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JamesG · 12-12-2018, 01:31 PM

Amazon Prime Nabs Streaming Rights to Popular Canadian Sitcom "Corner Gas" (Exclusive)
by Etan Vlessing
Dec. 12, 2018

"Corner Gas", Canada's most popular sitcom, is headed to Amazon Prime.

The streaming VOD service beat out Netflix and other online rivals to nab all six seasons of the comedy, or 107 episodes and a 90-minute TV movie, about a host of oddball rubes at a gas station in fictional Dog River, Saskatchewan.

Amazon Prime will stream "Corner Gas" in the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand and in around 60 international markets overall.

In Canada, the "Corner Gas" comedy, TV movie and an upcoming animated series will stream exclusively on the Crave service, a division of Bell Media, which originally developed and financed the CTV sitcom.

"Corner Gas" executive producer Virginia Thompson of Verite Films told The Hollywood Reporter that the Amazon Prime streaming deal answers demand from loyal fans of the sitcom outside of Canada after the series previously aired in over 24 countries, including on Superstation WGN in the U.S.

"This gives our established fans and new ones a chance to get to know the characters and the comedy, and build a fantastic fan base that hopefully will see Corner Gas Animated at some point in the future," Thompson said.

A record-breaking 3.02 million Canadian viewers watched the "Corner Gas" series finale on April 13, 2009.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...sitcom-1168477

Tray0726 · 07-20-2019, 06:15 PM

Hello-
This is the first time I have ever been in a chat room before. (Really!!) I watched the whole six seasons of Corner Gas for the first time on Amazon Prime and fell in love with it! I went on Youtube and saw the wonderful clips about the chat room community and thought.."Why Not!" So here I am. I know the show ended years ago, but the characters were so likeable in their own way. Nobody (besides my husband) around here even knows what Corner Gas is. It would be nice to connect with people who do.

12-12-2018, 01:31 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,967	Amazon Prime Gets Streaming Rights to "Corner Gas" *Amazon Prime Nabs Streaming Rights to Popular Canadian Sitcom "Corner Gas" (Exclusive)* by Etan Vlessing Dec. 12, 2018 "Corner Gas", Canada's most popular sitcom, is headed to Amazon Prime. The streaming VOD service beat out Netflix and other online rivals to nab all six seasons of the comedy, or 107 episodes and a 90-minute TV movie, about a host of oddball rubes at a gas station in fictional Dog River, Saskatchewan. Amazon Prime will stream "Corner Gas" in the U.S., U.K., Australia, New Zealand and in around 60 international markets overall. In Canada, the "Corner Gas" comedy, TV movie and an upcoming animated series will stream exclusively on the Crave service, a division of Bell Media, which originally developed and financed the CTV sitcom. "Corner Gas" executive producer Virginia Thompson of Verite Films told The Hollywood Reporter that the Amazon Prime streaming deal answers demand from loyal fans of the sitcom outside of Canada after the series previously aired in over 24 countries, including on Superstation WGN in the U.S. "This gives our established fans and new ones a chance to get to know the characters and the comedy, and build a fantastic fan base that hopefully will see Corner Gas Animated at some point in the future," Thompson said. A record-breaking 3.02 million Canadian viewers watched the "Corner Gas" series finale on April 13, 2009. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...sitcom-1168477

07-20-2019, 06:15 PM	#2
Tray0726 Member First Time Poster Join Date: Jul 20, 2019 Location: Grass Valley, CA USA Posts: 1	Californian falls for Corner Gas Hello- This is the first time I have ever been in a chat room before. (Really!!) I watched the whole six seasons of Corner Gas for the first time on Amazon Prime and fell in love with it! I went on Youtube and saw the wonderful clips about the chat room community and thought.."Why Not!" So here I am. I know the show ended years ago, but the characters were so likeable in their own way. Nobody (besides my husband) around here even knows what Corner Gas is. It would be nice to connect with people who do.