TV Series Recommendation: Slings & Arrows

Looking for a funny, entertaining yet intellectual show to watch? Well, Slings & Arrows is one to try. In particular if you enjoy going to the theatre and/or were ever involved with a Drama club.  It is Canadian and so I also enjoy the very dry, British-like humor.

 

My father-in-law and his fiancé introduced us to this show when we spent some time with them over the holidays. We were hooked right away and almost made it through the first season. We now only have 1 episode to go before we’re through. Now we have to decide if we buy seasons 2 and 3 right away to continue to indulge our current addiction or do we wait. Hmm.

 

It also happens to be on Netflix, in case that is helpful to any of you. J Synopsis and link to IMDB below. If you watch it let me know what you think.

 

Synopsis:

In the fictional town of New Burbage, legendary theatrical madman Geoffrey Tennant returns to the New Burbage Theatre Festival, the site of his greatest triumph and most humiliating failure, to assume the artistic directorship after the sudden death of his mentor, Oliver Welles. When Geoffrey arrives he finds that Oliver is still there, in spirit anyway, and with his guidance (and often in spite of it) Geoffrey attempts to reconcile with his past while wrestling the festival back from the marketing department. Despite a bitter leading lady, a clueless leading man, and a scheming general manager, he manages to stage a remarkable production of Hamlet — the play that drove him mad. Written by The Movie Network – Synopsis

 

IMBD Page: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387779/

~ by Jeannie Carriere on January 8, 2009.