Foreign Objects | |
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Genre | Drama |
Directed by | Ken Finkleman |
Starring |
Colm Feore Karen Hines Tom McCamus Arsinée Khanjian Rebecca Jenkins |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 24 September 26 September 2001 | –
Foreign Objects is a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television in 2001. [1] A short-run dramatic anthology series, the series was written and produced by Ken Finkleman. [2]
Finkleman stars as documentary producer George Findlay, the same character he plays in his earlier series The Newsroom, More Tears and Foolish Heart. [3] Apart from Findlay, each episode focuses on a different set of characters and tells a self-contained story based on themes of human frailty and obsession. [2] The show's other main recurring character is Tibor ( Colm Feore), a European acquaintance of Findlay's who is involved in drawing Findlay to the various settings in which the show's events take place. [2] The cast also includes Karen Hines, Tom McCamus, Arsinée Khanjian, Larissa Laskin, Kim Huffman and Rebecca Jenkins. [2]
Episodes include "Evil", in which Findlay goes to Kosovo to make a documentary on the Kosovo War but strives to sensationalize it for ratings, and "Celebrity", in which a group of public relations consultants are tasked with publicizing the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. [4]
The series received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Dramatic Series at the 17th Gemini Awards in 2002. [5]
Finkleman's next project for the CBC was the television movie Escape from the Newsroom.
# | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | "The Body" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 24, 2001 | |
A woman (Khanjian) swimming at a seaside resort in Italy unexpectedly loses her bikini bottom, but due to her shame about her body she cannot leave the water. Based in part on a short story by
Italo Calvino.
[2] | |||||
2 | "Evil" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 24, 2001 | |
George heads to Kosovo to make a documentary about the war.
[2] | |||||
3 | "Celebrity" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 25, 2001 | |
The return of Jesus Christ collides with contemporary celebrity culture.
[2] | |||||
4 | "Chaos and Order" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 25, 2001 | |
A farce about marital infidelity.
[2] | |||||
5 | "Disasters" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 26, 2001 | |
Tibor recounts his childhood experiences witnessing disasters in the
Bosporus. Based in part on a short story by
Orhan Pamuk.
[2] | |||||
6 | "The Awards" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 26, 2001 | |
George is confronted by several women he has betrayed in the past while attending an awards ceremony.
[2] |
Foreign Objects | |
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Genre | Drama |
Directed by | Ken Finkleman |
Starring |
Colm Feore Karen Hines Tom McCamus Arsinée Khanjian Rebecca Jenkins |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 5 |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | 24 September 26 September 2001 | –
Foreign Objects is a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television in 2001. [1] A short-run dramatic anthology series, the series was written and produced by Ken Finkleman. [2]
Finkleman stars as documentary producer George Findlay, the same character he plays in his earlier series The Newsroom, More Tears and Foolish Heart. [3] Apart from Findlay, each episode focuses on a different set of characters and tells a self-contained story based on themes of human frailty and obsession. [2] The show's other main recurring character is Tibor ( Colm Feore), a European acquaintance of Findlay's who is involved in drawing Findlay to the various settings in which the show's events take place. [2] The cast also includes Karen Hines, Tom McCamus, Arsinée Khanjian, Larissa Laskin, Kim Huffman and Rebecca Jenkins. [2]
Episodes include "Evil", in which Findlay goes to Kosovo to make a documentary on the Kosovo War but strives to sensationalize it for ratings, and "Celebrity", in which a group of public relations consultants are tasked with publicizing the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. [4]
The series received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Dramatic Series at the 17th Gemini Awards in 2002. [5]
Finkleman's next project for the CBC was the television movie Escape from the Newsroom.
# | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | "The Body" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 24, 2001 | |
A woman (Khanjian) swimming at a seaside resort in Italy unexpectedly loses her bikini bottom, but due to her shame about her body she cannot leave the water. Based in part on a short story by
Italo Calvino.
[2] | |||||
2 | "Evil" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 24, 2001 | |
George heads to Kosovo to make a documentary about the war.
[2] | |||||
3 | "Celebrity" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 25, 2001 | |
The return of Jesus Christ collides with contemporary celebrity culture.
[2] | |||||
4 | "Chaos and Order" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 25, 2001 | |
A farce about marital infidelity.
[2] | |||||
5 | "Disasters" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 26, 2001 | |
Tibor recounts his childhood experiences witnessing disasters in the
Bosporus. Based in part on a short story by
Orhan Pamuk.
[2] | |||||
6 | "The Awards" | Ken Finkleman | Ken Finkleman | September 26, 2001 | |
George is confronted by several women he has betrayed in the past while attending an awards ceremony.
[2] |