Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Coronation Doyle

The "Oh Yeah" intro featuring Great Big Sea is lost when CTV offers more for the royalties, and they use the song for their own program "Nation of Doyle" leading to national outrage. CBC creates a contest to create a new intro for the show, but all the entries are crap, so CBC buys the rights to the Coronation Street intro. The audience is confused by the depressing song playing as Jake whips off his sunglasses, and St. John's doesn't look in good shape with the brick row housing. The episode features far too many characters and cases, and drags on for 40+ years, yet gains a loyal following, because nothing else is on. Guest stars: Don Cherry, who CBC still find money for.

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