From Brad Oswald of the Winnipeg Free Press:
- Best of the iDecade: On TV
“In 2004, Canadian television did something that had never been done, and that many TV watchers figured might not ever be done — produced a homegrown situation comedy that was successful, immensely popular and actually laugh-out-loud funny. CTV’s strategy was shrewd, and a rarity in the TV biz — it bought a funny idea from a funny person (Brent Butt), and then stayed out of the way and let the comedians handle the comedy.” Read more.