Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.

SWEEPS DAY THREE!!
NBC To Import Scripted
Drama From Canada!!

first by nora inu	Feb 1st, 2008 06:23:37 PM
maybe
Matt's no longer a listener ... he's a Pusher by chrth	Feb 1st, 2008 06:28:44 PM

I was wondering when they were going to start hiring scabs by Aphex Twin	Feb 1st, 2008 06:36:03 PM
It's the way all strikes work ya know...
They should consider 'Intelligence' by Buckys_Kick_Ass_Arm	Feb 1st, 2008 06:45:33 PM
Just an amazing show on CBC
He can "read people's thoughts" by Toonol	Feb 1st, 2008 06:46:05 PM
"..and act on them"? It be pretty weird if he could read them but couldn't act on them. I'm picking nits, I guess.
Aphex they're not scabs by aversiontherapy2	Feb 1st, 2008 07:03:29 PM
they're Canadians working on a Canadian show for a Canadian network. They're not writing it for NBC, they're writing it for CTV.
CTV makes crap by supermarch	Feb 1st, 2008 07:20:11 PM
Sorry folks but there's a reason American networks have never broadcast Canadian TV before. They just hire the good writers and move them to LA. Don't hold your breath that a single one of these will be worth a damn.
@ Aphex by MaxThrust	Feb 1st, 2008 07:45:04 PM
Shaddup... this series is not written by scabs in any meaning of the word. Stop being a moron for the sake of being a moron. Canadian writers have no affiliation with the WGA and not interest in joining it - which defeats the 'scab' reference. Scabs are non-union workers brought into the existing work place with a possible long term future if they a quality workers. This show is MADE IN CANADA, IN CANADIAN FACILITIES, BY CANADIAN PRODUCERS.
I agree with supermarch... by mr_macphisto	Feb 1st, 2008 07:47:47 PM
...hell, CANADIANS don't watch Canadian TV. We need Paul fucking Gross again!
@ supermarch by MaxThrust	Feb 1st, 2008 07:50:53 PM
Fuck you. Thanks for coming out, tho. Canadian shows haven't skewed well with American audiences 'cuz Canadian viewers aren't wrapped up in Old Glory - despite what you Yanks think of us as being America Junior. We have our own culture that simply doesn't appeal to Americans - we're not letigious; we're not God spouting; we believe in ACTUAL civil rights and civility; we're NOT a gun culture; and we are not obsessed with GREED, or more aptly, the AMERICAN DREAM.
@ macphisto by MaxThrust	Feb 1st, 2008 07:59:20 PM
I hear that. I can't remember the last time I watched a Canadian drama series on purpose. Yes, we all tune into CTV for the American imports - and we sometimes like certain American shows more than the Americans: Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip being a case in point - which I think is because the show's characters were generally good people all around and appealed to our sensibilities, where as Americans wanted more greed/filth/sex/backstabbing.
Those shows are BORING by Draco777	Feb 1st, 2008 08:10:11 PM
They should import The Degrassi!! That is Canadian television at its best. And i'm sure Americans would gobble it up like Gossip Girl and the OC.
No! Stop before its too late! by beetlegeuse	Feb 1st, 2008 08:18:08 PM
Canadian television is awful! There may be one or two okayish ones but for the most part:pure drivel. I hope this isn't the begining of a trend because it can only end badly.
ReGenesis and Intelligence by Aloy	Feb 1st, 2008 08:28:19 PM
These are both good shows although with Intelligence you really need to pay attention and follow from the start. I'm just powering through Season 1 of ReGenesis and it would work just fine.
ReGenesis by JackNF	Feb 1st, 2008 08:47:33 PM

ReGenesis by JackNF	Feb 1st, 2008 08:48:14 PM
Awesome show, watch it if you can.
by Mr.Slade	Feb 1st, 2008 09:16:47 PM
In Canada we have a different culture and different values then americans. Our television shows would not work in the states because american arrogance would smother them before they even got a shot. And calling our writers scabs for working on canadain shows when they are members of the WGC, is just fucking stupid
Isn't this based on the British show "The Hearer"? by RueDBaga	Feb 1st, 2008 09:22:40 PM

