I've not seen the AMC version, but in the UK we've just finished seeing the original 20 part Danish version (which dates from 2007/8). It's easily the best drama I've seen this year.
The detectives are not like your usual ones (Ken Levine viciously took apart the standard procedural the other day), and it's not Twin Peaks like in that everyone thing is in the realm of the ordinary. We get deep into the characters and care about them. How often does a series based on murder actually take account of the victim's family? We usually get a teary interview and that's it. Everyone's smiling at the end of the episode having cracked the case. I'd liken The Killing - again, at least the Danish one - to 24, but only because of a vague real-time device (each episode is roughly 24 hours), and because later on there are twists and turns. Indeed the closest series must probably be series 1 of Murder One. The Danish series is on DVD in the UK, but you'll need a region free DVD player if you want to import it. Adam On Sat, Apr 9, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I think I'm growing tired of TV shows that profess to be dark and edgy > just becuse they use a grey filter over the camera lens. The first two > episodes are available for free on iTunes. The story was not > compelling, and the characters were virtually nonexistent. It is sort > of a poor man's "Twin Peaks," and I wasn't all that fond of the actual > "Twin Peaks." If you were, you might enjoy this series. > > > http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewTVSeason?id=424131989&s=143441 > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
