Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Seltzer The essential plot is as old as the hills: Director wants to create art but in order to do so he must triumph over the crass money people. So there's really nothing new here. The lead actors give uneven performances and often descend into posturing and pathos, but the folks who play the backbone of the theater: Assistants, the dressers, the security guard, the bit actors, the stagehands, are all given opportunities to shine in small, but authentic roles. In fact, the supporting performances make this series. There are some witty lines, but the show veers strangely from drama to slapstick and back again. Several unpleasantly graphic sex scenes that are downright ugly seem patched into the show for the shock value. Overall, I would say that the series is okay, but not great. I fast-forwarded through a certain amount of it in order to get past the scenery-chewing.

garyc-16 having been raised by a TV -- it was my only sibling, my only parent -- i can safely say that this is the best television i've ever seen. yes, hyperbole, but intercourse the penguin. as a writer (yes, a real one, whatever that means) i tell you that this series is more better than most movies i've seen. no one is more shocked than me. American movies have degenerated into corporate "events" that bore the parenthetical excretions out of me, and dare i say everyone else. Hollywood, please take notice: honesty and creativity work; no $100M SFX budget is required to make us care. Shakespeare didn't write for money. no, he didn't. oh, ultimate spoiler: Shakespeare was really Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford. i capitalize out of respect, and for our neglect. our apologies, Edward. you are the master.-osric

Jvbway I don't have much to say about this series other than it is one of the best television series of all time! Anyone who has the slightest appreciation for Shakespeare or the theatre in general will get instantly hooked on this series, each season having one of Shakespeare's major tragedies at it's focus. Paul Gross proves himself to be one of the most underrated actors working to day as the brilliant Geoffrey Tennant, and his real life wife Martha Burns is wonderful as star actress Ellen Fanshaw. Stephen Ouimette Steals every scene he's in as the ghost of former Artistic Director Oliver Wells, and in season one there's excellent work from Luke Kirby and a pre-Notebook Rachel McAdams. If you haven't seen this series yet, go buy the DVD immediately!

mediachem I just want to say what a marvellous programme.I have very recently come to it on the Artsworld channel and for anybody who hasn't yet seen it, do so.The cast are fantastic.Am I correct in thinking it's Canadian as opposed to American? This is an excellent show worthy of comparison with,no, equal to UK's and US's very best offerings.Tonight's episode was the last in the current series, when can I see more? I particularly enjoy Paul Gross and Martha Burns.I would welcome suggestions re other Canadian programmes.Have this group of actors appeared in other series.I have of course seen Due South.I believe Gross and Burns are married.What else has she appeared in? Have either ever appeared in London's West End?