Talk:Robson Arms

Nevermind I've figured it out now. GaryEH

-Can anyone tell me where my original page is? I've searched everywhere for it, including the page "Copyright Problems" (where the it says it is) but the link simply redirects me back to the page that has been removed. Does this mean that my work has disappeard? Does this mean I have to start again? Anyone?- GaryEH

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I am the Executive Producer of the show. I edited the material as to be presented in a non-promotional way. To be used as information only. This was taken from from material I was involved in originating. There is no possible way this could have been copied from another copywrited site. In fact it was nothing like the link provided by the person who deleted it except for cast names, but it is after all a television show. The cast would be the same on both sites. The link that was posted and supposedly taken from is a CTV site is similar information but in no way was it the same. And as far as I could tell there was no link to that site in Wikipedia. CTV required the rights from the producers (us) not the other way around. The following is what is precieved a copyvio. I am the EP of the show and perhaps I should write this in the comments. I am just learning how to navigate these waters. In the futer I will write the explaination.

The following is a copy of the site in question.

Robson Arms Production is underway on this 13-episode, half-hour series that promises to take viewers behind a new door every week at “Robson Arms”, a once-grand low-rise apartment building in Vancouver’s crowded and eclectic West End. Each episode brings a new story and characters, weaving intriguing glimpses of characters from past and future episodes. Though every tenant is different, their stories each strike a chord as they deal with the most basic of human needs: the desire to connect. Fresh, inspired and comedic, “Robson Arms” has drawn some of Canada’s most exciting acting talent to the small screen. Celebrity cast includes Margot Kidder (“Superman”, “Crime and Punishment”), Megan Follows (“Anne of Green Gables”, “Law and Order”), Mark McKinney (“Kids in the Hall”, “Slings and Arrows”), William B. Davis (“The X-Files”, “100 Days in the Jungle”), Tobias Mehler (“Taken”) and Gabrielle Miller (“Corner Gas”). They will be joined by series regular John Cassini (“NYPD Blues”, “Seven”) who stars as the building's appealing but sleazy Superintendent “Yuri”. Additional guest stars appearing throughout the season include Gabrielle Rose (“Milgaard”, “The Sweet Hereafter”) Kevin McNulty (“Last Wedding”, “Stealing Sinatra”), Alisen Down (“Mysterious Ways”), Fred Ewanuick (“Corner Gas”, “Delicate Art of Parking”) and Zak Santiago (“Human Cargo”, “Stargate SG-1”) as well as featuring cameo appearances from Will Sasso and Brent Butt. “Robson Arms” features some of the country’s hottest new writing and directing talents and is a co-production between Vancouver-based Omni Film Productions and Halifax-based Creative Atlantic Communications in association with CTV.

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Just curious if your show is ever going to audition the many trying-at-working actors in Vancouver for all the parts where you've imported people from Toronto to play Vancouverites. And, speaking as a long-time Vancouverite and (though not currently) one-time West Ender, other than the mountain bikes, mentions of the Grind and cappucino bars, I frankly have to say that the show has nothing "Vancouver" about it; even the sense of humour is off for the way BCers joke. And while there's some authenticity having a Toronto actor playing a transplanted Toronto lawyer, Mark McKinney as one of the male leads comes across more as transplanted Yorkville than any of the slimeball yuppie lawyers of my experience. Maybe it's just that your show represents the "new Vancouver", not the way we used to be, who we really are; instead, it's a pastiche of all the navel-gazing typical of newly-arrived Vancouverites. I submit that the show could be a lot funnier, and a lot more interesting, if it actually tried to express what BC is about; instead of trying to come up with a formula sitcom that Toronto audiences can tell themselves Vancouver is about; not that Frazier has much to do with life in Seattle, either, or Mary Tyler Moore had anything to do with life in the Twin Cities. But after years upon years of eastern media domination, and given the HUGE talent pool of actors in Vancouver, why is it so few of them were even auditioned for the leads and supporting cast, and none of them were cast. Are Torontonians really that much more talented that they should be flown out here to play Vancovuerites, when there are so many Vancouverites available and, in fact, more suited to the roles?Skookum1 20:21, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio?
Moved from Copyright problems: End moved text
 * Robson Arms - from release, as posted on talk:Robson Arms. Radagast 03:52, Dec 24, 2004 (UTC)
 * That seems to have been resolved a long time ago...? --rbrwr&plusmn; 11:13, 24 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I thought I saw Brent Butt and Nancy Robertson in the promo commercials? Am I seeing things? -- Earl Andrew - talk 06:50, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Oh, probably. Anybody from the other side of the Rockies shows up on the show sooner or later...(not that you'd see a BC Actor, except in one-liner bits); part of the reason for this, if you note all the actor creds listed, is that BC actors don't get the creds to get the higher-ranked parts, so can't even appear in shows about their own city, except as bit-parts. But stars from a Toronto show about a smalltown gaspump in Saskatchewan? Sure, they'll do just fine to play British Columbians, since directors and production don't think British Columbians are qualified to play themselves.Skookum1 20:29, 27 June 2006 (UTC)

Well let's look at this. 81 speaking parts in season one. 15 or so casting sessions in Vancouver and one in Halifax. Out of 81 speaking parts 6 people were brought in from out of town, Mark McKinney, Meagan Follows, Margo Kidder and Shirley Douglas were offered parts. Two auditioned in Halifax as it was a co-production with a Halifax based company. So that leaves 75 speaking parts for Vancouver actors. Of those 75, 12 were larger or equal to the roles performed by the 6 actors above including John Cassini who was the only character to appear in every episode. 4 more were at least equal to some of the non Vancouver cast. Of the guests in question Mr. Butt and Ms. Robertson live in Vancouver.

The showrunners who cast and wrote Robson Arms both live in the Vancouver area. One has lived there for 30 years in fact.

And for the record Corner Gas originated in Vancouver and through the Vancouver office of CTV and, was developed as a co-production with a Regina company.

Just didn't want to leave anyone with the wrong impression about what this show is about or who is running it. And of course all of the local actors it really does employ.Scorn 19:47, 2 September 2006 (UTC) —

DVD release?
I heard tell at one point there was going to be a DVD release of the series. Given the success of Corner Gas on DVD, will there be such a release for Robson Arms? (This should be added to the article if true). 23skidoo 17:25, 13 November 2006 (UTC)