Attn: NBC --- Re-Runs of Battlestar Galactica! by Demode	Feb 1st, 2008 09:25:52 PM
Geeze... that should be a no-brainer! They have about 50 episodes they could air. NBC does own the show. If they showed it, week to week, from start to finish, the audience of that show would definitley grow. I think people need to start petitioning NBC to get BSG shown.
Canadian Television by pomophobe	Feb 1st, 2008 09:42:42 PM
Mostly sucks due to a lack of proper production funding, post production short cuts and a limited reach into a good talent pool. Canadian networks and production companies take little to no risks and the product always ends up staler and washed out. Canadian Film is a different story. We've had a great resurgence there. And some great films come out of Canada recently. Canadian Televison... well, be skeptical. For good measure... I am Canadian, and aside from the CBC's original documentary programming there really isn't much for Canada to brag about.
@ MaxThrust by supermarch	Feb 1st, 2008 09:43:56 PM
I'm Canadian you asshat. Where do you live? Motherfucking Goose Bay? Pull your neo hippie delusional head out of your over taxed ass and wake up. Canadian TV sucks. Ever watched Little Mosque on the Prairie? Is that your high brow enlightened Canadian TV? Oh I know...Cold case! Or fucking Falcon Beach! Canadian TV is some of the worst out there. Air Farce. Air Farce is enough to prove my point. The best show ever to come out of Canada was Beach Combers and that is saying a lot. Maxthrust, you are beyond stupid. You're pathetic and you should really keep your ill informed cultural bias to yourself. Thank you and God bless America.
CTV ha ha ha either runs crap US series or by kabong	Feb 1st, 2008 10:08:25 PM
produces crap imitations of crap US series. "The Listener" ha ha ha ha. Oooh, I bet they wanted to go with "Ghost Listener." "Intelligence" was great for two seasons on CBC. Supposedly its independent producer is moving it to Fox because the CBC hates its own successes. If you like "The Shield" you'd probably like "Intelligence."
On a whole it IS shit, but there are a few gems occasionally. by azmodien	Feb 1st, 2008 10:14:43 PM
I don't watch much on Canadian TV stations, but Trailer Park Boys is frequently brilliant and better than the majority of US sitcoms. Showcase is the only exception in a the comedy wasteland that is Canada. Intelligence and Regenesis also seem fairly good from what I have seen. They are certainly no worse than bullshit like Shark, Bones, Las Vegas, etc
bacci40 by password.swordfish	Feb 1st, 2008 10:34:58 PM
please don't joke about that. I'll have nightmares about Ann Coulter coming to get me in my igloo.
Intelligence Rules! by ls420	Feb 1st, 2008 10:45:47 PM
glad they are remaking it on FOX next year!
Network ratings down 21% compared to last year by BrandLoyalist	Feb 1st, 2008 11:07:45 PM
On average, top five networks... this was in the news on Wednesday. I've been wondering when they'd realize that only imported Canadian programming will stop the bleeding. The rest of us need to realize that this is a slippery slope -- I call for substantial tariffs on these shows to prevent the complete loss of the American TV production industry to these creative and witty but viciously competitive Canadian bastards. Sure, you might like being able to run down to Walmart and pick up a whole season of Intelligence for $19.95, but what are you going to do in 2009 when you hit the sofa expecting to enjoy the 8th season premier of 24, and all they're playing are last year's episodes of "The Guard"? Friggin' NAFTA, it's screwing us all, I'm telling you.
I'm a writer in Canada... by DanielKurland	Feb 1st, 2008 11:43:50 PM
and even I think this is a bad idea. There's absolutely nothing worse than mandatory Canadian content.
i'm a viewer in canada by Jubba	Feb 1st, 2008 11:51:22 PM
and to the canadian writers i say, write something good! there are some good quality canadian programs but too often they are TOO canadian...like due south about a mountie...it's a good show, but it's about a MOUNTIE! come on...is there no good money in canada and all the good writers leave for the states? what gives? why is so much canadian TV crap? not to say that all US TV is great...but canadian productions feel so forced. the movie "foolproof" was supposed to be canada's big bid for the summer blockbuster several years back and it tanked..the movie poster looked like the cover for a children's adventure novel instead of a big budget action feature. why don't canadian companies do the proper legwork and get some quality products made instead of always settling for third-rate garbage? bah...hire me to give my thoughts and you won't release your crap until it's made into something that people will like, not just something that people will watch becasue it's the only thing on.
