Yeah, it's hard to be a nissemand

[oneiriad]

There's one thing that puzzles me. (Okay, quite a few things, but this post is about just one...)

Why does it only seem to be the Scandinavian countries that watch various Christmas calender television series? When you compare the amount of television produced in, say, Denmark, and the amount from, say, the UK or the US, you'd think it would be different. You'd think they'd jump at this whole genre of tv-series, even if the English speaking world doesn't have proper nisser (whether they are of the "The Julekalender" variety or the more ordinary type). I mean, they're generally fun. Admittedly, I'm staying far away from DR's offering this year - the first two Nissebanden series were fun, but the one set in the Danish West-Indies was just not good, but The Julekalender is always good for a laugh, even if I feel sorry for Hansi - it's hardly his fault that he's the one with the biggest tænder and the grimmest tøj...