Article: It doesn't seem 'Canadian': quality television' and Canadian-American co-productions.(CANADIAN TELEVISION)(Critical essay)

Flashpoint: One Moment Changes Everything

Flashpoint, the English-Canadian (1) one-hour scripted drama about an elite police tactical unit, can be considered the manifestation of a particular moment in Canadian television history. It is a moment that has profoundly changed the television production landscape in such a way that Canadian television scholars have yet to find a way to fruitfully discuss these changes. Flashpoint was born from the dramatic drop-off in American television production during the hundred-day Writers Guild of America strike, which spanned from November 2007 to February 2008, and can be considered the most proximate cause of why Flashpoint ...

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