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| nj24 Diglot Groupie United States Joined 4655 days ago 56 posts - 106 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Italian, French | Message 377 of 384 22 December 2014 at 2:10am | IP Logged | ||
You might enjoy El internado. It takes place in a fictional boarding school in Spain. Two students arrive at the school whose parents have disappeared at sea under strange circumstances. But even more strange things start occurring at the school: macabre deaths, disappearances, secret passageways, professors who are not who they say are. Ultimately, if you like shows with lots of plot twists and mysteries, you should enjoy it. There are seven seasons so sometimes it can seem like there are way too many plot twists. But even though I've taken a break from the series several times, I keep coming back to see what happens next. I just started the sixth season. I believe you can find all of the episodes on dailymotion.com. Just search for "el internado 1x01". They're uploaded with Greek subtitles which might be a bit distracting. You might also be able to find them on YouTube. Another good show with lots of plot twists is Gran hotel. Have you seen that one? I think the first season is on Hulu. I've seen all three seasons and, although a little let down by the final episode, I would definitely recommend it. Julio (same actor who plays one of the main characters in El internado) arrives at the hotel intending to visit his sister who is a maid there. However, she has disappeared without a trace. Julio decides to stay at the hotel and pretend to be a waiter in order to investigate what has happened to his sister. It's set in the early 1900s. I've found both of these series very addicting so hope you will too. Actually, I've never seen Desaparecida or Isabel so I might have to check those out as soon as I finish El internado. Thanks for the recommendation! Edited by nj24 on 22 December 2014 at 2:30am 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| James29 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5367 days ago 1265 posts - 2113 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French | Message 378 of 384 22 December 2014 at 3:07am | IP Logged | ||
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El Internado is indeed a great show. I watched the first few seasons on the Antena3 website (the channel that produced the show). The only thing I didn't like about it was that it had 80-ish minute episodes.
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| eyðimörk Triglot Senior Member France goo.gl/aT4FY7 Joined 4091 days ago 490 posts - 1158 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English, French Studies: Breton, Italian | Message 379 of 384 22 December 2014 at 9:53am | IP Logged | ||
Hi Stelle! Do you have any particular reason to want to watch only a natively Spanish show? If not, have you considered a dub of something that you already enjoy? I was very much against this idea for no real reason myself, other than having been really annoyed by dubs in the past, but I recently watched all seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in French and it was a really effortless language boost. Since it was a series that I both knew and enjoyed, I didn't have to focus to follow along, which meant that I could watch it when I couldn't muster the energy for something new in French, and the massive and quick repetition really helped to make a lot of passive expressions active for me. My husband is currently having a similar experience with the dubbed How I Met Your Mother. It doesn't necessarily replace trying to find a good Spanish series, though. We still love our native French series... but there's only so much available that we feel like and have the energy for watching. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4136 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 380 of 384 24 December 2014 at 4:32am | IP Logged | ||
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THANK YOU nj24 and James29 for recommending El Internado! I watched season 1 episode 1 and absolutely loved
it. Nice to know that there are 7 seasons waiting for me! eydimork, I watched a season of Buffy in Spanish, and - while it did help me improve my Spanish listening comprehension - it wasn't really addictive. The problem is that I already know Buffy inside-out. I think I've watched the entire series a half-dozen times. So I enjoyed it, but I wasn't drawn to watching "just one more episode", the way that I am when I binge-watch a new show. (But I *loved* the actress who voiced Willow in Spanish. She's fabulous!) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| BAnna Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 4614 days ago 409 posts - 616 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish Studies: Russian, Turkish | Message 381 of 384 25 December 2014 at 2:09am | IP Logged | ||
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Just wanted to wish you all the best in 2015. I'm not going to be on the Spanish TAC team next year, but I've really enjoyed following your log and your blog, so I'll continue to do so in future. I think of you every time I see some Tagalog signage (quite common in my neighborhood), including when I was getting my mammogram....:o.
Your enthusiasm, the progress you've made and your ideas and recommendations have been really great. BTW, I'm currently obsessively watching Dr. Mata on MundoFox, in case that's of any interest to you. It's set in Colombia in 1945 and has a villain you love to hate. All the best to you in your new digs and your new job! 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4136 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 382 of 384 25 December 2014 at 4:11am | IP Logged | ||
Thanks for the kind words, BAnna! I will, of course, keep following your log as well. I always love reading what you have to say. Here's to a fabulous 2015 for both of us! (And now I want to know how to say "mammogram" in Tagalog...) 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4136 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 383 of 384 25 December 2014 at 4:38am | IP Logged | ||
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I just finished episode 3 of El Internado, and it's *exactly* what I was looking for!
The premise so far: a 16-year-old and his 5-year-old sister find themselves in a big old boarding school in the middle of nowhere. There's something/one lurking in the woods who may or may not be: a) a serial killer, b) an alien, c) a werewolf, d) a mutant, or e) some as-of-yet-unknown creature. Add in a missing teacher, five missing children from decades ago, a set of missing parents, hidden passageways, and several adults who are not what they seem, and you have El Internado. It's a bit silly, but it's also compelling. I actually gasped out loud at the very last scene of episode three. Oh, and the headmaster is played by the same actor who plays Mauri in Aquí No Hay Quien Viva - y ¡qué guapo es! Absolutely love it so far. Highly recommended. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Stelle Bilingual Triglot Senior Member Canada tobefluent.com Joined 4136 days ago 949 posts - 1686 votes Speaks: French*, English*, Spanish Studies: Tagalog | Message 384 of 384 29 December 2014 at 12:53am | IP Logged | ||
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¡Hola! Kumusta kayo?
Thanks for following my log this year! 2014 has been a great year - even though language learning took a backseat from October until December. I'm excited about what 2015 will bring, and I look forward to learning more Tagalog and Spanish, as well as reading and writing more in English. I decided to start a new log for 2015. My old log was getting really long and unwieldy, and I decided that it's time for a fresh start! my TAC15 log Here's hoping 2015 will bring great things to all of us! 1 person has voted this message useful |
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