This piece is part of the CBC series "Outfront", a collection of first person documentaries. To my ear, this piece is way too contrived, and seems a complicated and unsuccessful effort to duplicate what the first person essay series "This I Believe" does so effectively. Where "This I Believe" is powerful, "Outfront" just calls attention to itself. It's too rehearsed, and you can almost see where the script says "chuckle here" or "cue the sigh". The production is painful, unnecessarily complicated and drawn out. By the time it grinds to its excruciating end, I don't care about the memories or feelings of the subject anymore, I just want it to be over.
Comments for The Life Of Pie
This piece belongs to the series "CBC Radio's Outfront"
Produced by Neil Sandell
Other pieces by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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Phil Corriveau
Posted on October 22, 2006 at 01:02 PM | Permalink
Review of The Life Of Pie
This piece is part of the CBC series "Outfront", a collection of first person documentaries. To my ear, this piece is way too contrived, and seems a complicated and unsuccessful effort to duplicate what the first person essay series "This I Believe" does so effectively. Where "This I Believe" is powerful, "Outfront" just calls attention to itself. It's too rehearsed, and you can almost see where the script says "chuckle here" or "cue the sigh". The production is painful, unnecessarily complicated and drawn out. By the time it grinds to its excruciating end, I don't care about the memories or feelings of the subject anymore, I just want it to be over.