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Feb 6

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Move Over Olympics, Now Lillehammer has Steven Van Zandt – PART 2

Lilyhammer makes it´s American debut TODAY on Netflix!

The series starring Steven Van Zandt premiered here two weeks ago on NRK,

AND

Norwegians

are seemingly enjoying it.

Almost a quarter of the population tuned in, and even more scheduled their agendas

NOT

to miss the second show.

Our sons, ages 13 and 14 LOVE IT!

The `mafia´based story is family friendly, funny, and not at all filled with mature Soprano-type scenes.

Dream Baby and I laughed a lot,

but have concerns it might be a bit SLOW.

HOWEVER,

by the end of the first show,

we had developed relationships with the charming characters,

enjoyed seeing Lillehammer on TV,

found watching the Norwegian writers poking fun at Norwegians, as well as at Americans living in Norway,

HILARIOUS,

and found ourselves looking forward to the next episode!

There were repeats of the episode during the week, and when inadvertently catching one of those,

I discovered

I had MISSED a lot!

I found it twice as funny the second time around.

There is a lot of Norwegian, and I wonder how well TEXT is going to go over in the American market.

The second episode moves at a quicker pace.

The brilliant writing is more prominent and depicts the CHARM as well as the humor of living in Lillehammer, Norway, perfectly

AND

some of the politically INCORRECT one-liners are still being repeated at our dinner table.

Americans living in Norway are LOVING LILYHAMMER!

Are you planning to watch?

AND

If you do, let me know what you think!!!!

Rumor has it the fourth episode is a HOOT and where the series really takes off!

Lilyhammer Trailer 

If you missed my original post, grab a coffee and catch up on the  Grit!

Move Over Olympics, Now Lillehammer has Steven Van Zandt – (PART 1)

Jan 6

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Move Over Olympics, Now Lillehammer has Steven Van Zandt

A year or so ago,

while looking through my kitchen window,

I noticed a film crew making a LOT OF HOOPLA over a bunch of people ice skating on the sports complex across the street.

Not exactly a surprising vision because the local film school is always out and about with their film projects.

However,

had I known what was REALLY going on,

GOODNESS would have been out there, and in on the GRIT!

Come to find out, a new television series has been created staring Steven Van Zandt , best known as Little Steven, solo artist and guitarist in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, as well as as the character Silvio Dante from The Sopranos, AND the series is being filmed here in Lillehammer!

The show will follow New York mobster Frank “The Fixer” Tagliano (Van Zandt) as he enters the federal witness protection program after ratting on his boss.

A sports fan, Frank wants to make his new life in Lillehammer, the Norwegian town that hosted the 1994 Winter Olympics, or as he calls it “Lilyhammer.”

Frank has visions of a paradise with “clean air, fresh white snow and gorgeous broads”  far away from the temptations of the Big Apple and the mob.

Reality, of course, turns out to be spectacularly different.

As Netflix moves away from physical DVDs and into streaming movies and television shows, guess which show is going to be their debut venture?

Lilyhammer!

The Olympics may have put Lillehammer on the map, but I believe Van Zandt is gonna ROCK this town. 

Netflix will run 8 hourlong episodes in its first season and will premiere on Monday, February 6.

Now, to get a role!?!

Steven-Baby, LOOK ME UP!

I´m your girl!

Watch the official trailer on Youtube:

Lilyhammer Trailer

Follow-up on this post and read

Move Over Olympics, Now Lillehammer has Van Zandt – Part II


Sep 13

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Norwegian Commercials ROCK! (Must See TV)

DnB NOR, a Norwegian bank, made me chuckle by driving a very real point home with their

You know; someday you will be old, better think ahead campaign

 (click link to watch)

But this week they captured my attention

BIG TIME

with Hollywood style!

Some are lucky in life; but for the rest of us, it would be wise to save.

(This is the caption in the end that is written in Norwegian- Click to watch, you will be glad you did!)

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