James29 wrote:the1whoknocks wrote:Cuatro estaciones looks good but is challenging my comprehension skills a bit. Some people I understand perfectly, and others leave me saying, “say what now?” I think I’ll watch this one slowly. Thanks for the mention.
They definitely got me with the trailer and the online articles. As you've mentioned, it’s been a trudge getting past the 12th episode of Sobreviviendo a Escobar. Episode 25 looked encouraging because of a familiar face, but things didn’t go as hoped. You might like start liking things a bit more somewhere around episode 40; that's when the plot seemed to start developing, for me. Without saying too much, the series probably should have gotten to this point much sooner. One thing I did get from the series is a slightly better understanding of the contoversy surrounding JJ's release. However, the series itself could have been better ... or, maybe I'm just tired of narconovelas.
Apparently there is a documentary about him (not the Netflix one) and he used to work in the US after the end of the cartel. It was a conversation in passing, so I may have mis-understood.
Oh, and you're probably thinking of Victor from La niña (prison guard's brother). Don Miguel (Belky's father) plays a Colombian government official in season 3 of Netflix's Narcos. It's always cool being able to recognize an actor/actress.
Any thought on your next novela? Or, are you thinking French?
Was the model that got busted taking cocaine to New York in some other novelas? I'd be curious which ones.
I just got past the point where the fast forwarded 5 years (somewhere around episode 30 or 32). Hopefully it will have some more plot now.
Cuatro Estaciones is definitely a good show. Don't feel bad about comprehension. I found it pretty tricky. I did not find the Spanish too hard, but it was just hard to follow everything that was going on.
I think I'll start Club de Cuervos next. The third season is coming out soon so there should be about 40 episodes to work through. It has audio description too. It also looks a bit different which will be nice. I always like watching "different" things in Spanish.
Jennifer, right? I tried finding out her real name but have had no luck, but in any event, I have not noticed her in any other novelas that I have seen. I’ll keep an eye out for her though. That’s the thing with this series – everyone has talent and the acting, overall, is not ‘cheesy’ but the storyline needed more work.
Cuatro Estaciones is probably mostly an accent thing, for me. I’m going to continue watching it and see if my comprehension of the show improves.
It will be interesting to hear your thoughts on Club de Cuervos. It’s definitely, ‘different’ as far as novelas go, but I really enjoyed watching it. In fact, I’d say that it and Ingobernable are the two novelas I have had the most ‘fun’ watching, so far. It is a comedy at heart so should at least be a nice break from the narco stuff. I thought CdC was a goofy and well made series ... even a bit serious at times.