On my shelf: Berlin Cabaret - Peter Jelavich Before The Deluge - Otto Friedrich Weimar Germany - Eric D. Weitz Berlin, The Twenties - Rainer Metzger & Christian Brandstatter The Seven Addictions And Five Professions Of Anita Berber - Mel Gordon Voluptuous Panic - Mel Gordon Also, fiction from the time and place: The Artificial Silk Girl - Irmgard Keun and of course Christopher Isherwood
Thanks. I'm just about finished with the third book. Didn't think that much of the first one, it was a little too much like a Raymond Chandler book and seemingly less intrigue than the second and third books. Really like the third one so I will probably keep going.
He hasn't. You are confusing Volker Kutscher (the author of Babylon Berlin) with Philip Kerr (who passed away on March 23).
Found this series and started watching last week. I really like it so far. I'm up through episode #12. I skimmed a few posts earlier, but as I'm not done, I wanted to avoid spoilers, so stopped for now.
I watched the first 3 episodes last sunday on TV. They're making a big deal of this show here right now and I'm not sure yet if it can live up to the hype for me. But I enjoyed it well enough, especially the Charlotte Ritter character (Liv Lisa Fries). I decided to record the coming episodes, since I just started reading the book and want to finish it first.
I'm rewatching it on TV with my family (watched it last winter already on my own) and wow, all the details. So many things you only get when you already know the two seasons, I'm tempted to read the books and then watching it a third time just to see what I've been missing. What an amazing show. I understand your sentiment of not knowing what to make of it, though. At first watch, I wanted to stop after episode 2 and only the fantastic ending at the Moka Efti made me continue. After episode 5 or 6, I was absolutely addicted and watched the rest within a few days.
I'm looking forward to watching the rest of the show as well. I was just comparing my first impression to the enormous hype they made here before the TV airing. I should look at the show without this bias, I guess.
I catched the first three episodes by accident on Monday and I really liked what I saw. Interesting characters, good actors, nice scenery and an intriguing storyline. I'm planning to binge watch the rest of the show in the upcoming weeks. And I couldn't care less whether the dance scene was historically correct. The vibe was perfect.
It was this scene that made me go 'woooooow' upon first watching. The moment I knew I had to finish the show.
Well, that was excellent! I binged that over three days. There are some really intense moments in the second half of the series. Anyone know if and when there will be a season two?
Season 2 has already been done. Around here they showed the first two seasons back to back (S2 starts on Thursday on German free TV). Each season has 8 episodes.
I've seen season two (with subtitles), so I know that's been done for awhile. I'm still hoping for a proper English dub option DVD release for Seasons one and two. Ideally we could have German with English subtitle option and dubbed option, sort of like they often have had for Japanese animation releases in America/U.K. I can't believe if there is a dubbed option that some cable specialty channel in America hasn't grabbed this. So much dire junk on endless seeming tv channels and they can't do something for a quality historical production like this. I know broadcasters in Toronto have known this exists at least as long as I have. Season 1 DVD releases for Germany and France so far, I might have to settle for one of them for my region 2 player.
Finally! An English language edition Series 1 & 2 dropping April 1st, hope they're not fooling... Babylon Berlin
Comic artist Jason Lutes wrapped-up a multi-issue slice-of-life saga called Berlin last year; a 20+ year effort to chronicle the culture shifts from the Weimar Republic to the 3rd Reich. Definitely worth looking into.
That Jason Lutes work does look very appealing... I was able to read a few pages here... City of Irony: Jason Lute’s Berlin Book One « The Hooded Utilitarian
I don't get it. The info on that page reads: "German with English subtitles." Also, on Netflix in NoAm, English dubs are available (but I preferred German w/ subs).
It would be nice to have an English dub as an extra, I don't know what the quality is like of one, haven't heard it, any bits on youtube? I did hear it was not good. I apologize that I wasn't more specific, I hadn't seen English subtitles on any other edition before except a Russian one with subtitles that seemed to be the Russian subtitles run through google translate or something. I just stuck with the German, which knowing some Nederlandse I could get the basics most of the time.
It could be, I'm officially an old person now, I still have cable. The French and German DVDs have no English anything so a set with subtitles is worthwhile for me.
And the English subtitles are extremely well done! I was nervous that this Acorn series 1 & 2 set could be a big disaster but the large white lettering with dark outline is perfectly readable in every scene with enough time to read. I was able to follow the story much better than with the previous copy I had of just series 1. If all subtitled programs were done this well they'd be a lot more popular. I wonder if the Netflix subtitles are the same? I will report on the making of documentary extra when I get to it.