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| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5262 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 1 of 19 31 August 2013 at 3:39am | IP Logged | ||
There's an interesting article in today's NYT The Elusive Pleasures of French TV Series ‘Spiral’ and 3 Other French Shows Worth Seeking Out
Hmmm, maybe I should start learning French... Edited by iguanamon on 31 August 2013 at 3:43am 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| kanewai Triglot Senior Member United States justpaste.it/kanewai Joined 4889 days ago 1386 posts - 3054 votes Speaks: English*, French, Marshallese Studies: Italian, Spanish | Message 2 of 19 31 August 2013 at 7:33am | IP Logged | ||
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I saw that article - it was a nice write up. And then I went looking for a way, any way,
to find those shows. And I failed. Engrenage is on Netflix, but you have to go to eBay or Amazon.fr to get the others, for around US $50 to $100 per season, and the dvd's would still be coded Region 2. It's similar to the ebook frustrations from the other thread. There are so many resources out there that you just can't have. 4 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Tsopivo Diglot Senior Member Canada Joined 4471 days ago 258 posts - 411 votes Speaks: French*, English Studies: Esperanto | Message 3 of 19 31 August 2013 at 7:55am | IP Logged | ||
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Cool, I will try them with my boyfriend. He is trying to learn French and I think he might be ready for native material without subtitles.
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| Cavesa Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5009 days ago 3277 posts - 6779 votes Speaks: Czech*, FrenchC2, EnglishC1 Studies: Spanish, German, Italian | Message 4 of 19 31 August 2013 at 8:57am | IP Logged | ||
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twopossums, it considered against the rules to post such links :-(
But yes, pirate sources are the only way to get most resources. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Jeffers Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4909 days ago 2151 posts - 3960 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Hindi, Ancient Greek, French, Sanskrit, German | Message 5 of 19 31 August 2013 at 1:54pm | IP Logged | ||
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Kanewai, it is easy (and legal) to get most DVD players reset to region 0, which means they will play any disc. Since the players are usually made in a factory in one country and shipped all over the world, it is usually a simple thing. I always buy Philips DVD players because the region can be set with the remote control on all of their players.
Living in England, I have TV5Monde on Sky TV. But they seem to show mostly second rate series, and I usually only discover them when they are nearly finished. Thankfully, most of the better shows have optional subtitles. Edited by Jeffers on 31 August 2013 at 1:54pm 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| freakyaye Senior Member Australia Joined 4838 days ago 107 posts - 152 votes | Message 6 of 19 31 August 2013 at 6:32pm | IP Logged | ||
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awesome thread, interested in everything :-)
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 emk Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5532 days ago 2615 posts - 8806 votes Speaks: English*, FrenchB2 Studies: Spanish, Ancient Egyptian Personal Language Map | Message 7 of 19 31 August 2013 at 7:16pm | IP Logged | ||
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Our host has strong opinions about copyright infringement, and he has asked that people not use his forum for sharing torrents. Please respect his wishes, so that the moderators don't need to remove posts that are against the rules. Thank you.
For those who'd like to learn more about these series, here are SensCritique links for each show, with reviews in French, and links to various places that sell the DVDs. Engrenages Un Village français Maison close Les Revenants I've seen a season or so of Engrenages. It's relatively difficult by the standards of French TV, and the subs have little relation to the dialog. If you like bloody crime dramas with lots of corruption, it might be your thing, but to me, it always feels a little bit like a second-tier HBO or AMC show—it's dark and cynical, but it never quite manages to be brilliant. Maybe I'm still missing some nuances, however. Episode 1 of Les Revenants was well-done: They took the premise seriously, and hinted at an interesting (and creepy) story. This feels like one of those shows that will need a strong arc and tight writing if it's going to actually pay off. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Cavesa Triglot Senior Member Czech Republic Joined 5009 days ago 3277 posts - 6779 votes Speaks: Czech*, FrenchC2, EnglishC1 Studies: Spanish, German, Italian | Message 8 of 19 31 August 2013 at 7:46pm | IP Logged | ||
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If you have ipad, you can get FrenchTV app which will give you access to more French channels, even though not the "best" ones. There are movies and tvseries at some but I never bothered to find something to watch before hand. I hate tv, you are supposed to make time when they show what you want to see. Totally twisted and old approach :-D
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