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Was wondering if anybody else is watching a tv show called Fortitude. It's on a new cable channel called Pivot.
A British/Norwegian production, filmed in Iceland, it's set in a fictional town (Fortitude) on a real island. Svalbard, about halfway between Norway and the North Pole. More polar bears than people. (The bears are a significant part of the story, including an opening scene in the first episode you might see when you close your eyes at night.)
It's explained early on that, since everybody in Fortitude lives up there for a specific legitimate purpose -- many involved in the main business, a coal mine (which is closing, with the town's economy counting on a planned "glacier hotel") -- there's almost no serious crime and not much for the police to do. That changes in the first episode, and while we learn more about the place and its people, some things become clear while other things get darker and weirder.
The international cast is great, including Michael Gambon, Christopher Eccleston, and Stanley Tucci. The scenery is amazing and almost overwhelmingly harsh -- the kind of environment where you're very aware Mother Nature doesn't care whether you live or die.
Seven episodes have aired so far (I just got caught up with On Demand), and the seventh ends with a horrific scene that opens up a new level of disturbing strangeness. Can't wait to see what comes next.
A British/Norwegian production, filmed in Iceland, it's set in a fictional town (Fortitude) on a real island. Svalbard, about halfway between Norway and the North Pole. More polar bears than people. (The bears are a significant part of the story, including an opening scene in the first episode you might see when you close your eyes at night.)
It's explained early on that, since everybody in Fortitude lives up there for a specific legitimate purpose -- many involved in the main business, a coal mine (which is closing, with the town's economy counting on a planned "glacier hotel") -- there's almost no serious crime and not much for the police to do. That changes in the first episode, and while we learn more about the place and its people, some things become clear while other things get darker and weirder.
The international cast is great, including Michael Gambon, Christopher Eccleston, and Stanley Tucci. The scenery is amazing and almost overwhelmingly harsh -- the kind of environment where you're very aware Mother Nature doesn't care whether you live or die.
Seven episodes have aired so far (I just got caught up with On Demand), and the seventh ends with a horrific scene that opens up a new level of disturbing strangeness. Can't wait to see what comes next.
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