One More Time (2024 TV series)

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One More Time
Starring
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Production companyCounterfeit Pictures
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
ReleaseJanuary 9, 2024 (2024-01-09) –
present

One More Time is a Canadian television sitcom produced by Accessible Media Inc. that premiered on January 9, 2024 on CBC Television.[1]

Cast and characters[edit]

Main[edit]

  • D.J. Demers as D.J., the hard-of-hearing manager of a small used sporting goods store.[2]
  • Geri Hall as assistant manager Cynthia
  • Dan Beirne as undermotivated employee Wayne
  • Elise Bauman as employee and Olympic hopeful Jen
  • Seran Sathiyaseelan as new part-time employee Keeran
  • Dayton Sinkia as security guard Chris

Supporting[edit]

Production[edit]

Demers has stated that the series is inspired by his own teenage job at a Play It Again Sports store, so that the show essentially represents what his own life might have been like if he had stayed in that job instead of moving on to pursue other dreams.[3]

The show received some attention as a significant advance for media representation of people with disabilities, as it premiered around the same time as Sight Unseen, a drama series about a visually-impaired police officer.[4] The fourth episode, "Mis-Interpretation", centres on a storyline in which D.J., who is hearing-impaired but able to hear and speak with the use of hearing aids, is set up on a blind date with a woman who is fully deaf and communicates using sign language, necessitating a chain of multiple sign language interpreters to relay conversation between D.J. and his date.[5]

Episodes[edit]

No.Title [6]Directed byWritten byOriginal air date [6]
1"Unselfish UnSaturday"Melanie OrrD.J. Demers & Jessie GabeJanuary 9, 2024 (2024-01-09)
2"Rocket Richard's Skates"Melanie OrrD.J. Demers & Jessie GabeJanuary 16, 2024 (2024-01-16)
3"Chris Gets Hired"Melanie OrrChris RobinsonJanuary 23, 2024 (2024-01-23)
4"Mis-Interpretation"Melanie OrrDane ClarkJanuary 30, 2024 (2024-01-30)
5"Brittle by Brittle"Cory BowlesDane ClarkFebruary 6, 2024 (2024-02-06)
6"Bed Bugs"Yael StaavRob MichaelsFebruary 13, 2024 (2024-02-13)
7"Lazer Blade"Yael StaavJessie GabeFebruary 20, 2024 (2024-02-20)
8"The New Deaf Girl"Yael StaavJessie GabeFebruary 27, 2024 (2024-02-27)
9"Ah Néro"Jessie GabeJackie BatsindukaMarch 5, 2024 (2024-03-05)
10"Curs-ed"Cory BowlesMartina MonroMarch 12, 2024 (2024-03-12)
11"Near Deaf Experience"Cory BowlesRob Michaels & Martina MonroMarch 19, 2024 (2024-03-19)
12"The Smiley Face Bandit"Cory BowlesD.J. DemersMarch 26, 2024 (2024-03-26)
13"The Incident"Yael StaavD.J. DemersApril 2, 2024 (2024-04-02)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Greg David, "CBC unveils 2023-24 programming slate featuring over 40 original series from Canadian storytellers". TV, eh?, June 1, 2023.
  2. ^ Naman Ramachandran, "D.J. Demers’ CBC Comedy Series ‘One More Time’ Sets Cast, Production Underway". Variety, July 27, 2023.
  3. ^ Debra Yeo, "How hard-of-hearing comedian D.J. Demers turned his high school job into a Canadian sitcom". Toronto Star, January 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Aisling Murphy, "She's visually impaired. He's hard of hearing. They're boosting disability representation on Canadian TV". Toronto Star, February 24, 2024.
  5. ^ Nicole Thompson, "Sign language choreography a logistical challenge on CBC comedy ‘One More Time’". CityNews, January 29, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "One More Time – Listings". Zap2It. Retrieved December 25, 2023.

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