From Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail:
Link: Nirvanna the Band the Show lives on, despite Rogers pulling plug on Viceland
“We have a three-season deal with Vice Studio Canada, not Viceland, and we’re in the middle of production on the third season right now. Where it’s going to air is obviously a question, but to be honest it’s not one we’re worried about right now.” Continue reading.
From John Doyle of The Globe and Mail:
Link: Suddenly, Vice content seems tone-deaf and terribly male
Fubar Age of Computer has neither the wit or verbal dexterity of Letterkenny nor the benign tomfoolery of Trailer Park Boys. Yours truly has adored both series for their freshness and this Fubar thing feels dated, dumb and tone-deaf to contemporary reality. Continue reading.Â
From Calum Marsh of the National Post:
Link: Why Nirvanna the Band the Show is the best Canadian TV show in the last two decades
Its ideas are bolder and its means are more radical. Its budgets are bigger, and because the creative team is so resourceful, every dollar does the work of 10. Even the title has expanded: “Nirvanna†gained a letter to curb the threat of being sued. The combined effect of these advances is a marvellous accomplishment. Nirvanna the Band the Show is the best show to air on television in this country in nearly 20 years. Continue reading.
From a media release:
November 3rd @ 10pm marks the return of the critically acclaimed and festival favourite series “NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW.†Adapted from the webseries of the same title, the show centers on Matt (Matt Johnson) and Jay (Jay McCarrol), a hapless two-piece Toronto “band†who will do anything to play a show at The Rivoli. Season 2 takes their harebrained schemes to get on stage to new heights as their plans continue to inevitably, yet delightfully, going awry.
November 3rd @ 10:30pm also marks the premiere of “FUBAR: AGE OF COMPUTER.†Taking the beloved film franchise and hurtling it into the modern age, the eight-part, half-hour series, reunites director Michael Dowse and stars David Lawrence and Paul Spence in their original roles as Terry and Dean. The series opens with Terry (Lawrence) and Dean (Spence) fleeing from the wildfires of Fort McMurray, in a desperate retreat to Calgary, with nothing but emergency government debit cards to their names. Terry and Dean retreat to Terry’s cousin Shank’s illegal basement suite in Calgary, where Terry discovers high-speed Internet and Dean embarks on an epic journey to record his concept album, ‘3069.’
