Jan 17 – Corner Gas

Yet another slight copycat from American sitcoms. It’s an interesting show, however. It’s in a rural setting most of the time and pretty much away from urban influence. I think this show has good standing as a season in progress because of its relationship to Canadians. Corner gas also makes good use of Canadian stereotypes that are the heart of the Canadian identity, sadly.

Also, Americans watching this show digest all sorts of assumptions about Canadians, especially that “eh?”. This comedy is somewhat a copycat of other American comedy such as Seinfeld through the use of dry humour. Much like Seinfeld, this show is about nothing. This show doesn’t has any logical coherence to it. It’s popular because of its random connections with alcohol and grocery shopping.

Canadians identify well with this show because of the connotations and Canadian references constantly played back and forth. Also, the title of the show is as random as the narration and dialogue. In this way, Corner Gas can mimic other successful comedy shows, I guess.