Borgen's back!

[Mad Doug Biker]

That said, my favourite is still this:


View: http://youtu.be/DmInifeZkzY

 

[Hill Wimp]

I have to agree the music in all of them is very well chosen including in all the Arne Dahl episodes. All in all i think the programmes are well written, produced, cast and acted. The French and the Scandinavians are certainly providing top class dramas.

I think we should have one channel dedicated to them 7 days a week.

 

[Ganymede]

By the way, that is a really good picture of Troells Haartman from 2.12 to 2.22. Just saying, like.

Oh... um... can't see why you'd point that out, but ok, yeah...
*flicks hair, looks at fingernails, shifts slightly in seat, PRETENDS NOT TO LOOK*

 

[Hill Wimp]

I suppose this could be my real reason for watching Borgen and The Killing

 

[Ganymede]

You bad girl.

 

[Hill Wimp]

 

[Ganymede]

 

[shouldbeinbed]

The subtitling in Montalbano seems to be giving the gist rather than a literal translation too, from the odd words and names that I can pick up in the million mile an hour delivery.

 

[Ganymede]

The subtitling in Montalbano seems to be giving the gist rather than a literal translation too, from the odd words and names that I can pick up in the million mile an hour delivery.

I think when the older Montalbano slips into his highly gestural Sicilian it has to keep up somehow. (Stopped watching the young one I'm afraid.)

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I think when the older Montalbano slips into his highly gestural Sicilian it has to keep up somehow. (Stopped watching the young one I'm afraid.)

yeah, I got quite drawn into the young one by series end, but TBH I was a bit disapointed with the 'old' Montalbano series just finished, it seemed a bit less credible and credulous than the earlier old M's. I wonder if they recommissioned it and knocked them out in a bit of a hurry.

 

[Ganymede]

yeah, I got quite drawn into the young one by series end, but TBH I was a bit disapointed with the 'old' Montalbano series just finished, it seemed a bit less credible and credulous than the earlier old M's. I wonder if they recommissioned it and knocked them out in a bit of a hurry.

I used to find them hard to get through - being an hour and a half long, and we always watched them quite late at night as we would record them. I used to find the lilt of the accent incredibly soporific and would nod off about 2/3rds in.

I also think they suffered from trying to be too funny - given that they'd left all the politics out, and a lot of the grim edge, the balance of the books had gone.

 

[Hill Wimp]

What about The Bridge ? Now that was another fantastic drama and series 2 is due out in 2014 over here I believe.
The two main characters were brilliantly played I thought.

 

[Ganymede]

I did love The Bridge - they've had a US version which we haven't had, but of course "The Tunnel" was on Sky so hardly anyone's seen it. I wonder if it will turn up on 5 one day. Anyway, agree, can't wait for the new series.

There is a Welsh programme that's been made bilingually - can't remember the name - it's being shown on TV in Wales but we have to have the English version. I think there's been a lot of outcry among fans like us of Euro-drama to have it shown in the Welsh version. I would much rather watch it in Welsh, for heaven's sake it's one of our national languages and we never ever hear it. I think the last time I heard Welsh spoken was when Ioan Gruffudd was on Graham Norton and he chatted with a Welsh girl in the audience.

 

[Ganymede]

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/film-tv/welsh-noir-drama-y-gwyll-6281629

Here's some info on it.

 

[Ganymede]

Just seen both eps (had to record it).

Never mind the politics, some great bike action! Love the thought of Katrine as our own Jon Snow - but without the helmet or hi-viz.

Really enjoyed the two episodes - and I expect Hill Wimp you were enjoying seeing Philip roaring with laughter - has that EVER happened in either Borgen or the Killing?