New Favorite TV show
Aug. 2nd, 2007 01:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
maevebranSome of you know about my Love for Shakespeare. And others know of my love of Paul Gross. Now imagine a TV show that combines the two and you have a show that makes Maeve insanely happy. Add in the behind the scenes machinations of a professional theatre festival and you have hit Maeve Nirvana. (This may replace Stargate at the top TV spot) Unfortunantely there are only six episodes per season and so far only three seasons of this Canadian show. (How much do I love netflix for bringing me this show? Words cannot express).
Paul Gross plays Goeffery Tennant, one time star of the New Burbage Shakespeare festival who went nuts on stage durring his performance of Hamlet. Now his mentor Oliver Welles has died and Geoffery is hired to take his place as New Burbage's Artistic Director, only he is bing haunted by Oliver's ghost. Geoffery's ex girlfriend (Played by Gross's real life wife Martha Burns) is playing Getrude in the production of Hamlet that Oliver was in the middle of directing. The star of Hamlet is an American movie star. Much wackiness ensuses as Geoffery tries to be "Mentally prepared at this time" to direct the flagship production of Hamlet. (Did I mention he initally gets his arch artistic enemy to direct and they duel with swords at the ex-girlfriends place. A duel complete with seconds.)
Now for pic spam.
The aftermath of the duel, Geoffery in jail
Flash back to the crazy making Hamlet
Geoffery and his ghostly companion
Geoffery and Oliver try to figure out how to stage Hamlet with no budget
Geoffery coaching the 'actress' who plays Ophelia. (I wish I could convey the moving brilance of this scene but words fail me.)
Oliver gives his seal of approval once he got rid of Ophelia.
ETA- for fans of Gross's Constable Benton Fraiser be advised this is a different character who is mentally unhinged. The entire show is rather fond of the F-word amoung other cuss words.
Paul Gross plays Goeffery Tennant, one time star of the New Burbage Shakespeare festival who went nuts on stage durring his performance of Hamlet. Now his mentor Oliver Welles has died and Geoffery is hired to take his place as New Burbage's Artistic Director, only he is bing haunted by Oliver's ghost. Geoffery's ex girlfriend (Played by Gross's real life wife Martha Burns) is playing Getrude in the production of Hamlet that Oliver was in the middle of directing. The star of Hamlet is an American movie star. Much wackiness ensuses as Geoffery tries to be "Mentally prepared at this time" to direct the flagship production of Hamlet. (Did I mention he initally gets his arch artistic enemy to direct and they duel with swords at the ex-girlfriends place. A duel complete with seconds.)
Now for pic spam.
The aftermath of the duel, Geoffery in jail
Flash back to the crazy making Hamlet
Geoffery and his ghostly companion
Geoffery and Oliver try to figure out how to stage Hamlet with no budget
Geoffery coaching the 'actress' who plays Ophelia. (I wish I could convey the moving brilance of this scene but words fail me.)
Oliver gives his seal of approval once he got rid of Ophelia.
ETA- for fans of Gross's Constable Benton Fraiser be advised this is a different character who is mentally unhinged. The entire show is rather fond of the F-word amoung other cuss words.
