Thanks for posting that. It sounds interesting, and I am definitely going to give it a try.
I watched the first two episodes soon after they were originally aired, and I neither liked nor hated...
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Thanks for posting that. It sounds interesting, and I am definitely going to give it a try.
I watched the first two episodes soon after they were originally aired, and I neither liked nor hated...
I've read the all the books in the series (except for the one that has been published this year), but haven't watched any of the TV show episodes yet. I mean to, though. When I have time.
Maybe they are mocking the numerous Hollywood movies where the villains and mad scientists always seem to speak with foreign accents? Just a guess.
No, the city of Kem (Kemi in Finnish) is located almost on the shores of the White See, and Vyborg, on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. Vyborg belonged to Sweden once, but I am not sure about Kem...
Apropos of the purpose of art:
I remember when it was aired in the Soviet Union in late 1980s, but I didn't watch it (well, maybe a part of one of the episodes). I haven't read the book either.
You might be interested to know...
Karlsson is extremely popular in Russia, much more so than Pippi - probably due to the cartoons :).
That's exactly the reason I decided to watch it in the first place :).
"Beam me up, Scotty" means "Scotty, teleport me back to the ship". Scotty was an engineer in charge of the equipment that was...
I watched a dozen episodes of Start Trek: The Orginal Series, and, putting it mildly, I was not impressed. Captain James Kirk, with an imbecilic half-smile glued to his face, looks like an effing...
These two movies were BIG with kids in 1970s and early 1980s. Everyone knew the "Если что-то я забуду" song. Well, every child and teen, that is. I guess the films weren't quite as popular with...
Speaking about quotes, I have just found out that "Owls are not what they seem" is from Twin Peaks! (I always thought it was from Harry Potter :shock: ). Actually, I've only watched a couple...
You know, it has been a subject of some VERY heated debates. Basically, most people who have seen it are split in two camps.
People from camp one typically say: "This movie sucks because... <a very,...
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