why do canadians make bad shows?

im canadian and on global canada and CTV all the shows on there are garbage, especially the comedy shows. why are the american shows so much better its ridiculous.... oh well i guess canada has videogames under their belt since there are so many videogame companys in vancouver (where i live)

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Well, they had "You can't do that on television" that was pretty kid. And wasnt "the kids in the hall" canadian as well? Could also be that all the canadian actors come down to the states to work. We get all your talent.

Well, they had "You can't do that on television" that was pretty kid. And wasnt "the kids in the hall" canadian as well? Could also be that all the canadian actors come down to the states to work. We get all your talent.

sonicare

Well, they had "You can't do that on television" that was pretty kid. And wasnt "the kids in the hall" canadian as well? Could also be that all the canadian actors come down to the states to work. We get all your talent.

trailer park boys is not bad nor was kids in the hallJandurin

TPB was very enjoyable. You had to watch it unedited though.

I loved Trailer Park Boys, but other than that I'm not very familiar with Canadian Tv.

Trailer Park Boys was brilliant

Is Being Erica Canadian? That show is good enough.

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Planet_Pluto

I've always liked Little Mosque on the Prarie. Also, isn't Corner Gas Canadian? That seems pretty popular.Tylendal

It's cause Hockey Night In Canada is all we really need.

Has anyone watched the Drunk and on Drugs Happy Funtime Hour? It's basically the Trailer Park Boys' new show. It's really out there.

Corner Gas and Trailer Park Boys come to mind when thinking of awesome Canadian shows.

Also ReBoot is AMAZINg and still one of my faveourite T.V shows easily. I'm pumped for the films

Pure Pwnage was good.

Naked News >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every single show on american television.

Granted it's not currently running for free, it's still pretty awesome.

We don't have a lot of *great* shows, and if I had to guess why it's because we don't have as much funding, and America is simply the audience everyone wants to break into. While we might not solely produce shows, there are a bunch of prominent shows that are joint ventures filmed in Vancouver featuring a lot of Canadian talent. The funding just comes from elsewhere.

Vancouver gives us lots of awesome genre shows, like Stargate, Fringe, and Supernatural, among many others :(xaos

You're most welcome.

Canada has good VIDEO GAME genres and some above par TV shows. I can't wait for Canada's Got Talent, sure it's no Americas got Talent but hey, lets wait and see what type of talented people there are.

Well there is Degrassi if you are into that sort of stuff

Canadian cartoons like 6-Teen were pretty good too.

Since when are modern shows from anywhere good? Most good shows died with the 1990's. Hundreds of channels on television, and never anything on to watch (except Food Network).foxhound_fox

Since when are modern shows from anywhere good? Most good shows died with the 1990's. Hundreds of channels on television, and never anything on to watch (except Food Network).foxhound_fox

Of course you are going to say any show I list is bad so I probably won't bother.

Budgets.

TV shows cost a lot of money.

well, that's just like your opinion, man.

Budgets.

TV shows cost a lot of money.

BuryMe

SCTV bro. Oh, and no one produces a better hockey broadcast. Personally prefer Cdn. Olympic broadcasts, too.

Vancouver gives us lots of awesome genre shows, like Stargate, Fringe, and Supernatural, among many others :(xaos

global doesn't show Candian Programming.... CTV does.

I know that Stargate was filmed in Canada. Which is the greatest Sci-fi TV show ever. (never was much of a star trek fan)

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I was so certain Dragon Den was originally British.

My Canadian pride dicatates i say you are wrong! Though I will concede that HBO/Showtime/AMC shows are faar better then any network programming

Rick mercer Report > Colbert, Daily Show, all other polotical comedy
The Nature Of Things = best science documentry on tv
Corner Gas is one of the best sitcom's of all time, just short of arrested development in my book
Hockey Night in Canada beats the crap out of any other sports coverage out there

and really, all you have to do is look at the numbers, america has 10 tiems more people, therefore 10 tiems more tv shows, therefore 10 tiems as many GOOD ones.

honorable mention: stargate SG1, but battlestar still beats it handidly.

My god, Arthur is Canadian?

Anyway, Corner Gas is an awesome show. It's still on reruns, so watch it.

Same with the Brits. British TV is awful, except for the occasional gem.

Same with the Brits. British TV is awful, except for the occasional gem.

airshocker

Really?

Funnily enough i'd say the same for American TV.

Stargate SG1: Not a bad show. Made in Vancouver. ferrari2001

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My world = shattered.

Really?

Funnily enough i'd say the same for American TV.

Ilovegames1992

I would normally say to each their own in this type of thread, but hands down, America has the better TV shows. There's a reason our shows get syndicated more than the rest.

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Really?

Funnily enough i'd say the same for American TV.

airshocker

I would normally say to each their own in this type of thread, but hands down, America has the better TV shows. There's a reason our shows get syndicated more than the rest.

Because you are a much bigger country and have been the centre of culture in the 20th century maybe :P

Seriously though, popular doesnt mean great. I can think of 5 great American shows off the top of my head, same with British. Which is impressive considering America is a basketball and Britain is a marble. :)

Because you are a much bigger country and have been the centre of culture in the 20th century maybe :P

Seriously though, popular doesnt mean great. I can think of 5 great American shows off the top of my head, same with British. Which is impressive considering America is a basketball and Britain is a marble. :)

Ilovegames1992

Something doesn't normally become popular if it's bad. :P

I can only list three shows from the UK that I've liked: MI5, Jekyll and Robin Hood. And there are only a few more that I even know about. A cooking show, Law and Order: UK, and that's about it.