Why Am I Watching Corner Gas?
First lets get a couple of things straight, I am in no way anti Canadian, I love those crazy Canuck motherfuckers. Canada is number 2 on my list of countries to visit (behind Japan), the few Canadians I have met in my life were some of the nicest people ever, one of my favorite bands of all time is Canadian, Mounties are pimp because they fight crime on horses, ON HORSES, Batman uses the Batmobile so that makes him a pussy, and frankly, I really don’t see why so many people have a problem with Celine Dion.
No really, whats to hate? Not only is she gorgeous, but she just happens to be one of the most talented singers on the planet. If you don’t think so then you need to get your ears tested, seriously, listen to Ms Dion’s rendition of “River Deep, Mountain High” and if that doesn’t give you goosebumps of joy then you are in quick need of a soul.
You know what else? In 2007 I watched the first seven seasons of Degrassi : The Next Generation and I liked it, actually to be honest it was like crack and I couldn’t get enough. Sometimes it got a little weird for me to be watching it because a couple of the girls on that show started to get real hot, and I was beginning to feel like that creepy uncle that every family has, you know, the one that doesn’t get invited to family gatherings, the one that never gets asked to babysit, the one that when he has a bit too much to drink he starts getting all touchy feely and shit, you know what I’m talking about, right Uncle Steve?
I stopped at season 8, but it was easy to see why Degrassi is Canada’s premiere teen melodrama that even non-paedophillic heterosexual 29 year old dudes that look like me and answer to my name are allowed to enjoy, and I guarantee I wasn’t the only one who noticed how fast Miriam McDonald went from being the skinny/smart/nice/awkward girl next door to jailbait in the space of a season, damn girl, damn.
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been catching episodes of Corner Gas, Canada’s answer to Seinfeld (not really, well actually it might be) and its totally weirding me out. Its full of Canadian stereotypes that are usually the butt of anti Canadian humor (which I’m actually starting to think might be real), the rural setting is visually boring and lackluster, the characters aren’t really that interesting and the comedy is extremely lightweight.
Why do I like watching this fucking thing?
No seriously, can you tell me why? Like I said, its not that funny yet I still get a small chuckle out of it here and there, even though the characters are kinda boring they are likable in there own rural Canadian stereotype way, it may be set out in the sticks but how many shows can say that they’re set in Saskatchewan (is that not the coolest name for a large mass of land or what, Manitoba comes close), and yes I’m a sucker for the Canadian accent/lingo eh. Sometimes I can’t tell if I’m laughing at the show or with it.
Guess what? I don’t watch it while I’m high either, I don’t even do drugs, yet I’d be extremely interested to see what it would be like to combine Corner Gas and weed, which I’m sure does happen. Hell, the show used to average over a million Canadian viewers an episode, I refuse to believe that no one watched that shit over its 5 year run with a bong in one hand and the remote in the other? Fuck, I’ve only seen about 5 episodes and I’m tempted to blaze up, if that is the correct stoner terminology.
But the point is I don’t need to, which is kind of scary because I’m usually very particular when it comes to my TV watching habits. By all rights Corner Gas has no business whatsoever being on my radar yet here I am dedicating a post to it and thereby confessing that I purposely spend precious me time watching and enjoying it. I’m usually the guy who makes fun of the guy who watches this shit … I think I’m getting old.
P.S : I love it when Canadian chicks say “aboot”.
