Today was a very emotional day. JT got stabbed and Jude went off to London, after breaking off her engagement with Tommy. Now, when I was watching the other Degrassi the other day, I realized that the Lakehurst kid that was threatening JT was Erica's older brother on Being Erica. So I started shouting "Erica's brother is the one who stabs JT?!?" In the end, it wasn't him who killed JT but this is one of the reason I love Canadian TV. There seem to be so few actors and that it feels like they all appear in everything. And so, a case study:

Being Erica - Listed below are the other shows that the 15 stars of Being Erica (as determined by how many episodes they have appeared in) and beside it, the number of actors from Being Erica who appeared in that show, even if just for one episode.

Flashpoint - 5
1-800-Missing - 4
Degrassi - 3
Regenesis - 3
Heartland - 3
The Border
Wild Roses, The Guard, Falcon Beach, Durham County, The Listener and Canadian Idol - 1 each.

It's kinda sad. 1/3 of the cast have appeared on Flashpoint. Are there really that few shows in Canada that actors always end up on the same ones? And these aren't just limited to other shows on CBC. There's some CTV and even The Movie Network. And if you look at the cast of jPOD, it's like they just went through the list of people who have appeared on Stargate.

Come on Canada, let's get some more shows so that the actors have a better chance. And so we don't have to see the same actors again and again in different roles. Erica's older brother would never threaten to kill another student!