Last night, I curled up on the couch with my family to watch the Season 5 Qanurli? Premiere on APTN. It's been almost a year since we started working on the Inuktut comedy show's latest installment, for which I am Production Manager and Unit Publicist; watching the first two episodes, it felt like just yesterday.
To celebrate the season - the first one made independently by the now one-year old Qanukiaq Studios - the team created a hashtag and contest.
Based on your tweets and posts, here's what was being said and done during the #QanurliPremiere last night!
Viewing Parties
Watching the @QANURLISHOW #QanurliPremiere pic.twitter.com/D4zVUknz8x
— Letia Obed (@LetiaObed) September 6, 2016
Behind-the-Scenes Reminiscing
Behind the scenes #Qanurli #s5 #Qanurlipremiere #qanukiaqstudios As seen in #episode2 pic.twitter.com/z0VlOUJ7dv
— Miali Buscemi (@RedWebbedFeet) September 6, 2016
We can't wait to see the #QanurliPremiere September 5 @ 7pm! Catch it on @APTN (keep an eye out for our animation)😄 https://t.co/4p3E3N1W7O
— Taqqut Productions (@Taqqut) September 2, 2016
Cable TV Envy
Can the tv-impaired buy dvds of the series yet? #Qanurlipremiere
— Laakkuluk W. Bathory (@Laakkuluk) September 6, 2016
Or streaming video, oh wait.
Inuktitut Lessons
As I've written before, language preservation is so important in Nunavut and other Inuit communities, and Qanurli? is part of the fight for its survival. Also, translating English words literally into another language is a common pastime of any other-language speaker (I do it all the time with my brother in Bangla), precisely because it is so simply and stupidly funny (lol at Justin Napaaqtuq [tree] Tasi [lake]).
General Giggles and Glee
Watching @QANURLISHOW on @APTN #qanurlipremiere pic.twitter.com/je5kMqzxPN
— Letia Obed (@LetiaObed) September 6, 2016
Two episode #Qanurlipremiere was awesome.
— Kyle Sheppard (@Maqaiti) September 6, 2016
Watching @QANURLISHOW #Qanurlipremiere 😂 cannot stop smiling and giggling.
— riit strickland (@riit_strickland) September 6, 2016
You don't have to be Inuk to get Inuk humour. #Qanurlipremiere on @APTN at 8pm EST and 7pm CT tonight!
— Alethea ArnaquqBaril (@Alethea_Aggiuq) September 5, 2016
On Trend Trending
#Qanurlipremiere trending #ftw #Inuit #Inuktut #Comedy pic.twitter.com/BEOi3W6dbQ
— Mahaha Comedy (@MahahaComedy) September 6, 2016
Qanurli? airs every Monday night at 7:00 CT on APTN North, and every Tuesday on APTN everywhere else. Check out the Season 5 trailer or their latest newsletter to get a feel for Season 5, and be sure to follow them on Facebook for the latest news, photos, and posts.