In my previous post, I mentioned the long-running 90s show, Road to Avonlea, a Canadian-made hour-long drama. I loved Road to Avonlea. It was exported worldwide but in some countries, including the States, it was just called Avonlea. The show was based on the book The Story Girl by L.M. Montgomery initially but original storylines were written following the first season. The show lasted 7 seasons! It was watched by an average of 3 million Canucks every episode! The only other Canadian show to get that high of average ratings is Hockey Night In Canada! The show starred Sarah Polley, Gemma Zaprongna, Michael Mahonen, Zachary Bennett and a bunch of others. It was really well-written. After Road to Avonlea ended in 1996, the producers wanted to shoot a series with another one of L.M. Montgomery's books so they produced Emily of New Moon which lasted for 4 seasons. It ended in 2000. After it ended, the Canadian Television Fund was cut in half so CBC had to scrap alot of their shows.
It's a shame because dramas used to be so good. I have high hopes though, that with this new leaf CBC seems to be turning over, in terms of bringing back dramas to the network,
that we once again get good quality Canadian-made drama series again.
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