Canadian TV on Canada Day

On this overcast, muggy Canada Day, I found myself skimming through YouTube videos for some classic Canadian TV clips to post on my Facebook page. After I indulged in a little Bob and Doug Mckenzie reminiscing, I soon clicked my way down memory lane. 

There were clips from: The Littlest Hobo, Beachcombers, Degrassi Junior High, SCTV, King of Kensington, The Kids in the Hall, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, You Can't Do That on Television, The Friendly Giant, Danger Bay, The Hilarious House of Frightenstein, The Outer Limits, Hammy Hamster, and The Nature of Things.

Damn, I actually watched a lot of Canadian TV when I was a kid.

Now? Not so much. 

I might take in the odd episode of the Rick Mercer Report, Sanctuary, Todd and the Book of Pure Evil, or Lost Girl, but that's about it. To be fair, I don't watch much TV, period. The only show I watch during it's current season is TrueBlood - everything else I want to see, I purchase on DVD and binge watch seasons at a time.

Here are the shows I've purchased in full / to current on DVD:

US:

Boardwalk Empire

Bones

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the first show I started purchasing on DVD)

Carnival

Entourage

Game of Thrones

Greatest American Hero (don't judge, it's a classic!)

Heroes

Reaper

Roswell

Supernatural

TrueBlood

Walking Dead

Warehouse 13

UK:

Being Human

Doctor Who

And the only Canadian show I've purchased in full, on DVD: Blood Ties.

But there are some great Canadian shows out there that I SHOULD be watching, or at least grabbing the DVDs - ones that represent MODERN Canadian efforts: Being Erica, Slings and Arrows, The Tutors, Degrassi (the reboot), Rookie Blue...

On this Canada Day, I just might have to go on a buying binge. I'm hopeful I'll be pleasantly surprised.