It's getting rave reviews and I want to support local Australian productions. The acting, sets, costumes are all great. They work together to trigger memories of my own childhood in the 80s, parts of it spent in Brisbane with family there. I think this is what I mostly enjoyed about this series.
The story and the actions of the characters are not realistic but as a work of fiction, I can accept that. Still, it just seems too far fetched for me at times and had me shaking my head with frustration.
The portrayal of life in the 80s was reasonably good but I think I did partly rely on some of my own memories to fill out what life was like back then. The series did, however, capture the general sense of freedom, boredom and adventure that I feel most kids went through pretty well.
Boy Swallows Universe has me wanting to re-watch series like "The Henderson Kids" (1985-86) which, from my somewhat hazy memory, had more plausible storylines but deals with childhood issues set in the 80s (modern times when produced). Plus it had a stellar 80s cast - including Nadine Garner, Kylie Minogue, Ben Mendelsohn and Annie Jones. Also check out the follow up "The Henderson Kids II" (1987). Those will get your nostalgia juices flowing.
The story and the actions of the characters are not realistic but as a work of fiction, I can accept that. Still, it just seems too far fetched for me at times and had me shaking my head with frustration.
The portrayal of life in the 80s was reasonably good but I think I did partly rely on some of my own memories to fill out what life was like back then. The series did, however, capture the general sense of freedom, boredom and adventure that I feel most kids went through pretty well.
Boy Swallows Universe has me wanting to re-watch series like "The Henderson Kids" (1985-86) which, from my somewhat hazy memory, had more plausible storylines but deals with childhood issues set in the 80s (modern times when produced). Plus it had a stellar 80s cast - including Nadine Garner, Kylie Minogue, Ben Mendelsohn and Annie Jones. Also check out the follow up "The Henderson Kids II" (1987). Those will get your nostalgia juices flowing.