Set in the fictional fly-in community of Grouse Lake First Nation in Northern Manitoba. After falling flat on his face in the big city of Winnipeg, Paul tries to slip back into his community... Read allSet in the fictional fly-in community of Grouse Lake First Nation in Northern Manitoba. After falling flat on his face in the big city of Winnipeg, Paul tries to slip back into his community unnoticed.Set in the fictional fly-in community of Grouse Lake First Nation in Northern Manitoba. After falling flat on his face in the big city of Winnipeg, Paul tries to slip back into his community unnoticed.
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Not even Tina Keeper could save this awful attempt at Indigenous humor. Whoever wrote this crap should be ashamed of themselves. This is NOT how it is in a fly-in reserve. Trust me, the overweight actor who's attempting to be Chris Farley is just not funny as his annoying antics seem to obscure the poor acting and accents of the other err...actors. So many great indigenous based shows are coming out and then this one just ruins everything and put the culture back more years. For future reference, use actors from the north and not these wannabes and has-beens. The only thing accurate is the chief of the reserve. That's a pretty accurate rendition of a reserve anywhere.
"Acting Good Show" has undoubtedly generated significant interest, and as an Indigenous Ojibwe from Manitoba, I eagerly tuned in with high hopes. Unfortunately, the cast's performances left much to be desired, as it was evident that many of them lacked the experience and polish that one might expect from a professional production.
The inexperience of the cast was unmistakable. The acting often came across as amateurish, with characters struggling to convey the depth and authenticity needed to engage the audience. While it's understandable that not every actor can be seasoned, the show would have benefitted immensely from a more rigorous casting process to ensure that the actors possessed the necessary skills to bring their characters to life effectively.
One of the most important aspects of a show like this is the ability to create a believable and immersive world. Unfortunately, the subpar performances hindered this crucial aspect. It was challenging to become emotionally invested in the characters and the storyline when the actors failed to deliver lines convincingly or portray their characters in a compelling manner.
While it is true that every actor starts somewhere, a production of this scale and importance demands a higher level of professionalism. The casting decisions in "Acting Good Show" may have been well-intentioned, but the end result fell short of the expectations of a discerning audience.
In summary, "Acting Good Show" suffers from a cast that, at times, feels unpolished and inexperienced. This detracted from the overall quality of the production and hindered the show's ability to create a captivating and believable narrative. The importance of rigorous casting and professional development for actors cannot be overstated, especially when dealing with a project that holds cultural significance, as it does for Indigenous communities like the Ojibwe in Manitoba.
The inexperience of the cast was unmistakable. The acting often came across as amateurish, with characters struggling to convey the depth and authenticity needed to engage the audience. While it's understandable that not every actor can be seasoned, the show would have benefitted immensely from a more rigorous casting process to ensure that the actors possessed the necessary skills to bring their characters to life effectively.
One of the most important aspects of a show like this is the ability to create a believable and immersive world. Unfortunately, the subpar performances hindered this crucial aspect. It was challenging to become emotionally invested in the characters and the storyline when the actors failed to deliver lines convincingly or portray their characters in a compelling manner.
While it is true that every actor starts somewhere, a production of this scale and importance demands a higher level of professionalism. The casting decisions in "Acting Good Show" may have been well-intentioned, but the end result fell short of the expectations of a discerning audience.
In summary, "Acting Good Show" suffers from a cast that, at times, feels unpolished and inexperienced. This detracted from the overall quality of the production and hindered the show's ability to create a captivating and believable narrative. The importance of rigorous casting and professional development for actors cannot be overstated, especially when dealing with a project that holds cultural significance, as it does for Indigenous communities like the Ojibwe in Manitoba.
