Sooo. the fourth season. On the one hand, I think it's better made - written, acted - than the third which suffers from Alex the over the top villain and very blunt media satire, and promoting Torben to third main character after Birgitte and Katrine, then giving him a storyline not justifying that promotion. Whereas season 4 doesn't do that. The ( Read more... )

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To get the obvious out of the way: two (not the only, but) key differences are a) European political system versus American political system and b) female head of government versus male head of government.

( Spoilers wonder what's next )

Borgen:

Damned if she do: splendid tribute to the one and only Birgitte Nyborg, best fictional prime minister ever. (Of Denmark, if you haven't watched her show.)

Orphan Black:

Any other world: Poetic and sensitive portrait of the clone club ( Read more... )

Overall, I enjoyed it, and liked the way the story wrapped up, but I have some complaints as well. And then there is some stuff I'm torn about. What I really appreciate is that remained from beginning to the end the story of a female politician navigating her way, with the second most important character also a woman, and ethical dilemmas as well ( Read more... )

It's there on dvd in Germany now, and hence I could marathon it. Please don't spoil me in the comments for the rest of the series, which I know has now ended.

( Cut for spoilers. Short version: watch Borgen! )

Thank you for all the gloriously crazy prompts! Okay, here's the list ( Read more... )

In the last week I watched the first season of this Danish series on dvd; a few months back when Political Animals was broadcast more than one person told me the show to watch about a female top politician was Borgen, and I've also heard West Wing comparisons, so I was more and more curious.

Borgen in its first season shows the rise to power and ( Read more... )