The Bridge (original Danish/Swedish series), S3

[Osmia]

I was going to post this here, but that thread is locked due to age.

In any case, I just got finished watching S3 (downloaded via BT). I liked it even more that the first two seasons. Saga Noren's character gets a lot more development and she becomes more interesting and human. She's still driving her Porsche. Her new Danish counterpart (no longer Martin Rohde, who's in prison because of Saga) is a very interesting character in his own right, with his own demons. Given the way S3 ends, it will be interesting to see what they do for S4 (which I believe is supposed to be the last).

 

[Sevrin]

The first 2 seasons are on Netflix. I've not been watching much recently, but I very much enjoyed the first series, and plan to watch the second when I take a break from Path of Exile.

I'm also planning to watch the NF original series Marcella which was made by a lot of the same people.

 

[Osmia]

The first 2 seasons are on Netflix. I've not been watching much recently, but I very much enjoyed the first series, and plan to watch the second when I take a break from Path of Exile.

I'm also planning to watch the NF original series Marcella which was made by a lot of the same people.

I watched Marcella and liked it a lot. Some of the viewer comments I've read criticized Anna Friel's acting (I thought it was quite good) and the worn-out TV trope of the police detective consumed by his work, with serious personal problems (true, but in this case, her seizures/blackouts are integral to the plot).

There's a British/French remake of The Bridge, called The Tunnel. It's not as good as The Bridge, but is still worth watching.

 

[DFT]

One of my guilty pleasures is finding shows that have been made in multiple countries and comparing the approaches.

Dramas rarely overlap so quickly as reality programs, but this one did and it was note for note in the British remake "The Tunnel" and the American remake "The Bridge". (creative) The pilots were such a copy-paste job I thought it would be an amusing podcast for three viewers to watch the various series and discuss each episode to see how long it took until something wasn't the same.

In sadder news, the Americans are reported to be remaking Peep Show. May God have mercy on all our souls.

 

[Osmia]

The second season of the British/French remake, "The Tunnel," recently finished. As I noted above, It's not as good as The Bridge, but it's still pretty good, and worth watching.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/18/a...u-know-this-tunnel-feels-really-familiar.html