No one would necessarily disagree that more TV channels equals greater choice. Since the arrival of cable/digital channels there has been a plethora of content to watch.

The irony is however, that some shows suffer for being far too original for their own good: 2004's Wonderfalls was one such show.

This comedy drama only managed one season on air, despite an enviable pedigree. It was co-created by Todd Holland, who had previously produced and directed many episodes of the genius that was The Larry Sanders Show, and Bryan Fuller, who went on to create the original Pushing Daisies (that lasted two seasons) and the current Hannibal, which has been renewed for a second run.

To have one of these guys now involved in a show would cause great interest within the world of television, so to have two on board sounds too good to be true. And boy did they deliver.

Set in the famous locale of Niagara, with the falls as a literal backdrop, the show centred on Jaye Tyler (Caroline Dhavernas). In her early twenties, Jaye has ended up in a dead-end job as a sales clerk in a souvenir shop just by the falls. Both life and the falls were passing her by daily. That was until an incident, involving a quarter and a maid of the mist fountain outside the shop, made things a little, well, weird.

Whilst in the shop, a plastic lion toy begins to talk to her, and only her, it seems. She tries her best to ignore it, but it just won't shut up. It doesn't say much, but it repeats actions for her to do, possibly in a way for her to do a good deed for someone else. She decides to go with it, only to find that her actions have a snowball effect on many of those around her.

She also discovers that it doesn't end there. Other inanimate animal objects suddenly have a voice and start barking at her to do certain tasks. Before she knows it, her life is far from dull and mundane.

Oh my, is that really Aslan's actual size?

What makes this show so beautifully unique is its quirkiness. You have Dhavernas (who can currently be seen in Fuller's far darker Hannibal as Dr Alana Bloom), who, to a certain extent, is the embodiment of the slacker generation, armed with razor-sharp wit that's suitably accompanied with dead-pan delivery.

You also have of course, the weirdness of the animated animals, which makes it score high on the kooki-o-meter.

Unfortunately, as is often the way with quirky TV, the show scared the TV execs, who ran for the hills (which are way beyond the falls) when the initial ratings for the first couple of episodes came in. Despite the show's team rallying around it whipping up support, it just wasn't enough to save the show's proverbial bacon.

One consolation however, is that it has stood the test of TV time remarkably well. It may be nearly ten years old now (and, as we all know, TV and doggy years are the same, so it could have looked really fugly by now) the quality of the writing still shines through.

So if you're a fan of cool and quirky, a dip into the weird and wacky world of Wonderfalls is a must.