Summary of "Season 1 - Fill out your declaration cards": I've had my fair share of run-ins with Canada Customs during my many visits outside of the country, though nothing to the extent of the suspects in the show. Maybe a future episode can show a website editor being hassled over a couple of DVD samples he obtained in the US, with a customs officer yelling "So, you're selling these then?!" Not like that's happened to me once or twice. Nope... not me.
I thought the show was good after the earthquake-cam from the pilot episode was toned down. I found it a bit annoying that the Homeland Security officer always seemed to be "evil," as though her sole purpose there was to screw with the ICS investigation, or withhold information. I expect viewers South of the border may take issue with that as well.
I found the excerpts from The Undefended Border to be quite interesting, and I wished they had more material on the set, or at least some unedited episodes. The commentary was okay, though they needed someone to move the discussion along a bit, and get the participants talking to one another (there was very little play between them).
The Border is a cool Canadian show, and I look forward to watching the second season, whenever it's released on DVD. (read entire review)
Here's one that slipped through the cracks at the site - Video Service Corp will release the second season of the hit Canadian series The Border on August 25. Here's a press release they sent over:
In... (read entire news item)
11/08/2008
VSC's Press Release Clears Customs for The Border - Season 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Border: Season One
Passes the DVD Checkpoint
Toronto, ON (November 8, 2008) - The world's longest undefended border is undefended no longer. In a post-9/11 world of... (read entire news item)
10/22/2008
Studio Finalizes Package Art for The Border - Season 1 & Sends it Across
A month ago we let you know that Video Service Corp is preparing a November 18th release in Canada of The Border - Season 1 on DVD. Now the folks at VSC have just approved the finalized package art yesterday,... (read entire news item)
9/21/2008
1st Season of the CBC Dramatic Hit Coming to DVD Soon
In this post-9/11 world, the once "undefended border" that divides Canada and the U.S. is no longer considered soft. This CBC dramatic series lifts stories from the headlines to fuel an action-packed... (read entire news item)
