The very tiniest, baby roots of this column started months ago, at a party. Knowing that Keith had this website happening and “did things with podcasts”, I naturally assumed he was an expert and would know if there was a podcast out there that focused on Montreal-made (or even Quebec- or Canada-made) content. In my head, there was a magical podcast and I just hadn’t found it yet. Something akin to NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour (which is a true delight, if you haven’t listened to it yet). Someone, or better yet, several someones who would happily point me to the best books, movies and TV shows coming out of our city, and who would give me something a little critical to sink my teeth into.
So… it turns out this doesn’t exist. And after letting the idea percolate, Keith got in touch with me and asked if I would be interested in trying to fill this void with a blog. And even though my fondest wish was to be spoonfed, taking matters into my own hands and foisting my opinions onto the masses seems like a pretty decent alternative. The premise, then, is that for every article, I will consume a more-or-less recent piece of made-in-Montreal pop culture. Hopefully, it will be awesome.
First on my docket is dark comedy Série noire. The second season began airing last week, and the first one recently popped up in my Netflix suggestions. Like any reasonable adult and dedicated social butterfly, I decided to watch as many episodes of its twelve episodes as possible between Saturday and Sunday (ten).
