About the Show

Fifteen-year-old Alice lives in Smithers, B.C., population 5,124. According to her shrink, she's a "hyper-critical, socially-retarded narcissist with mind-numbingly poor judgment." That's therapy-speak for "she's a weirdo." Based on the wildly popular, critically acclaimed books by Susan Juby, Alice, I Think, a 13-part, half-hour original series, revolves around a very quirky teenager, and her equally unique and dysfunctional family. Produced by Slanted Wheel Productions (Plague City: SARS in Toronto) and Omni Productions (Robson Arms).

"I blame my parents. I grew up in one of those loving families that fail to prepare a person for real life..." Excerpt from the video diary of Alice MacLeod, 15

Alice, I Think is a witty and charming half-hour comedy series based on the wildly popular, internationally acclaimed books by B.C. author Susan Juby. The series revolves around the adventures of Alice MacLeod, a unique and offbeat teen girl, and her equally unconventional family: new-age-feminist mom, Diane; endearing slacker father, John; and brainy 10-year old brother, MacGregor. The MacLeods are a loving family, but they've failed to prepare their children for real life - Alice was home-schooled from the age of six and has only recently been allowed to attend a regular high school, and her bizarre fashion sense is equally, painfully out-of-touch.

To help Alice "sprout perceptively", her therapist-in-training, Bob, loans her an ancient video camera to diarize her daily life. Alice's amateurish video diary helps her tell each episode from her skewed and always amusing point of view. The stories themselves are based on the mundanities of life in a small town: being invited to a bush party, dining at Fat Freddy's House of Ribs, entering the Miss Smithers beauty pageant - but in the universe of Alice, I Think, these small events become the foundations for major drama - or major laughter at the very least.

Other residents of Smithers (pop. 5,124) include: Finn, John's gay best friend, band mate and town gossip; Geraldine, Diane's counter-culture best friend and a 'natural woman'; Linda, the 16-year old town psychopath who's made Alice's life a living hell since first grade; and Marcus, another of John's friends and band mates who drives the only taxi in town and dates women half his age.

The tone of the series is ironic, irreverent, and affectionate. The characters are definitely unusual and unexpected, but they're real, and mostly likeable. Sometimes the humor is a little dark. Small-town life isn't all Little House on the Prairie (and even on that show Mary went blind).

Think Malcolm in the Middle meets The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and you'll start to get the picture...