Wallander

[968CS]

Watched this last week and then tried again last night, not sure if i'm get on with it.

Is it just me but does everyone in rural sweden still live in the early 80's. The main characters cars and clothes seem modern but everyone else, the buildings, interiors and technology all seem to be from 1980 ish?

Also whats with the blue grey half light that everything seems to be filmed in
whats happened to colours in Sweden?

[Balmoral Green]

It's OK, but not a patch on the Swedish version that's been running on BBC FOUR, IMO.

[scenario8]

Balmoral Green said:

It's OK, but not a patch on the Swedish version that's been running on BBC FOUR, IMO.

What he said.

The look of the show is deliberate and reflective of the novels (so said my (disappointingly male) Swedish chum. I guess you either like it or find it unremittingly dreary. I'm a little surprised it was ever given the green light for a high cost/profile BBC1 showing. And even more surprised it was given a second helping. Methinks Kenneth B has influential friends.

[torres del paine]

Balmoral Green said:

It's OK, but not a patch on the Swedish version that's been running on BBC FOUR, IMO.

Yes, I've been hooked on the Swedish version - very melancholic, sober and naturalistic.

Also, the lovely actress who plays Kurt's daughter actually committed suicide in 2007 making it all the more sad and poignant.

[scenario8]

torres del paine said:

Balmoral Green said:

It's OK, but not a patch on the Swedish version that's been running on BBC FOUR, IMO.

Yes, I've been hooked on the Swedish version - very melancholic, sober and naturalistic.

Also, the lovely actress who plays Kurt's daughter actually committed suicide in 2007 making it all the more sad and poignant.

Yes, I read she'd killed herself only recently too. All rather sad. The events surrounding the Tsunami in Asia were believed to have affected her greatly. She left a young daughter behind.

[cazzer]

Having been relegated to the dining room by my parents who came for christmas and havent left yet....
I have been listening to an all cosuming diet of morse and frost coming from the TV.

I can honestly say that Wallender is the only thing that has sounded more boring.

[TJD2003]

Agree with the other posters, sweidish one that ran on BBC4 was much better.

TJ