Twitch City

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Television series
German title never broadcast
Original title Twitch City
Country of production Canada
original language English
Year (s) 1998 , 2000
length 30 minutes
Episodes 13
genre Sitcom , comedy
idea Don McKellar
music Bob Wiseman
First broadcast January 19, 1998
German-language
first broadcast		 -
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Twitch City is a Canadian sitcom that first aired on CBC Television in January 1998 . In addition to Canada, the series was also shown in the USA and Australia . In 2000, a second season came on Canadian television, after which the series was discontinued.

action

Twitch City is set in Toronto , the main characters are the television addict Curtis, his overly correct roommate Nathan, his girlfriend Hope and the supermarket clerk Newbie and the cat Lucky. The scenes are essentially limited to Curtis' apartment, which he strictly refuses to leave, and the nearby supermarket . The storylines are the search for a roommate, the developing relationship between Curtis and Hope and the question of what goal the cats on our planet actually pursue.

DVD

Twitch City has been available on DVD since November 2006. The 2-disc set contains both seasons of the series as well as an audio commentary by Don McKellar for the episodes I Slept With My Mother and I Look Like Joyce DeWitt , biographies of the contributors and a small photo gallery.

Episodes

The episode is almost exclusively based on the topic of the fictional talk show The Rex Reilly Show , which Curtis sees in the respective episode.

Season 1 (1998)

  1. I slept with my mother
  2. My pet, my hero
  3. I look like Joyce DeWitt
  4. People Who Fight Too Much
  5. I'm Fat And I'm Proud
  6. Killed By Cat Food

Season 2 (2000)

  1. The Return Of The Cat Food Killer
  2. Shinto Death Cults
  3. Klan Blake
  4. People Who Don't Care About Anything
  5. The Planet Of The Cats
  6. The Life Of Reilly
  7. Angels All Week

Awards (selection)

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