Why Is This Man Sad?  The End Is Near For Canada’s TRAILER PARK BOYS. *UPDATED*

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1. Rhythm-X 11/13/2008 @ 8:55am

   Chiming in as an American fan of this most Canadian of TV shows, I just have to wave my middle fingers in the air at all the HBOs, Showtimes, and Starzs of the US premium cable industry who didn’t have the sack to put this classic on American TV.  How much could Showcase possibly have been asking for rights to this ultra-low-budget show if BBC America had been able to afford it?  But bleeped, censored Season 1 episodes that ran years ago on BBC America don’t even come close to cutting it, and it’s way too raw for there to be any point to Comedy Central bothering with it.  It’s a disgrace - this really is one of the best TV shows I’ve ever seen, and it never got a chance to shine south of the US-Canada border.  Imagine if SCTV or Kids In The Hall had gotten this shameful sort of non-treatment.

   HBO, you’re some cowardly bastards these days.  In the 80s you’d have been all over this show and you know it.  But, ultimately, it’s fair to say that it has run its course.  A TV special and a second feature seems like a solid way of wrapping it up at about the right time.  Best to leave ‘em wanting more.

2. shamrock33 11/13/2008 @ 10:23am

   Absolutely amazing show BUT the movie was awful and Season 7 was so disappointing.  I really hope this special and sequel don’t further trample the memory of a truly great show (but I have a terrible feeling they will).

3. Rhythm-X 11/13/2008 @ 11:02am

   I liked the movie, though it certainly wasn’t perfect and it threw established continuity out the window - it was very much a movie based upon TRAILER PARK BOYS rather than a continuation of the story.  Ivan Reitman’s fingerprints are too prominent.

   As for the divisive HD-shot season 7 - it had more than enough moments to make it worthwhile, but the over-emphasis on Randy and the Phil Collins family and their catchphrases (overcompensation for a lack of Corey and Trevor) greatly weakened it.  A subpar TRAILER PARK BOYS season is still better than most other things one might see on television.  It was fun watching Lahey and the boys team up for half of the season, and seeing the transformation of alcoholism into their answer to The Force come to full fruition.  Season 7 was funny all in all, but it was definitely not a worthy note for them to be going out on.  I imagine the TPB team recognized as much; this show deserves a proper wrap-up.

4. Kurt Halfyard 11/14/2008 @ 9:07am

   Loved. LOVED (!!!) seasons 1-4.  The Movie is execrable.  Really embarrassing.  But I love the characters, and wish the cast and crew all the best on moving on.  We’ll always have Halifax.

5. Donwoo2 11/15/2008 @ 7:15pm

   this show was amazing and I will miss the shit out of it. Think I’ll go have a rum and coke in it’s honor.

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