I figure a few of of us are trying CBC Gem, might help if we shared knowledge and recommendations!
North of North is a cute lighthearted show I’d recommend.
Along with other suggestions above, I’ve really enjoyed Travel Man - travel show with Richard Ayoade (IT Crowd, and many other credits).
Oh dang, I do love me some Ayoade! (If anyone hasn’t seen it, Garth Merenghi’s Dark Place is one of the first things he wrote and is fantastic, trailer .
Not your question, but you may have Kanopy access as well through your public library.
What’s Kanopy? I am just neglecting going to bed so I thought I would ask and sign out.
Indie films, documentaries, foreign films.
And no one recommended Murdoch Mysteries yet???
RIP Constable Johnstable
I like documentaries, so I’d like to recommend Canada: A People’s History and Stuff the British Stole.
Small Achievable Goals has promise, only a couple episodes in though. North of North had been mentioned and I like it way more than I thought I would. Children Ruin Everything is a really good Canadian show, but I don’t know if it’s on Gem.
I’m a fan of Family Feud for kinda mindless trivia questions, and Family Feud Canada ain’t bad. The questions aren’t real trivia, but survey results, so trying to get in the heads of the average Canadian is fun.
I loved Sort Of, wholesome and funny queer comedy if you’re into that sort of thing.
22 Minutes
100 times this!
Zarqa, the funniest thing I’ve ever watched. A spiteful, middle-aged, Pakistani Muslim divorcee in Regina tries to manage/rehab her reputation and ego… With disastrously hilarious results. It’s a short mini-series that can be watched in about two hours.
I just stumbled upon Gangnam Project. It’s about two biracial Korean-Canadian teens who go to S. Korea to connect with their roots and get all caught up in the K-Pop making machine. It’s meant for the tween market, but it’s just so different than anything I’ve seen (maybe I haven’t seen much) that I find it interesting. Plus who doesn’t live an eternally optimistic lead when the real world is crazy times? Obviously it’s dramatized, but I am kind of peripherally aware that idol-culture is a very serious deal in Asia, esp Korea. (Last year some K-Pop star publicly apologized for having a boyfriend?!) I wonder how much of it is based in reality and how much is just made up.
If you like absurdist comedy (and you don’t cringe at millennial comedy) you should check out Baroness von Sketch Show. It’s not for everyone though; my wife’s mom said she “didn’t get it,” which is totally understandable.
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My mom is a huge fan of Still Standing - the stand-up comedy guy, not the sitcom.
Republic of Doyle is a great Newfie show. Plus Allan Hawco is great. I met him at a Costco in St. John’s once, buying peaches with Mark Critch. Both awesome people, super friendly.
Luther. If you’ve not seen this twisty police procedural starring Idris Elba, give it a good go. Short seasons, great pacing, some of the best British TV I’ve seen.
The only other show I’ve gone to Gem for was Schitt’s Creek. I want to watch Station Eleven and Poker Face (b/c Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne).
Films currently on Gem worth the watch:
- Incendies
- Snowpiercer
- Parasite
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- Moonlight
And I hear good things about:
- Call Me By Your Name
- Captain Fantastic
Anyway, this a pretty good start for the non comedy side of Gem.
I have a soft spot for corner gas
