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Nya Tider
''Nya tider'' () is a Swedish soap opera which was broadcast on TV4. It began after ''Skilda världar'' became a one-episode-a-week show. The show premiered in 1999 and got good ratings the first season, but they soon dropped. Broadcast was moved to just being an episode a week on Sundays, but this did not increase viewership; ''Nya tider'' never enjoyed the same viewership as ''Skilda världar''. It was cancelled in 2006. The show's cast included Rebecca Ferguson as Anna Gripenhielm (1999–2001). In 2000 TV4 ran the reality show ''Jakten på Billie Jo Jakten på Billie Jo ("The Hunt for Billie Jo") was a Swedish reality show first broadcast on August 4, 2000 on TV4. The show followed three American actresses who auditioned for the role as "Billie Jo" in the Swedish soap opera ''Nya tider''. The w ...'' to pick an actress to play the new villain, Billie Jo. American Alexandra Sapot won the role. References 1990s Swedish television series 1999 Swedish television series debuts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV4 (Sweden)
TV4 (''TV fyra'') is a Swedish free-to-air television network owned by TV4 AB, a subsidiary of the TV4 Media AB. It started broadcasting by satellite in 1990 and, since 1992, on terrestrial television. In 1994, TV4 became the largest channel and remained so for a number of years. The two channels of Sveriges Television (SVT) lost more and more viewers for a couple of years. After making schedule changes in 2001, SVT1 had practically the same numbers of viewers as TV4. From 2004 to 2019, the TV4 Group was a fully active member of the European Broadcasting Union. History TV4 was launched on 15 September 1990. The channel invested in an extensive news organisation and Swedish drama series. The premiere suffered from technical faults and the drama series weren't popular with critics. In 1991, two of the channel's oldest entertainment programmes premiered: the Swedish version of ''Jeopardy!'' and the Saturday night bingo show ''Bingolotto''. Bingolotto in particular became highl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soap Opera
A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored by soap manufacturers.Bowles, p. 118. The term was preceded by "horse opera", a derogatory term for low-budget Westerns. BBC Radio's ''The Archers'', first broadcast in 1950, is the world's longest-running radio soap opera. The longest-running current television soap is '' Coronation Street'', which was first broadcast on ITV in 1960, with the record for the longest running soap opera in history being held by '' Guiding Light'', which began on radio in 1937, transitioned to television in 1952, and ended in 2009. A crucial element that defines the soap opera is the open-ended serial nature of the narrative, with stories spanning several episodes. One of the defining features that makes a television program a soap opera, according to Alber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skilda Världar
''Skilda världar'' (''Worlds Apart'') is a former Swedish soap opera originally airing from 1996 to 2002 about two families in Stockholm and their friends. One rich family and one poor and about Daniel and Sandra who are from the two families and fall in love. Later in the series it is discovered that Daniel and Sandra are twins. The series goes further and further away from their story and goes more towards the hate from all characters against Rebecka who is trying to destroy the relationship between Sandra and Daniel. ''Skilda världar'' is one of TV4 (Sweden), TV4's most watched shows in history and was the longest running daily soap opera in Swedish television. The series was based on the 1980s Australian soap opera, ''Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series), Sons and Daughters''. Main cast *Lars-Erik Berenett as Harald Bovallius (1996–98) *Hampus Björck as Mikael Toivonen (1996–2002) *Matti Berenett as Tom Bovallius (1996–2002) *Bengt Dahlqvist as Daniel Toivone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca Ferguson
Rebecca Louisa Ferguson Sundström (born 19 October 1983) is a Swedish actress. She began her acting career with the Swedish soap opera ''Nya tider'' (1999–2000) and went on to star in the slasher film ''Drowning Ghost'' (2004). She came to international prominence with her portrayal of Elizabeth Woodville in the British television miniseries ''The White Queen (miniseries), The White Queen'' (2013), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe for Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film, Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film. Ferguson starred as Secret Intelligence Service, MI6 agent Ilsa Faust in the action spy film ''Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation'' (2015) and its sequel ''Mission: Impossible – Fallout'' (2018), both with Tom Cruise. She played Jenny Lind in the musical film ''The Greatest Showman'' (2017), starred in the horror films ''Life (2017 film), Life'' (2017) and ''Doctor Sleep (2019 film), Doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakten På Billie Jo
Jakten på Billie Jo ("The Hunt for Billie Jo") was a Swedish reality show first broadcast on August 4, 2000 on TV4. The show followed three American actresses who auditioned for the role as "Billie Jo" in the Swedish soap opera ''Nya tider''. The winner was Alexandra Sapot who came to play the villain A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character a ... "Billie Jo". The winner was decided by partly Swedish viewers televotes and the production company Jarowskij. Contestants * Tanya Gingerich * Melissa Hanson * Hope Harris * Alexandra Sapot Sources Jakten på Billie Jo [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990s Swedish Television Series
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Swedish Television Series Debuts
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as the Interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
