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Started by Eddie Teach, March 06, 2011, 09:29:27 AM

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Josquius

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Giri/Haji- this is a very very good series. Amazing it's made by BBC though as its the opposite to what I expected. An adventure of Japanese people in the UK rather than the Brit being a fish out of water in Japan. Seems to have just as much (more?) Japanese dialogue as English. 2 eps off the end now and sad to hear there was meant to be a series 2 but nobody will pay for it.
I really wonder about the production story of this one. Seems to not be a British /Japanese Co production.
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celedhring

Quote from: Tyr on November 02, 2020, 03:26:18 PM
Giri/Haji- this is a very very good series. Amazing it's made by BBC though as its the opposite to what I expected. An adventure of Japanese people in the UK rather than the Brit being a fish out of water in Japan. Seems to have just as much (more?) Japanese dialogue as English. 2 eps off the end now and sad to hear there was meant to be a series 2 but nobody will pay for it.
I really wonder about the production story of this one. Seems to not be a British /Japanese Co production.

Can't speak for this particular production, but in the past BBC has happily jumped into foreign productions when they include a British element. Heck, "let's put a brit in this and try to rope in BBC" was a common trick to try to raise money for Spanish productions in the 2010s  :lol:

Liep

The Undoing. First two episodes are out and it seems like a good classic whodunnit. Nicole Kidman nearly accomplishes acting emotions without the use of a functioning face, impressive.
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Dang, Queen's Gambit has hour long episodes.  Will need to readjust my brain.

Eddie Teach

:unsure: That's the usual length for dramas.
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Quote from: Tyr on November 02, 2020, 03:26:18 PM
Giri/Haji- this is a very very good series. Amazing it's made by BBC though as its the opposite to what I expected. An adventure of Japanese people in the UK rather than the Brit being a fish out of water in Japan. Seems to have just as much (more?) Japanese dialogue as English. 2 eps off the end now and sad to hear there was meant to be a series 2 but nobody will pay for it.
I really wonder about the production story of this one. Seems to not be a British /Japanese Co production.
It's so good and I am furious that we won't get a second series.

I don't think the production is that linked to Japan - I think it's BBC and Netflix. The writer is a British guy - I think he said it sort of started because his girlfriend was doing a crime science course and there was a middle aged detective from Tokyo on the coures. I've no doubt they hired Japanese researchers to make sure things work or not.
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celedhring

Nerd alert! Dude analyzes the correctness of the latin spoken in the Netflix show "Barbarians".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7uBUCZgpw8&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=pol%C3%BDMATHY

TLDW: According to him it's actually pretty good.

Duque de Bragança

#46447
That was my feeling as well (ciceronian/classical restored pronunciation vs church pronunciation), but he really goes into detail.

Josephus

Apart from the Latin, is it any good?
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celedhring

Quote from: Josephus on November 03, 2020, 08:02:04 AM
Apart from the Latin, is it any good?

Not really. To be frank I just watched the first couple eps though, because I was curious about the spoken latin.

Gaijin de Moscu

Quote from: celedhring on November 03, 2020, 08:18:16 AM
Quote from: Josephus on November 03, 2020, 08:02:04 AM
Apart from the Latin, is it any good?

Not really. To be frank I just watched the first couple eps though, because I was curious about the spoken latin.

I suspected so (that it's not very good) so will skip. Thanks for the advice.

From the latest on Netflix, I enjoyed La Révolution somewhat, although my perception may have been skewed by it being in French. I'm learning the language and was intently focused on the dialogues.

Josephus

Quote from: celedhring on November 03, 2020, 08:18:16 AM
Quote from: Josephus on November 03, 2020, 08:02:04 AM
Apart from the Latin, is it any good?

Not really. To be frank I just watched the first couple eps though, because I was curious about the spoken latin.

thanks for the tip.
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Valmy

Quote from: celedhring on November 03, 2020, 05:55:56 AM
Nerd alert! Dude analyzes the correctness of the latin spoken in the Netflix show "Barbarians".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7uBUCZgpw8&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=pol%C3%BDMATHY

TLDW: According to him it's actually pretty good.


That is smart of the show. Even if it sucks it might remain a popular tool for Classics courses around the world.
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The Widow. Kate Beckinsale does some amateur sleuthing in the Congo. It's a good watch.
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