Comments on: CRTC report will destroy our heritage! http://hughmcguire.net/2007/09/26/288/ at the intersection of technology, philosophy, and politics (and some other things). Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:20:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Hugh http://hughmcguire.net/2007/09/26/288/#comment-1466 Hugh Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:59:36 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2007/09/26/288/#comment-1466 ha! ... De Grassi *does* have a sort of glow of godliness in the minds of most canadians (certainly of my vintage), but i hadn't thought of "You Can't Do that on TV" for ages. Anyway the argument isn't that there hasn't been any good Canadian TV in the last decade or so (newsroom, twitchcity, da vinci's inquest to name a few) ... but rather that the overwhelming majority of canadian shows are ... well... not very good. and overregulating the internet will harm, not help canadian creativity. and, looking at that list, all of them - except maybe you can't do that - are CBC, national public broadcaster, productions. ha! … De Grassi *does* have a sort of glow of godliness in the minds of most canadians (certainly of my vintage), but i hadn’t thought of “You Can’t Do that on TV” for ages.

Anyway the argument isn’t that there hasn’t been any good Canadian TV in the last decade or so (newsroom, twitchcity, da vinci’s inquest to name a few) … but rather that the overwhelming majority of canadian shows are … well… not very good. and overregulating the internet will harm, not help canadian creativity.

and, looking at that list, all of them - except maybe you can’t do that - are CBC, national public broadcaster, productions.

]]> By: Andrew http://hughmcguire.net/2007/09/26/288/#comment-1459 Andrew Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:37:51 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2007/09/26/288/#comment-1459 The cultural impact of Canadian shows on Australians is significant, but hard to quantify. It's hard to imagine a world without You Can't Do That on TV and Degrassi... The cultural impact of Canadian shows on Australians is significant, but hard to quantify. It’s hard to imagine a world without You Can’t Do That on TV and Degrassi…

]]> By: Hugh http://hughmcguire.net/2007/09/26/288/#comment-1409 Hugh Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:27:44 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2007/09/26/288/#comment-1409 there's a voice, keeps on calling me down the road, that's where i'll always be and every stop i make, i make a new friend Can't stay for long. Just turn around, and I'm gone again. Maybe tomorrow, I'll want to settle down. Until tomorrow, I'll just keep movin' on." there’s a voice, keeps on calling me
down the road, that’s where i’ll always be
and every stop i make, i make a new friend
Can’t stay for long. Just turn around,
and I’m gone again.

Maybe tomorrow, I’ll want to settle down.
Until tomorrow, I’ll just keep movin’ on.”

]]> By: jeremy clarke http://hughmcguire.net/2007/09/26/288/#comment-1407 jeremy clarke Fri, 28 Sep 2007 21:49:25 +0000 http://hughmcguire.net/2007/09/26/288/#comment-1407 Wait, you aren't being sarcastic about Littlest Hobo are you? Wait, you aren’t being sarcastic about Littlest Hobo are you?

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