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jPod
Based on Douglas Coupland's comedic novel, this series focuses on the misadventures, romances and schemes of a group of video game designers.
jPod is a comedic television series based on Douglas Coupland’s novel of the same name. It premiered on CBC Television on January 8, 2008. Starting with the fifth episode, the show began airing Fridays at 9:00. On April 4, 2008, it was announced that the CBC had cancelled the show because of low ratings. However, all but one of the remaining episodes aired. The cancellation of jPod sparked a fan-led protest. The show's opening title theme is Flutter by Bonobo. Produced by I’m Feeling Lucky Productions for the CBC, jPod was created by Douglas Coupland and Michael MacLennan. Coupland also co-wrote many of season one’s episodes.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 13 episodes (January 8, 2008)
Cast
- David Kopp as Ethan Jarlewski
- Emilie Ullerup as Kaitlin Joyce
- Alan Thicke as Jim Jarlewski
- Sherry Miller as Carol Jarlewski
- Colin Cunningham as Steve Lefkowitz
- Steph Song as Brianna Jyang
- Benjamin Ayres as Casper Jesperson
- Torrance Coombs as John Doe
- Raugi Yu as Kam Fong
Details
- Created by
- Michael MacLennan and Douglas Coupland
- First aired
- January 8, 2008
- Episodes
- 13
- Genres
- Comedy
- Network
- CBC Television
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 7.2 / 10 from 5 votes
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