Canadian television is as bad as it gets, there have been and are rare exceptions. Same with feature films.

Though I don't think Australia is much better. I can't even think of many Australian TV programs seen over here, i only remember a horrid old kids show called Skippy the Kangaroo that was on about the same level as Canada's The Littlest Hobo about a stray german shepherd. I also remember an Australian documentary series about a typical middle class dysfunctional family which was a ripoff of a PBS series in the US.

The Hip are a cult band in Western New York - more appreciated there than in Canada.

:winkwink: That be where I be.

Go Bills!

the only reason they didn't make it internationally was because they had bad PR people working for them. They finally get a chance to appear on SNL for larger part of the US to hear them and they play 2 of their newer songs that were slow and laid back.. brilliant... Their most famous song ever, New Orleans is sinking, would have won over more fans but they didn't do it. They did a live version in Boston years ago where Gordie goes off on a rant for about 5 minutes about a crazy job he had and despite that being one of their claims to fame Gordie refuses to try to improv any more stories again.

If they had someone like you or I helping them with promos they'd probably be world renown by now. ;)

:(

:1orglaugh Is that the new form of music where someone keeps bumping the turntable?

:helpme

Hip and hockey THE CANADIAN WAY

No love for Helix? better than the electronic stuff any idiot could make with a computer. Seriously does anyone play instruments anymore or just press buttons

the hip suck.

it's like the canadians have fallen in love with a ugly chick and they just can't believe no one else thinks she's pretty.

boring, workmanlike mid-tempo canuck rock overplayed to death on canuck tv and radio.

what's with you on this topic? was your mom a roadie for the band or what?


plenty of kids playing instruments still. Sure they'll go through some stages that will bring them into some crazy places with their tastes, but I have a feeling we all had that growing up. I never wanted to listen to the blues when I was in my teens, not even in my twenties. Jazz? shit, I'm only starting to get into that now and I'm 34.... I think tastes evolve with just about everyone. I'm kind of grateful for that, I'd hate to think I would be listening to fucking Right Said Fred and the spin doctors when i was older... I'd probably kill myself.. haha

PS the hip are in windsor on canada day... dig it...

wow canada has some....umm....interesting taste in music

That is not saying much. :2 cents:

Ooh, The Littlest Hobo! I used to watch that too. Also, You Can't Do That On Television.

Skippy is a classic because it's so cheesy (how could everyone possibly be that NICE?), but you have to remember it's a fair bit older - it filmed in the late 1960s.

Was the Aussie doco Sylvania Waters? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0121029/