"Twitch City" (1998) TV series

User Rating:

9.0/10   

Director:

Bruce McDonald

Writers:

John Frizzell (writer)
Don McKellar (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

16 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

This comedy series stands halfway between the average sitcom and Tarantinoesque production. It focuses on Curtis...

Plot Keywords:

Sitcom | Television | Apartment

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Don McKellar	...	Curtis (13 episodes, 1998-2000)
Molly Parker	...	Hope (13 episodes, 1998-2000)
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Newbie (8 episodes, 1998-2000)
Daniel MacIvor	...	Nathan (6 episodes, 1998-2000)

(more)

Series Directed by
Bruce McDonald		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Bob Martin		(1 episode, 1998)
John Frizzell		(unknown episodes)
Don McKellar		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Susan Cavan	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Armand Leo	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Bruce McDonald	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Bob Wiseman		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Danny Nowak		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Stephen Withrow		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Maureen Sless		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Sarah Fairbairn	....	key makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Douglas Wilkinson	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 1998-2000)
Leorra Newman	....	production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Manion	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Eric J. Robertson	....	second assistant director / third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Stuart Williams	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Rob Valeriote	....	head carpenter (6 episodes, 1998-2000)

Series Sound Department
Michael Baskerville	....	sound re-recording mixer (13 episodes, 1998-2000)
Tim Roberts	....	sound editor (13 episodes, 1998-2000)
Timothy Mehlenbacher	....	assistant sound editor (unknown episodes)
Steve Munro	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Paul Shikata	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
David Drainie Taylor	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Lynda McKenzie	....	post production supervisor (7 episodes, 2000)
Jeff Campbell	....	digital artist (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Randy Butcher	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Strazzeri	....	key grip (7 episodes, 2000)
Vanessa Ireson	....	second assistant camera (6 episodes, 1998-2000)
Glenn Pineau	....	first assistant camera (6 episodes, 1998-2000)
Michael Auger	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pauline Chung	....	assistant wardrobe supervisor (6 episodes, 1998-2000)

Series Editorial Department
Ed Ham	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)
Chris Mayo	....	video conform editor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Evan Siegel	....	transportation coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Matt Watts	....	story consultant (7 episodes, 2000)
Ian Smith	....	location production assistant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Accent Entertainment Corporation
• Shadow Shows

Distributors

• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Accent Entertainment Corporation

Quotes:

Nathan: [to a visibly annoyed Curtis] Frooty O's are NOT cat food.
Curtis: She likes them.
Nathan: She does not like them. The bowl is full. And even if she did - EVEN if she loved them, even if she ate them everyday, she would die within a week, because this CRAP has absolutely no nutritional value whatsoever.
Curtis: Yeah, but they sure taste good.
Nathan: They're not life-sustaining Curtis! Technically they're not even food!
Curtis: [raising his voice] Well what's was I suppose to do? I didn't want to waste them on her in the first place, but there was no food!
Nathan: There was no food.
Curtis: No, there was no cat food, okay? So don't blame this on me.
Nathan: CURtis.
Nathan: What?
[...]

Not your usual sit-com.

I really don't know how to describe this show. On the one hand it's a situation comedy, with a rather odd set-up. On the other it has no laugh track, apart from a few main people the cast keeps changing, and the main character is most likely seriously agoraphobic.

Don McKellar plays Curtis, who is antisocial to the point of never leaving his apartment. And I do mean never. Roommates come and go, he just stays home and watches TV. It sounds terribly dull, but the show is shockingly addictive. It's not for everyone, but if you see one episode you won't want to miss the rest.