Boo or Boo-urns
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The Bridge is the first of my three foreign series nominations to enter the BM top 100.
Bluemoon's Official Top 100 TV Shows
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Out on blue 6
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Would have had Shameless in a Top 20 dramas and at its best was brilliant. Had Grange Hill,The Thick Of It and The Bridge in my 20. Grange Hill was essential viewing for my teenage self and if we ever do a Top 20 TV characters Malcolm Tucker and Saga Noren would have to be in.
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What's your preference on the re-makes/re-writes that they did? I liked both The Tunnel and Der Pass, not as good as the original but they stood up well on their own which is testament to the original story, I feel. I didn't bother with the US version though.The Bridge is #2 on my list.
Utterly engrossing, fabulous characters, exciting storylines and atmospheric locations. Don't think I've ever seen a series where the cliffhangers are as good as this in just about every episode.
Series #1 was so good, I was worried whether #2 would be a let down but, no, they did it again. Then, without giving too much away, you think that's the end of the road. Nope, in comes Henrik with a shady backstory and series #3 is possibly even better! Wrapped up nicely in series #4.
If you've never watched a subtitled show - start here. It was the show that finally convinced my wife to watch foreign series and we've watched plenty since. But none are as good as this.
I wrote a spoiler-free analysis of the series for my blog a couple of years ago:-
TV Review – The Bridge
Introduction Writing this review is difficult for two reasons. One: I’ve just watched the final episode of The Bridge series 4, and although we are in a golden age of television, I’m a little sad t…monkeyarkwright.wordpress.com
RobMCFC
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Didn't bother watching them. Once you've seen Sofia Helin, Kim Bodnia and Thure Lindhardts' performances, how could anything possibly compare? I'm sure they are all good in their own right, but I've no need to watch them after seeing the original.
If they are good like you say, then I agree it will be a testament to how good the original story is. So glad this has made the top 100 and hopefully a few more readers will pick up on the series after following this thread.
Exeter Blue I am here
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Only 6 votes for “The Thick Of It”?! My highest placed British comedy (no.6). Every episode an electrifying hilarious mish mash of sarcasm and acidic invective.
Grange Hill I must admit I never even thought about. The 13 year old version of me loved it though
Grange Hill I must admit I never even thought about. The 13 year old version of me loved it though
Daz_Blue
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I hope Early Doors gets in .....brilliant comedy .....TO THE REGIMENT
Out on blue 6
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I had The Thick Of It at 4. My highest rated comedy. Talk about art imitating life with what we've seen over the last 20 years
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Out on blue 6
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In mine so hopefully so