Seems time to start yet another Top 100 list (yeah I know we often don't ever finish these) but this one is of personal interest to me as it features my home country...what were the best TV shows produced in Canada? I know there's several other Canadian posters on here and I'm sure they know as well as I do that many Canadian series have been far less than good over the years but there have been some I've found myself really enjoying and sometimes really surprised by...so here's where we get to list the best of the best (at least as far as our opinions here go)....
I'll start it off with...
# 1 -
Night Heat (1985-1989) - great gritty cop show with a low budget but surprisingly gripping enough it had me watching it at all odd hours of the night. Actually set in the U.S., this featured a newswriter covering the exploits of a Mid-South Precint group of detectives. Starred Scott Hylands as Detective Kevin O' Brien, Allan Royal as the "Night Heat" news columnist Tom J. Kirkwood and Jeff Wincott as Detective Jeff Giambone.
List so far:
1. Night Heat (1985-1989)
2. Lexx (1997-2002)
3. The Kids in the Hall (1988-1994)
4. You Can't Do That on Television (1979-1990)
5. Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007)
6. Corner Gas (2004-2009)
7. The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985-1992)
8. The Red Green Show (1991-2006)
9. Degrassi Junoir High/Degrassi High (1987-1991)
10. So Weird (1999-2001)
11. Ready or Not (1993-1997)
12. Twitch City (1998-2000)
13. SCTV (1976-1981)
14. Survivorman (2004-2008)
15. King of Kensington (1975-1980)
16. Undergrads (2001)
17. The Littlest Hobo (1963-1965, 1979-1985)
18. The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (1971)
19. Ghostly Encounters (2005-now)
20. The Outer Limits (1995-2002)
21. Are You Afraid of the Dark (1990-2000)
22. The Beachcombers (1972-1990)
23. The Wonderful Grand Band (1980-1983)
24. Wayne and Shuster (1954-1985)
25. Mr. Dressup (1967-1996)
26. The Tom Green Show (1994-1996)
27. Codco (1986-1992)
28. Seeing Things (1981-1987)
29. Forever Knight (1992-1996)
30. RoboCop: The Series (1994-1995)
31. Due South (1994-1999)
32. E.N.G. (1989-1994)
33. The Edison Twins (1982-1986)
34. Prisoners of Gravity (1989-1994)
35. The Kids of Degrassi Street (1979-1986)
36. Degrassi: The Next Generation/Degrassi (2001-present)
37. Parlez Moi (1978-1979)
38. Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996-1999)
39. African Skies (1991-1994)
40. Sweating Bullets/Tropical Heat (1991-1993)
41. History Bites (1998-2003)
42. The Nature of Things (1960-present)
43. Instant Star (2004-2008)
44. The Twilight Zone (1985-1989)
45. Traders (1996-2000)
46. Friday the 13th: The Series (1987-1990)
47. The Sentinel (1996-1999)
48. Danger Bay (1984-1989)
49. Taking the Falls (1995)
50. The Odyssey (1992-1994)
51. Viper (1994, 1996-1999)
52. Highlander (1992-1998)
53. My Secret Identity (1988-1991)
54. Magic Shadows (1974-1987)
55. Beyond Reality (1991-1993)
56. The Swiss Family Robinson (1974-1976)
57. The Adventures of Sinbad (1996-1998)
58. Charlie Jade (2005)
59. Katts and Dog (1988-1993)
60. La Femme Nikita (1997-2001)
61. Counterstrike (1990-1993)
62. TekWar (1994-1996)
63. Earth: Final Conflict (1997-2002)
64. First Wave (1998-2001)
65. Street Cents (1989-2006)
66. Mr. Microchip (1983)
67. Adderly (1986-1989)
68. Calgary Stampede Wrestling (1957-1989)
69. F/X: The Series (1996-1998)
70. Hockey Night in Canada (1952-present)
71. The Tommy Hunter Show (1965-1992)
72. This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1992-present)
73. The Rick Mercer Report (2004-present)
74. The Friendly Giant (1958-1985)
75. Just For Laughs Gags (2002-present)
76. Strange Paradise (1969-1970)
77. Da Vinci's Inquest (1998-2005)
78. Hawkeye (1994-1995)
79. Rabbit Fall (2007-2008)
80. Road To Avonlea (1990-1996)
81. Wojeck (1966-1968)
82. Rocket Robin Hood (1966-1969)
83. The Starlost (1973-1974)
84. PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal (1996-2000)
85. Royal Canadian Air Farce (1981, 1993-present)
86. The Frantics/Four on the Floor (1985-1986)
87. Haven (2010-present)
88. The Raccoons (1985-1992)
89. Bizarre (1980-1985)
90. Spider-Man (1967-1970)
91. The Shirley Show (1989-1995)
92. ReBoot (1994-2002)
93. The Fifth Estate (1975-present)
94. W5 (1966-present)
95. The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo (1974-1975)
96. Live It Up! (1978-1990)
97. Trailer Park Boys (2001-2008)
98. Andromeda (2000-2005)
99. Wonderfalls (2004)
100. Canadian Case Files (2005-2006)