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It is certainly refreshing to realize that purely original Canadian TV content is not only about coming-of-age teenagers attending an unoriginally named high school and facing issues most of us haven't even faced at the age of 30. It is not simply about the misadventures of a bunch of gas station owners and friends in a Canadian western town. It isn't just about showing the misfortunes of a Muslim community in a mythically close-minded prairie society. Canadian television drama has the potential of being much more than just that, and every once in a while, a remarkably achieved show comes and goes unnoticed. This is usually not to be expected from CTV, CBC or Global. As is the case with Slings and Arrows, quality Canadian dramas hang in there, away from mainstream over-the-air Canadian television.