Snusmumriken

Does anyone remember Spellbinder, a polish/australian scifi-fantasy tv show that ran (in norway at least) in 95-96. I was really fond of it back then. I had just started my life as a complete fantasy buff, something that would continue for at least four years. Spellbinder had everything I loved at the time, a weird fantasy world, a parallell world where the antagonist can start anew, poor people versus an oppressive government.. you name it.

I just refound the show on quicksilverscreen, and I’ve watched the first four episodes. In spite of how much I loved it when i was 11, it’s really remarkably bad. It’s a too clear spoken series about people internalising an oppressive government. That the oppressed people in the parallell world are played by polish actors speaking english underlines it in a way. The parallell world-cast’s unfamiliarity with the english language also makes sure that they can’t act. The dialogue is stiff and the acting is stiffer. In addition to this, most costumes look like they have been bought on H&M and sewn patches on. Lovely.

And nostalgia makes me enjoy it.