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Twitch City

  • TV Series
  • 1998–20001998–2000
  • 30m
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8.5/10
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Twitch City (1998)
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Agoraphobic slacker manipulates his room-mates to avoid any responsibility while obsessively watching TV.Agoraphobic slacker manipulates his room-mates to avoid any responsibility while obsessively watching TV.Agoraphobic slacker manipulates his room-mates to avoid any responsibility while obsessively watching TV.
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  • Stars
    • Don McKellar
    • Molly Parker
    • Callum Keith Rennie
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  • Stars
    • Don McKellar
    • Molly Parker
    • Callum Keith Rennie
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    • 6User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 7 nominations

    Episodes13

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    Don McKellar
    Don McKellar
    • Curtisas Curtis
    13 episodes13 eps • 1998–2000
    Molly Parker
    Molly Parker
    • Hopeas Hope
    13 episodes13 eps • 1998–2000
    Callum Keith Rennie
    Callum Keith Rennie
    • Newbieas Newbie
    9 episodes9 eps • 1998–2000
    Daniel MacIvor
    Daniel MacIvor
    • Nathanas Nathan
    6 episodes6 eps • 1998–2000
    Bruce McCulloch
    Bruce McCulloch
    • Rex Reillyas Rex Reilly
    4 episodes4 eps • 1998
    Mark McKinney
    Mark McKinney
    • Rex Reillyas Rex Reilly
    3 episodes3 eps • 2000
    Hugh Dillon
    Hugh Dillon
    • Guy in the Convenience Storeas Guy in the Convenience Store…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–2000
    Martin Roach
    Martin Roach
    • Bad Copas Bad Cop…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–2000
    Joe Pingue
    Joe Pingue
    • Gregas Greg…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–2000
    Tracy Wright
    Tracy Wright
    • Dizelleas Dizelle
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–2000
    Valerie Buhagiar
    Valerie Buhagiar
    • Luckyas Lucky
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–2000
    Semi Chellas
    Semi Chellas
    • Audience Memberas Audience Member…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–2000
    Melody A. Johnson
    • Rosemaryas Rosemary
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–2000
    Rufus Crawford
    Rufus Crawford
    • Good Copas Good Cop…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998–2000
    Raoul Bhaneja
    Raoul Bhaneja
    • Fredas Fred
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998
    Jonathan Potts
    Jonathan Potts
    • Lawrenceas Lawrence
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998
    Mary Long
    • Young Womanas Young Woman
    2 episodes2 eps • 1998
    Kenneth Welsh
    Kenneth Welsh
    • Mr. Surdjicas Mr. Surdjic
    2 episodes2 eps • 2000
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    • 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?

      Nathan: Do we have to do this?

      Curtis: [sighs meekly] Please. I'm trying to watch the show?

      Nathan: Curtis. The WHEEL.

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    Utterly wonderful Canadian sit-com.
    'Twitch City' is one of television's best kept secrets here in Australia. Only shown on cable TV very briefly, if you even managed to HEAR about it you deserve some kind of medal. It's a pity none of the commercial TV channels over here had enough foresight to broadcast it during a reasonable time-slot, as I'm sure it would have eventually have found an appreciative audience.

    The brains behind this incredibly cool series are director Bruce McDonald, and writer/actor Don McKellar, whose previous collaborations were the wonderful movies 'Roadkill' and 'Highway 61'. 'Twitch City' share a similar refreshingly original and quirkily subversive world view. McKellar stars as unrepentant couch potato Curtis, who after the unfortunate arrest of his uptight housemate Nathan, manages to woo Nathan's girlfriend Hope (Molly Parker, who gave such an outstanding performance in the controversial 'Kissed'), while dealing with the never-ending series of oddball situations created by their potential new housemates. All this while never missing a minute of his beloved Rex Reilly talk show.

    'Twitch City' displays more originality and smarts in one episode than most American or British sit-coms do in a whole series, and manages to be clever and unpredictable while, most importantly for a comedy, being genuinely FUNNY. To me it's as good as ANY comedy series anywhere in the last decade, but sadly it remains one of the least known great shows of the small screen. I'm hoping that one day it will get the attention it deserves, but until then try and see it you WILL enjoy it, believe me!
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    • Release date
      • August 16, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Augusta Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Shadow Shows
      • Accent Entertainment Corporation
      • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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