Kim’s convenience and schitts creek

I have a soft spot for corner gas

“Please like me”

We love Schitt’s creek

I like documentaries, so I’d like to recommend Canada: A People’s History and Stuff the British Stole.

I loved Sort Of, wholesome and funny queer comedy if you’re into that sort of thing.

A good tool to find what’s well rated or popular is just watch

https://www.justwatch.com/ca/provider/cbc-gem

22 Minutes

Zarqa, the funniest thing I’ve ever watched. A spiteful, middle-aged, Pakistani Muslim divorcee in Regina tries to manage/rehab her reputation and ego… With disastrously hilarious results. It’s a short mini-series that can be watched in about two hours.

I just stumbled upon Gangnam Project. It’s about two biracial Korean-Canadian teens who go to S. Korea to connect with their roots and get all caught up in the K-Pop making machine. It’s meant for the tween market, but it’s just so different than anything I’ve seen (maybe I haven’t seen much) that I find it interesting. Plus who doesn’t live an eternally optimistic lead when the real world is crazy times? Obviously it’s dramatized, but I am kind of peripherally aware that idol-culture is a very serious deal in Asia, esp Korea. (Last year some K-Pop star publicly apologized for having a boyfriend?!) I wonder how much of it is based in reality and how much is just made up.

If you like absurdist comedy (and you don’t cringe at millennial comedy) you should check out Baroness von Sketch Show. It’s not for everyone though; my wife’s mom said she “didn’t get it,” which is totally understandable.

I wish there was a Canadian option for watching old school Trailer Park Boys, but I think Netflix has the monopoly on that right now.

Republic of Doyle is a great Newfie show. Plus Allan Hawco is great. I met him at a Costco in St. John’s once, buying peaches with Mark Critch. Both awesome people, super friendly.

My mom is a huge fan of Still Standing - the stand-up comedy guy, not the sitcom.

Luther. If you’ve not seen this twisty police procedural starring Idris Elba, give it a good go. Short seasons, great pacing, some of the best British TV I’ve seen.

The only other show I’ve gone to Gem for was Schitt’s Creek. I want to watch Station Eleven and Poker Face (b/c Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne).

Films currently on Gem worth the watch:

• Incendies
• Snowpiercer
• Parasite
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Moonlight

And I hear good things about:

• Call Me By Your Name
• Captain Fantastic

Anyway, this a pretty good start for the non comedy side of Gem.

I’m a fan of Family Feud for kinda mindless trivia questions, and Family Feud Canada ain’t bad. The questions aren’t real trivia, but survey results, so trying to get in the heads of the average Canadian is fun.