My Outrageous Fortune: Slings And Arrows
You may or may not be familiar with a Canadian TV show called Slings and Arrows, a show about a theatre company! A Shakespeare Festival at that. Wow! Sounds great already, right?
Well I just found the first season and started watching. Being the Shakespeare nerd that I am, you might find it amazing that I haven’t watched it yet. Even I’m amazed at myself! Especially after watching the first episode, I’m hooked. Why didn’t I ever pick this up before? S&A fans, you are welcome to chide me for my ignorance of this wonderful show. It’s so refreshing to see a show that I can really relate to. I can’t REALLY identify with the characters on Lost, Heroes, or House, even if they are great shows. But when I see people doing theatre, Shakespeare even, I’m immediately sucked in.
Get on NetFlix and find this series! I’ll be watching a lot of it over the next little while, so you might hear back from me on this. Or if you’re watching it too, feel free to comment or email me and we can discuss the show!
A W.S. Director Mar 18
Can’t watch it. It’s not fiction! Like seeing your life uncomfortably on screen.
Duane Mar 18
Just found it myself, and whipped through seasons 1 and 2 in a matter of days. Taking my time with season 3 (Lear), since my wife has decided she wants to watch with me so now we’re watching at home on the big screen instead of on my laptop during the morning commute
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-D
http://www.shakespearegeek.com
Bill Mar 18
Gedaly,
This is one of my all-time favorite shows.
As you finish the Season 3 episodes, come check out my Slings & Arrows thread. We had a discussion of each episode as it aired, so the comments in each thread contain spoilers for that episode only.
Feel free to add to the conversation too, if you like.
Bill
Naomi Mar 21
I’ve never heard of this show before but it sounds interesting. I will certainly have a look on Netflix. Thanks for sharing this with everyone.