Everything about Trailer Park Boys, eh?

In the news: Mediocrity in 2008

From Brian Towie of Metro Canada:

  • Year of the Letdown
    “Disappointment hardly encapsulates a grim year when dross thrived and the axe fell on the righteous and wicked alike. Puerile Yankee knock-offs such as Project Runway Canada and So You Think You Can Dance Canada drew huge audiences despite cringe-inducing banter from Tré Armstrong and Leah Miller — whose saccharine anima won’t abandon my brain no matter how many times I envision a flaming school bus crashing into a room full of harp seal puppies.” Read more.
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In the news: John Doyle interviews Mike Clattenburg

From John Doyle of the Globe and Mail:

  • ‘I learned that a show doesn’t have to be derivative to succeed’
    “Some people never grasped why Trailer Park Boys was that rare Canadian thing – a pop-culture phenomenon, a TV hit with legions of devoted fans. Most famously, Jim Shaw, top honcho at Shaw Communications, used Trailer Park Boys to attack the genre of TV shows made with the help of the Canadian Television Fund.” Read more.
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