Ok, their Lucha Libre can be sort of fun, I guess, lol...
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I don't know, the last time I was in LA my TV never left the Mexican channels, I don't speak a lick of Spanish either. I'm also not sure what I was watching , gorgeous women and men dressed like toddlers doing "Little Stinker" characters. hypnotic.Places to find PlaidStallions online: https://linktr.ee/Plaidstallions
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I hate Mexican programming, hate it with a passion.
When I lived there from ages 7-14...I watched the channels with American/English/Japanese programming. That’s where I started watching the Six Million Dollar Man, The Avengers, Lost in Space, Hanna Barbera toons, Looney Tunes, Japanese fair like Astro Boy, Kimba, Ultraman, Space Giants...and well, you get the picture.
The only thing I sort of did get into was soccer...so I rooted for the home team, Chivas Rayadas del Guadalajara, lol.
P.S. Ok, a string of Mexican shows were fun to watch as a kid, Chespirito/El Chavo del Ocho/Chapulin Colorado...
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For newer shows I really like Orphan Black and Baroness von Sketch Show (all female sketch comedy show).
I think Schitt's Creek is okay, but I think O'Hara, Levy and Chris Elliott are three of the funniest people ever, so it's probably impossible to do a show that lives up to my expectations of what they could achieve.
And yeah, I mostly watch Schitt's Creek because of the cast. I'd watch Chris Elliott reading his shopping list, I've been a big fan since watching him on Letterman when I was in high school.
It's filmed like 20 minutes north of my house, I've always wanted to go up there and see if I can get an autograph or two.
W00t, road trip!
I completely approve of this method of presenting the weather on TV.Comment
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As a Canadian, I'm ashamed to admit that my knowledge of Canadian TV shows is very sparse. I blame that on spending most of my life living 10 minutes away from Buffalo, NY, so the US TV stations came in much better than the Canadian channels, so American TV is was! Other than silly kids shows (e.g. The Friendly Giant, Mr. Dressup, etc. ) the only Canadian shows I really watched was stuff like SCTV and Bizarre. As far as new Canadian shows go, I really enjoy Schitt's Creek, that's about it. I'm a shame to my country.Comment
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Oh yeah, it was great living in a border town and often getting a second chance to watch a TV show between the US and Canadian channels (plus just having a larger selection of stuff to watch in general). You're right, doesn't seem like a big thing now, but in the pre-VCR, cable, satellite days that was pretty cool.Comment
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I actually supplied a lot of the set decoration for that show, I am grateful to it. It's quirky and gentle, they've brought it back as an animated show.Places to find PlaidStallions online: https://linktr.ee/Plaidstallions
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I'm pretty bad though, I've also never seen an episode of Degrassi in any form or Trailer Park Boys (I did see their first short movie on YouTube). I've heard Kim's Convenience and Letterkenny are funny, but I haven't seen them yet.
When I was a kid I remember seeing Bizarre and The Littlest Hobo (The Incredible Hulk 70s show with a dog, if that makes sense.) And obviously SCTV and Kids in the Hall are two of my favourite shows of all time.
I can barely remember The Beachcombers or King of Kensington now, but I think I did watch those.Comment
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I only had a small BW TV in my room as a kid so I'd watch Canadian sitcoms like "Hanging In" and "Snowjob" pretty regularly, I even remember watching "The Beachcombers" and "Seeing Things" for a period of time.
"Made in Canada" was a real fave of mine in the 1990s, it was a pretty funny parody of film and television production in Canada, they mainly made a Hercules/Road To Avonlea type knock off shows that really weren't too far from the truth. Rick Mercer was the star.Places to find PlaidStallions online: https://linktr.ee/Plaidstallions
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