ZEN PBS Mystery

Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by John B Good, Jul 19, 2011.

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  1. John B Good

    John B Good Forum Hall Of Fame Thread Starter

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    Did anyone watch this recent program? About a non-corrupt Italian police detective.

    Was quite good.

    In particular, the theme music was outstanding - seemed more Mancini-type thriller-lounge music than I've heard for a long time.

    The man who plays Zen looks like someone else, from some old British series I think?
     
  2. rogertheshrubber

    rogertheshrubber Senior Member

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    Just noticed him as Alexander Hamilton in HBO's "John Adams." Yes, this series is good--pity they only made 3 episodes!
     
  3. smilin ed

    smilin ed Senior Member

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    Saw this in the UK. Beautiful women; beautifully shot; well-acted; awful resolutions to the stories.
     
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  4. Matthew B.

    Matthew B. Scream Quietly

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    Are they much different from the books?
     
  5. Karnak

    Karnak "81, 82, 83, 84..."

    Rufus Sewell as Zen. Appeared long ago on PBS in Middlemarch. I'm sure he's done other things...
     
  6. bhazen

    bhazen I Am The Walrus

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    Very cool series (well, just saw my first episode Sunday night...) Wonderful 'look' to the thing, from the "new wave"/Seventies look to the titles and the aforementioned soundtrack. Stylish clothes, too! Looking forward to the rest of the episodes....
     
  7. John B Good

    John B Good Forum Hall Of Fame Thread Starter

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    Back tonight for the second episode.

    I was browsing an old newspaper today, from a week or so, and a reviewer compared it (ZEN) favorably to those grimy scandinavian detectives so may people now seem to like.
     
  8. Adam9

    Adam9 Русский военный корабль, иди на хуй.

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    Looking forward to the second episode. Loved the first as it reminded my wife and me of our Italian holiday last year.
    Sartorially, quite a change from the rumpled detectives of the British series that are often on PBS!
     
  9. Coricama

    Coricama Classic Rocker

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    I just watched all 3 episodes this week. Excellent casting, great scenery, beautiful women, stylish. I really enjoyed it and hope they make more. It's odd watching an 'Italian' story when most of them have English accents, but it beats subtitles.
    Edit: Just noticed the start date of this thread, so I guess 3 is all we get.
     
  10. smilin ed

    smilin ed Senior Member

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    Try Inspector Montalbano
     
  11. eddiel

    eddiel Senior Member

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    Yeah that's pretty much it. I was disappointed that they didn't make more. I thought it was a good program. It was a co-pro between the BBC and a US production company. Not sure why the BBC cancelled it. EDIT: checked wiki, they felt there were already too many male crime fighters on TV.
     
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  12. John B Good

    John B Good Forum Hall Of Fame Thread Starter

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    Heck! There's too much crime on TV!
     
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