"This deal is another example of our asses being against the wal by YotzVonFrelnik	Feb 2nd, 2008 12:00:58 AM
They make it sound like they've reached out to foreign networks for their programming all the time in the past.
I live in Canada by Demode	Feb 2nd, 2008 12:13:05 AM
I live in Canada, and I sometimes work on films that get shot up here (most recently, the HULK.) I gotta tell you, I hate most Canadian televison. Yes I'm Canadian, but I am certainly not blind to some of the shit that gets made here . The problem is the "Canadian content" that gets made mandatory to put in the shows. Because of that, a lot of shit gets produced. The worst is by far CBC television. CBC is just shit. INTELLIGENCE is a good show, but it is a rare exception for CBC. Take a look at what is on CBC right now. "MVP" (Most Valuable Player)... a show about hockey wives and puck bunnies! God, I cringe whenever I see that show advertised. "Mosque on the Prarie"!?! Uhhh... I can appreciate a comedy for Muslims, but could you come up with a crappier name? The fact that the show isn't funny doesn't help.... The only good shows to ever come from CBC are SCTV and The Kids in the Hall. As for CTV, I'll give them props for having some good shows. "Corner Gas" is a funny show that is always in the top ten here. "Trailer Park Boys" (Showcase TV) is incredibly funny. I would rather watch CTV over CBC anyday.
they're not scabs by punto	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:00:15 AM
it's not their fault that the american writers decided to go on strike, the canadian writers simply disagree with the WGA. you ARE allowed to disagree with other people, and act accordingly to your own convictions, you know. I thought flash gordon was ok, but the last 2 episodes I saw (15 and 16) were pretty horrible.. I just assume the strike cought up to them, and they didn't have time to polish the writing..
Geez...you guys work for the papers or something? by Aphex Twin	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:17:13 AM
One crack about scabs and it's like I kicked over an ant hill. Relax people! It was a joke. Plus the only good show in Canada is Hockey Night in Canada. Don Cherry is the man.
Oh God not again! by Snow Dog	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:39:40 AM
For the love of God - did we not just go through this the other night? Who cares if American networks are desperate for content? As I said before, pick up from Canada or Britain if you don't like it - switch the dish. Do you really think that the vast majority of major network television is so bad? Than don't watch it. I have no doubt that Canadians hold their own in America and that Americans could care less as long as it's quality stuff. Living in America taught me one thing - America is built on competition; Canada was built on accomodation.
lol Xiphos by Aphex Twin	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:55:05 AM
Barry Melrose is such a douche. He ALWAYS has to say at least once every broadcast that he coached Wayne Gretzky. As if that's a hard thing to do. "Hey Gretz!" "Yeah coach?" "Go out and score." "Okay Coach!" Goal horns sound Crowd goes apeshit "Nice goal, eh coach?"
by TheTornadoKid	Feb 2nd, 2008 04:19:48 AM
I was asked to audition for Degrassi....
I'm a freezin' in Canada... by Lost_Horizon	Feb 2nd, 2008 04:35:55 AM
Fuck, it's cold out west right now. Anyway, Canadian television is bloody awful. We sure as hell don't watch it. I don't know why anyone else would. Even "Trailer Park Boys" has been terrible the last few seasons. This will just give Letterman some more monologue material. Anyone remember "Night Heat" on CBS? He beat that horse to death and back.
Wouldn't it be weird if a CTV show turned out good? by newc0253	Feb 2nd, 2008 04:56:39 AM
yes, very weird. Although there's plenty of worse crap on US tv, mind.
Regenesis by elab49	Feb 2nd, 2008 05:19:57 AM
Is HBO material for the states so they'd have to cut some for buying in - and it is very intelligent drama seasons 1 and 2.
Bring back Blood Ties by reaper28	Feb 2nd, 2008 06:31:40 AM
It wasn't Heroes but it wasn't Bionic Woman, either
Arrested Development: he Movie? by Pennsy	Feb 2nd, 2008 07:23:30 AM
Jason Bateman says perhaps: http://tinyurl.com/288cev.
"The Movie", that should have read... by Pennsy	Feb 2nd, 2008 07:24:00 AM

