[hkjgkjy]

Off topic: Anyone watch Okkupert (occupied in English)? The French-Norwegian made drama about how a modern European country would act if war were to happen there today (like it kind of has in Ukraine...).

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4192998/

[larsiusprime]

(Norwegian here). Great show, but it's so hilariously and transparently self-flattering to the Norwegian sense of self.

Norway boldly goes zero-emission and turns off the fossil fuel tap.

The European Union essentially hires Russia to swoop in and invade in response to turn the tap back on. When the shocked Norwegian prime minister demands to talk to the person in charge, the EU chief's head pops up and scolds them saying they had this coming. Norwegian pm demands to talk to a european head of state.... and SWEDEN pops up. SWEDEN!

Seriously, I love this show, but the American equivalent would be if France and China teamed up as an evil strikeforce to invade America because they were printing too many Bibles or something.

EDIT: also if norway turned off the tap, isn't that GOOD for Russian gas exports & thus controlling europe? But exciting fiction nonetheless :P

[hkjgkjy]

> Seriously, I love this show, but the American equivalent would be if France and China teamed up as an evil strikeforce to invade America because they were printing too many Bibles or something.

I'd love to watch that one, haha!

Although I have to say, being scandinavian (🇸🇪) as well, the show had me thinking better about the life in Ukraine 2014, Iraq 2003 or Afghanistan 2001. Let's all refuse violence, and end war.

[digi_owl]

Yeah the show is pandering to the whole "Putin scare" that MSM has going.

[jessaustin]

Not really off-topic, since the motivation of the evil Europeans in that show was to force Norway to continue to produce oil after Norwegians decided they no longer needed it.

I really enjoyed the program, not least because I was pleasantly surprised to see something non-USA-produced in which USA was not idiotically militaristic. If Norwegians can imagine it, perhaps we can too...

[ryanschneider]

Yes, great series (available on Netflix in the US). The series starts with Norway ending oil and gas production to combat global warming, which the rest of Europe and the world isn't too happy with.

[malkia]

I like the idea and the story, but it felt like there were dozen of characters, and everything revolved only around them. As if there was only one restaurant, one journalist, one bodyguard, one of this and one of that, and somehow they were related even before the story began. That would be perfectly fine for a sci-fi, superheroes, or where the story needs it (Sense8), but here it felt a bit strange.... Though that to be said, once you accept this little peculiarity, the show was good, and I'll watch the 2nd one too...

And to get back on topic, it definitely brought to my mind the idea how one country may quickly become isolated, because of puristic choices driven for a better life for the whole of the humanity. That by itself would keep me watching it.

And thanks for mentioning it!