Dave This is a comedy-drama series that's set in Toronto. It's about a young woman called Erica who can travel back in time and change things there, before returning to the present. This is a good idea for a show, so it's disappointing that this was very badly-done. It's dull, slow and isn't funny. If you could go back in time, you'd change important things that would have major effects. However, Erica often chooses to change trivial things. In one episode, she goes back to when she fell over and changed it so that she didn't fall. The fall didn't cause any injury or damage, so why go bother going back in time for that?

SnoopyStyle Erica Strange (Erin Karpluk) is having trouble with her life. One day, Dr Tom (Michael Riley) shows up and asks her to write a list of her biggest mistakes that have led to her present state. To her surprise, he transports her back in time to each of those moments so that she, with all the knowledge of her present day life, can make better decisions to fix her life.This is a very intriguing concept. I like the structure and its execution. I understand why the concept had to be expanded and extended. There are only so many episodes that can be milked with the original concept. At some point if she doesn't run out problems, you'd have to wonder about her life and how could one girl have so many problems. However as the show continues to evolve, it continues to move away from its original feel. It eventually loses its way. One can't really complain since there are 55 hour-long episodes.

fustbariclation I understand it is supposed to be a girlie film, but, really, is it fair to depict somebody quite so stupid?The shrink too is creepy and badly acted. He tries to pretend he has read a book or two, but the way he says the quotes makes it obvious that they are out of a book of quotations. Is his pretentious phoniness supposed to be attractive?Actually this is probably quite a good film to fend off depression. Anybody who was so utterly stupid and lived such an empty and vapid life would have to be worse off than almost anybody who watched it. Maybe that's the point, to feel better out of pity.I can see that it might be just the thing for plebvision, empty, implausible, badly acted, badly scripted and naff in the extreme. Why on earth did they put it on DVD though?

Vince Bacani (vince-bacani) "Being Erica" is one of those shows clearly targeted at the "Sex and the City" audience: female-friendly, hip, nice to look at. Ho hum. But before you can click on the remote, you catch a glimpse of Erin Karpluk in the role of Erica Strange, and you're hooked. She is so natural, so lovable - she inhabits the character effortlessly. She can be wistful without being whiny, insecure but not needy. She is also a virtual chameleon who can morph into whatever situation the show's time travel premise requires.The writing is so fresh and witty. Other Canadian shows have a tendency to be too real and mundane, utterly humourless. Being Erica is funny without trying too hard; the humour seems to flow out of normal situations and conversations, as it does in real life.The entire premise of the show is that the audience gets behind Erica and roots for her little victories in a harsh world. And we do.This is a hidden gem of a show that needs an audience. Someone should send a tape of the bat mitzvah episode to Ellen or Oprah. If either of them saw it, the show would surely have a champion who could help ensure its survival.