Underplayed Gems

Life and Times (1996)

Life and Times poster
Genre
documentary television program
Country
Canada
Length
10 seasons, 182 episodes
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This series profiles notable Canadian public figures from the arts, business, and politics. Each episode is a biographical documentary that tells the story of one person's life and achievements.

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What happens

Life and Times was a series of biographical documentary films broadcast by CBC Television, CBC Country Canada and CBC Newsworld. The program premiered in 1996, and ran until 2007. The show centred primarily on Canadian public figures, such as actors, musicians, comedians, writers, business people and politicians. Figures profiled in the first season included Mordecai Richler, Craig Russell, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Farley Mowat, Roberta Bondar, Anne Murray, Peter Lougheed, Daniel Igali, Karen Kain, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Bob White and Don Cherry, while profiles in the second season included Emily Carr, Burton Cummings, Peter Gzowski and Gilles Villeneuve. Hosted by Gordon Pinsent in its first two seasons, Ann-Marie MacDonald became the show's host in its third season and remained as host for the rest of the program's run. The show won many awards during its run, including Gemini Awards and Leo Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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