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For me what I'm really enjoying about Netflix right now, is not their original, exclusively for Netflix, content, but the foreign content they're bringing in, s

For me what I'm really enjoying about Netflix right now, is not their original, exclusively for Netflix, content, but the foreign content they're bringing in, such as "Trapped" and "Occupied", which are shows from Iceland and Norway respectively. The BBC has done a pretty good job of buying and airing foreign TV, but in North America a lot of this stuff hasn't come over. I really appreciate the effort that Netflix has done to air this sort of thing and I hope to see a lot more. Independent of their foreign nature, these are really good shows, but their foreignness makes them even more interesting as you get a bit of a glimpse into a different culture without having to travel yourself.

maverick_iceman 10y ago
Seconded. I really liked Fauda - an Israeli show.
lobster_johnson 10y ago
One of their better shows last year was Marcella [1], the British show from the guy who wrote the original The Bridge (Broen/Bron). (If you liked Trapped, make sure you check out Baltasar Kormákur's [2] other non-Hollywood work. 101 Reykjavik and Jar City are particularly good. I also liked The Sea.) I love that they're pulling in quality indie/foreign films such as Rams [3], but these are few and far apart. There are so many superb "arthouse" films out there that they could offer. I wish someone would sponsor the digitalization of older "out of print" works that now only survives on old, out-of-production DVDs or on VHS. I wanted to find a few of Icelandic director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's films (Children of Nature is one of my all-time favourites), but they're not available anywhere. I was hopeful for Filmstruck [4], but their selection is very limited. [1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5269594/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5269594/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_Kormákur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_Kormákur [3] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3296658/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3296658/ [4] https://filmstruck.com/ https://filmstruck.com/

maverick_iceman 10y ago

Seconded. I really liked Fauda - an Israeli show.

lobster_johnson 10y ago

One of their better shows last year was Marcella [1], the British show from the guy who wrote the original The Bridge (Broen/Bron). (If you liked Trapped, make sure you check out Baltasar Kormákur's [2] other non-Hollywood work. 101 Reykjavik and Jar City are particularly good. I also liked The Sea.) I love that they're pulling in quality indie/foreign films such as Rams [3], but these are few and far apart. There are so many superb "arthouse" films out there that they could offer. I wish someone would sponsor the digitalization of older "out of print" works that now only survives on old, out-of-production DVDs or on VHS. I wanted to find a few of Icelandic director Friðrik Þór Friðriksson's films (Children of Nature is one of my all-time favourites), but they're not available anywhere. I was hopeful for Filmstruck [4], but their selection is very limited. [1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5269594/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5269594/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_Kormákur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltasar_Kormákur [3] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3296658/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3296658/ [4] https://filmstruck.com/ https://filmstruck.com/