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I am sooooo upset. The Canadian version of Jersey Shore could not find a network that will air it....(link)

Posted by Walt_Disney (aka Walt_Disney) Oct 17 '11, 08:23

Hooray. No stupid racial sterotypes. Someone actually looked at this and said "its not entertainment and does not deserve top be on the air."

http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1070781--controversial-toronto-reality-show-lake-shore-scrapped?bn=1 (www.thestar.com)

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Nuts. I was looking forward to Ontario Dock. -- nm - bc/nc Oct 17, 08:49 1
- Newfie Island -- nm - poxie Oct 17, 08:51
It was exposed as a thinly veiled attempt to round up all rude Canadians into one room -- nm - con_carnage Oct 17, 08:26
figures, a Canadian TV show that would probably actually get ratings doesn't get the go-ahead -- nm - Evil Beaker Oct 17, 08:25 10
- yes, in a universe where Heartland, Flashpoint and Dragon's Den, among other things, don't exist. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 08:30 5
  - Hello.....what about us? - Erica Strange, Barber Sidiqui and Peter Mansbridge Oct 17, 08:33 3
    - well, I wanted to pick the consistently top 20 shows first. - Reagen Oct 17, 08:36 2
      - Booo.....Erica is my tv girfriend. I think this is supposed to be the last season anyway. -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 17, 08:39 1
        
        Those are solid numbers for a quirky show. -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 08:40
  - (and this I didn't even know - Combat Hospital pulled huge ratings here this summer) -- nm - Reagen Oct 17, 08:33
- i'm weirdly proud of us for not allowing it on the air. :) - Frankenstandie Oct 17, 08:26 1
  - you could have been Snookie of the Great White North -- nm - poxie Oct 17, 08:39
- (I wouldn't watch mind you, but I bet it would be close to the highest rated thing on Canadian TV) -- nm - Evil Beaker Oct 17, 08:26 1
  - I wonder if it would have been too Toronto-centric -- nm - Guigue Oct 17, 08:29

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