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Slings & Arrows, Season 2
“To be or not to be, that is the question, eh?” A hit on the Sundance Channel, this quirky Canadian series has been hailed as the next Six Feet Under. Follow the outrageous fortunes of a dysfunctional Shakespearean theatre as it struggles with artistic egos, conspiratorial board members, and a meddlesome ghost. Paul Gross (Due South) and Mark McKinney (Kids in the Hall) lead the cast. “Absolutely addictive”—The New York Times. Each season is 6 episodes; CC; approx. 280 min. on 2 DVDs. |
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Disc 1
Episode One: Season’s End
Geoffrey gets a permanent posting as the New Burbage artistic director after his triumphant Hamlet, but major challenges loom ahead. Richard, the CEO, must keep the festival from going broke, and Geoffrey must stage the cursed Scottish tragedy, Macbeth.
Episode Two: Fallow Time
Christmas comes to New Burbage and so do the interns, who are part of the new austerity program. Richard raises begging to new heights and hires Sanjay Ranier of the hip and edgy marketing firm Frog Hammer.
Episode Three: Rarer Monsters
The curse of Macbeth kicks in when the director of Romeo and Juliet breaks her neck, forcing Geoffrey to invite show-dog Darren Nichols back from Berlin to fill in. Juliet meets her Romeo and sparks do not fly. Ellen and Geoffrey’s brief experiment in domesticity ends. Badly.
Disc 2
Episode Four: Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair
With subscribers canceling en masse since the launch of Frog Hammer’s campaign of alienation, Sanjay counsels Richard to embrace the left side of his brain. Now living in a storage room in the theatre with Oliver’s ghost as a roommate, Geoffrey reaches a breaking point with his Macbeth.
Episode Five: Steeped in Blood
Ellen confuses her auditor with a confessor but graduates to adulthood with the final tally of her back taxes. The police have developed a keen interest in Sanjay, whose real name is not Sanjay. With the veteran actor playing Macbeth dismissed for having a bloated ego, his understudy preps for the spotlight.
Episode Six: Birnam Wood
Youthquake – the magic of rebranding kicks in! Geoffrey works his own brand of explosive magic, Oliver returns to the stage, Richard upgrades his dream quest to include Gilbert & Sullivan, and love conquers all. |
- Interview with Martha Burns and Stephen Ouimette
- Interview with Michael Polley and Graham Harley
- Deleted and extended scenes
- Bloopers
- Trailer
- Song lyrics
- Photo gallery
- Production notes
- Cast filmographies
| Packaging: Boxed set
Run Time: 282 minutes
Format: Widescreen
Number of discs: 2
Language: English
Subtitles: N/A
Color or B&W: Color
CC: Yes
SDH: No
Region Code: 1
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Rating: N/A | "This is some of the best television you'll ever get the chance to watch, plain and simple."—DVD Talk
"Hilarious"—Canadian Screenwriter
"Sweet, smart and seriously addictive"—The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A gift from Canada"—The Kansas City Star
"Season two of the series…It's even better."—DVD Talk
"Backstage Masterpiece -a one-in-a-million TV show."—The Phoenix | Canadian Comedy Award Winner for Television – Pretty Funny Writing – Series (2005)
Canadian Comedy Award Nomination for Television – Pretty Funny Writing – Series (2005)
Canadian Comedy Award Nomination for Television – Pretty Funny Female Performance (Jennifer Irwin, 2005)
Director’s Guild of Canada Craft Award Winner for Picture Editing – Television Series (2007)
Director’s Guild of Canada Craft Award Nomination for Sound Editing – Television Series (2007)
Director’s Guild of Canada Craft Award Winner for Outstanding Picture Editing – Television Series (2006)
Director’s Guild of Canada Team Award Winner for Outstanding Television Series – Drama (2006)
Director’s Guild of Canada Craft Award Nomination for Outstanding Direction – Television Series (2006)
Director’s Guild of Canada Craft Award Nomination for Outstanding Production Design – Television Series (2006)
Director’s Guild of Canada Craft Award Winner for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Television Series (2004)
Director’s Guild of Canada Craft Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Direction – Television Series (2004)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Dramatic Series (2007)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Paul Gross, 2007)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Stephen Ouimette, 2007)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Lead Dramatic Role (Martha Burns, 2007)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series (2007)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Costume Design (2007)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series (2007)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (William Hutt, 2007)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Performance by and Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Don McKellar, 2007)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role Dramatic Series (Chris Leavins, 2007)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Susan Coyne, 2007)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Sarah Polley, 2007)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series (2007)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Sound in a Dramatic Series (2007)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series (2006)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Dramatic Series (2006)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Mark McKinney, 2006)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Martha Burns, 2006)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Susan Coyne, 2006)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series (2006)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role Dramatic Series (Rachel McAdams, 2006)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Paul Gross, 2004)
Gemini Award Winner for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Rachel McAdams, 2004)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Dramatic Series (2004)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Original Music Score for a Dramatic Series (2004)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Mark McKinney, 2004)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (Martha Burns, 2004)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series (Jennifer Irwin, 2004)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Picture Editing in a Dramatic Program or Series (2004)
Gemini Award Nomination for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series (2004)
Satellite Award Nomination for Best DVD Release of a TV Show (2006)
Writer’s Guild of Canada Award Winner for Drama Series (One Hour) (2007)
Writer’s Guild of Canada Award Winner for Drama Series (One Hour) (2006)
Writer’s Guild of Canada Award Nomination for Drama Series (One Hour) (2006)
Writer’s Guild of Canada Award Winner for Drama Series (2004)
Writer’s Guild of Canada Award Nomination for Drama Series (two) (2004) |
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