Gone are the days when the best overseas serials personified Brazilian and Mexican "soap operas". Similar films have learned to take pictures from us. So what do we expect from the best foreign series in the 21st century? Novelties, intrigues and mysteries! Modern foreign series have become "smart", with a touch of mysticism and detective. Modern heroes are devilishly charismatic and fall in love with themselves from the first series.
We are presenting the best foreign serials of recent years: they are not only not ashamed to look - they should even be quoted in decent companies in order to be known as an educated girl from a good family. They are watched by millions of TV viewers in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening. For ten consecutive series, with nightly sandwiches and cold coffee. And tomorrow - with red eyes at work, with which - running home, watch a freshly baked portion. But be prepared for the fact that the main characters are not so positive. If an ingenious doctor is a drug addict, if the pretty girl is a hard-drinking fighter pilot, if the forensic expert is a killer maniac. And not because all the writers are "greeted" - just other viewers do not like.
"Dr. House".
He hates all people, he does not hide it at all and is even proud of it. He categorically spits on the authority of his superiors, densely sits on painkillers on a opium basis, never reads and, moreover, does not observe any rules. And he never lies. His office is full of toys. Telling the patient: "You will die in two hours" for him does not present any difficulty, and he does it regularly. Everyone hates him, but they continue to crawl to him on worn-out laps and give him his purulent ulcers. And he chooses only the most interesting and complex cases. With an ordinary inoperable brain tumor, one does not even have to go to it. He is bored with it. He is the best diagnostician in the world. He diagnoses, as a rule, without getting up from his chair and listening to the symptoms of the patient's illness from his colleagues.
Dr. House in many respects is Sherlock Holmes from medicine. Similarity is evident in many plot elements. Such as the trust of Dr. House to the psychological aspect of the case, the fascination with playing a musical instrument in moments of meditation, addiction to a narcotic medical product and even his home address. Also similar in the plot is the relationship with Dr. Wilson (similar to Dr. Watson) and an armed conflict with a mentally unbalanced man named Moriarty (the same name was worn by Holmes' main rival). David Shore, the creator of the series said that the name House is an expression of "a secret tribute to" the famous detective Sherlock Holmes. After all, the surname "House" means "home". And in English the name "Holmes" (Holmes) is also consonant with the word "homes", meaning "at home". Another reference to the English detective is the fact that House lives in house No. 221B. And at this address is the London apartment of Sherlock Holmes. These are analogies.
The series "Doctor House" - one of the best foreign series in the history of cinematography. Many will say that the best. Of course, everyone has his own taste and preferences. But after watching only a couple of episodes, even ardent opponents of rubbing gowns at the TV will appreciate this cinematic masterpiece. The finest script, breathtaking dialogues and the great actor Hugh Laurie, vaguely known to the current youth on the exquisite English TV series "Jeeves and Worcester". Not all this movie was watched, not everyone remembers the plot, but Hugh Laurie, even aged for fifteen years, will find out right away. He turned into a beautifully graying man with a constant three-day stubble (I wonder how they manage to keep her three-day-long?). Fan sites of the series and personally Dr. House on the Internet are many thousands, T-shirts and mugs with his quotes are sold everywhere, and Hugh Laurie himself received the Golden Globe for this role.
" Lost ."
One of the megapopular TV series. The plot is as follows. The plane was on a well-trodden route from Sydney to Los Angeles. And then suddenly he suffered a plane crash. 48 passengers, including a surgeon, criminal, rock musician, swindler and even an officer of the Republican Guard of Iraq - find themselves in the ocean on a lost island, miraculously avoiding death. Very few chances that they will be quickly found. The island itself is somehow bad, in addition to everything, the "mountain" passengers enter into a confrontation with some taken aborigines, aliens and other evil spirits. Each of them happens to flashbacks, then hallucinations, then strange dreams. Moreover - before the plane crash the characters of the series often met with each other or had connections with the same people. In general, not boring even once. This story has already collected six "Globes", a couple of "Emmy" and nearly 20 million viewers at the screens. No one understands what the film is about, but everyone likes it! To at least somehow understand the plot, we must watch all the series in a row. And you can just enjoy high quality shooting, charismatic actors and a dynamic storyline - without delving into all the subtleties of the script.
"Star cruiser" Galaxy ".
This foreign series is very spectacular. The budget of each series is quite comparable with the budget of a good full-length film. The plot is roughly the following: in the distant future, almost all of humanity was destroyed in the course of the Cylonov nuclear attack - a more intelligent and technically advanced race. In the living there are about 50 thousand people who, at the time of the attack, were in space, on ships-colonies. Among them - the cruiser "Galaxy", the last forty years served as a military museum. Cylons are chasing after the remaining people in space, people are looking for another habitable planet, and the cruiser crew protects the colony ships from Cylon attacks. In the "Galaxy" as many as two characters, and it's hard not to fall in love with them. Admiral Adam is an old-old commander of the military space fleet. His ugly face is strewn with scars and pockmarks. He never smiles. He lost most of his family, including a child. He talks very little, so every word weighs him like a ballistic missile. He without a shadow of a doubt is ready to send a thousand people to his death to save one and a half thousand other people. In general, a very harsh man. To such a person it is simply impossible not to reverently respect the highest test.
Number two - Lieutenant Kara Trace, nicknamed Starbuck. A real battle-baba. If a man tells you that Starbuck is not his type, he definitely lies. Kara drinks whiskey from her throat, smokes thick cigars, plays cruel gambling, does not follow orders and sleeps in a barracks with a bunch of peasants. She is the best fighter pilot. At the same time - not pumped over the shaved semblance of a woman, but a very beautiful blonde with forms. Here it is necessary to recognize the talent of writers and casting directors: they did not go too far with the beauty of Kara, she does not have a supermodel appearance. She is undoubtedly a crazy, hysterical prone to depression. Starbuck saved many lives. Of course, for girls this series is for an amateur, but your boyfriend will look with pleasure.
