Lillyhammer

I've been watching the new Netflix show Lilyhammer and while I think it's interesting I don't think it's an amazing show. It's definitely a fish out of water type shows which does lead to some comedy but it's also a drama so the jokes often fall short. The basic plot is simple. Frank enters into the witness protection program and decides to go to Lilyhammer, Norway. Norway had the Olympics, and cute girls. He also thought it would be far enough away from the his old mob "buddies". While in Norway he learns that life does not move the same way as it does in NY so he applies good old fashion NY attitude to get things done.

I'm currently on I think episode six and so far it's entertaining enough to watch but this is not worth a purchase. oh and an important thing to know is if you have trouble reading or have a 4th grade reading level you may want to skip this show. There are a lot of subtitles because the natives are speaking in Norwegian most of the time.

I'm keeping the review short for now because I want to wait until I watch the entire season. They have introduced plot points that I'm not sure I'm enjoying so I want to see how they pan out before I make final judgement. I can see how one of the elements will be interesting and actually needed to happen. I was just surprised it happened so soon.