{"id":535,"date":"2005-09-25T18:49:29-04:00","date_gmt":"2005-09-25T23:49:29+00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterjanes.ca\/blog\/archives\/2005\/09\/25\/definitely-not-the-cbc"},"modified":"2005-09-26T23:01:04-04:00","modified_gmt":"2005-09-27T04:01:04+00:00","slug":"definitely-not-the-cbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterjanes.ca\/blog\/2005\/09\/25\/definitely-not-the-cbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Definitely not the CBC"},"content":{"rendered":"

To those who say that other Canadian broadcasters are just as good at independently covering the same wide range of issues and topics that the CBC does, I present Exhibit A: CTV’s so-called current affairs<\/cite> program W5<\/a>‘s hour-long self-promotional puff piece on the network’s sitcom Corner Gas<\/cite>, featuring (among other things) a look at their website—WIN BIG PRIZES!<\/em>—and last year’s contest winner (who spent 300 hours playing a program-related game to win).<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Don’t get me wrong, I think Corner Gas<\/cite> itself is a good show, and yes, I watched the documentary<\/cite> (which was interesting, and will probably show up as an extra on the third season DVD). But when’s the last time that the fifth estate<\/cite><\/a> (the closest analogue to W5<\/cite> that I can think of offhand) took an hour to go behind the scenes of<\/cite> (i.e. advertise) Da Vinci’s Inquest<\/cite>, This is Wonderland<\/cite> or Royal Canadian Air Farce<\/cite>, hmm?<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Just a quick followup to an in-person conversation today: if Beyond Corner Gas<\/cite> had been aired as a special hour-long program rather than as an episode of W5<\/cite>—renowned for almost 40 years<\/a> of award-winning investigative journalism<\/a>—I wouldn’t have an issue with it or CTV at all. It’s a decision that wouldn’t even be a question at the CBC, and that’s what sets the independent national public broadcaster apart from (and, in my opinion, above) the other ratings- and sponsor-driven private networks.<\/ins><\/p><\/div>

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