"Supernatural."
This series is simpler than everyone else. The plot is extremely primitive: two brothers ride around the country and wet all evil spirits, continuing the work of his missing in one of his father's battles. Made well, stylish, the special effects creators once again not stingy. All this has already been filmed many times, there is no special highlight. But the "boys" in the series are being removed!
Big brother - unshaven handsome little twenty-five, gouge, a rude fellow with a childishly pofigistic view of the world. Aggressive with men, vulgar with women and fearless with demons. Likhachit on the old daddy "Ford", to the eyeballs crammed with the most brutal weapons against evil spirits. Low-profile, but charmingly joking, eating fast food, wiping fat fingers on his pants. These guys especially like schoolgirls.
His younger brother and partner are also handsome. But, as expected, clever, judicious, thorough. Not a botanist, but not a dirty animal. These types are also popular with young girls. The series is almost not terrible, but at times very funny even, though too American.
Dexter.
The foreign series "Dexter" is the apogee of the screenwriters' bullying of the viewer. This time you are forced to fall in love with more than just a bully, a ruffian or a drug addict. You are presented with the most charming and attractive in the world ... a maniac. However, Dexter is not an ordinary maniac who rapes and kills young girls, because he is commanded by a voice from the head. He destroys only very bad people - murderers, rapists and other maniacs. Edakii D'Artagnan in the form of the Count of Monte Cristo. For convenience and the official cover-up of hunting for their victims, Dexter works for the police. In the department, specializing in the analysis of blood from crime scenes. Very cute maniac. Modest, looks like a concentrated schoolboy. He is always neatly dressed, polite with women and reserved with enemies, always full of dignity. Due to the nature of its activities, it is extremely cautious and always a little tense. In addition, he is a virgin - his sexual relations are not interested. Therefore, he is very fond of women, suffering from a lack of disinterested attention.
In general, the series is strange: on the one hand, it's hard to call it ridiculous - solid murders, rivers of blood, mountains of corpses, no one jokes. On the other hand, one should not take it seriously. Everything is like one big, carefully thought out rally. Just what you need to tickle your nerves before going to bed.
" The 4400 ".
An unusual show. Not so much because of the script, but because of the fact that it has about a dozen of equal-sized main characters, each of which is endowed with its own unique appeal. The series "The 4400" can be called a family one, because any viewer, from small to large, will find himself a favorite hero.
The plot: during the last century people from different points of the planet have disappeared in an incomprehensible way. Just disappeared, that's all. At one point, already in our time, some force returned all the stolen from different times, in the number of 4,400 people, to one place. As it turns out in the first series, unknown people gave back the returned captives with all sorts of supernatural talents. Someone has learned to read minds, someone - to see the future, to attract objects or spread around themselves crushing energy and other interesting things. Since 4,400 people are quite a lot, the world is beginning to have a serious resonance associated with their talents. The series is about how these people build relationships with each other, with a new time for themselves, with their new abilities and with the world around them. It really is very exciting. The only drawback is that it can not be viewed from the middle, because there is still a through story in it. Therefore, it takes some time to introduce the viewer into the course of the matter.
"Heroes."
The main characters of the foreign series are twelve teenagers with paranormal abilities. Someone simply sees prophetic dreams, someone manipulates electronic devices at a distance, and someone does fly. All this cheerful company of typical representatives of the average psychiatric hospital came together, of course, to save the world. The series though is not stuffed with expensive special effects, but it is removed very qualitatively. It is difficult to talk about acting, it is, above all, an entertaining product for people with a rich imagination. More like guys.
Californication ("Californication").
A talented and popular writer (an actor from the "Secret Materials" David Dukhovny) is experiencing a creative and personal crisis. He comes to Hollywood to see how his brilliant novel is turned into a lousy film. So he could not stand it. As a result, he quickly rolls on an incline: for five years he did not write a single line. I lost the woman I loved. And finally mired in the usual Hollywood vices - marijuana, alcohol and bonded-odnodnevkah. But he has a 13-year-old daughter, whom he loves very much, and he is still in love with her mother - her former. In addition, he takes a bath every day. In general, not all is lost. The story, every five minutes alternating with some deafening trauma, is presented completely indistinctly, although in places it's funny. However, Simpatyaga Dukhovny and not so able to pull.
"Jail break".
The first 22 series, the younger brother, part-time brilliant engineer, rescues from the prison the elder - an ordinary robber and a drug addict sentenced to death for a murder he did not commit. Love story and conspiracy are included. The next 22 series - fugitives are looking for several independent groups of scoundrel scoundrels. In the third season, everyone is back in jail. And then came the strike of the writers, why the season turned out to be very short. What is most offensive - today it is completely unclear whether someone will want to withdraw the sequel. And if so, when will we see it? Despite some flaws, this popular series in the world can be added to the list of the best foreign serials of recent years with a pure heart.
The technical side of the matter.
If the series you are interested in at the moment is not broadcast on TV - it does not matter. In the Russian-language Internet there are several sites where these series can be downloaded. As a rule, they are very qualitatively recorded from satellite television, are freed from advertising frames and are quite professionally duplicated by enthusiasts in Russian. A new series appears on the site with a delay of several days to several weeks from the time it was released on TV. One season (about twenty 40-minute series) will pull by 10 GB. Therefore, it is better to connect at home to unlimited Internet or to destroy work traffic. Pleasant views!