Bring back "Radio Free Roscoe".... by Mr. Profit	Feb 2nd, 2008 08:05:45 AM
It was a better show than the New School version of "Degrassi". It was one of the few Canadian teen dramas that featured a strong cast who acted well with each other.
Flashpoint = Suckage. Et tu, NBC? by Yeti	Feb 2nd, 2008 09:16:20 AM
As for the Listener? Haven't heard a thing about it - never a good sign.
These imports are a HUGE gamble by NoHubris	Feb 2nd, 2008 10:42:38 AM
If they fail, the strength of the writers' strike will only increase.
Hockey night in Canada... for sure by password.swordfish	Feb 2nd, 2008 12:48:45 PM
Ever try to watch an American channel call the game? It's as painful as our announcers for the BlueJay games.
Now bring in the BBC shows! by ZeroCorpse	Feb 2nd, 2008 01:26:33 PM
I'd love to see Torchwood, Dr. Who, and EastEnders on America's prime time-- Of course, it would also suck because American format for ad placement is stupid (every 10 minutes or so) while the BBC is nice and lets you watch a whole show before pelting you with adverts. So it would be weird to see these shows split up in American style. I've been watching shows commercial-free online so much lately that when I watched LOST the other day, I found myself positively annoyed at the adverts being placed in the middle of the show so frequently. Maybe it's time we switched our ad format to something a little less obtrusive and damaging to the shows' narrative?
Trailer Park Boys just around the corner? by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Feb 2nd, 2008 03:39:46 PM
C'mon, it's great.
WHY ARE YOU NOT RE-RUNNING BSG? by THX5334	Feb 2nd, 2008 04:34:05 PM
I agree with the other poster. It should be a no brainer for Ben Silverman to take the three seasons of Battlestar, run it in HD. Then maybe this show can go another season on a real network!!!! NBC, Come On!!
WHY ARE YOU NOT RE-RUNNING BSG? by THX5334	Feb 2nd, 2008 04:34:08 PM
I agree with the other poster. It should be a no brainer for Ben Silverman to take the three seasons of Battlestar, run it in HD. Then maybe this show can go another season on a real network!!!! NBC, Come On!!
Writers strike nearing an end? by Pennsy	Feb 2nd, 2008 05:57:18 PM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22 968561/. Cross your fingers.
I SUPPORT THE WRITERS ON THIS ONE by Pound Sand	Feb 2nd, 2008 07:00:37 PM
Good call Pennsy. I also saw a version of this story in the New York Times (remove the space in business). I hope so. It's gone on too long. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02 /02/busi ness/media/02cnd-writers.html? _r=1&hp&oref=slogin
I SUPPORT THE "RERUN BSG" PEOPLE ON THIS ONE. by Christopher3	Feb 2nd, 2008 08:06:15 PM

TORCHWOOD TALKBACK by localhero12	Feb 2nd, 2008 08:57:34 PM
Just sayin'
The studios should simply by brobdingnag	Feb 2nd, 2008 09:50:04 PM
fire all the writers and hire non-union employees. They would get a better product and allowing writers to negotiate their own value would allow the cream to rise to the top and the writers who were good would wind up getting paid more, while the writers who suck would starve. Its win/win.
There ARE Canadian SCABS by Nigh-Unstoppable	Feb 3rd, 2008 03:14:01 AM
They are taking over "American" shows already being produced in Canada. They are writing episodes that WGA writers can't write BECAUSE of the strike. This is called SCABBING and the WGA will remember the names of these friendly SCABS to the North.
"Ha! Suck on that, WGA" -- Canada by MrMysteryGuest	Feb 3rd, 2008 10:39:52 AM

Talkbacks

SWEEPS DAY THREE!!
NBC To Import Scripted
Drama From Canada!!

User login

Quick Talkback

Talkbacks

Talkbacks

SWEEPS DAY THREE!! NBC To Import Scripted Drama From Canada!!

User login

Quick Talkback

Talkbacks

SWEEPS DAY THREE!!
NBC To Import Scripted
Drama From Canada!!