Wallander Series 1 and 2-anybody have it yet?

[HotRats]

The last book, The Troubled Man, is the end of the Wallander series of novels. It remains to be seen if Mankell carries on writing about Linda as he had planned to do before the death of Johanna Sallstrom. Mankell's other novels are well worth reading especially The Man From Beijing and Return Of The Dancing Master.

If you're looking for more Nordic crime fiction don't forget the book that started off the current interest, Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow, made into a mediocre film in the late 90's and if you feel like something more demanding, try Arnaldur Indridason's utterly bleak Icelandic novels featuring Erlendur. All are quietly downbeat especially the superb Silence Of The Grave. Only Jar City has been made into a film, very good and deserving of a blu ray issue.

[malcy30]

I presume they BBC will be showing this in late April as the BD is out 7th May. Good to see that they are continuing the BD as seem to release very few of their dramas on it.
Have pre-ordered from Amazon who seem significantly cheaper than elsewhere.

[McCrutchy]

Read on the BBC that the first episode of Series 3, "An Event in Autumn", finally aired last night, so it looks like the current 23 July release date will stick for the Blu-ray release, as right now "The Dogs of Riga" would air next Sunday, and "Before the Frost" would air (presumably) on 22 July.



Wallander Series 3 Blu-ray PRE-ORDER

[James Luckard]

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[hagios]

I have the Wallander 1-3 bd set w/ Kenneth Branagh & enjoy these immensely! I wish they would make more.

Also got Wallander dvd 13 - 90-minute episodes w/ Krister Henriksson & enjoy these even more!!

I also got Henning Mankkell's Faceless Killers in softcover & I am reading it now(plan on getting all in the Wallander series, also have A Touch of Frost series-excellent), very enjoyable!!!

I am in the GB, nordic crime drama mode as of late. & I do highly recommend this genre!!!!(have all the A Touch Of Frost 1-15 on dvd, these r my favorite so far!!!) Luv also The Killing & The Bridge, highly recommend also. 2 the core.

[James Luckard]

I finally got the UK BDs and have watched series one and two.

Important question for anyone else who has them:

Is there an echo on the 5.1 track of series 2, episode 2, "The Man Who Smiled"?

It's really pronounced and runs through the whole episode. Every sound is repeated, muffled, a fraction of a second later.

Basically, the entire episode sounds like it's happening in a large metal building.

I had to watch the whole thing on the stereo track, which is normal.

I'm assuming the master they used was defective and every BD has this echo, but if mine alone is defective I'll try to get a replacement.

Thanks!!!

[James Luckard]

Anyone who has Series 2 able to help with the question above? Thanks

[James Luckard]

Not trying to be annoying, but asking one last time as this is a somewhat serious issue with that episode. Thanks

[McCrutchy]

The fourth series will premiere later this month on Das Erste in Germany, so hopefully, a UK airing is not too far behind in 2016:

http://www.daserste.de/unterhaltung/...der/index.html

[McCrutchy]

Now available to pre-order below:



Out 4 July 2016.

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

Now available to pre-order below:



Out 4 July 2016.

So glad to see this. For the first time ever the show aired on PBS before BBC this month and I watched the first episode, The White Lioness, but was shocked to find it only ran 80 mins. I checked, and the BBC version a few weeks later was 89. PBS cut a whole lengthy sequence out of the middle for the US airing. I refused to watch the second and third episodes when they aired, equally butchered, on PBS. I don't know what version PBS is releasing on their DVD.

Glad to see this getting an uncut BD, had been checking Amazon.co.uk everyday for an announcement. Have been watching the UK versions, the last one was an intensely moving near-finale to the series, watching the final one tonight and expecting great things.

[James Luckard]

Anyone seen any info on the "Complete" set out that same day? It's listed as 8 discs, so I assume it's just all 4 season sets, with no exclusive material, but I'd love to know if it will have anything new.

[McCrutchy]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

So glad to see this. For the first time ever the show aired on PBS before BBC this month and I watched the first episode, The White Lioness, but was shocked to find it only ran 80 mins. I checked, and the BBC version a few weeks later was 89. PBS cut a whole lengthy sequence out of the middle for the US airing. I refused to watch the second and third episodes when they aired, equally butchered, on PBS. I don't know what version PBS is releasing on their DVD.

Glad to see this getting an uncut BD, had been checking Amazon.co.uk everyday for an announcement. Have been watching the UK versions, the last one was an intensely moving near-finale to the series, watching the final one tonight and expecting great things.

This is now standard procedure for PBS, who apparently like to time compress UK TV on broadcast. It became big news when shows like Downton Abbey, (Inspector) Lewis and Sherlock arrived, and consumers apparently figured out that the episodes were cut. I believe the first PBS DVDs of Lewis indeed featured the PBS cuts, too. Thus now video versions offered by PBS Direct often state "Original UK Version" on the packaging.

In the case of Wallander, the series is broadcast on PBS, but released on video by BBC Worldwide (via Warner) in the US, so there is much less of a chance that the episodes would be substantially different. However, obviously they are converted to 60Hz, and only the second series was ever released on Blu-ray, with the third only being released on DVD, and currently, the fourth only available to pre-order on DVD.

As for the UK Complete Collection Blu-ray, it will almost certainly just be the separate releases housed in a slipcase or slipbox, with no additional exclusive content or bonus discs beyond what might be included on the upcoming standalone release of Series 4.

[McCrutchy]

It looks like there will be some extras on the forthcoming release:

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/walla...-mankell-video

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/walla...r-ending-video

[hagios]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

It looks like there will be some extras on the forthcoming release:

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/walla...-mankell-video

http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/walla...r-ending-video

Looking forward to watching this!

[hagios]

Wallander: The Complete Collection Blu-ray

[f451]

Originally Posted by hagios

Wallander: The Complete Collection Blu-ray

Can anyone comment as to whether this plays ok on a Region A player?

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I bought this set and it does NOT play in my US/Sony Blu-ray player. There are no markings that indicate a region or regions.

[hariseldon]

Originally Posted by f451

Can anyone comment as to whether this plays ok on a Region A player?

S1-3 are region Free, but 50i encodes so depends on your player. The most common failure are pre-PS4 Sony's. PS4 and all 4K Sony's do seem to play 50i material - i know those convert 50 to 60i in general though I've never gotten 100% confirm that they will output 50 directly if your monitor is capable

I can't find confirm on S4 yet, but I'd expect it to be the same