Off Topic NETFLIX and Box Set series Thread.

Yep,I really like them all too - the Bridge was a great introduction, but even before that, there was the very quirky Danish series, the Kingdom (set in a Danish hospital), and my earliest memory of a great scandi film was Festen (superb). I think part of it is down to the languages and the accents as much as the locations and plots.

 

Always with subtitles - I could never watch any film that is dubbed. For me, the language is so much a part of the whole experience even though I have no real understanding of what is being said. Take Squid Game, I thought the sound of the Korean language was going to be some midway point between Chinese & Japanese. But it seemed more musical and less harsh, even a tinge of nordic lilting (apparently some linguist has done tentative research suggesting some words having commonality with those within Finnish/Uralic languages). Anyway, back to the Nordics - I was in Norway some years back, out in the countryside, and I thought the language had such a musical flow to it - said I must try to learn it and of course never proceeded. I now hear that it is one of the easier languages to learn ( although there are apparently two distinct variants).

 

Yeah, Norwegian is probably the most practical language to know purely based on conversations with Scandos
I can't really tell the difference between Danish and Norwegian when it's written, but I'll understand 80-90 % either way
Norwegian and Swedish is far more similar to each other when it comes to speech, whiles Danish is the mentally impaired little brother

Plenty of decent Norwegian shows out there as well

Norsemen, quite hilarious, easy watch

Skam (perhaps mostly for teens/young adults, but I enjoyed it)

Beforeigners was a fun idea and good watch

 

Not altogether pulling my leg it seems.

Danish actors mumble so badly that Danes can't understand what they are saying, forcing movie theatres to run subtitles.

https://www.thelocal.dk/20150304/not-even-the-danes-can-understand-danish/

Why Cinemas Put Danish Subtitles on Danish Movies

https://theculturetrip.com/europe/d...inemas-put-danish-subtitles-on-danish-movies/


In recent weeks, many Danish have finally been able to understand their country's actors again — thanks to subtitles.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr...e-countrys-theaters-to-subtitle-danish-films/

 

Fair enough, long time since I was there.

 

I’ve just watched an episode of Minder on itv4
Class
And I’m singing the song still

 

How does Still go Chazz, is it hard rock, ballad?

 

Cockney rhyming slang?

 

For those that now don't mind Korean shows, My Name on Netfix is worth a look

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12940504/

 

Also, Sisyphus: The Myth is pretty good.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13715448/

Next up for me is Sweet Home

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11612120/

 

This is a Japanese series similar to the Squid Game called Alice in Borderland.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10795658/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
https://www.netflix.com/watch/81035910?trackId=14170286

 

Sky documentaries
Brillo Box. Nice little story

 

Season 3 of ‘You’ has started not everyone’s cup of tea but we are enjoying it.

 

I'll watch that, it'll be about Warhol, there is a new Velvet Underground documentary on Apple TV, how soon does Apple stuff get to sky or Netflix?

 

Watched the first 2 last night, as a break from getting through Season 3 of Brassic (which is fantastic by the way). YOU is a tough watch this time around, but will give it chance to get better!

 

Succession back today, series 3.

 

Only the Animals, French film (subtitled) on Netflix. Murder mystery, very clever, dark and different.

 

not looked through it all , but has anybody seen The Last Bus with Timothy Spall ? had it recommnded so going to try it soon as he is one of those actors where it is usually good .

 

Very slow burner, not a true story but close to one I think.