Absalom
SWCA Member, Absent Comrade
So all your parties have been cancelled, you've stocked up on beer, and are looking for shows to watch that go well with the beer?
Got one for you if you have Netflix.
"Oktoberfest - Beer and Blood" is another one of those short (6 episode) but very well-made foreign series that Netflix has lately been buying. It was originally produced as "Oktoberfest 1900" for German public TV, so while there is some violence and sex, it's not at HBO levels and only when necessary for the story. Very few guns; homicide is committed by various other means.
It is (very loosely) based on the story of a Nuremberg brewer who forced his way onto the Oktoberfest in 1898 against the cartel of traditional Munich brewers, by means foul and fair. Mostly foul.
I just finished it last night and greatly enjoyed it. If you liked period costume dramas set in the early 20th century such as Boardwalk Empire, Peaky Blinders, Babylon Berlin, or Downton Abbey, you'd probably find this worthwhile.
And ... did I mention BEER?
Got one for you if you have Netflix.
"Oktoberfest - Beer and Blood" is another one of those short (6 episode) but very well-made foreign series that Netflix has lately been buying. It was originally produced as "Oktoberfest 1900" for German public TV, so while there is some violence and sex, it's not at HBO levels and only when necessary for the story. Very few guns; homicide is committed by various other means.
It is (very loosely) based on the story of a Nuremberg brewer who forced his way onto the Oktoberfest in 1898 against the cartel of traditional Munich brewers, by means foul and fair. Mostly foul.
I just finished it last night and greatly enjoyed it. If you liked period costume dramas set in the early 20th century such as Boardwalk Empire, Peaky Blinders, Babylon Berlin, or Downton Abbey, you'd probably find this worthwhile.
And ... did I mention BEER?
