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| camera = [[Single camera setup|Single-camera]]
| camera = [[Single camera setup|Single-camera]]
| creator = [[Michael Wettstein]]
| creator = [[Ken Finkleman]]
| writer = Barry Braatz
| writer = Ken Finkleman
| director = Michael Wettstein
| director = Ken Finkleman
| editor = Barry Braatz
| editor = Roderick Deogrades
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|Michael Wettstein|[[Barry Braatz]]|[[Donny Broske]]|[[Andrew Walsh]]|Neil Scannel}}
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|Ken Finkleman|[[Lauren Lee Smith]]|[[Jason Weinberg]]|[[Ieva Lucs]]|Steven McCarthy}}
| country = [[Canada]]
| country = [[Canada]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| num_episodes = 13
| num_episodes = 13
|list_episodes = #Episodes
|list_episodes = #Episodes
| executive_producer = {{Unbulleted list|[[Barry Braatz]]|[[Michael Wettstein]]|Barry Braatz}}
| executive_producer = {{Unbulleted list|[[Christina Jennings]]|[[Scott Garvie]]|Ken Finkleman}}
| producer = {{Unbulleted list|Barry Braatz|Michael Wettstein}}
| producer = {{Unbulleted list|Avi Federgreen|Jan Peter Meyboom}}
| location = Canada
| location = Canada
| company = [[Shaftesbury Films]]
| company = [[Shaftesbury Films]]
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'''''Good Dog''''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] television [[comedy-drama]] series which aired for one season on [[HBO Canada]]. The show follows the life of two very good dogs and their struggle in life to not become bad dogs. The main character in the show are Michael Wettstein, played by CT from The Challenge, and Barry Braatz, played by Dustin Diamond, reprised from ''The Tale of Two Dogs''.
'''''Good Dog''''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] television [[comedy-drama]] series which aired for one season on [[HBO Canada]]. The show follows the life of character George Findlay, a role that [[Ken Finkleman]] reprised from ''[[The Newsroom (Canadian TV series)|The Newsroom]]''.


==Overview==
==Overview==
George Findlay (Finkleman) is a character who has been present in virtually all of Finkleman's past television projects, including ''The Newsroom'', ''[[More Tears]]'', ''[[Foolish Heart (TV series)|Foolish Heart]]'' and ''[[Foreign Objects (TV series)|Foreign Objects]]''.<ref>[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/television/ken-finkleman-explains-good-dogs-george/article1930084/ "The Six Faces of George"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', March 4, 2011.</ref> A self-centred and unsympathetic television producer, in ''Good Dog'' he is trying to launch a [[reality show]] about his life with his new, much younger girlfriend Claire ([[Lauren Lee Smith]]).
This show is a detailed examination of two lifelong friends and good dogs. Throughout the show they are faced with the challenge of maintaining their status of being good dogs and not falling into the dark side and becoming bad dogs. Donny Broske, the baddest dog of all, enters the scene and all allegiances well be tested. Who will crack? What will their path be? No one knows...


The series was initially renewed for a ten-episode second season, with a retooled storyline focusing on cable news.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-eh.com/2011/09/19/samantha-bee-and-lolita-davidovich-join-good-dog/|title=Samantha Bee and Lolita Davidovich join Good Dog (HBO Canada press release)|work=TV, eh?|date=2011-09-19|accessdate=2012-04-01}}</ref> However, this season was instead retitled as a new program titled ''[[Good God (TV series)|Good God]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-eh.com/2012/03/20/good-god-premieres-april-9-on-movie-centralthe-movie-network/|title=Good God premieres April 9 on Movie Central/The Movie Network (TMN / Movie Central press release)|work=TV, eh?|date=2012-03-20|accessdate=2012-04-01}}</ref>


