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Originally Posted by Flashpoint
Power Play was one of my all time favorite shows.
It was about an NHL team in Hamilton struggling to survive, that was left under the management of an Americanized player agent trapped in Canada. He also saw ghosts of famous dead hockey players. And there was lots of hockey too.
Power Play IMDB link
Sure wish they'd release that on DVD. But I guess the market of hockey fans just wasn't big enough - which indicates the scale of the problem. I mean if this country can't even support what was a pretty good drama about our national passion... what "Canadian Content" possibly could pass muster?
I loved Beachcombers, and Due South as well. Obviously Kids in the Hall, and This Hour has 22 Minutes (and later the Rick Mercer Report). The multi episode documentary "The Struggle For Democracy" was a fun watch back in the day. But none of them was the cash cow (or even pig) that I guess would justify most opinions of "success". |
Oh god, that show was good for the first year, then after that it was 90210 on skates.
They had one really good episode where Calgary was playing in Hamilton and they had a suicidal man in the rafters who was threatening to jump when Calgary scored.
Of course Calgary got shutout.
I think the main hockey player character ended up married to Torri Speillings breasts