Do you know who else is brilliant? John Doyle.
Making the counter-argument [why television is good] against this attitude [why television is bad] tends to give me a headache, so I'll keep it brief here. You want to know why many, many Canadians are uneasy about our current fighting role in Afghanistan? Try watching the most popular Canadian-made TV series of the moment. That would be Corner Gas. Nothing happens on it. There's no fighting, no gung-ho stuff about heroes and guns and mayhem, and similar themes. A bunch of people in a tiny town swap low-key jokes and get excited about what's on the menu at the local diner. The cops are a bit incompetent and crime is non-existent. The harshest word heard is a coot hissing "jackass!" Canadian viewers love it. They lap it up. It's how we see ourselves, that's why.
for the record, I also love corner gas.
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i want to comment!!
you (or rather john doyle) is right - canadians want to continue to perceive ourselves and have others continue to percieve us as peaceful law abiding beer drinking people. i think its a little naive to continue to associate ourselves with these views, but its comforting - and on this note:
i started reading this interesing book called........SHIT, i have to go look ok its - "at home in the world" by jennifer welsh. - its about canada's global role post 9-11 and how we see ourselves and our relationships with the world and particularily the US.
anyway, so far its interesting - either read it, or i'll tell you how it ends. haha. :)
-Alex
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