I'm looking forward to a decent bit of TV tonight with this. Scott & Bailey seems to be going down the pan, Not Going Out has already gone that route and all the CSIs have lost their appeal for me as has NCIS. And I find I can't be too bothered watching the Jonathon Ross Show, though I did watch Ben Kingsley, Alan Carr Chatty Man though I liked 'Fall Out Boy' and last night even got fed up listening to the people on the Graham Norton Show - it wasn't because I didn't like the people on
Am I the only one having trouble with the subtitles? So much daylight compared to other Scandi dramas I am losing some of the subtitles to the background!
Am I the only one having trouble with the subtitles? So much daylight compared to other Scandi dramas I am losing some of the subtitles to the background!
Oh yes, I'd forgotten. There was often too much white paper on desks with white sub-titles in front :mad: I couldn't think why we don't usually have that problem.
Like the first episode I thought it was a bit slow but then the pace really picked up in the final hour/45 mins. Starting to warm to the characters a bit (even Chavez who i had a dislike for after the 1st episode) and in different ways as each one is so different.
Overall I thought it was pretty good and will be watching next weeks.
Had a chat with Arne Dahl on Twitter.
I asked if Nyberg did his own stunts he said:
"I was actually present at the shooting of the Nyberg shooting scene. There was a stunt man..."
I also said I like the bit he runs through the hedge, he replied:
"It's one of my favourite moments. "
Oh and Thelonius Monk sales went up in Sweden after the series was shown
That was my least favourite of the Scandinavian dramas. Characters didn't come thru; main character wrongly cast. IMO, of course. Shall continue to watch, though.
Like the first episode I thought it was a bit slow but then the pace really picked up in the final hour/45 mins. Starting to warm to the characters a bit (even Chavez who i had a dislike for after the 1st episode) and in different ways as each one is so different.
Overall I thought it was pretty good and will be watching next weeks.
I like Chavez too. I like the way the camaraderie between the group is growing and the little wave Holm gave to Hjelm at the end was really nice, very natural, gave me a warm fuzzy feeling Thought Nyborg was like 'The Hulk' after getting shot
I like Chavez too. I like the way the camaraderie between the group is growing and the little wave Holm gave to Hjelm at the end was really nice, very natural, gave me a warm fuzzy feeling
Yeah same here. I think the characters are quite quirky in their own ways - I already like them!
Definitely worth sticking with. Not up to the standard of Wallander/The Bridge etc. but enjoyable enough. We have the Swedish DVDs of the first 4 2x1.5 h episodes, currently half-way through the third, and they have got better as they go on. Not very many likable characters, I would say, but Chavez is certainly. And the 'cleaner' is a recurring character, and a nice touch.
Definitely worth sticking with. Not up to the standard of Wallander/The Bridge etc. but enjoyable enough. We have the Swedish DVDs of the first 4 2x1.5 h episodes, currently half-way through the third, and they have got better as they go on. Not very many likable characters, I would say, but Chavez is certainly. And the 'cleaner' is a recurring character, and a nice touch.
I like Norlander and as I said earllier Chavez, but quite like Nyberg and Hjelm as well. The rest are ok, nothing to actively dislike.
All I know is that Arne Dahl said on Twitter that the cleaner 'isn't accessible to logic'. Dahl seems quite cryptic in his comments that I've seen re. the cleaner.
I found it odd that the "top financiers" didn't seem to worry about their personal safety and hire bodyguards (and keep away from doors and windows!) after the first two or three killings. They could surely afford it. Even when the police finally got round to putting a watch on them, they only sent two officers to watch each house, which would be nowhere near enough for the kind of mansions the financiers lived in.
This show was a reminder that all Scandinavian cop shows are not as good as 'The Killing' and 'The Bridge'. BBC 4 obviously just jumping on a bandwagon with this one. The show had poor plotting and an unconvincing leading character. It's more akin to 'Midsomer Murders' than to the previous Scandinavian shows, which were excellent. I've not read the Arne Dahl books, but I hope they are better than these TV adaptations.
It is definitely of a much lower quality than what we are used to on BBC4. I will give it another go, and maybe the characters will develop a bit.
The one big problem with it for me is that I care so little for the main character, the supporting cast are not bad, but he is very weak.
The story was full of holes, as someone else pointed out, it seemed ridiculous given what was happening that the top financiers were going around without security.
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Oh yes, I'd forgotten. There was often too much white paper on desks with white sub-titles in front :mad: I couldn't think why we don't usually have that problem.
Yes
So Aarto is still "connected"?? That could cause him some trouble later
Overall I thought it was pretty good and will be watching next weeks.
I asked if Nyberg did his own stunts he said:
"I was actually present at the shooting of the Nyberg shooting scene. There was a stunt man..."
I also said I like the bit he runs through the hedge, he replied:
"It's one of my favourite moments.
Oh and Thelonius Monk sales went up in Sweden after the series was shown
still are!!! :eek:
BTW did anyone spot Arne Dahl doing a Hitchock in this scene?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01rxpc1/?t=29m46s
I like Chavez too. I like the way the camaraderie between the group is growing and the little wave Holm gave to Hjelm at the end was really nice, very natural, gave me a warm fuzzy feeling
I didn't know anything about Arne Dahl so wouldn't have spotted him. Had a look at the clip and Googled him. Also found out that Arne Dahl is a pen name, quote = "of respected Swedish novelist and literary critic Jan Arnald"
http://takingtheshortview.wordpress.com/2013/04/07/arne-dahl-the-blinded-man-part-1-bbc4/
Yeah same here. I think the characters are quite quirky in their own ways - I already like them!
Not into BGT and the Voice etc, so it was nice to have this to look forward to. Looking forward to next weeks.
The next story had better be tighter or I'll be giving the rest a miss.
I like Norlander and as I said earllier Chavez, but quite like Nyberg and Hjelm as well. The rest are ok, nothing to actively dislike.
Also liked the odd cleaner making his appearance again - this time doing a little jig.
Did I miss some sort of relevance with him? At one point I actually thought he might be the murderer. That'd be me over-thinking things again!
I must admit, I don't enjoy it as much as The Killing, Bridge, Borgen etc., but I'll be sticking with it.
I thought that Arne Dahl was a shopping centre and that's why I didn't watch this.
It is definitely of a much lower quality than what we are used to on BBC4. I will give it another go, and maybe the characters will develop a bit.
The one big problem with it for me is that I care so little for the main character, the supporting cast are not bad, but he is very weak.
The story was full of holes, as someone else pointed out, it seemed ridiculous given what was happening that the top financiers were going around without security.
I am interested to see how it develops.