So I learn not long ago from Calvin that the CBC show This Is Wonderland was cancelled. This is not a great surprise; in addition to being Canadian (small audience) and on the CBC (cash strapped), This Is Wonderland was a hard show to explain to anyone who had never seen it. It was a legal show unlike most other legal shows; with both dramatic and comedic elements, the obvious touchstones are Law and Order and—uh, are there any legal comedies? Oh, that’s right, Ally McBeal. So strikes one and two.

This Is Wonderland isn’t very similar to either show, however, which makes the show even harder to describe (though I’m thankful I never had to tell people, “see, it’s like Ally McBeal…”). And then CBC shifted the show’s time slot around and barely promoted it; compare the amount of advertising for This Is Wonderland versus CBC’s new show, At The Hotel. As a result, the show was always easier to admire from afar than to watch and enjoy.

Here’s my theory, though. I just saw Cara Pifko’s interview on Popcultured, the Comedy Network’s attempt to blend Entertainment Tonight with The Daily Show. As if that premise weren’t bad enough, it’s hosted by Elvira Kurt, a woman whose every joke is like a punch in the neck. Watching her interview the lovely Pifko was a horrible experience, and I’m certain this was why the show was cancelled; anyone watching the show must’ve thought, “gee, if the star of This Is Wonderland is stupid enough to talk to Elvira Kurt, then This Is Wonderland can’t be worth watching.”

And even if Kurt didn’t really have anything to do with the show’s cancellation, she’s still not funny. So screw you, Elvira Kurt.