Robot Monkey Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 There was a fantastic CBC dark comedy called Newsroom on in the Nineties. Amazon says there is a DVD of the complete series (not that it had a terribly long run). Has anyone here seen the DVD? How is it? -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeldeal Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 I haven't seen those dvd's, I do know that the newsroom is on monday's after rick mercer's new show...not sure if you have access to cbc or not. here's the website, newsroom keep an eye on tvshowsondvd.com , he seems to review every single tv show i've heard of at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Yeah, as Mark mentions, The Newsroom is still alive and well on CBC. It's still airing new episodes to the best of my knowledge. I still think The Office is the best example of office comedy though . Oh, and I have to plug the Trailer Park Boys as well. It's airing on BBC America in Spring (after The Office actually) and it's a series about two guys who are trying to retire by 35 by growing dope. It's really quite hilarious and I plug it mostly because it was shot right here in Halifax at one of the local trailer parks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted January 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Wow, the show's returned! I wonder how they brought it back after the original series' ending? Too bad I won't see it for, well, quite soe time. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeldeal Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 I never watched the original incarnation of the newsroom but wasn't it a show last year as well? And is the Office the same as Made in Canada? I thought that was the name it was distributed in the states as. If so, it's also on cbc "reruns only" at 1:30pm from tuesday-thursday. I'd never seen this show before but now that I'm a slacker student (with no cable) i watch it quite regularly. A really good show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted January 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 The original show was very, very good. I stumbled across it on PBS in the late Nineties and thought it was a documentary of local news. Not for long. I don't know anything about its return. The Office is from BBC, or at least BBCA is the channel that shows it here. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeldeal Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 oh ya. i think made in canada was known as "the industry" when it went to the states. I just knew it was some generic title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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