I'm used to hearing Swedish on BBC4 on a Saturday night.:D
It's a bit difficult to pick out the sound of individual words - these Danes do seem to speak quite quickly.:D
I was just thinking the very same things!
Hope I can stick with this - my butterfly concentration doesn't like long series! What I loved about the Swedish Wallanders were the great stories - different one every week!
This looks promising though! I've missed Wallander already. Saturday nights just aren't the same now.
First two very good so far. Quite similar in style to the Swedish dramas. Lots of young male eye candy too! (Not that I'm remotely interested, you understand!)
I was watching it on tape delay and it must have overrun by a few minutes so I missed the very end of episode 2. What happened.? It had just switched from the elderly blind lady being tied up to a scene with the politician in the car when it cut out.
Help!!
(Please don't suggest iPlayer as I cannot view that.)
I was watching it on tape delay and it must have overrun by a few minutes so I missed the very end of episode 2. What happened.? It had just switched from the elderly blind lady being tied up to a scene with the politician in the car when it cut out.
Help!!
(Please don't suggest iPlayer as I cannot view that.)
That was about it IIRC. The politician had a phone call from the press to say they knew about the car. We just saw Lund take her gun out of glove compartment of her car after she'd radioed for back-up to go in to old ladies house. Her partner had taken his gun and left for the flat saying they couldn't wait for back up. I think.
Finally something decent for me to watch on Saturday night. Thanks OP, I would have missed it if I hadn't seen this thread.
Ditto.
I thought it was excellent. It's one of the few times I've been presented with a PC-character who didn't make me feel like I was being lectured and wasn't forced. Sarah is decent and treats people with respect because that's who she is and because it gets her results. She's not self-righteous with it, nor are the writers. More than that, she is not at odds with her superiors. She recognised as good at her job. Meyer, the more usually-seen Callahan-like maverick detective, is shown up as the liability that such a person realistically would be. I liked too that the senior Larsens are a happily married couple - much less rare in the real world than TV would suggest. Even Hartmann the politician isn't a cliché.
I'm used to hearing Swedish on BBC4 on a Saturday night.:D
It's a bit difficult to pick out the sound of individual words - these Danes do seem to speak quite quickly.:D
It is a pity that we cannot have an option to have the subtitles in Danish. That way we could watch it first with English subs and then try to follow it with just Danish.
I thought it was excellent. It's one of the few times I've been presented with a PC-character who didn't make me feel like I was being lectured and wasn't forced. Sarah is decent and treats people with respect because that's who she is and because it gets her results. She's not self-righteous with it, nor are the writers. More than that, she is not at odds with her superiors. She recognised as good at her job. Meyer, the more usually-seen Callahan-like maverick detective, is shown up as the liability that such a person realistically would be. I liked too that the senior Larsens are a happily married couple - much less rare in the real world than TV would suggest. Even Hartmann the politician isn't a cliché.
Spot on comments, totally agree. I knew we were in for a treat because I value the opinion of Alison Graham in the RT. Excellent production. Thank God for Beeb Four !
Spot on comments, totally agree. I knew we were in for a treat because I value the opinion of Alison Graham in the RT. Excellent production. Thank God for Beeb Four !
I always ignore the opinions of critics because to my mind they seem to say "If I like this everyone else MUST like it" or "If I don't like this then NO-ONE must like it"
I always ignore the opinions of critics because to my mind they seem to say "If I like this everyone else MUST like it" or "If I don't like this then NO-ONE must like it"
I find that far more prevelant with posters on the internet than with proper critics. Critics don't tend to come out with the "so-and-so sucks/is brilliant and if you watch/don't watch it, you're a moron" line of presentation that one finds in any thread on any TV site.
Good critics are able to analyse their reactions, positive or negative, in a way that informs their readers of what to expect or helps them work out their own reactions once they watch. For example, I'm struggling staying with Breaking Bad, which has universal critical acclaim. I can acknowledge that it's a good show but may ultimately have to accept that it's not for me. Without that critical reaction, I would never have even made the effort.
