From the Desk of elvisdo — 2007 Canadiana Write-Off
Jul 01 '07 (Updated Aug 30 '07)
The Bottom Line It's time to have some fun... Canadian style.
I looked at the date today and noticed that the month of July has finally arrived. In fact, today is July 1st. To many Canadians (myself included), it’s Canada Day. The Great White North is celebrating its 140th birthday.
Last year I hosted the "Canadiana Write-Off" and thought it to be a fun exercise. So it’s a year later. Why not do it again?
For the entire month of July, write anything pertaining to Canada, no matter how big or small a reference it might be… an actor, actress, invention, event, setting, song, anything at all.
I’ll list all participants and their reviews on this page. Drop me an e-mail or leave a link in the comment section, and I will post everything over here. Have fun with this, eh?
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1. elvisdo starts things off with a documentary DVD set about Canadian wrestler Bret Hart in Bret “Hitman” Hart: The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be.
2. Leave it dragonfire88 to find the most obscure reference with the movie Mystery Men, with Cody Kurz, from Saskatchewan, Canada, in an uncredited role as Jay Mann.
3. What does the new Nancy Drew movie and Canada have in common? dragonfire88 finds the most unusual connection between the two.
4. A Canadian superhero team written and drawn by a Canadian? See what the fuss is all about as elvisdo explores Alpha Flight Classic, Volume 1.
5. pmills1210 doesn't disappoint with 2006 JOGO CFL Cards. Gotta love the Canadian Football League. Seriously, they need the love.
6. dragonfire88 provides another review with The Simpsons: The Complete Second Season featuring the late great Phil Hartman as one of the voice actors.
7. dragonfire88 is still on fire providing yet another review with The Burbs. Actor Rick Ducommun is from Saskatchewan, Canada.
8. What do elvisdo and Optimus Prime have in common? Besides being heroic, brave and strong, the voice of Prime, Peter Cullen was born in Montreal, Canada. He can be seen in the 2007 live-action movie version of Transformers.
9. rkingfish has come to play with his entry on Route 66 Collector's Edition: Birdcage On My Foot /Thin White Line with a couple of Canadian locations and actors mixed into the fray. Can you say Leslie Nielsen and William Shatner?
10. Even though part of the film License to Wed was partly filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, dragonfire88 didn't like it that much. Can't win them all.
11. Another elvisdo offering with Michael Bublé: Call Me Irresponsible, the Canadian crooner's latest CD. Bublé hails from Burnaby, British Columbia.
12. rkingfish is back with another review on The Route 66 TV Series. Canadians actors are all the place in this series.
13. williampinn gives his opinion on Canada, Eh?
14. Simpsons fever has hit dragonfire88 with The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season. Canadian Phil Hartman provides the voices for the likes of Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz.
15. Never one to let up, dragonfire88 returns with Flatliners with Oliver Platt and Kiefer Sutherland.
16. pmills1210 wisely points out in his Topps Toronto Raptors Vince Carter 1998-99 Rookie Card review how Vince Carter and I started out in Canada and ended up in New Jersey, and all in the same year!
17. It's quite obvious to see rkingfish's train of thought with a book review on All Aboard!: Images from the Golden Age of Rail Travel. Taking a trip through the Canadian Rockies by locomotive is a must!
18. My wife Bijou succinctly describes the magical uses of Canadian Kraft Dinner. It's yummy goodness!
19. the_gas_man provides some Canuck insight with a commentary about the country in Canada...Much More Than Just Polar Bears, Snow, Hockey and Beer.
20. dragonfire88 is putting all Canadians to shame with yet another review. Hairspray was filmed in Toronto.
21. pmills1210 reminds us all that there is a lot of great Canadian singers as he presents a CD review on Neil Young's Comes A Time.
22. dragonfire88 did the impossible by linking the movie (and an awfully bad one at that) Howard the Duck to Canada, albeit a very long distance and obscure connection.
23. Another dragonfire88 movie review as she finds the connection between Transformers and Canada.
24. quidrock was totally prepared for this write-off that she wrote this movie review on Away From Her, directed by Canadian actress Sarah Polley, back in May. Hey, beggars can't be choosy.
25. ifif1938 explains why whale watching is incredible at Tadoussac, Quebec. I'm already jealous.
26. Michael Moore's Sicko is nicely reviewed by pmills1210 as he takes a look at American healthcare compared to the rest of the world. Yes, Canada is part of that world equation.
27. An book entry by Stephen_Murray as Canadian-born poet Derrek Hines gives his version on the old epic tale of Gilgamesh.
28. Better late than never, jankp participates with a great DVD review on Great Canadian Train Ride. One day, I seriously want to cross country across Canada in the caboose.
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Thank you to everybody who participated in both my write-offs. Until the next one!
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