The weather…..again
Regular readers will know that the weather is one of my pre-occupations - it should be seeing as it was the 'orrible climate that got me out of the UK.
Anyway, October is here and it's cooled down a lot. Autumn clothes are out and it's feeling chilly. The weather here is now the same as the weather we put up with in August in the UK, just to let you know.
In other words, it's grey and yucky.
Montalbano is back!
OK, so I have not been blogging for a while. Too much to do and other stuff too boring to go into here.
Now, what (or maybe who) is Montalbano? Good question. The answer is that 'Montalbano' is the fictional head of a police station in a small Sicilian town and 'Montalbano' is also the name of the police drama on TV at the mo. It just happens that this is about the only really good and well done drama programme on Italian TV. The lead actor is excellent and the stories are original, and yes, there is a hint of mafia in a few of the episodes, as you might expect.
Believe me it takes a lot to for something to really stand out here. You are regularly bombarded with a seemingly ever increasing number of cop dramas - of Italian, German, Austrian and UK origin, in the main. The Italian stuff is pretty naf, the German stuff is a mixture of good and naf and the UK stuff is up to the UK's TV standards, which in terms of dramas at least, is much higher than that of Italy, with its full facial camera close-ups, bimbo stars and, er, 'interesting' acting.
Montalbano, is in the main, a cut above the usual trash and is worth catching.
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