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This Is Wonderland (2004)
Hard to believe they would cancel it
This is Wonderland was easily the best CBC dramatic series of the decade. It was fast, it was fun, it was poignant. It was real. There are claims it was cancelled on account of low ratings. Maybe. I suspect that someone in a high place was offended. For the three seasons it ran, the show was consistently tight and engaging. The characters were fiercely realistic. Oddly enough, Season One was released on DVD. Seasons two and three failed to follow. Is that owing to a lack of market? Not likely, if you saw them when they were first broadcast. To my mind, the series was just getting started when the powers that be pulled the plug. Sadly, many less deserving CBC series--Heartland comes especially to mind--continue to plod along as we wait for the current government to put the axe to the CBC and thus end television drama as an art form in Canada. This is Wonderland was a high point in Canadian television. Enjoy it, but don't hold your breath.