Vinyl Cafe in 2D

"What could TV be that it isn't now? Good. I have an animated show that I developed with some friends of mine, called The Vinyl Café. It's based on the work of Stuart McLean. He's a bestselling author from Canada who writes about a family -- very funny, warm, sweet stories. His is the top radio show in Canada. So this is found material -- someone came to me with the idea of making an animated show, they convinced me to try it, and then CBS let us make half an episode, then they didn't want it." -- Phil Rosenthal, creator of Everybody Loves Raymond, says at a Salon.com round table about the state of television. Other panelists included Al Franken, Wil Wheaton and Spencer Rice (Kenny vs. Spenny).

I haven't decided if a Vinyl Cafe cartoon is brilliant or really wishful thinking. Canadian sense of humour has come up big in American entertainment but, the self-depreciating humour of Stuart MacLean is far different from the silliness of Jim Carrey and Mike Myers. Nonetheless, as a fan of the radio show, a patriotic Canadian and admirer of Mr. McLean, I would like to initiate a Vinyl Cafe for television cartoon campaign. Speaking of which, I've got a lot of Family Guy to catch up on...

Links:
Stuart McLean's bio on the Ryerson Journalism School website