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09-05-2005, 10:46 AM
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Slings and Arrows on Sundance
Has anyone seen any episodes of this great show on Sundance Channel. It is a series from Canada starring Due South's Paul Gross. It makes me realize what a great actor he is. If you have Sundnace Channel, I highly recommend this series.
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09-05-2005, 02:57 PM
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Michael Reuben
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The cast also includes Mark McKinney (from Kids in the Hall) and Rachel McAdams. It's one of the funniest things I've seen on TV in years, especially if you're a theater junkie. It's a sharp satire about the trials and tribulations of a theater company dealng with an endless series of crises while putting on the annual production of Hamlet. I love the way it skewers with equal glee both the vanity of the artists and the greed of their corporate sponsors.
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09-05-2005, 04:07 PM
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As an HD junkie I usually don't follow what's playing on Sundance. Fortunately though I noticed a TV Guide watch recommendation for the first episode. Caught it and have since run with it. The show is brilliant.
The corporate gal has taken Queen of Mean to a higher level. God I hope she receives a particularly nasty comeuppance.
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09-11-2005, 11:55 PM
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Michael Reuben
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The series concluded tonight. Great finale!
If anyone is interested, Sundance Channel will be re-running it. Check their website or local listings.
M.
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02-01-2006, 06:19 PM
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Thanks to this thread I caught up with this hilarious show a few months ago.
I just got this email from Sundance:
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This month on Sundance Channel, Slings & Arrows returns with a second season of new episodes featuring guest star Rachel McAdams (Wedding Crashers; The Family Stone) as a rising star at a comically dysfunctional Canadian theater company. The new season of Slings & Arrows premieres Sunday, February 19 at 8:00pm e/p. And tune in for a marathon of season one episodes of Slings & Arrows on Saturday, February 18 at 3:00 pm e/p.
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Not too surprising that they're playing up Ms. McAdams, but Paul Gross is a genius in this.
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02-01-2006, 06:51 PM
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Michael Reuben
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There's a SECOND season??!! 
My day just got better.
M.
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02-01-2006, 06:52 PM
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Steve,
Thanks for the heads up. I never thought this would have been a multiple season show.
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02-01-2006, 07:01 PM
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Steve Felix
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I had to read it twice. 
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02-19-2006, 10:03 PM
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Steve Felix
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Good opener. It will rerun several times this week if anyone missed it.
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First of all, drink?
Sure.
First of all, congratulations on a wonderful season.
Thanks, you too.
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It cracks me up that Richard sees his role in the first season so clearly now.
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02-19-2006, 10:55 PM
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Caught the first episode tonight. I don't think this second season will disappoint me. I am looking forward to future episodes.
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