Saying Goodbye is a Canadian television drama anthology series, which aired on TVOntario in 1990.John Haslett Cuff, "Intimate, focussed drama: Saying Goodbye, a Canadian series about death and grieving, confirms that Canadians can produce polished drama that doesn't ape American TV". The Globe and Mail, October 23, 1990. The series consisted of five half-hour short drama films about people grappling with death, either dealing with grief after the death of a loved one or confronting their own mortality. Each episode was paired with a half-hour studio panel discussion on bereavement moderated by Roy Bonisteel.Antonia Zerbisias, "What do you say to a friend who has lost a loved one?". Toronto Star, October 23, 1990.
The series was also sold on videotape for use in palliative care and grief counselling education programs.Ted Shaw, "Five-part series deals with death". Windsor Star, October 23, 1990.
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Critical response John Haslett Cuff of The Globe and Mail praised the series as evidence that Canadians "can produce powerful, polished drama that doesn't ape American TV and actually has something interesting and important to communicate", and lamented that the series wasn't running on CBC Television so that the entire country could watch it.
Awards As the series run crossed over the eligibility cutoff dates for the Gemini Awards, the series was eligible for both the 5th Gemini Awards in 1990 and the 6th Gemini Awards in 1992.
+AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryNomineesResultReferenceGemini AwardsDecember 4, 1990 Best Short Dramatic Program "The First Snowfall" Christopher Harris, "CBC's Love and Hate, Road to Avonlea win five Geminis each: Awards liberally distributed this year, with no one show grabbing the lion's share". The Globe and Mail, December 5, 1990. Best Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries Jennifer Dale, "Thunder in My Head" Best Supporting Actor Shawn Lawrence, "The First Snowfall" Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Miniseries Edwina Follows, "Thunder in My Head" March 8, 1992 Best Actor in a Television Film or Miniseries Bernard Behrens, "A Home Alone" "Here are just some of the Gemini winners". Vancouver Sun, March 9, 1992. Best Actress in a Television Film or Miniseries Brenda Bazinet, "A Grief Shared"
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