BEFORE YOU ASK, yes, I saw that Michel Arpin wrote a letter to the paper on the weekend, in response to Doyle, purportedly "explaining" his comments. It was lame twaddle. We'll get into it later.
Right now, though, I want to point you to the Globe and Mail, where that self-same Doyle helpfully points out seven shows you should be watching. Now I read the article quickly, but near as I can figure, he doesn't point out anywhere that a full three of his seven are Canadian shows. Which means, Canadians, that for at least a couple of them, you get to see them and Americans don't. Or at least you see them first.
More importantly, there they are -- good shows that you should be watching. Not good Canadian shows. They're just all part of the same pot. Which is exactly what I was talking about here.
Thanks, Doyle. Just for that, I'll give you this:
There was too much melodramatic music on The Border. Way too much!
Now I gotta deadline to meet.
8 rumbles:
Hey, and one of them is "Tara". I've heard good things. Cough.
You didn't like "Being Erica" either as I recall.
Is it because of that problem you have with the hating women?
No wait, I got that wrong. It's Ukranians. You hate Ukranians. My bad.
Or was it Uzbeks?
Melodramatic or not, I'd like to see a soundtrack album for The Border.
Maybe it's time to cut Arpin some slack, guys. I mean, c'mon...he couldn't really be expected to list off his favourite television programs and thus be perceived as playing favourites, you know? And the fact his reply that 'he's not that interested in televised fiction or even feature films and would prefer to read a novel' doesn't even really connect in any way to the initial question should've been a big clue that he was just having one over on the interviewer. At any rate, you have to agree now all misunderstandings should've been cleared up and clarified by Arpin's 'What I meant to say was...' form letter response that we should all rest assured that throughout the year, he watches all types of television news and documentaries, as well as drama or feature films.
And it was a pretty stupid question if you think about it - asking a high ranking CRTC vice-chairman what his favourite televison programs are...I mean, really.
Whattaya say...bygones?
Well, let's keep this in perspective. My criticisms of Being Erica were quibbles comparatively speaking. My biggest beef was that there was too much music in the pilot, which was partly out of jealousy because I've never worked on anything where we were able to license ONE popular song let alone 12. I had other little issues as well, but a) it's a show I would return to without much prodding, which I can't say USOT, and b) may I just say that Being Erica is about 100 times more realistic than United States of Tara, and, yes, I'm taking into account the fact that Being Erica has TIME TRAVEL in it when I make that statement. At least the characters in Erica act in ways that resemble the way real people might actually act in real life. It's not even the premise of USOT I have such a problem with. It's simply the execution. Anyway I'm getting bored of hearing myself on this topic so I'll shut up now. And for the last time I don't hate women. I hate stupidheads. Meaning you. Stupidhead.
Ahh. Le mot juste. I do so enjoy our elegant back-and-forths.
You “got to” deadline to meet?
Casual just isn’t your “stylee,” Den(n)is.
Ooooh. Wotta burn.
I don't know about the slack thing. At least from where I sit, Arpin's rebuttal seems to very much not quell matters here. In my crazy head anyway, the head of broadcasting for Canada's most important entertainment regulatory body (at least as far as I'm aware) should not be showing a stunningly robust apathy for the medium over which he presides.
He should have to be reigned in by an interviewer for going on at lengths about his favourites (Canadian or no) and how he would like to cultivate an environment here in Canada where we can produce more and better just like them.
To say he'd rather read a book?
I mean, pf-ghhhs---blerg!
How is that helpful to anyone who is interested in the climate under which television (and other entertainment) is made in Canada?
Unless I'm reading this wrong, which is entirely possible, I'll grant.
But still.
Blerg.
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