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The Swedish programmes portrayed Wallander as a good detective, but socially inept, in an ordinary sort of way. OK he drinks a little too much but as the guy in accounts that you work with does. The films developed character much better and slower...
I'm sorry that there are not available - the over-protection of rights causes people, like my daughter's friends, to pirate.
On the other hand, think of the quality of the other offerings. I'm watching Hercule Poirot at the moment and am bored out of my skull -- though that production is good also. And there's nothing on U.S. TV.
Okay, I see some of that. One thing: the script is a hugely abbreviated version of the book and relies on action. I did think his "team" was negligible. None of them made an impression -- in fact that didn't seem like police at all. His daughter w...
I agree, the production values on the series were first-rate, it's just that it seemed to have fallen prey to the 'keep the action moving at all costs' meme that's invaded everything from computer games to grocery shopping these days. The 'suspens...
What bothered you, Minerva? I thought the production was very good.
Sadly, the films aren't available to the U.S. at that website. Too bad. I didn't care for the PBS miniseries and was curious to see the alternative.
MK
www.minervakoenig.com
I like the three BBC films as well. I just feel the two Swedish films capture the sense of the books better.
As the Swedish stories are different to the BBC ones then for we Wallander fans we have an extra treat.
I assume that the BBC iplayer wi...
English translations? I really liked the BBC Wallander versions.
One of my favourite detectives is Henning Mankell's Swedish inspector Kurt Wallander.
Based in the small town Ystad the books bring a sense of the hidden, sinister depths of rural Sweden. In most stories there is friction between Kurt and his dau...
I'm actually impressed by her. Keep in touch with her. If she has this much confidence as is able to motive others so successfully then get her as your agent.
Interesting set of articles on the future of digital authorship.
I'm currently doing a masters in creative writing at a local university.
As part of the course we have a writers' group and we also have an informal writers' group that meets up in a pub.
I found the taught writing group quite useful with some l...
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- Hometown:
- Richmond
- About Me:
- I'm in the process of writing a crime novel, Contracted Sin.
I'm also doing a Creatiuve Writing masters at Kingston University.
I'm in the process of setting up a book related website.
I'm married, and have three grown up children.
- I Am A:
- Reader, Writer, Editor
- Website:
- http://letstalkaboutbooks.net
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Ed McBain, Reginald Hill, Caroline Graham, Ian Rankin.
Alos like CS Forster, Bernard Cornwall
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- Sharpe series about a British soldier made up from the ranks in the time of the wars against Napoleon.
Taggart is a consistently good UK procedural based in Scotland. Also liked the Rebus series.
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