Doling Out Doyle
The first episode of the new CBC drama Republic of Doyle airs tonight. A bunch of TV critics weighed in today with their reviews, and overall they sound pretty positive.
The Toronto Star said “Doyle rules!” The article says the show has “tons of potential” and “is cause for some genuine excitement on the Canadian TV front.”
Over at the Canadian Press Bill Brioux wrote that the show is “throwback to the good old gun-and-car capers” like Magnum PI and Rockford Files. On his blog Brioux added “It is a guy’s show, a welcome shot of testosterone on a CBC schedule that was too girly after a string of Sophies, Wild Roses and Ericas.”
Even John Doyle from the Globe, who rarely has anything positive to say about the CBC said it was “deliriously foolish, empty-headed, old-fashioned TV”.
Expectations for the show will be high. It follows Dragons’ Den, one of the strongest lead-ins on the schedule, and throws to The National. The show is also the only new CBC drama premiering in the winter schedule, so it will get some undivided promotional attention from the communications department.
If you watch the show tonight, leave a comment below with your thoughts on the first episode.
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the show was terrible. the dialogue was corny and trite at times. i so wanted to see this show being a good one – but alas it was awful. i predict the show will fail.
This show was GREAT. The hour went by in a flash and I can’t wait for the next episode. Bring it on!
Good fun. Sort of like “Castle” without the wealth. We’ll watch future episodes.
Good for CBC for producing an interesting show that doesn’t rely on gunplay, fireballs and car crashes.