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Have I mentioned lately that my love for Slings and Arrows knows no bounds? I'm rewatching last week's epsiode and they have a whole conversation in the bar about who everyone's favourite character on Queer as Folk is. Talk about fandoms colliding.

If you are not watching it you should be. Sundance, Sunday nights. Stars Paul Gross.

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What's this program's premise? I never noticed it before, but you've directed me to some good recs so I'm interested.

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It's about a small Shakespeare company. It's hilarious.

Here's a blurb from the official website, but it doesn't do it justice:

Directed by Peter Wellington (Joe’s So Mean To Josephine), SLINGS AND ARROWS is based in the fictional town of New Burbage where legendary theatrical madman Geoffrey Tennant (Paul Gross) 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.

Now firmly installed as Artistic Director of the New Burbage Festival, Geoffrey Tennant inherits the problems of late Oliver Welles' (Stephen Ouimette), plus a few of his own making. Labouring under the now glorified shadow of his predecessor, Geoffrey is forced to stage Macbeth, the cursed play, which Oliver had obsessively researched for years. Working from Oliver's notes, Geoffrey chafes at the bit, particularly with the casting of seasoned theatre actor, Henry Breedlove (Geraint Wyn Davies), as Macbeth being a foregone conclusion. Geoffrey rebels, and Oliver reappears. . .

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That sounds very creative. I'll definitely give it a shot Sunday night. Thanks, again, for the rec. :D

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I have only watched one other show since QAF and it was Slings and Arrows - it is fucking perfect

that is all

♥

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- it is fucking perfect

It really is.

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I am a HUGE fan of the show. I nearly fell of the sofa last week when the guy in the bar starts talking about Brian Kinney. You are right....talk about worlds and fandoms colliding. I LOVED IT!

Smiles :)
Veronica

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I nearly fell of the sofa last week when the guy in the bar starts talking about Brian Kinney.

Me too!

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Sounds wonderful! Let's just hope I'll find a place to download it... :-)

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I second Paddies.

I love Paul Gross, and i haven't seen him in anything since Due South.

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Absolutely LOVE the new "Romeo" on the scene. Not to mention he clearly has a love for QaF. I love the -- "You're either an Emmett or a Brian" line. Love it when fandoms collide!

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Absolutely LOVE the new "Romeo" on the scene. Not to mention he clearly has a love for QaF.

True, but it's hard to get past my love for Jack. I just watched his death scene again. Amazing. Good night sweet prince indeed. I hope they bring him back to play another role.

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I hope so too. Just because Rachel isn't there anymore doesn't mean that he can't make another cameo. I still miss the Hamlet theme song.

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