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Greg David \/ The Loop<\/em><\/div>\n
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Will Thursday nights and Robin Williams end up being the winning formula Package Deal<\/em> needs to break through to a bigger audience? Here\u2019s hoping so.<\/p>\n

Over the past few weeks, my Twitter feed has been filled with Canadian television writers and critics lamenting that networks aren\u2019t doing all they can to promote homegrown series. They contend that networks are \u2014 wrongly, they say \u2014 throwing support behind safer, expensive primetime imports from the U.S. And while I understand their beef \u2014 if a homegrown show succeeds, it means renewal and a continuing job for a Canadian cast and crew, including those writers \u2014 I contend that the secret to success lies in a project that is well-written, well-acted and, dare I say it, entertaining<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Package Deal<\/em> is entertaining. \u201cDanny Escapes to Prison\u201d was the sitcom\u2019s newest episode and featured siblings Danny, Ryan and Sheldon and their immature hijinks. Once again, protective brothers Sheldon and Ryan didn\u2019t want to share Danny with his new girlfriend, Kim. Danny, not wanting to draw the ire of his siblings, nor jeopardize any pillow time with Kim, went to incredible lengths to make everyone happy. That meant hiking with Kim followed by basketball with Sheldon, or drinks with the boys chased down by nachos with Kim.<\/p>\n

Things got so desperate that Danny took Kim up on her suggestion that they grab dinner at a trendy restaurant where everyone ate in the dark. Danny donned night vision goggles and flitted back and forth between gal pal and brothers until he was busted by accidentally hitting the light switch. The gaffe also shed light \u2014 literally \u2014 on the patrons, who had spilled food all over themselves, a hilarious bit.<\/p>\n

All of this not only took its toll on Danny\u2019s sleep cycle, but his ability to defend accused wife killer McKenzie (Eugene Levy). A final confrontation between Kim, Danny, Sheldon and Ryan took place while in a meeting with McKenzie, during which the prisoner escaped while everyone\u2019s back was turned.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Jill Morrison\u2019s snarky, sexy Nikki was able to spread her wings \u2014 and at one point, her thighs \u2014 during a boundary-pushing photo shoot of Sheldon\u2019s promoting a line of caskets. His idea, to mesh the vampire trend with burying a loved one, was well-meaning enough, but degenerated into an over-the-top spectacle of jiggling breasts and borderline bestiality. It was a knee-slapper though, and I\u2019m hoping Morrison is given more to do in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Overall, \u201cDanny Escapes to Prison\u201d was an entertaining half-hour that paired well with Robin Williams\u2019 lead-in The Crazy Ones<\/em>, and fingers crossed that it gets a bigger sampling from the hometown crowd.<\/p>\n

Not because it\u2019s Canadian, but because it\u2019s entertaining.<\/p>\n

Package Deal<\/em> airs Thursdays at 9:30 p.m. ET on City. (The series previously aired on Mondays, but will remain on Thursdays going forward.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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