About this season
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 (10)
1. One Station Under God
Aired 9 April 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.
2. Elliot Big Balls
Aired 16 April 2012 • 30 min
With diversity an issue, George hires a former African warlord as an on-air personality.
3. I've Never Met A Disease I Didn't Catch
Aired 23 April 2012 • 30 min
After a night of doing ecstasy - and Tory - George must take a random drug test and loyalty oath for his job.
4. Old Friends Never Die - Unfortunately
Aired 30 April 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.
5. Solidarity for Never
Aired 7 May 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.
6. The Naked Truth
Aired 14 May 2012 • 30 min
Overwhelmed by stress, George takes Virginia's anti-anxiety meds, which push him over the edge.
7. Cheese and Cops with Holes in 'Em
Aired 21 May 2012 • 30 min
George tries to convince Doug that his flirtation with Old Man Hailwood's mega-rich gay son, Tim, is very risky.
8. Two Treadmills
Aired 28 May 2012 • 30 min
Fed up with repressing his left-leaning values for a pay cheque, George decides to get fired.
9. God, Nation and the Kung Pao Chicken
Aired 4 June 2012 • 30 min
While George seeks out the best Chinese food in town, Bill sets out to create an epic phone hacking scandal.
10. Dead Dogs Don't Lie
Aired 11 June 2012 • 30 min