Arctic Air (2012–2014)
9/10
A show that had balls of steel that got cut because of funding cuts
8 July 2023
If anyone from Amazon, Netflix or even CBC is reading this, please pick this show up and make a few more seasons. This is, if you are looking for genuine Canadian content for your platforms. According to some sources, this series was cancelled because of funding cuts from the Govt. I mean they have funding for series like "Heartland", which would not have had a chance to go past 5, 6 seasons, if it were running on some US based TV channel but it is good enough for CBC. This show was such a refreshing take on life up north of Canada and yes, it takes more money to make this gorgeous show than what it takes to rent horses and make a bunch of people talk. Arctic air requires a lot of VFX treatment as well since the terrain up north of this country demands a lot out of shooting crews that it is almost impossible to pull off some of the shots that have made it into the show without VFX. So everything adds up.

Compared to all the crap that are coming out of the platforms these days including the gazillion "same old" superhero stories where kids, animals and even old people develop superhero powers, this show actually shows what it means to survive in the cold north, which requires a mindset that can equate to superhero powers!

This is a really good show with a solid cast and production that just got left to dry high. The show often went strong against some bureaucratic issues that prevent people up north from getting their stuff done or get the requirements that they need brought to them in time. I wonder if that constituted to the so called "funding cuts" or not. Well, good for this show. I mean horses don't talk. Also, they don't cost you that much money. So I guess, you could go on and on and on with a show that really should have stopped a decade ago. I got nothing against Heartland but you got to look at the quality of the story that you are telling as opposed to what gets broadcast on TV.

Again, please buy the rights of this show from CBC(looks like they have pretty much archived this show) and make some more seasons of this. Let's have some more good TV rather than just churning out another one of that superhero crap. It is getting so boring.
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