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Anyone watching FX "The Bridge"

#1 Post by macrae1234 » Thu Aug 15, 2013 11:57 am

It is a Swedish/Danish series
here is the first part of episode 1 telecast on BBC4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH3woPBLQAs
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Re: Anyone watching FX "The Bridge"

#2 Post by Bob78164 » Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:40 pm

macrae1234 wrote:It is a Swedish/Danish series
here is the first part of episode 1 telecast on BBC4

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#3 Post by jarnon » Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:42 pm

I haven't seen it, but I read in TV Guide that when they transplanted it to America, they originally wanted it to be about a bridge between Michigan and Ontario, which would have been culturally more similar to the Denmark-Sweden border, but then they decided to set it on the more interesting Texas-Mexico border.
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#4 Post by silverscreenselect » Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:43 pm

macrae1234 wrote:It is a Swedish/Danish series
here is the first part of episode 1 telecast on BBC4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH3woPBLQAs
I've been watching the US version, but I had one question.

Is there any difference between Sweden and Denmark?
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#5 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:57 pm

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macrae1234 wrote:It is a Swedish/Danish series
here is the first part of episode 1 telecast on BBC4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH3woPBLQAs
I've been watching the US version, but I had one question.

Is there any difference between Sweden and Denmark?
Do you mean apart from the geography and the langage?
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#6 Post by macrae1234 » Thu Aug 15, 2013 12:58 pm

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Re: Anyone watching FX "The Bridge"

#7 Post by macrae1234 » Thu Aug 15, 2013 1:00 pm

I have often posted about the card game as you know but have never refered to it as "The Bridge" only bridge
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Re: Anyone watching FX "The Bridge"

#8 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Aug 15, 2013 1:56 pm

silverscreenselect wrote:I've been watching the US version, but I had one question.

Is there any difference between Sweden and Denmark?
This cartoon illustrates the difference. :lol:

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#9 Post by lilyvonschtupp26 » Sun Aug 18, 2013 6:42 am

I am. Like it so far. quirky characters
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Re: Anyone watching FX "The Bridge"

#10 Post by lilclyde54 » Wed Aug 21, 2013 7:52 pm

The Baboo and I have been watching it. So far we like it.
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#11 Post by Catfish » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:21 pm

lilyvonschtupp26 wrote:I am. Like it so far. quirky characters
Ditto.
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Re: Anyone watching FX "The Bridge"

#12 Post by MarkBarrett » Wed Aug 21, 2013 11:40 pm

I have been watching and enjoying the show although I need a hit from Agent J & Agent K's neuralyzer to erase from memory the opening minutes from the 8/21 episode.
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Re: Anyone watching FX "The Bridge"

#13 Post by jarnon » Mon Jan 06, 2014 5:19 pm

Bumping up this old topic because the original Scandinavian series will be available on Hulu starting January 14. Americans who watch it can find out how the heck Danes and Swedes are different.

Also, the British and French are working on their own version of the series. For obvious geographic reasons, it will be called "The Tunnel."
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