I have the week off. The weather has been pretty dreary for weeks now and this weekend is no exception with Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis battering the UK with wind and rain. In some parts of the country there are red weather warnings meaning there is a danger to life.
I have to plan what I'm going to get up to this week. I would really like to acquire a camera but in order to do that I may need to sell some equipment I've already bought. I'm interested in getting hold of a Canon 7D or Canon 70D, either would be great. Just can't afford one at the moment.
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Caroline Flack
Looks like another celebrity suicide hits the headlines, this time the sad news that Caroline Flack is dead. Lots of other celebrities are referenced in the news stories, making comments on Twitter and other social platforms, about her. Shame that she felt she had to escape by taking her own life at age 40. A tragedy really that it should come to that. Being a star you might imagine that she has people around her all the time, calling her and talking to her. She was in court recently over an apparent domestic with her boyfriend. I'm sure that the stress that must have involved was playing its part in her mental wellbeing. I wished that mental health was given more time and money in this country. I think a lot of people are left to struggle without the help they need when they need it. It's not good enough.
Sunday, February 09, 2020
The Bridge (starting 2011-)
As the days are short and the nights are long, what better way to pass the time than with watching some Scandi-noir! That's why my wife and I have been enjoying the TV series called The Bridge. The one we're watching is I think the original with English subtitles and the audio in Swedish and Danish - well I can't be sure about that as I speak neither. There are 4 series of this that I have watched and enjoyed. The central character is Saga Norén, a detective with the Malmo police in Sweden. Over the course of the 4 series we see her with 2 main partners, Martin and Henrik.
The Bridge in the series is the Øresund bridge that spans between the 2 Scandinavian cities Copenhagen (Denmark) and Malmo (Sweden). Saga's partners are both Danish detectives and during the course of the series we see some of the relations between the detective's superiors.
What is interesting is that Saga continues to fight crime with a form of autism that means she doesn't empathize at all with victims or suspects, she is also working out how she has relationships involving more than just sex. She has a somewhat liberated attitude to sex I'd say. Seeing her grapple with how a partner can provide more than just the regular availability of sex is quite amusing. Despite being a serious crime story the personal stories of the characters involved is what makes the series special. Saga also has a past with her sister committing suicide at 14 and a mother with undiagnosed Munchhausen Syndrome. Martin is unfaithful to his wife and has a son from a first marriage and children from his current wife who is pregnant again. Henrik is haunted by his wife and children who disappeared 7 years ago and haven't been found. He asks Saga to help him find them off to the side of their normal cases.
So during the course of the different series there is a lot going on. The plots are intricate and somewhat confusing in some cases but as each series goes on then more and more is revealed, so the viewer is kept interested. At least I was! So, in my view this is a great series and definitely worth seeing if you like Scandi-noir style stories.
The Bridge in the series is the Øresund bridge that spans between the 2 Scandinavian cities Copenhagen (Denmark) and Malmo (Sweden). Saga's partners are both Danish detectives and during the course of the series we see some of the relations between the detective's superiors.
What is interesting is that Saga continues to fight crime with a form of autism that means she doesn't empathize at all with victims or suspects, she is also working out how she has relationships involving more than just sex. She has a somewhat liberated attitude to sex I'd say. Seeing her grapple with how a partner can provide more than just the regular availability of sex is quite amusing. Despite being a serious crime story the personal stories of the characters involved is what makes the series special. Saga also has a past with her sister committing suicide at 14 and a mother with undiagnosed Munchhausen Syndrome. Martin is unfaithful to his wife and has a son from a first marriage and children from his current wife who is pregnant again. Henrik is haunted by his wife and children who disappeared 7 years ago and haven't been found. He asks Saga to help him find them off to the side of their normal cases.
So during the course of the different series there is a lot going on. The plots are intricate and somewhat confusing in some cases but as each series goes on then more and more is revealed, so the viewer is kept interested. At least I was! So, in my view this is a great series and definitely worth seeing if you like Scandi-noir style stories.
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| Saga and Martin |
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| Saga with Henrik |
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