This show is hilarious, I am saying that as an indigenous person from Manitoba, so much relatable humour to what happens within our communities. Also the use of our language is really great too. It's so nice to have a sitcom that's made about us and for us after years of watching shows like Friends, or Big bang theory yes they are good but where is the indigenous representation.. Acting Good has this tenfold. Sorry to the folks out there who say it's terrible and racist.... Give your head and privilege a shake. No body said anything when Jack Nicholson told a black man to "think white and get serious" in as good as it gets (which is one of my favourite movies) ... or the years and years of indigenous appropriation, or cowboys and Indians women in television. Or the way indigenous people have been portrayed in cartoons up until recent years.
What I'm trying to say is this show is spot on as far indigenous humour goes and the happenings in indigenous communities. The show might embellish situations a bit but for me that just adds to funniness of it all.
Supper funny and relatable.
What I'm trying to say is this show is spot on as far indigenous humour goes and the happenings in indigenous communities. The show might embellish situations a bit but for me that just adds to funniness of it all.
Supper funny and relatable.
It's SUCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH an underrated show!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't wait for season 3.
If you watched Reservation Dawgs and miss the banter, this might do the trick. I see it as more of a lower budget sitcom version of it. Even if maybe only the main character is in sitcom mode (I totally get what another reviewer said about him acting as if he was doing voice over).
What I really appreciate is when a show about indigenous peoples includes music by native artists as well. The intro song has captured my heart.
Overall, I enjoy being able to research the things that I don't understand, just to find out they're actually indigenous traditions/pop culture/beliefs. This show also does this well.
Love that it plays in Canada.
I LOVE THE NATIVE PEOPLE!!!
LAND BACK NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't wait for season 3.
If you watched Reservation Dawgs and miss the banter, this might do the trick. I see it as more of a lower budget sitcom version of it. Even if maybe only the main character is in sitcom mode (I totally get what another reviewer said about him acting as if he was doing voice over).
What I really appreciate is when a show about indigenous peoples includes music by native artists as well. The intro song has captured my heart.
Overall, I enjoy being able to research the things that I don't understand, just to find out they're actually indigenous traditions/pop culture/beliefs. This show also does this well.
Love that it plays in Canada.
I LOVE THE NATIVE PEOPLE!!!
LAND BACK NOW!!!!!!!!!!!
If you wish to witness "awful" for your self, do it rather quickly because otherwise I would expect the commercial sponsors will pull the plug on this dull comedy series before a half a dozen episodes ever get to air.
The character ensemble are all foul mouthed non descript First Nations who all appear wearing lumberjack coats and live in the fictional small town of Grouse Lake First Nation in Northern Manitoba. The series main star is comedian Paul Rabliauskas as a young First Nations man who returns home to live in his small reserve community in northern Manitoba and resurrect his relationship with his former love interest following a failed attempt to establish himself in Winnipeg.
This would be a good series to show behind prison walls as a way to force life time repeat criminals to be on their best behavior and get the heck out of prison to stop their torture of having to watch anymore episodes of this awful series.
I would hazard to guess that it may be the Canadian government who has provided financial support to initiate this series which is just another example of our government wasting tax payers money once again.
I rate this bore of a show a 1 out of 10 IMDb score and I would rate it a minus score if IMDb allowed for a lower score than 1.
The character ensemble are all foul mouthed non descript First Nations who all appear wearing lumberjack coats and live in the fictional small town of Grouse Lake First Nation in Northern Manitoba. The series main star is comedian Paul Rabliauskas as a young First Nations man who returns home to live in his small reserve community in northern Manitoba and resurrect his relationship with his former love interest following a failed attempt to establish himself in Winnipeg.
This would be a good series to show behind prison walls as a way to force life time repeat criminals to be on their best behavior and get the heck out of prison to stop their torture of having to watch anymore episodes of this awful series.
I would hazard to guess that it may be the Canadian government who has provided financial support to initiate this series which is just another example of our government wasting tax payers money once again.
I rate this bore of a show a 1 out of 10 IMDb score and I would rate it a minus score if IMDb allowed for a lower score than 1.
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