Suggestions for a good non English show

Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by gazomg, Apr 21, 2021.

  1. JD

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    Yeah, it kinda does.
     
  2. Skipper

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    I remember that. They aren't talking about a... reboot? Sequel?

    I can suggest these Italian tv shows:
    My Brilliant Friend


    The Young Pope


    Romanzo Criminale - la serie


    Baby


    Suburra
     
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  3. Kai "the spy"

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    On and off. I remember there was talk during the early 00s about Roland Emmerich making a movie remake, but that never materialized. The Orion reboot is a similarly neverending story as the Perry Rhodan movie adaptation.

    I'm afraid Germany hasn't been the most friendly nation to film and TV creators wanting to tackle space opera.
    The aforementioned Ijion Tichy TV series had no budget to speak of, was aired Monday nights after midnight, got fantastic ratings considering the timeslot, received a German Television Award, and the producers in their acceptance speech all but begged for an order for a second season.
    It took more than four years for the second season to materialize, and even that could be said to be because the female lead Nora Tschirner had become one of the biggest German movie stars in the meantime.
     
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  4. Skipper

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    Well, we are here if you want to do comments & reviews :)
     
  5. Skipper

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    No, there are the same characters with some similarities, but let's say it is set in a "parallel universe" I can't say more because SPOILERS :^)
     
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  6. Skipper

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    (by the way, if you have any question about the TV show I'm your man B-) )
     
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  7. Shaka Zulu

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    There's a show on Netflix that's a modern retelling of Arsène Lupin (Lupin) people can enjoy.

     
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    This is going back a ways, so you've probably already seen it... I enjoyed the Van Veeteren mysteries, though I think technically it's a series of TV movies rather than a "TV series." It's based on a series of "Nordic Noir" novels. It's in Swedish, though the setting is a fictitious city in a fictitious country that is kind of an amalgam of various Northern European countries.

    Kor
     
  9. Skipper

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    The Anacleti clan is based on the very real Casamonica Clan.

    This is one of their houses seized by the police.

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  10. Skipper

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    Yeeeeeeeeeep!
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  11. Skipper

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    Yes, it's atrocious.
     
  12. Owain Taggart

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    Yikes, that's gaudy. Is this what a rich family does when they become hoarders?

    At least it seems like the Royals have more restraint.
     
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  13. diankra

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    Bloodlines had a terrific twist that made it interesting after a predictable opening, but didn’t deliver after.
     
  14. Skipper

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    Unfortunately something similar happened in real life too. Movies often present criminals to us as cold and calculating geniuses, but in reality they are often just people with no restraints and inhibitions who listen only to their worst instincts. And often those who think that the laws are only for the stupid and weak get the better of honest people, without being particularly bright or shrewd.

    By the way, second season? :)

    EDIT: I believe that the plural of "gypsy" is "gypsies" :)
     
  15. Skipper

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    Err... Your milage may vary?:whistle:
     
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  16. Skipper

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    Err, sorry but the season 3 was the last one... :-(
     
  17. Skipper

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    I confirm the the third season is definitely the last. I have no idea what source this site is using.
     
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