I've had a couple of days of hiatus due to bad health, but I'm back now and will try to keep up the tempo over here. The summer is usually a time of vacation also for politics, but rest assured there will be other things to ponder.
A couple of days ago I wrote about Swedish actors in Hollywood, and their sometimes inclination to speak the native tongue as part of their roles, something which Americans of course don't hear every day. I mentioned True Blood as a good example of this, and the character Eric played by Alexander Skarsgård. I now found a clip on youtube which shows the longest segment of Swedish probably in American TV (and movie) history. Over 4 minutes of Swedish dialog when Eric thinks back to his viking-past and how he became a vampire. Scandinavians as vikings is probably the most common image displayed in North America, but not in this way. What is additionally interesting (and entertaining) about this clip is that the Swedish dialog sounds really stiff and quite bad actually. Despite Skarsgård's participation it almost doesn't sound as if a single Swede has been involved in either the writing or the acting, which is very odd for a TV-show that excels in both areas. Anyway, it is very entertaining. Enjoy.
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