Talk:Frontier (2016 TV series)

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Why is Declan Harp not called a Metis? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.121.101.224 (talk) 22:12, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Because Métis are people with mixed French and Indian descent whereas Declan's father was Irish.187.73.191.164 (talk) 18:22, 29 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Critical reception

The critical reception was mixed. At the moment only a positive review has been added to the article. An editor thought it gave undue weight to have only one positive review and no negative reviews, and commented out the review. Wikipedia didn't improve by deleting or commenting things out, so I have restored the review. Feel free to tag the section as needing to be expanded {{Expand section}}. If you don't have time to improve the article by adding more coverage to add the balance you think is necessary that is fine too but I encourage editors to respect other peoples edits and not delete or hide reviews.

Also Rotten Tomatoes audience voted scores are not acceptable. See the Wikipedia televisions project guidelines, specifically WP:TVRECEPTION (see also WP:UGC and WP:RS). -- 109.78.225.37 (talk) 20:57, 20 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Flags

In the opening sequence of the series, several flags can be seen. There's the Hudson's Bay Company flag (1682–1779), the Metis (red) flag, the Royal French flag, the United States flag (13-star "Betsy Ross" flag, 1777-1795), some kind of Amerindian flag (representing the Cree, I suppose), and the (fictional) Low River Company flag (a Scottish flag defaced with "LR Co." (top and bottom quarters) and a golden thistle (hoist quarter)). Not the North West Company flag, oddly. This needs to be looked into. Urhixidur (talk) 00:59, 24 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The French flag that is shown in the opening sequence of the series (the royal banner of the Bourbons with a blue background) was no longer in use, I think, in the late 18th century. It had been replaced by the alternative royal French flag with golden fleurs de lys on a white background, which was used during the French and Indian War and in the American Revolutionary War. Many French regiments also used flags featuring the white cross of Saint Michel on a blue background, also seen today in the Québec flag. The coat of arms of Canada, however, has kept the blue Bourbon flag to represent New France.187.73.191.164 (talk) 18:35, 29 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Initial quotes

S1 E1 In 1670 King Charles II granted England’s Hudson’s BayCompany land that had been occupied by aboriginal peoples for thousands of years, creating a dominant fur trading monopoly.

By the late 1700’s French, Scottish, and American interests began to undermine the dominance of the Hudson’s Bay Company — In the years that followed a bloody battle for control of the wealth ensued.

S1 E2 We must take sides… Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. — Elie Wiesel, 1960.

S1 E3 I believe our society has fell into a pyramidal system where there’s people relegated to the bottom of that pyramid and there’s people that feel like they’re entitled to the top of that pyramid. — Ice Cube, 2016.

S1 E4 Fools multiply when wise men are silent. — Nelson Mandela.

S1 E5 Fear is a far more dominant force in human behavior than euphoria. — Alan Greenspan, 2013.

S1 E6 My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England’s hate; neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me. — Elizabeth I, 1582.

S2 E1 Power is not given to you. You have to take it. — Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.

S2 E2 You can’t come out on a record dissing the system and be on a label that’s connected to the system. — Ice T.

S2 E3 Be strong… to be weak is to invite aggression, oppression, tyranny, misery and woe. — Karoniaktajeh.

S2 E4 It takes a great deal of courage to stand up to your enemies, but even more to stand up to your friends. — J.K. Rowling.

S2 E5 Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power. — Abraham Lincoln.

S2 E6 Control your own destiny or someone else will. — Jack Welsh.

S3 E1 Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by traffic from both sides. — Margaret Thatcher.

S3 E2 Fanaticism is nowhere. There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism. — Joe Strummer.

S3 E3 Great perils have this beauty that they bring to light the fraternity of strangers. — Víctor Hugo.

S3 E4 The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy. — Meryl Streep.

S3 E5 I don’t really get romance. Bring me fish or moose, not flowers. — Eden Robinson.

S3 E6 Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and lean to hear my feeble voice. — Black Elk. 189.202.58.51 (talk) 02:24, 28 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]