A heads up to Americans who can receive the main CBC network, and want a break from their own paranoid thriller.
The mini-series "H20" starts tonight at 8 local time, concluding tomorrow.
The premise is a conspiracy at the highest level to destroy the country by giving the US control of our fresh water.
From
The Globe and Mail:
H20 is a florid, paranoid political thriller. It's about the country being sold, not for a few pieces of silver, but for our water. Hence the title -- H20 is all plot, and it's fast-paced, ambiguous for a time and tricky to describe without giving away crucial plot elements. No matter where the story seems headed, the miniseries is about water -- our water. Now, water is the source of life, as all kids, even those frolicking in Maritime fields, know full well. Thus H20 is about Canada's very existence.
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H20 is paranoid but it's brisk, populist drama. This is no dour exercise in festering political fears. It owes a great deal to the classic British TV drama A Very British Coup, to the movie The Candidate and to Shakespeare, too. It's overblown, has some arch overacting and some dialogue that could make you groan. But that's part of what propels it -- a Canadian political drama is heightened to the level of horror movie shocks, twists and grim fantasy.
What's great about H20 is its sheer vigour, not the possible veracity of it. No American network would air an American equivalent. It's brash, with some brilliant performances (Martha Henry is very good as McLaughlin's driven-to-drink mother) and even if you think the premise is left-wing hooey, this is one hot TV drama.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20041029/DOYLE29/TPEntertainment/?query=Paul+GrossI haven't seen it, but the invocation of "A Very British Coup" is enough right there for me to recommend it.
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