Good God

S01E02: Elliot Big Balls

With diversity an issue, George hires a former African warlord as an on-air personality.

Overview

Good God is a Canadian television comedy-drama series which premiered in April 2012 on HBO Canada. The show follows the life of character George Findlay, a role that Ken Finkleman reprised from The Newsroom and subsequent television projects. The series was originally slated to be the second season of Finkleman's previous HBO Canada project Good Dog, but was retitled in accordance with a change in the show's setting.

The show was described in early media coverage as having been inspired in part by the launch of Sun News Network. In the show's first episode, for example, Findlay is forced to respond to allegations that his new venture is aspiring to be "Fox News North", an epithet which the real Sun News Network also faced both before and after its launch.

The series was nominated for several awards at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Comedy Series, Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Jason Weinberg and Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series nods for both Samantha Bee and Jud Tylor.

Episodes

S01E01 One Station Under God

April 9, 2012 30 min
George agrees to run the Canadian outpost of an American right-wing television network owned by the media baron father of his socialite girlfriend.

S01E02 Elliot Big Balls

April 16, 2012 30 min
With diversity an issue, George hires a former African warlord as an on-air personality.

S01E03 I've Never Met A Disease I Didn't Catch

April 23, 2012 30 min
After a night of doing ecstasy - and Tory - George must take a random drug test and loyalty oath for his job.

S01E04 Old Friends Never Die - Unfortunately

April 30, 2012 30 min
When an on-air host insults Islam and a childhood friend begs for a quarter of a million dollars, George pretends the network is facing a fatwa.

S01E05 Solidarity for Never

May 7, 2012 30 min
When the on-air hosts refuse pay cuts, George decides to replace them. Meanwhile, he faces commitment demands from both Virginia and Tory.

S01E06 The Naked Truth

May 14, 2012 30 min
Overwhelmed by stress, George takes Virginia's anti-anxiety meds, which push him over the edge.

S01E07 Cheese and Cops with Holes in 'Em

May 21, 2012 30 min
George tries to convince Doug that his flirtation with Old Man Hailwood's mega-rich gay son, Tim, is very risky.

S01E08 Two Treadmills

May 28, 2012 30 min
Fed up with repressing his left-leaning values for a pay cheque, George decides to get fired.

S01E09 God, Nation and the Kung Pao Chicken

June 4, 2012 30 min
While George seeks out the best Chinese food in town, Bill sets out to create an epic phone hacking scandal.

S01E10 Dead Dogs Don't Lie

June 11, 2012 30 min

Cast

Ken Finkleman
Ken Finkleman
George Findlay
Samantha Bee
Samantha Bee
Shandy Sommers
Lolita Davidovich
Lolita Davidovich
Virginia Hailwood
April Mullen
April Mullen
Kathy Duncan
John Ralston
John Ralston
Danny McClure
Jason Weinberg
Jason Weinberg
Doug
Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills
Christine Adams
Doug Murray
Doug Murray
Charlie Kuntz
Brendan Gall
Brendan Gall
Elliot Mooch

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