Twitch City

A Television is a Terrible Thing to Waste

1998 8.5

Twitch City is a surreal sitcom set in the Toronto, Ontario neighbourhood of Kensington Market, and follows Curtis, a television addict who refuses to leave his apartment, and his friends and roommates Nathan and Hope. In the series' first episode, Nathan is sent to prison for killing a homeless man with a can of cat food, leaving Curtis and Hope to find a replacement roommate to help with the rent.

Comedy

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1
I Slept with My Mother
1998-01-19
Nathan accidently kills a homeless man with a bag of canned cat food.
2
My Pet, My Hero
1998-01-26
While Nathan is awaiting sentencing, Curtis rents his room to a pair of mysterious businessmen and offers Hope a closet.
3
I Look Like Joyce DeWitt
1998-02-02
Lucky disappears and Dizelle is the chief suspect. Nathan is released from jail.
4
People Who Fight Too Much
1998-02-23
Nathan prepares his defense. Curtis rents the extra room to a student and a band at the same time.
5
I'm Fat and I'm Proud
1998-03-02
Curtis and Newbie compete in a contest of TV trivia.
6
Killed by Cat Food
1998-03-09
Nathan appears on The Rex Reilly Show. Curtis asks Hope to move into his room.

Cast

Don McKellar Curtis

Molly Parker Hope

Daniel MacIvor Nathan

Mark McKinney Rex Reilly

Twitch City

Episodes

I Slept with My Mother

My Pet, My Hero

I Look Like Joyce DeWitt

People Who Fight Too Much

I'm Fat and I'm Proud

Killed by Cat Food

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