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02-18-2005 09:09 PM |
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Originally posted by Elvis_Christ
We never got that program over here. Do they have it on video or anything?
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it origionated in canada and after a couple of years it moved to the USA and was a 90min TV show.
Although the earlier episodes are not available they've started to release the 90 minute shows to DVD.
So far 2 seasons have been released (5 DVDs each)
its the kind of show that most people would find annoying at first but once you got to know the characters it becomes a lot of fun.
also - younger people might not get a lot of the jokes because they are based on people who arent around now (its a pretty old show)
John Candy, Rick Moranis (ghostbusters), Martin Short, Harold Ramis (also ghostbusters) all got their start here.
Ivan Reitman (ghostbusters, stripes, heavy metal) used these guys a lot.
The shows always remained Canadian - even when in the USA - and referred to local landmarks constantly as canadian in-jokes.
you might just think it was stupid (and anyone outside of Canada and under 30 - i wouldnt blame them) but its cool to see where these actors started out.
Other people you might know to see but maybe not by name : Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara.
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