Trailer Park Boys: The real reason Julian almost always has a drink in his hand

The character of Julian is the whole reason that Trailer Park Boys exists, at least in-universe. The petty criminal and trailer park resident invited the “documentary crew” to follow his life after a fortune teller’s prediction spooked him to his core. Believing that his life was coming to an end, Julian hired a camera team to follow him so that they might turn his story into a cautionary tale. 

Julian had spent his life scamming and scheming, and it left him living in desperately poor conditions. He hoped that people could view his story (and his imminent death, which didn’t happen) as a warning to avoid the sort of life he lived. He thought that a film that scared other people into avoiding his lifestyle might balance out all the bad he’d done. Instead, the fictional crew fell for the colorful cast of characters that lived in the park, much in the same way real-world viewers got hooked and made the show a success.

Written by: Looper