I do wish we had a good online critical site in the UK - like Alan Sepinwall or the AV Club.
I find that far more prevelant with posters on the internet than with proper critics. Critics don't tend to come out with the "so-and-so sucks/is brilliant and if you watch/don't watch it, you're a moron" line of presentation that one finds in any thread on any TV site.
They may not actually say that but there's always that underlying implication
I find that far more prevelant with posters on the internet than with proper critics. Critics don't tend to come out with the "so-and-so sucks/is brilliant and if you watch/don't watch it, you're a moron" line of presentation that one finds in any thread on any TV site.
I agree with Verence: the critics may not say that, but I am sure they often think it. When you are a "professional" your livelihood is on the line, so you take some care about staying out of any nastiness that may threaten your job.
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BBC3 and BBC4 are probably my favourite channels.
I like BBC4 for the foriegn language stuff and BBC3 for the light-hearted stuff
It's a bit difficult to pick out the sound of individual words - these Danes do seem to speak quite quickly.:D
I was just thinking the very same things!
Hope I can stick with this - my butterfly concentration doesn't like long series! What I loved about the Swedish Wallanders were the great stories - different one every week!
This looks promising though! I've missed Wallander already. Saturday nights just aren't the same now.
I thought it was very good as well....:)
Is that windswept desolate remote semi-bog the sort of place that a Danish nursery takes its children have a picnic?
I did wonder that, at the end of October too
I'm struggling to Copenhagen.........:o:rolleyes:
Help!!
(Please don't suggest iPlayer as I cannot view that.)
That was about it IIRC. The politician had a phone call from the press to say they knew about the car. We just saw Lund take her gun out of glove compartment of her car after she'd radioed for back-up to go in to old ladies house. Her partner had taken his gun and left for the flat saying they couldn't wait for back up. I think.
I've had a few glasses of wine
I thought it was excellent. It's one of the few times I've been presented with a PC-character who didn't make me feel like I was being lectured and wasn't forced. Sarah is decent and treats people with respect because that's who she is and because it gets her results. She's not self-righteous with it, nor are the writers. More than that, she is not at odds with her superiors. She recognised as good at her job. Meyer, the more usually-seen Callahan-like maverick detective, is shown up as the liability that such a person realistically would be. I liked too that the senior Larsens are a happily married couple - much less rare in the real world than TV would suggest. Even Hartmann the politician isn't a cliché.
It is a pity that we cannot have an option to have the subtitles in Danish. That way we could watch it first with English subs and then try to follow it with just Danish.
Spot on comments, totally agree. I knew we were in for a treat because I value the opinion of Alison Graham in the RT. Excellent production. Thank God for Beeb Four !
1. Lund will eventually dump her Swedish boyfriend and shack up with Meyer.
2. Bremer, the current mayor will turn out to have something to do with the girl's death
I always ignore the opinions of critics because to my mind they seem to say "If I like this everyone else MUST like it" or "If I don't like this then NO-ONE must like it"
Good critics are able to analyse their reactions, positive or negative, in a way that informs their readers of what to expect or helps them work out their own reactions once they watch. For example, I'm struggling staying with Breaking Bad, which has universal critical acclaim. I can acknowledge that it's a good show but may ultimately have to accept that it's not for me. Without that critical reaction, I would never have even made the effort.
I do wish we had a good online critical site in the UK - like Alan Sepinwall or the AV Club.
They may not actually say that but there's always that underlying implication
That crossed my mind too, although I hope not - too predictable.
It was also inevitable that she was going to stay.
I liked the first two episodes - I thought they were very good.
I agree with Verence: the critics may not say that, but I am sure they often think it. When you are a "professional" your livelihood is on the line, so you take some care about staying out of any nastiness that may threaten your job.