Shelved is a sweet little Canadian sitcom that just landed on Binge. Despite premiering in O Canada back in March, 2023 on CTV. Oh CTV how I miss you from my Vancouver days!
Back in the day I was lucky enough to intern on the Vicki Gabereau show on CTV, in downtown Vancouver.
Anyway that is history.
Shelved is a fun, little workplace comedy that follows the employees and patrons of the fictional Metropolitan Public Library's Jameson Branch.
Not located in Vancouver, but in the working-class neighbourhood Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario.
The eight part first series stars Lyndie Greenwood as branch head Wendy. Paul Braunstein as assistant branch head Bryce de Laurel, the toxic male figure in a very woke series, Dakota Ray Hebert as junior librarian Jacqueline "Jaq" Bedard, Chris Sandiford as senior librarian Howard Tutt, Robin Duke as Wendy "Unhoused Wendy" Brown, a regular library patron and self-described "wackadoo", Taylor Love as Sheila Boyd, a caring community leader and law student working part time at the Settlement Desk along with less frequent Varun Saranga as Alvin Canada, an entrepreneur and freelance business consultant.
When I say woke, this series also tackles social issues such as drag story time, homelessness, where Wendy is referred to as unhoused. Now back to Vancouver, homeless folks lined the streets, I worked for AIDS Vancouver at a food drop in. Like in Sydney where I have done Youth off the Streets, however the Vancouver drop in, was busy day in, day out, every shift.
In Sydney it's more seasonal.
So that is enough reflecting on my time in Vancouver. CTV will you give this well meaning, social aware, very Canadian series a second season?
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