Yahoo Autos Ex-'The Office' writer brings 'Shelved' to Canada, a witty Toronto-based comedy
"It's just so specific to Toronto and Parkdale, which I absolutely adore," Shelved star Lyndie Greenwood says
While the world continues to gush about the greatness of Abbott Elementary, Canada has gotten its own workplace comedy with CTV's Shelved (Mondays at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app).
“It's just so specific to Toronto and Parkdale, which I absolutely adore because I was born and raised in Toronto, and I lived in Parkdale for many years as well, and worked in Parkdale,” Shelved star Lyndie Greenwood said. “It's comedy.”
“It feels so cool to be able to represent to the world, this is where I'm from. This is authentically this place and it's hilarious and y'all are going to relate to it because it does have a lot of universal themes.”
Created by Anthony Q. Farrell, who was a writer on The Office, Shelved follows the staff and visitors at Toronto's Jameson branch of the Metropolitan Public Library in the Parkdale neighbourhood. Greenwood plays the branch manager Wendy, a hyper-positive and optimistic presence, no matter the situation.
“It is an aspect of myself that is genuine, I am a positive person and I really love people, and I want the best for them,” Greenwood said. “ But I'm amping that up a lot for Wendy as well.”
“It trickles into the rest of my life as well. I think often when you're playing characters, their personality can trickle into the rest of your life. So having Wendy with me more often is pretty sweet.”
While the library is certainly serving its community, there's no denying it could also use some upgrades. That becomes abundantly clear when Howard (Chris Sandiford) get transferred to Jameson from a better-funded branch.
“Chris Sandiford is an absolute gem of a human being,” Greenwood said. “He is someone who just has such a lust for life.”
“I love his energy and being around him, and he's so perfectly cast in this role. But I do love that dynamic of, hey, I really appreciate your efforts but this is a specific kind of ecosystem. So maybe don't try and come in and change something that you don't fully understand.”
