"Guns" (2008) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The right to share arms.

Plot Keywords:

Inner City | Topless Dancing | Killing | Interrogation | Drive By Shooting

Cast

Colm Feore	...	Paul Duguid (2 episodes, 2009)
Elisha Cuthbert	...	Francis Dett (2 episodes, 2009)
Gregory Smith	...	Bobby (2 episodes, 2009)
Shawn Doyle	...	Rick Merriweather (2 episodes, 2009)
Lyriq Bent	...	Ford Saunders (2 episodes, 2009)
K.C. Collins	...	Derek Wilmot (2 episodes, 2009)
Clé Bennett	...	Conrad (2 episodes, 2009)
Rachael Crawford	...	Eva Innis (2 episodes, 2009)
Richard Chevolleau	...	Reggie (2 episodes, 2009)
Stephen McHattie	...	Inspector Clay (2 episodes, 2009)
Patrick McKenna	...	Mayor Dean Campbell (2 episodes, 2009)
Debra McCabe	...	Kelly Farrell (2 episodes, 2009)
Alan Van Sprang	...	John Willison (2 episodes, 2009)
Rosemary Dunsmore	...	Janet Patterson (2 episodes, 2009)
Barry Flatman	...	Sinclair Patterson (2 episodes, 2009)
Daniel Kash	...	Boston / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Athena Karkanis	...	Ines Mendoza (2 episodes, 2009)
Colette Liburd	...	Deanne Wilmot / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Dan Lett	...	Ricghard Finestein / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Jim Mezon	...	Don Stafford (2 episodes, 2009)
Dwain Murphy	...	Baby Dee (2 episodes, 2009)
Al Sapienza	...	Chief Tony Fabriel / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Brandi Ward	...	Linda (2 episodes, 2009)
Camden Angelis	...	Jessica Farrell (2 episodes, 2009)
Donald Carrier	...	Samuel Farrell (2 episodes, 2009)
Stephen Lee Wright	...	Gaurd Skinner / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Joseph Pierre	...	Jess Atudi (2 episodes, 2009)
Ingrid Hart	...	Marcia Smith (2 episodes, 2009)
Darius Buddington	...	Jaden (2 episodes, 2009)
Judah Katz	...	Detectice Rycehski / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Shane Smith	...	Kirby (2 episodes, 2009)
Eva Simon	...	Amber (2 episodes, 2009)
Bruce Gooch	...	Bruce O'Connor / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Connor Price	...	Liam Merriweather (2 episodes, 2009)
Akil Thompson	...	Kid in stairwell (2 episodes, 2009)
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Major Danilon / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Mateo Morales	...	Boy #1 (2 episodes, 2009)
Isaiah Grant	...	Boy #2 (2 episodes, 2009)
Carol Rigg	...	Principal (2 episodes, 2009)
Karen Espana	...	Assistant (2 episodes, 2009)
Kim Bourne	...	Sophia (2 episodes, 2009)
Balford Gordon	...	Touch Bear aka T-Bear / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Elle Downs	...	Sonya Lee (2 episodes, 2009)
Sanjay Talwar	...	Phil Devries (2 episodes, 2009)
Greg Ellwand	...	August Jarvis (2 episodes, 2009)
Katherine East	...	Roz Ydranka (2 episodes, 2009)
Anthony Ulc	...	Sweeper (2 episodes, 2009)
Brian Paul	...	Lawrence Kirk (2 episodes, 2009)
Derwin Phillips	...	Morris Phillips / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Onyekachi Ejim	...	General Nkomfah (2 episodes, 2009)
Donald Saunders	...	Judge (2 episodes, 2009)
Deborah Tennant	...	Crown Attorney (2 episodes, 2009)
Dylan Trowbridge	...	Process Server (2 episodes, 2009)
Rolando Alvarez Giacoman	...	Honduras Defence Minister (2 episodes, 2009)
Ardon Bess	...	Sonya's Father (2 episodes, 2009)
Imali Perera	...	Nurse #1 (2 episodes, 2009)
Glenn Carter	...	Hospital Security Guard (2 episodes, 2009)
Arisa Cox	...	Reporter #1 (2 episodes, 2009)
Diego Fuentes	...	Giovanni (2 episodes, 2009)
Devon Bostick	...	Boy #3 (2 episodes, 2009)
Kim Roberts	...	Althea Beckford (2 episodes, 2009)
Anthony Gerbrandt	...	Mike Arcand (2 episodes, 2009)
Conrad Pla	...	Detective Smith (2 episodes, 2009)
Astrid Van Wieren	...	Detective Lewis (2 episodes, 2009)
Christopher Stanton	...	Clive Aucoin (2 episodes, 2009)
Eldridge Hyndman	...	Police Officer #3 (2 episodes, 2009)
Errol Gee	...	Inmate (2 episodes, 2009)
Andrew Muir	...	Captain Davis (2 episodes, 2009)
Tino Monte	...	Reporter #3 (2 episodes, 2009)
Julie Watson	...	Hospital Official / ... (2 episodes, 2009)
Jee-Yun Lee	...	Reporter #2 (2 episodes, 2009)
Sava Drayton	...	Security Guard (2 episodes, 2009)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

Canada:240 min | 172 min (DVD) | Germany:150 min (movie version)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45338) | Germany:16 (TV rating)

Company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

Hey CBC, I want my tax dollars back!

As the last review mentioned, GUNS is somewhat on par with any other "generic" LA or NY crime drama. One could argue if it were better or worse (and trust me on this, it's worse), but lets put that aside for now. What is not arguable about the show is that if it didn't take place in Toronto, there wouldn't really be anything Canadian about it.

So with that being true, if this were a production of free enterprise, I couldn't complain. They raised enough money, went through with their plan, and shot a very generic American crime drama in Toronto, and even used a cast of talented Canadian actors. Heck, I'd probably be interested to see my home town (T.O) in one of those cool crime shows, and I might even watch it. But since this was a production of the CBC, we the tax payers were the ones who funded this project. The idea of having our "american crime show" take place in Toronto suddenly sounds really ridiculous, especially if it's a multi-million dollar project coming out of our pockets, which it was.

Now don't get me wrong. There is nothing wrong with American content being broadcast in Canada, but when our tax dollars are used to create Canadian Content, I expect something that is a little more culturally, well... Canadian.

So, instead of making a cheesy gun drama (that actually attacks legitimate gun owners, makes it look like every 10th black person in the city has a handgun, and trivializes gun crime), we could have literally removed hundreds, if not thousands of illegal guns from the streets of Toronto, put forth a real crime reduction campaign, and had enough money left over to buy an episode of GENERIC CRIME SHOW: NEW YORK for us all to watch on CBC tonight. Oh well, maybe the next one they make with our money will be better.