http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1958961/

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"Frank Tagliano ('Steven Van Zandt' ), is a former New York mobster, who after testifying in a trial in the United States, Tagliano joins the witness protection program. Intrigued by the place after watching the Winter Olympics in 1994, he is relocated to Lillehammer in Norway. The transition from being a feared and respected gangster in New York, to becoming an unemployed immigrant in Norway, is not simple. Frank soon discovers that in order to succeed in this rural Norwegian society, he must resort to his old ways."

never heard of it but its on Netflix streaming and got over 4/5 stars, anyone else seen it?

[Edited on February 10, 2012 at 2:28 PM. Reason : http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Lilyhammer/70221438?trkid=2361637]

2/10/2012 2:26:39 PM

2/10/2012 2:36:29 PM

^wtf is that about?


I watched the first episode last night and was strangely compelled to keep watching...

It's weird but in a interesting way. It definitely had some funny parts that I didn't expect but it is definitely weird.

[Edited on February 10, 2012 at 3:11 PM. Reason : .]

[Edited on February 10, 2012 at 3:12 PM. Reason : it has lots of subtitles in it]

2/10/2012 3:10:50 PM

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"never heard of it but its on Netflix streaming"

It's ONLY on Netflix streaming, as in, it's netflix's first attempt at original programming.

2/11/2012 10:18:50 AM

^^

Looks like Nancy Kerrigan but the attack happened before the Lilliehammer Olympics.

2/11/2012 10:44:11 AM

^^ah gotcha

just finished episode 1...i thought it was pretty good

2/11/2012 10:57:59 AM

I watched the whole thing. Enjoyed it. 4/5 is probably spot on. If you liked Sopranos you will enjoy this.

2/11/2012 7:46:02 PM

yeah i meant to do some tidying up around the apartment today but ended up watching the whole 8-episode 1st season...definitely a good show, i thought the finale did a good job of wrapping up some plots but leaving others hanging for another season...good show, wonder how Van Zandt liked filming and living in Norway during the shoot...^speaking of Sopranos, I know I'm not the only one who at least once thought of the episode where Chris and Paulie are after the Russian guy in the frigid, snowy woods

2/11/2012 8:42:12 PM

First of all, this is a great show, and definitely worth a sign up-and-quit Netflix membership if you dont already have an account. This show, while great, is NOTHING like The Sopranos. I suspect that is a connection that will be made all too often for obvious reasons but really they are nothing alike.

The scene where Frankie/Johnny is telling Jonas about women was pure gold.

2/16/2012 9:58:53 PM

its like the Sopranos, if before Tony got shot by Members Only, Syl ratted on somebody, fled to Europe, and they changed the show from a crime drama to a pseudo-comedy

but come on man...Steven Van Zandt played a NY/NJ mafioso in both shows, there are obviously gonna be comparisons

2/16/2012 10:06:51 PM

Anybody watching season 2? I'm 4 episodes into it and really enjoying it so far.

12/16/2013 11:58:26 AM

I'm still on season one. It's delightful.

12/16/2013 12:52:23 PM

I will be binging on this over the weekend. I am excite

12/16/2013 2:34:44 PM

Holy shit the last episode is the best one ever. Fucking great!

12/17/2013 3:22:43 PM

We started this, but its so cheesy and campy we couldn't take it anymore.

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[Edited on January 16, 2014 at 10:50 PM. Reason : .]

1/16/2014 10:49:51 PM

^same here

this show is horrendous

1/17/2014 11:58:58 AM

Watched both seasons. Was about to give up on it around Season One/Episode 3 because it was getting kinda cheesy. Stuck with it and glad I did. Plot got better and ultimately was pretty decent.

On a side note, did y'all know that SVZ is a member of Bruce Springsteen's band?

1/17/2014 4:18:07 PM