TV Show recommendations

[Canalman]

Down to the final two episodes of first season of The Bridge, the original Swedish/Danish one. Excellent stuff.

Great to hear that. It is on my next to watch list along with Borgen 2. Hope it is better than The Killing which was 10 episodes too long.

Half way through American Horror Story. Unbelieveable, daft , unsettling, sometimes silly, alot of wtfs etc .................. but it is actually imo very good. Mightn't be to everyone's taste though.

[Billys Boots]

Down to the final two episodes of first season of The Bridge, the original Swedish/Danish one. Excellent stuff.

Great to hear that. It is on my next to watch list along with Borgen 2. Hope it is better than The Killing which was 10 episodes too long.

Half way through American Horror Story. Unbelieveable, daft , unsettling, sometimes silly, alot of wtfs etc .................. but it is actually imo very good. Mightn't be to everyone's taste though.

I'm half way through the second series of Bron/Broen - it's very, very good too (and only ten episodes long, like the first series - I think they're showing ep8 next Sunday in Denmark). 

I understand also that the third series of Borgen is starting on BBC4 on Saturday week.

[gallsman]

Down to the final two episodes of first season of The Bridge, the original Swedish/Danish one. Excellent stuff.

Great to hear that. It is on my next to watch list along with Borgen 2. Hope it is better than The Killing which was 10 episodes too long.

Half way through American Horror Story. Unbelieveable, daft , unsettling, sometimes silly, alot of wtfs etc .................. but it is actually imo very good. Mightn't be to everyone's taste though.

I'm half way through the second series of Bron/Broen - it's very, very good too (and only ten episodes long, like the first series - I think they're showing ep8 next Sunday in Denmark). 

I understand also that the third series of Borgen is starting on BBC4 on Saturday week.

It's the first of the recent influx of Scandinavian crime drams that I've watched. Should I bother with any of the others?

[Billys Boots]

I liked all of 'the Killing' - even the first series of 20 episodes was enthralling, if not breakneck.  'Borgen' is very good indeed, the thinking man's 'West Wing', and well worth a look.  After that, the standard is fairly much what you'd expect to see from here, or UK or the US. 

[screenexile]

I liked all of 'the Killing' - even the first series of 20 episodes was enthralling, if not breakneck.  'Borgen' is very good indeed, the thinking man's 'West Wing', and well worth a look.  After that, the standard is fairly much what you'd expect to see from here, or UK or the US.

Is the West Wing not a thinking man's West Wing??

Damn you anyway now that you've said that I'm going to have to watch Borgen as I think West Wing is the best drama series of the lot (Only up to season 4 of course)!!

[Billys Boots]

Sorry I was being a little trite - I didn't enjoy 'the West Wing', I found it a bit wishy washy - Borgen is a good deal more cynical (in a nice social democracy way). 

[All of a Sludden]

I'm going to have to watch Borgen

I'll just leave this here...

[Minder]

Sorry I was being a little trite - I didn't enjoy 'the West Wing', I found it a bit wishy washy - Borgen is a good deal more cynical (in a nice social democracy way). 

Did you download the second season of Broen/Bridge ?

[Billys Boots]

Sorry I was being a little trite - I didn't enjoy 'the West Wing', I found it a bit wishy washy - Borgen is a good deal more cynical (in a nice social democracy way). 

Did you download the second season of Broen/Bridge ?

I did; do you want to see where there are live links?

[gallsman]

Sorry I was being a little trite - I didn't enjoy 'the West Wing', I found it a bit wishy washy - Borgen is a good deal more cynical (in a nice social democracy way). 

Did you download the second season of Broen/Bridge ?

I did; do you want to see where there are live links?

Downloaded the first two eps yesterday Billy but had to download subtitles separately from subscene and, while serviceable, they're certainly not great. Any better sources?

[Canalman]

You can pop into your local library and borrow it as a DVD boxset if you want. A bit old fashioned I know.

Have to say the last 3/4 episodes of Borgen S1 are amongst the best tv I have ever seen. You may though need to have some interest in current affairs / politics to really enjoy it.

[gallsman]

You can pop into your local library and borrow it as a DVD boxset if you want. A bit old fashioned I know.

Have to say the last 3/4 episodes of Borgen S1 are amongst the best tv I have ever seen. You may though need to have some interest in current affairs / politics to really enjoy it.

Not for Season 2 yet

[Billys Boots]

Sent you a PM there gallsman.

[Tony Baloney]

Sent you a PM there gallsman.

Ahem *coughs*.

[AQMP]

Third (and final) series of Borgen starts on BBC4 on 16th November.  They are showing 2 episodes one after the other starting at 9pm