Made in Canada - Season 5
Season 5
Episodes
Private Sector
Executive Brian Switzer finds himself in demand after leaving public television.
Best Seller
Alan attempts to make Ann-Marie MacDonald part of the Pyramid family.
Acquisitions
Alan becomes obsessed with starting a new specialty channel. When it turns out to be too expensive, he buys an existing one by assuming its massive debt. The channel has zero viewers, and only shows one movie, over and over again.
People of the Fish
Diane Parkman returns from Los Angeles to work on a new miniseries based on a famous book.
Babes with Blades
Veronica tries to produce a documentary on women in hockey.
The Skateboard Show
Richard hires a receptionist's teenage son.
Beaver Creek Valentine
Beaver Creek's new Christmas episode is rescheduled to February, forcing a quick rewrite to make it about Valentines Day.
Office Flu
The Pyramid staff succumbs to a flu epidemic; the company is nominated for a prestigious Swedish award.
Alan's New Studio
Victor has his eye on a new studio despite structural damage.
Victor's Dating Show
Victor runs into a number of problems while producing a dating show for Pyramid, including a difficult show runner.
Bio-Pic
Victor is appointed to the Leaf of Fame awards committee.
Dock Cops
Richard is tasked with giving the show Dock Cops a face-lift.
Beaver Creek Jumps the Shark
The Pyramid staff begin to realize that Beaver Creek has jumped the shark, and reminisce about how their own lives have done the same.
Richard's Brother
Requiem for Beaver Creek
The network decides to cancel Beaver Creek, and the company has to scramble to save its cash cow.
Producer's Cut
Alan finds out about a new television sitcom called Producer's Cut which parodies the Canadian film and television production industry, and believes it's based on him.
The Last Show
Alan sells Pyramid to a dairy farmer, who fires everybody except Wanda and Victor. Richard and Veronica start their own firm and get rich off a terrible show. Victor decides to retire, and Wanda becomes CEO of Pyramid.
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