By the end of its second season, The Odyssey had come a long way from the modern-day mythical quest first dreamed up by Paul Vitols and Warren Easton five years prior. The mind-bending adventures of
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They Call Me Dr. Miami – A Doc about a Doc
Okay, so I’m pretty sure we all know about doctors, and currently every neighbourhood is praising doctors at 7PM (personally, mine is pretty quiet) but let’s take a look at some different doctors, the ones
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I have always appreciated a well-made thriller. Or, more specifically, one that is narratively well-constructed and seamlessly flows from one beat to the next, consistently keeping the audience on their toes. British-Canadian director Roger Spottiswoode
Continue ReadingTHE ODYSSEY: Canada’s Cult Classic – Part 2
As the first season of The Odyssey completed its seminal run on CBC in January 1993, the numbers were more than impressed enough to guarantee a second season, but not without some major adjustments. Show
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It’s 1981 on the Red Crow Reserve. A native fisherman returns to shore with his catch before he guts it, just as he has done for over sixty years. His handiwork is mechanical and precise,
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A boy in a treehouse fort looks down at the forest floor fifty feet below him. Suddenly the rope in his hands snaps causing him to plummet down….down…down. He slams into the ground, knocking him
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