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

[Paul Gagnon]

I watched it last night for the first time. I thought it was pretty funny, even if it was just re-enforcing the typical "Canadian compromise" stereotype. . Still a little awkward like any new show but I'm sure it will grow better with time.

 

[mistyqueen]

Hey I thought the same thing too when I finally got around to watching it. 

 

[Exarecr]

Watching paint dry is infinitely more interesting than this drivel. Quota TV by the CBC. Truly horrible entertainment.

 

[sober_ruski]

Watch that BBC documentary on people gong undercover in Mosques... and after that CBC makes this?

 

[IN HOC SIGNO]

Caught the last ten minutes of it last night and thought it was mildly amusing....like most Canadian television. My wife was watching it when I came home and her reaction was "this is hilarious."
I think the situation is a little far fetched...I mean a small town on the praires with enough Muslims to form a mosque? And the guy who is the Imam is way more liberal than any Muslim cleric I've ever seen. His dress, mannerisms and speech are just not in sync with what I've experienced.
I'm willing to watch it again but I'm not going out of my way.

 

[rmacqueen]

And the guy who is the Imam is way more liberal than any Muslim cleric I've ever seen. His dress, mannerisms and speech are just not in sync with what I've experienced.

That's because he was orginally a lawyer from Toronto who was hired to be Imam of the Mosque

 

[IN HOC SIGNO]

That's because he was orginally a lawyer from Toronto who was hired to be Imam of the Mosque

Understood...but my point is "how likely is this scenario?" I mean I know it's comedy but I just don't think it's a realistic scenario.

 

[GAP]

Sienfeld wasn't likely either, but it was fun...

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

I like the show myself, one of the better things CBC has put out in the past few years.

 

[Paul Gagnon]

Understood...but my point is "how likely is this scenario?" I mean I know it's comedy but I just don't think it's a realistic scenario.

How likely is it that a good looking single woman from Toronto is going to move to BF Saskatchewan to run a diner? It's a sitcom, not real life. I get enough of real life during my regular day, I don't want to sit down and watch it on TV.

 

[IN HOC SIGNO]

How likely is it that a good looking single woman from Toronto is going to move to BF Saskatchewan to run a diner? It's a sitcom, not real life. I get enough of real life during my regular day, I don't want to sit down and watch it on TV.

Hey no argument here...but it has to be somewhat plausible doesn't it??? ???
I mean the whole premise of comedy is that this is something that everyone can identify with and it's taken to the obsurd? ???

 

[George Wallace]

How likely is it that a good looking single woman from Toronto is going to move to BF Saskatchewan to run a diner? It's a sitcom, not real life. I get enough of real life during my regular day, I don't want to sit down and watch it on TV.

First off; I think you have been looking at the wrong side of the counter.

Second; I haven't seen a city park with that much traffic around it in BF Saskatchewan........more like Toronto.

Third; I guess all those scarfs and long dresses have you fantasizing.

;D

 

[Paul Gagnon]

First off; I think you have been looking at the wrong side of the counter.

Second; I haven't seen a city park with that much traffic around it in BF Saskatchewan........more like Toronto.

Third; I guess all those scarfs and long dresses have you fantasizing.

;D

I was talking about another sitcom set in Saskatchewan that has just as unlikely a story as Little Mosque n the Prairie. I guess I need to spell it out for you. Little Mosque on the Prairie is just as realistic as Corner Gas but Corner Gas doesn't seem to get as much critisism. For that matter, where are all the people crying out in anger at the lack of realism in Trailer Park Boys? It's kinda silly to bash a comedy for it's far fetched plot don't you think?

 

[Fishbone Jones]

Well, I've watched it twice and haven't found it funny in the least. However, there's little, if anything, I find funny on CBC. Won't be watching it again.

 

[George Wallace]

I was talking about another sitcom set in Saskatchewan that has just as unlikely a story as Little Mosque n the Prairie. I guess I need to spell it out for you. Little Mosque on the Prairie is just as realistic as Corner Gas but Corner Gas doesn't seem to get as much critisism. For that matter, where are all the people crying out in anger at the lack of realism in Trailer Park Boys? It's kinda silly to bash a comedy for it's far fetched plot don't you think?

Sorry Paul.....This is after all "the Little Mosque on the Prairie" Topic.

 

[rmacqueen]

Hey no argument here...but it has to be somewhat plausible doesn't it??? ???
I mean the whole premise of comedy is that this is something that everyone can identify with and it's taken to the obsurd? ???

Is it any less plausible then Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Hogan's Heroes, Bewitched, Red Green, etc?  Comedy is not meant to be put under the microscope of reality and I find it interesting that, because of the subject matter, this one is.  Could you imagine how popular Mel Brooks would have been if we had all looked at his movies and said, "I don't like it because it isn't realistic"?  Using that criteria, every episode of Home Improvement would have taken place in a hospital with Tim Allen in traction.

Humour is very personal and what one person likes another won't, but if you are judging comedy based on how realistic it is then you had better stick to the Discovery channel.