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Norsemen
Vikingane
2016 · TV series · 30 min episodes · 3 seasons
Created by Jon Iver Helgaker, Jonas Torgersen
Norsemen is an epic and humorous drama series set in the Viking Age. The residents of an 8th-century Viking village experience political rivalry, social change and innovations that upend their culture and way of life.
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> old and foreign content
I don't really mean old, I'd even say old movies were "better" in the sense of more variety, also foreign is often not a problem provided it's good (my favorite genre here is comedies like Norsemen or British Ghosts).
What I really dislike is this bland, characterless, boring, inauthentic, unengaging, but neverending stream of pulp that Netflix is producing and promoting. Most people I know just got fed up with it.
Personally I watch maybe one movie a month, and when I do, I make sure my time won't get wasted.
As illustrated hilariously in the first episode of Norsemen.
There’s a Norwegian show on Netflix called “Norsemen” that you might enjoy. Much of the dark humor revolves around looking at the most barbaric Viking practices with our modern sensibilities. It’s hysterical. Apparently they filmed every scene twice - once in Norwegian and once in English.
The trailer for season 1: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HpMvIZRUPf4
The Norsemen TV series puts a hilarious dark comedy twist on that reality. Basically a workplace comedy where their job is capturing slaves instead of selling paper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsemen_(TV_series)
I just watched the first episode of "Norsemen" on Netflix.
One of the best parts of that show is the thick Norwegian accent of all the Vikings.
So on one hand it follows the argument that actors should use their own accent (since all actors are Norwegian) on the other hand, you can't put a German or British actor on the Viking cast and ask them to use their own accent without ruining the show.
My point is, the accent can make sense.