Foreign Objects (TV series)

Foreign Objects is a Canadian television series which aired on CBC Television in 2001.<ref>Liane Faulder, "Too smart for the room: Acclaimed cutting-edge filmmaker Ken Finkleman returns with another challenging CBC series". Edmonton Journal, September 24, 2001.</ref> A short-run dramatic anthology series, the series was written and produced by Ken Finkleman.<ref name=doyle>John Doyle, "The sharp truths among uneven Foreign Objects". The Globe and Mail, September 24, 2001.</ref>

Finkleman stars as documentary producer George Findlay, the same character he plays in his earlier series The Newsroom, More Tears and Foolish Heart.<ref>Ted Shaw, "Lecherous opportunist returns via Finkleman; Character hasn't improved since The Newsroom". Windsor Star, September 22, 2001.</ref> 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.<ref name=doyle/> 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.<ref name=doyle/> The cast also includes Karen Hines, Tom McCamus, Arsinée Khanjian, Larissa Laskin, Kim Huffman and Rebecca Jenkins.<ref name=doyle/>

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.<ref>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.</ref>

The series received a Gemini Award nomination for Best Dramatic Series at the 17th Gemini Awards in 2002.<ref>John McKay, "Gemini Awards: Honours for a wide range of Canadian TV performers". Welland Tribune, October 31, 2002.</ref>

Finkleman's next project for the CBC was the television movie Escape from the Newsroom.

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