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Pilot
|Title = Pilot
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|6|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|6|df=y}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Good Dogs
|Title = Converting to Judaism
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|6|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|6|df=y}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Definitely Good Dogs
|Title = Jack Nicholson
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|13|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|13|df=y}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Best Dogs
|Title = Under the Knife
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|20|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|20|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = George thinks about marketing his invention, The Fonk, the friendly honk, after another driver tears off the windshield wiper of George's car. George also considers plastic surgery.
|ShortSummary = George thinks about marketing his invention, The Fonk, the friendly honk, after another driver tears off the windshield wiper of George's car. George also considers plastic surgery.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Enter Bad Dog...
|Title = Gay Sopranos
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|27|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|3|27|df=y}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Walking the Line
|Title = The Hitman
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|3|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|3|df=y}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Good vs. Bad
|Title = The Prenup
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|10|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|10|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Wondering Astray
|Title = Madoff
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|17|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|17|df=y}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Good Dog Turned Bad
|Title = Death by Cliche
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|24|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|4|24|df=y}}
|ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Good Dog vs. Bad Dog
|Title = Party Socks
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Adam M. Reid & Max B. Reid and Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|1|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|1|df=y}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Death of A Bad Dog
|Title = The Hockey Player's Wife
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|8|df=y}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 12
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = The Light
|Title = Prius
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|15|df=y}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = No Doubt, Always Good Dogs
|Title = I Never Met a Phor I Didn't Use
|DirectedBy = Michael Wettstein
|DirectedBy = Ken Finkleman
|WrittenBy = Barry Braatz
|WrittenBy = Ken Finkleman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|22|df=y}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2011|5|22|df=y}}
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Revision as of 22:48, 20 April 2016

Good Dog
Created byKen Finkleman
Written byKen Finkleman
Directed byKen Finkleman
Starring
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes13 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Avi Federgreen
  • Jan Peter Meyboom
Production locationCanada
EditorRoderick Deogrades
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running timeapprox. 26 minutes
Production companyShaftesbury Films
Original release
Network
Release6 March (2011-03-06) –
22 May 2011 (2011-05-22)

Good Dog is a Canadian television comedy-drama series which aired for one season on HBO Canada. The show follows the life of character George Findlay, a role that Ken Finkleman reprised from The Newsroom.

Overview

George Findlay (Finkleman) is a character who has been present in virtually all of Finkleman's past television projects, including The Newsroom, More Tears, Foolish Heart and Foreign Objects.[1] A self-centred and unsympathetic television producer, in Good Dog he is trying to launch a reality show about his life with his new, much younger girlfriend Claire (Lauren Lee Smith).

The series was initially renewed for a ten-episode second season, with a retooled storyline focusing on cable news.[2] However, this season was instead retitled as a new program titled Good God.[3]

Episodes

# Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Pilot"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman6 March 2011 (2011-03-06)
2"Converting to Judaism"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman6 March 2011 (2011-03-06)
3"Jack Nicholson"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman13 March 2011 (2011-03-13)
4"Under the Knife"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman20 March 2011 (2011-03-20)
George thinks about marketing his invention, The Fonk, the friendly honk, after another driver tears off the windshield wiper of George's car. George also considers plastic surgery.
5"Gay Sopranos"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman27 March 2011 (2011-03-27)
6"The Hitman"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman3 April 2011 (2011-04-03)
7"The Prenup"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman10 April 2011 (2011-04-10)
8"Madoff"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman17 April 2011 (2011-04-17)
9"Death by Cliche"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman24 April 2011 (2011-04-24)
10"Party Socks"Ken FinklemanAdam M. Reid & Max B. Reid and Ken Finkleman1 May 2011 (2011-05-01)
11"The Hockey Player's Wife"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman8 May 2011 (2011-05-08)
12"Prius"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman15 May 2011 (2011-05-15)
13"I Never Met a Phor I Didn't Use"Ken FinklemanKen Finkleman22 May 2011 (2011-05-22)

References

  1. ^ "The Six Faces of George". The Globe and Mail, March 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Samantha Bee and Lolita Davidovich join Good Dog (HBO Canada press release)". TV, eh?. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  3. ^ "Good God premieres April 9 on Movie Central/The Movie Network (TMN / Movie Central press release)". TV, eh?. 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
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