Yesterday, I watched the first episode of Corner Gas which is a new series on CTV in Canada. It’s basically a show about the denizens of a fictional town called Dog River in Saskatchewan.
I have to admit to being somewhat skeptical about the show but after watching the first episode I find that it has potential. It has a distinctly Canadian feel to it, at least to my mind. It also seems to get the slower pace of small town life across to the viewer. Having grown up in small towns in Alberta, much of the behaviour rang true.
Being set in a small town, it also gives the show a somewhat unique ability to point out just how stupid or ridiculous so many of the things people do are. The first episode deals with changes to the local coffee shop. I won’t spoil the details but you can imagine what sort stuff goes on.
You can check out the show’s web site at www.cornergas.com. They appear to be having technical difficulties at this time but there is no doubt they will get it sorted out soon. In fact, by time you read this, the site is probably back up.
For the terminally curious, CTV’s web site indicates that the show is filmed on location in Rouleau, Saskatchewan and at a studio in Regina.