For some reason my comments on The Border's Blog bring it to a halt. Here's the second review and if you can tell me why I have a terminating effect please let me know.
My first comment on another post was submitted following the first episode and can be read here, "http://www.cbc.ca/theborder/blog/2007/12/longtime_documentarian_peter_r.html#comment-682423"
As I said on my original post, I would watch this several times to decide if I will continue to watch it or not.
I have always enjoyed CBC programs as they had writing that reflected a 'Canadian style' as opposed to copying non-Canadian productions. Unfortunately these are fewer and far between as programming has to compete for market share and advertising dollars. Such is the original American way and as such popular programming has to compete with American programs flowing across "The Border".
Two minutes into the second episode the situation was absurd. Canada was being invaded by Homeland Security but how could it be Canada when it was on First Nations Mohawk land? Try to suspend my incredulity? Sorry, not only is it just plain dumb, it's an insult to all First Nations.
The plots are predictable such as when I knew the second the prisoner being led out into the parking lot was going to be shot. or unpredictable, yet again dumb, when they were able to track the US Agent to the island when her secret GPS device was chucked at the casino dock.
Maybe you think I'm being unfairly picky after all it's just TV. But this is stuffing CBC into a new envelope complete with gore in its most graphic.
I will spare you with further observations but I doubt I will catch the third episode as I get a negative reaction when I feel I'm being dumbed down. I'll leave Global, CITY and CTV to Americanize Canada.
Posted by: John Warren | January 16, 2008 05:16 AM
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