I adore the original Quebecker version of 19-2. I will gladly watch Bravo's version, even though it is mostly similar to the source material word by word and scene by scene.
However, I'm wondering why does the remake have to be filmed in Montreal? Wouldn't it have been more sensible for the story to be in Toronto, Vancouver or another major Canadian city outside of Quebec? Sound off, everybody.
I'm Indian but I watch a lot of Canadian shows and most of them are set or shot in either Toronto or Vancouver. I welcome the change to see this gorgeous & charismatic city on a semi-regular basis (13 episodes only; I would have loved 20-24 a season).
shareI'm Indian but I watch a lot of Canadian shows and most of them are set or shot in either Toronto or Vancouver. I welcome the change to see this gorgeous & charismatic city on a semi-regular basis (13 episodes only; I would have loved 20-24 a season).
I used to watch a lot of shows from quebec cbc used to dub a lot of them..and that stopped.....
I used to love those shows...wish that they'd do them again....
I agree....we already have more then our fair share from the big two Canadian cities...time for someone else...
susan
I'm Indian but I watch a lot of Canadian shows and most of them are set or shot in either Toronto or Vancouver. I welcome the change to see this gorgeous & charismatic city on a semi-regular basis (13 episodes only; I would have loved 20-24 a season).
that's only in the US...
nowhere else do countries have shows that go that long......
and a lot of the US cable stations, they divide the show into two parts......so, you actually never know which season you are on..it gets highly confusing...
susan
It seems like we have every major sci-fi show filmed in BC, but obviously not based in BC. Toronto had Flashpoint and now it has Rookie Blue. I live in Toronto and have no problem that the show is in Montreal.
share"Why does the remake have to be filmed in Montreal?"
Because it's awesome. :)
And because it's set in Montreal, after all. Where else are you going to film it? I've only just started watching and I do like it, but I think I prefer the original French show just a bit more.
share"Why does the remake have to be filmed in Montreal?"
because the original was there...(I haven't seen it, and even if it was shown here, I probably wouldn't, don't know a lot of French, so..
and two, because there is a cop show in Toronto.....already...so why do we need another one...
and I've said this before, what's wrong with having something set in montreal
susan
Not sure why people have such a hard time watching shows with subtitles. I don't speak any french, but have really enjoyed watching the original series on Netflix. I came on here to see if there were more seasons because so far only the first season has been available. I'm surprised to see that the show has been remade in English while the French show was still in production.
It's a shame that the French language is so limited to only a small part of Canada seeing as it is also a National language.
I honestly don't mind it being shot in Montreal. But I do at times find it odd that all the cops speak English and most without any Francophone accent. As well, I find it odd to have dispatches solely in English. That said it is nice to see a show set in a City other than Toronto or Vancouver. But now that the French version of 19-2 is on Netflix (in fact I am watching it as I type), it does seem better and more realistic as a subtitled series.
However, really with Canada only having three huge metropolises, you almost have to put a cop show in Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver as it would have the most "action". Setting 19-2 in Winnipeg or Edmonton, just wouldn't work out well. That said a different show, say along the lines of a Rookie Blue certainly could work in Winnipeg, Edmonton etc. It all depends on the story, the script and the tone of the show. I am the son of a city cop in Western Canada (I don't want to reveal too much personal info) and 19-2 and all cops show rarely show the realities of policing. My Dad says his shifts likely contained 25% "action" and 75% driving around in circles around his district. Real policing outside of the three big metropolises, likely would be boring.
At least the French 19-2 (I forget about the first episode of the English version, but I suspect it is identical as the French version is nearly word for word and shot for shot identical, except with a different cast except for Tyler), has a scene where they are assigned to the "speed gun," which really is part of the less interesting part of policing. So I give them credit for doing that, as you'd never see Law & Order (even before it became Law & Order: Homicide Division) running radar or Blue Bloods doing surveillance for 8 hours on a house that never moves.