''Station X'' is a Canadian

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series that aired on both the English and French channels of

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in 2005. The show revolved around six young

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-savvy people, in their late teens to early twenties, all living in a

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. ''Station X'' was created by Quebec-based film producer Cité-Amérique, now part of FRV Media. Episodes were produced in English and dubbed to produce the corresponding French episodes, although text that appeared on the screen was in French, such as the election posters in "Power".

Characters

* Kandi: 17, blonde, fashion conscious,

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* Davis: 22,

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, works as an editor for a magazine * Knob: 20, works as sound guy for live and studio bands * Seven: of

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and

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n heritage * Slate: 19, a movie aficionado * Jesse: a

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, and considered the

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of the group

Style

The show's style is noted for being unique with its combination of original animation and film clips. Most clips are

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, although other clips, such as pieces of movies or televisions shows, are also shown. Notable sources include

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and Sam Roberts, and many episodes contain an

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short. The episodes had minimal plots. In each episode one character had a

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or issue, and they would discuss it with each of the other characters, each showing their

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on the subject. A clip would then play, usually referenced to in the discussion, and occasionally directly introduced, to illustrate their point. Another unique feature of ''Station X'' is that there the screen was never filled. For each camera angle the image had a different shape and size with an edge looked rough, like torn paper. Sometimes two different angles of the same scene where shown at the same time. Even the film clips didn't fill the screen, as

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movie clips and music videos where shown letter boxed, while 4:3 video was shown smaller with blank space around all four sides, with the source information under it at the beginning and end of the clip. For the ''Madness'' episode, the blank space was white instead of black. Series designed and directed by Didier Loubat Artistic Direction by Carole Roy Animated Shorts by Patrick Layouts by Wayne Millett Props by Jean-Pascal Lead animation by Yann Tremblay

Episodes

Episode 1x12: "Sex" was a teaser episode that aired on 12 August. The series regular run started the next month, on 3 September, and ended 20 November 2005.Alt URL
/ref> * 1x1: "Violence" * 1x2: "Chance" * 1x3: "Guts" * 1x4: "Madness" * 1x5: "Fashion" * 1x6: "Money" * 1x7: "Hope" Seven tries to convince a homeless woman to accept her help and have hope. * 1x8: "Different" * 1x9: "Excess" * 1x10: "Humiliation" * 1x11: "Power" Seven tries to convince the others to support a political candidate, but they believe the candidate will be corrupted by power. * 1x12: "Sex" * 1x13: "Reality"

References

External links

* {{Teletoon 2000s Canadian adult animated television series 2000s Canadian animated comedy television series 2005 Canadian television series debuts 2005 Canadian television series endings Canadian adult animated comedy television series English-language television shows Teen animated television series Teletoon original programming Canadian television series with live action and animation