Canada is cool!

Wheatfield · 02-03-2010, 05:24 AM

Originally posted by jqjones

touchy ground right here...Not sure I'd that good stuff...Well I guess it has been good for the teams playing them.

That might have mattered before it became a case of our Russians play the game better than your Russians.

daacon · 02-03-2010, 06:28 AM

Originally posted by graphicgr8s

So how come so many Canadian actors now live in the States? Canada that bad a place to live? Or maybe they just are tired of paying into socialized medicine?

haha Here in Aleberta we don't even pay for Provincial Health Care anymore (perks of being a Oil rich place) ... Health care is far from perfect in Canada , we may have to wait 6 - 12 months for some surgery like a hip or knee replacement but if we have a heart attack tomorrow we do not have to be concerned what kind of coverage we have and not be concerned it will leave us penniless.

back on point I would say most of these actors have homes in Canada where they probably spend some of the summers or fall. But given the more or less unlimited funds where would you spend your winters ..me I can tell you it would not be here

jeffkrol · 02-03-2010, 07:02 AM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

I am a BSG fan.
One thing I never did figure out was how Baltar managed to live 150,000 years. Caprica 6 I was willing to suspend my disbelief for, as she was a Cylon.

Apparently he, and starbucks, were angels... Odd.

Blue · 02-03-2010, 07:57 AM

Originally posted by jeffkrol

Apparently he, and starbucks, were angels... Odd.

In the original, Starbuck got marooned on a planet and had he a son with an angel and that is where the super genius kid came from in Galactica 1980. Baltar was toasted in the original. He was no angel, but was sent to hell.

I never figured out why the turned the Starbuck character in the remake into a woman. A bad ass woman could have been Adama's daughter or Cain's daughter like in the original. Starbuck was the gunslinging, gambling, womanizing to hell with the rules guy played by Dirk Benedict in the original. That's like remaking Dirty Harry with Cameron Diaz as Harry Calahan.

lithos · 02-03-2010, 08:26 AM

Michael Cera. I alternate being wanting to punch him and take pity on him.

Oh, and that girl who played Juno. Not until seeing that movie did I ever want to kill a pregnant girl with a chainsaw.

She was good in Trailer Park Boys (love that show.)

daacon · 02-03-2010, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by lithos

<snip>
She was good in Trailer Park Boys (love that show.)

Now THAT is a Canadian icon - There's a shit storm brewing Randy .......

lithos · 02-04-2010, 11:38 PM

Shithawks! Shitpuppets!

Great cast of characters. Favourite supporting characters: Philadelphia Collins ("What're lookin' at me gut fer?") Donny ("OH, DON'T STOP FIRING ON MY ACCOUNT!") and Julian's omnipresent rum & Coke.

casil403 · 02-06-2010, 06:21 AM

Trailer Park Boys AND Kids in the Hall AND Second City!
Right now my fave Canadian TV show is Dragons Den...best part of that is that the Americans are copying it (Mark Burnett got ahold of the rights) in their version called "Shark Tank"...the Canadian version is way better tho'.

More Canuck Actors:
Ryan Gosling, Dan Ackroyd, Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong Fame), Leslie Nielson

If you have ever seen William Shatner on the Priceline Negotiator commercials...I don't think he takes himself to seriously these days...maybe in his Star trek era, but not now.

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02-03-2010, 05:24 AM	#31
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,975	Originally posted by jqjones touchy ground right here...Not sure I'd that good stuff...Well I guess it has been good for the teams playing them. That might have mattered before it became a case of our Russians play the game better than your Russians.

02-03-2010, 06:28 AM	#32
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Originally posted by graphicgr8s So how come so many Canadian actors now live in the States? Canada that bad a place to live? Or maybe they just are tired of paying into socialized medicine? haha Here in Aleberta we don't even pay for Provincial Health Care anymore (perks of being a Oil rich place) ... Health care is far from perfect in Canada , we may have to wait 6 - 12 months for some surgery like a hip or knee replacement but if we have a heart attack tomorrow we do not have to be concerned what kind of coverage we have and not be concerned it will leave us penniless. back on point I would say most of these actors have homes in Canada where they probably spend some of the summers or fall. But given the more or less unlimited funds where would you spend your winters ..me I can tell you it would not be here

02-03-2010, 07:02 AM	#33
jeffkrol Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,434	Originally posted by Wheatfield I am a BSG fan. One thing I never did figure out was how Baltar managed to live 150,000 years. Caprica 6 I was willing to suspend my disbelief for, as she was a Cylon. Apparently he, and starbucks, were angels... Odd.

02-03-2010, 07:57 AM	#34
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by jeffkrol Apparently he, and starbucks, were angels... Odd. In the original, Starbuck got marooned on a planet and had he a son with an angel and that is where the super genius kid came from in Galactica 1980. Baltar was toasted in the original. He was no angel, but was sent to hell. I never figured out why the turned the Starbuck character in the remake into a woman. A bad ass woman could have been Adama's daughter or Cain's daughter like in the original. Starbuck was the gunslinging, gambling, womanizing to hell with the rules guy played by Dirk Benedict in the original. That's like remaking Dirty Harry with Cameron Diaz as Harry Calahan.

02-03-2010, 08:26 AM	#35
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	Michael Cera. I alternate being wanting to punch him and take pity on him. Oh, and that girl who played Juno. Not until seeing that movie did I ever want to kill a pregnant girl with a chainsaw. She was good in Trailer Park Boys (love that show.)

02-03-2010, 08:45 AM	#36
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Originally posted by lithos <snip> She was good in Trailer Park Boys (love that show.) Now THAT is a Canadian icon - There's a shit storm brewing Randy .......

02-04-2010, 11:38 PM	#37
lithos Inactive Account Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brisbane, QLD, AUS Posts: 3,261	Shithawks! Shitpuppets! Great cast of characters. Favourite supporting characters: Philadelphia Collins ("What're lookin' at me gut fer?") Donny ("OH, DON'T STOP FIRING ON MY ACCOUNT!") and Julian's omnipresent rum & Coke.

02-06-2010, 06:21 AM	#38
casil403 Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Calgary AB Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,170	Trailer Park Boys AND Kids in the Hall AND Second City! Right now my fave Canadian TV show is Dragons Den...best part of that is that the Americans are copying it (Mark Burnett got ahold of the rights) in their version called "Shark Tank"...the Canadian version is way better tho'. More Canuck Actors: Ryan Gosling, Dan Ackroyd, Tommy Chong (of Cheech and Chong Fame), Leslie Nielson If you have ever seen William Shatner on the Priceline Negotiator commercials...I don't think he takes himself to seriously these days...maybe in his Star trek era, but not now.

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