The show has such a generous and likable vibe the genuine drama seems just out of reach at times
, as it awkwardly tries to grow into its-style comedy, with the camera anxiously looking this way and that, punctuating gags with quick zooms.
Farrell and company lean into the location. Parkdale is an immigrant hub where local organizations do community work beneath the crush of international conglomerate-backed gentrification.
The new CTV Original series Shelved is a workplace comedy that follows the staff and patrons in the underfunded Jameson branch of the Metropolitan Public Library, as they deal with the community and each other’s eccentricities.Jaq chooses the latest YA fantasy “Transform Menstruation.” It’s “terrifying, angsty and so necessary,” she says.
This series would easily agitate the likes of Bryce, especially because Farrell makes a point to represent every community, from straight white male to racialized drag performers. The intentional diversity doesn’t feel forced as it often does on shows where representation is limited to tokenism. Instead, it feels just like Parkdale itself, especially with the easygoing dynamic among the cast.back.
the willingness to dig into conversations with someone we would be inclined to block on Twitter, are what makes this inviting show a standoutairs Mondays at 9:30 p.m. on CTV.
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