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'Little Mosque on the Prairie' = big laughs? (CNN News)

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http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/03/television.canada.reut/index.html

TORONTO, Ontario (Hollywood Reporter) -- "Little Mosque on the Prairie,"
a Canadian sitcom that debuts Tuesday, January 9, depicts immigrant Muslims
bumping up against white locals in rural Saskatchewan.

Zarqa Nawaz, creator and writer of the groundbreaking show, insists she's
an equal-opportunity satirist taking dead-aim at both Muslim and Canadian
stereotypes in a post-September 11 world.
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This could be hilarious.

The Americans will never get it though ... I bet it makes the 'Situation Room' in a week while Blitzer et al over dramatize and over analyze the whole thing... (perhaps John Roberts will get a trip home... "live one on one with Jeanne Becker" ... ) wait for the 'Canukistan' comments shortly thereafter...
 
First "Corner Gas", now "Little Mosque on the Prairie".  Is Saskatchewan's population exploding?
 
My wife and I are looking forward to this as she is Muslim. Mind you I don't know if they will be able to milk the cultrully differances for more than one season or 2.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6244199.stm

Muslim sitcom debuts in Canada

The plot follows a Canadian-born imam as he makes a similar move from
a big city to the Saskatchewan town of Mercy (pop. 10,000), where he encounters
a colourful array of characters, both in the town's Muslim and non-Muslim communities.

"It's very unusual, because usually the Imam is imported from overseas and there's
often a cultural disconnect," says Ms Nawaz.

"I thought it would be interesting to have an imam with Canadian cultural sensibilities
having to deal with the immigrant men for a change."
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Funny, enjoyable....Corner Gas type humor, but points out the typical lack of knowledge of Muslims prevalent throughout our society...
 
GAP said:
Funny, enjoyable....Corner Gas type humor, but points out the typical lack of knowledge of Muslims prevalent throughout our society...
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I loved it.  I think this has a good chance of surviving.
 
Yes but now most of the Canadian Actors and what not are on strike.... Including Oscar from Corner Gas
 
I watched the show last night.  It was okay, but I really didn't think it was as good as the hype made it out to be.  I can't see it lasting, but I could be wrong.  I think I've been wrong once before, but I could be mistaken.  ;)
 
The wife and I enjoyed the premiere last night.  I hope it lasts longer than Hatching, Matching and Dispatching did.  I had hoped to see more of that show.
 
Very funny, thumbs up for going a head with a comedy like this. The first episode seemed a little rushed, I felt there was something missing, but funny none the less. Can't wait to see where they take this.
 
This was all over Al Jezeera a few days back.

If it dies out after a few episodes, I do hope the CBC will not keep pumping money into it for the sake of being Politically Correct!

Personally, I'd be turning the channel. I am OVER it in a big way already  ::) .


Regards,

Wes
 
It was ok but not up to the hype it's been getting including the coveted post Mercer Report timeslot for the premiere.

I think all the jokes were more or less used up last night and I can't see it lasting past the 8-10 ordered episodes unless there is a an upsurge in quality and/or political interference.

Funny CBC does sketch comedy really well: Kids in the Hall, Airfarce, Codco, 22 Minutes, RMR, various specials  etc going way back to Wayne and Shuster. They also do drama well: Davinci's inquest, This is Wonderland, Intelligence, Street Legal, and that mini series on bikers to name a few. However when it comes to sit comes to sit coms they always seem to come up short. Last winner thay had was King of Kennsington.

 
About as funny as a root canal and this was concured by a Muslim that I know. Next!
 
Michael Baker said:
Meh, I'm waiting for 24 to come back on  ;)
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Ah! Yes! and a Dramatic role for Shaun Majumder:  http://entertainment.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/Canadian+comic+turns+up+as+terrorist+on+24/Home/ContentPosting.aspx?isfa=1&newsitemid=majumder-24&feedname=CBC-ARTS-V2&show=True&number=5&showbyline=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc     
 
I saw that he will be on there today on NTV news! Too bad he won't make us laugh, well, he might  ;)
 
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