Foreign Objects is a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television in 2001.Liane Faulder, "Too smart for the room: Acclaimed cutting-edge filmmaker Ken Finkleman returns with another challenging CBC series". Edmonton Journal, September 24, 2001. A short-run dramatic anthology series, the series was written and produced by Ken Finkleman.John Doyle, "The sharp truths among uneven Foreign Objects". The Globe and Mail, September 24, 2001.
Finkleman stars as documentary producer George Findlay, the same character he plays in his earlier series The Newsroom, More Tears and Foolish Heart.Ted Shaw, "Lecherous opportunist returns via Finkleman; Character hasn't improved since The Newsroom". Windsor Star, September 22, 2001. Apart from Findlay, each episode focuses on a different set of characters and tells a self-contained story based on themes of human frailty and obsession. The show's other main recurring character is Tibor (Colm Feore), a European acquaintance of Findlay's who is involved in drawing Findlay to the various settings in which the show's events take place. The cast also includes Karen Hines, Tom McCamus, Arsinée Khanjian, Larissa Laskin, Kim Huffman and Rebecca Jenkins.
Episodes include "Evil", in which Findlay goes to Kosovo to make a documentary on the Kosovo War but strives to sensationalize it for ratings, and "Celebrity", in which a group of public relations consultants are tasked with publicizing the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.Dana Gee, "Finkleman's new challenge: Actor-writer-director catches everything from the ravages of war to the cult of celebrity in Foreign Objects". The Province, September 24, 2001.
The series received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Dramatic Series at the 17th Gemini Awards in 2002.John McKay, "Gemini Awards: Honours for a wide range of Canadian TV performers". Welland Tribune, October 31, 2002.
Finkleman's next project for the CBC was the television movie Escape from the Newsroom.
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