Tag Archives: German TV

Danish Waif Wins Eurovision Song Contest or Thor II: The Musical

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Cora

I almost forgot this was on and spent the first half of the evening watching something else, but while channel flipping during a commercial break, I suddenly realized that the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest was on tonight, broadcast live from … Continue reading →

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Last Ever Koniginnendag Linkdump

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Cora

I don’t know how much press the abdication of the Dutch Queen Beatrix in favour of her son Prince, now King Willem-Alexander has gotten in the English speaking world (the Guardian seemed to think Amanda Knox was more interesting, which … Continue reading →

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Politics in SF, Tough Women in Fiction and Pop Art Plagiarists

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Cora

Nope, no more awards links today, as the online SFF community seems to have moved on to a new uproar (which I don’t want to comment on due to knowing one of the people involved). So here are some non-Hugo, … Continue reading →

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Mixed Links – mostly SFF but not necessarily Hugo related

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Cora

First of all, here is a signal boost. Ben Wolverton, the 16-year-old son of writer and teacher Dave Farland/Dave Wolverton, has been critically injured in a longboarding accident and is currently in a coma. The treatment costs are enormous and … Continue reading →

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Some Reflections on Recent Awards and Nominations

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Cora

The past week has been a good one for awards and nominations, because the shortlists and winners for several more or less prestigious awards have been announced. First of all, the nominations for the 2013 Hugo Awards have been announced. … Continue reading →

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The Last Hurray of Winter and a Linkdump

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Cora

On the cusp of spring, winter returned with a vengeance this weekend for one last hurray. I don’t know how long it will lastm but for now we have approx. five centimeters of snow. I took a bunch of photos, … Continue reading →

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Pop Culture Overload

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Cora

Yesterday evening, I chanced to tune into an episode of the popular and long-running German action TV show Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei (Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police). The premise of the show is simple … Continue reading →

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Still Snowy Linkdump

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Cora

We still have snow and even got some new snow today, though it’s supposed to start melting tomorrow, most likely with freezing rain, too – brrr. And that on a day I’m supposed to go to Oldenburg. Anyway, I’ve got … Continue reading →

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Wulff news and some miscellanous links

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Cora

Remember Christian Wulff, former German president who was forced to resign last year after a very underwhelming scandal involving an unremarkable house in a suburb of Hannover, a free Skoda and holidays on the island of Sylt paid for by … Continue reading →

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Downton Abbey hits Germany – with an embarrassing mistranslation

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Cora

Over Christmas, the British series Downtown Abbey has finally come to German TV. Now I am very definitely not a fan of the show. Nonetheless, the German public TV channel ZDF has once again proven its track record of buying … Continue reading →

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