Corner Gas

I saw a re-run the other day and this show still makes me laugh. I wish they hadn't cancelled it. the corner gas movie was hilarious too. Best canadian show ever made.

I had always been a fan of Brent Butt's comedy stylings, watching him on his specials and on Just For Laughs so when it came time to sit down and watch his new show, I was more than excited. Thankfully, I was treated to a fabulously written simple comedy about very small town life in Saskatchewan. Having grown-up on a farm myself, I couldn't help but chuckle with the identifiable characters on the show with their small town foibles and mentalities. I'm glad that Canadians have embraced this show and that it already has the green light for next season. I'm sure that any Americans (esp in the mid-west) who have access to CTV will also enjoy the humour being portrayed. Corner Gas is a simple comedy but that doesn't make it any less successful at its job; its a perfect blend of Canadian small town living and comedic satire. A Must See!!

Well, this show has been renewed for a second season, and I couldn't be happier. We, from Saskatchewan, are proud of this show because it shows the way we live (exaggerated of course), and locals have been used for extras (a guy from the town next to my home town, but went to high school in my home town was an extra and had one line). The show doesn't make people from small towns look like retards or inbred freaks, but focuses on how we know everybody, and as a result, trust everybody.

I love the interactions that the town of Dog River had with Lacey, in the beginning. It was so true the way they were suspicious of the girl moving from the big city to this tiny town. But once she showed she was planning to stay in the town, they warmed up to her. This happened to my family when they moved to my home town. The town warmed up to my parents when they had me and my brother because they knew we were staying and not going to leave.

I also love Oscar, the old and senile man who is so easily controlled by his stable wife. Honestly, I know a few people like Oscar. I loved the episode where he kept winning the stuffed animals from the claw machine.

I downloaded Corner Gas Animated which knowing nothing about it I thought was a decent funny animated show - after a few episodes I looked it up and found out it was animated version of this TV Show. Started watching it and its hilarious, love the wit and the occasional reference to things from the 70s and 80s.

Such a great series. It's very funny and at the same time gentle and pure. No agenda whatsoever, which is so rare and precious at this day and age. I also enjoyed seeing First Nations actors, and I liked it that they were just actors and characters like everybody else without being turned into some sort of tokens. That is what equality is.