa D....I shall say no more Quote
fellowtraveller Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 What an utterly depressing list of crap...... My choice is Intelligence, canned by the CBC for being too good. Quote The government should do something.
M.Dancer Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 What an utterly depressing list of crap...... My choice is Intelligence, canned by the CBC for being too good. Don Messer's Jubilee..canned by the CBC for being too Canadian. Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
Michael Hardner Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 Don Messer's Jubilee..canned by the CBC for being too Canadian. One of the mom-umentally stupidest decisions they ever made. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
jefferiah Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 (edited) Hockey Night In Canada Edited October 21, 2010 by jefferiah Quote "Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu
jefferiah Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 The Waltons was American (CBS, I think) I think he knows that. He just said he liked Road to Avonlea because he also liked the Waltons. Quote "Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu
August1991 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 (edited) There is no doubt in my mind that the best TV shows in Canada are produced in Montreal in French. It is not only my opinion, the ratings are there to prove it. But my favourite example is "Un gars, une fille" (starring Guy A. Lepage who now animates the Sunday evening talk show that has a higher rating than Hockey Night in Canada). The concept has become popular in many other countries. (I watched it in Russia where it is known as Sacha & Masha.) In Portugal it is Entre Marido e Mulher (Between Husband and Wife), in Holland it is "Volgens hem, volgens haar" (According to him, according to her), in Turkey "1 Woman, 1 Man", and so on. Surprisingly, I don't think the concept was ever shown in English Canada. Edited October 21, 2010 by August1991 Quote
Moonlight Graham Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 (edited) Mr. Dress-up. Kids in the Hall. Tom Green Show The Friendly Giant every version of Degrassi ever Kenny vs Spenny Dragon's Den Edited October 21, 2010 by Moonlight Graham Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
DogOnPorch Posted October 23, 2010 Report Posted October 23, 2010 The Starlost...campy sci-fi. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Michael Hardner Posted October 23, 2010 Report Posted October 23, 2010 The Starlost...campy sci-fi. OH GOD that show was awful. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
ToadBrother Posted October 23, 2010 Report Posted October 23, 2010 (edited) Trailer Park Boys Kids In The Hall SCTV Yup, my top three as well. SCTV was hugely influential down in the States. Kids In The Hall is probably the best post-Python sketch show ever made. Trailer Park Boys, well, it's just so damned much fun. I'd also give a nod to the Wayne and Schuster specials, and in general the comedy, while corny, was pretty inspired. The Shakespeare baseball sketch, in all its forms (because they did it several times) may be the single most inspired few minutes of comedy ever produced by Canadians. Edited October 23, 2010 by ToadBrother Quote
DogOnPorch Posted October 23, 2010 Report Posted October 23, 2010 OH GOD that show was awful. Agreed...but a cool ship. Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
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