The Importance of Being Erica: Quantum Leap for Generation X needs to be touched by an 'angel'

Those who like it, like a lot... But the show - starring Jasper's own Erin Karpluk - is losing the ratings game to U.S. cop shows

You'd be tempted to call it dramatic irony. For the first time in three years, the time-travelling Erica Strange – heroine of the Being Erica chronicles – is not at a crossroads. There is no Sword of Damocles dangling over her head. Behind the next door there is neither tiger nor princess.

On the other hand, for Erin Karpluk – the elvish actress who gives life to Erica Strange – the opposite is true. Her career is at a crossroads and the network Norns at the CBC have yet to decide her fate. For Erin, the $64 million dollar question is,“Will the CBC renew the show and will she still explore the importance of Being Erica for another season?

Until now, this has been a no-brainer because “Those who like it, like it a lot.”

The made-in-Toronto series has won praise and awards from critics, a fiercely loyal following in Canada and hordes of fans overseas. Three reasons why Being Erica has been around for three seasons – even though those seasons have been truncated by the economic climate change at the CBC.

But does the girl who lives in the past also have a future?

(To be continued when I get an interview..)

http://www.cbc.ca/beingerica/