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Does anybody actually live near a border?

posted 15 years ago by MoonsofJupiter
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Is this show about a border crossing?

Okay, I've never watched the show, but I've seen the ads, you know, wild-eyed guards with guns drawn, big deals doing down, WHATEVER...

I go through my local border regularly. It's a big deal if a shlub from Pointe-Claire gets caught with too many pairs of jeans from TJ Max and has to pay duty.

When I go through and tell the American guard that I'm going to Price Chopper, he usually smiles and tells me what's on sale that week. Then when I come back and try to show my sales slip to the old Canadian guy dozing behind the window, he's liable to slide the panel shut before I finish declaring.

Hey, how come we don't get any big drug and gun excitement like I see on TV? Are we doing something wrong?

[–] arcamdunit 15 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Border_episodes

[–] Doogiebee 15 years ago

First thing, watch the show. It's not about US/Canadian tourists going back and forth to buy crap at Wal-Mart.

It's about national security issues, including terrorists, illegal immigration, international affairs and other high-level stuff.

It's also about the sex lives of the members of this fictional Canadian agency, and they really go at it like rabbits.

And it kinda resembles an American series, complete with internal conflict, high-tension drama and a reasonable amount of violence. Oh, and lots of sexual relationships...none of them long-lasting.

It's better than most U.S. crime/drama series, and I'm proud of that.

So don't just speculate about the show....WATCH IT!

[–] MoonsofJupiter 15 years ago

So it's really about international relations between Canada and the US? I guess the title misled me.

Maybe I'll watch an episode one day. I'm curious now.

[–] Jep_Gambardella 15 years ago

Not only Canada and the US. Last week's episode was about Sri Lankan gangs, for example.

You can watch episodes online on the CBC site.

Don't give me songs
Give me something to sing about

[–] OriginalSplunge 15 years ago

The US government considers two-thirds of Americans to be living "near a border."

See:

http://www.aclu.org/privacy/spying/areyoulivinginaconstitutionfreezone.html

If you want excitement, come to the Los Angeles Metro area where 1 out of 10 homicides are committed by police and hundreds die in custody every year.

The Los Angeles Times keeps an online map complete with pop-ups of every police shooting in the area. Nationwide there have been over 3,000 people who have died in police custody over these last few years, most of them in California.

From your description of where you live it sounds like you are doing something right.

[–] Reyes303 15 years ago

Even though I've only watched one episode so far I have the gist of it. I think it's named The Border because the team wants to keep Canada safe from terrorists from over the borders of their country and to not end up like the US and the UK

[–] lexusis 15 years ago

A border doesn't just have to be a line down the map... Airports and seaports are also considered "borders".

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