Serra Tinic
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Jonathan, I agree with your reading of Flashpoint and think it speaks to the politics of Canadian TV production-- i.e. the assumption that if a domestic series borrows too many elements from popular American genres it somehow loses that elusive "Cana ... -
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I think I was writing as you were posting, Michele. Hence the same comment re. the star system. Trina McQueen articulated a situation that has been a long-standing concern of actors, producers and network execs. Greater celebrity recognition means more vi ... -
so earnest, so canadian
Great clip and comment, Will. The revised American distribution title of Caged Terror vs. the original Golden Apples seems to really sum up the differences between commercial ventures and the documentary tradition in Canada. There is something nostalgic a ... -
TPB and Public Broadcasting?
Lorna and Will, it sure ain't Road to Avonlea in its depiction of East Coast life, is it? I think it is precisely that "anti-bourgeois" sensibility that allows the series to not only speak to issues of regionalism within Canada but also to ... -
Jonathan and Avi -- you both
Jonathan and Avi-- you both have hit on the issues that I was musing about in regard to this clip. It is marked by a colonial positioning that echoes the cliche (?) of the Canadian moral superiority-political/economic inferiority complex. It's an int ... -
Megan, thanks for
Megan, thanks for contributing this. I found that Walrus article fascinating, primarily because I read it as a rather disingenuous argument. The author of the piece seemed to conflate two different issues: satire and the debate coverage and the much large ... -
Edit: oops, I meant
Edit: oops, I meant Constitution not Declaration of Independence in the above comment. ...