Talk:Matador (TV series)

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I'm from Denmark and I am very curious. I have a little question: Have Matador ever been shown on foreign telly?

Yes, on several occations. The most unexpected place is probably Bosnian TV which showed it during the Bosnian war. The complete list counts more than 20 countries including Australia, Bosnia, Estonia, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. [1] Valentinian ^{(talk) / (contribs)} 10:23, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Naming

Are there any sources for the claim: "It is named after the Danish version of the board game Monopoly."? I know this game appears in one of the episodes, but it is strange to name the whole series after this little event. I would find it more likely that another meaning of the word "matador" is intended, namely "succesful businessman", refering to Mads Skjern. Apus 09:26, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

The name is from the boardgame. The same way the boardgame has given name to the danish translation of tycoon ("succesfull businessman" as you say). The point is that Mads Skjern ends up with all he ever wanted, more or less owning the entire town. There is a reason the final line in the series is: "Mads har det hele", "Mads has got everything" Carewolf 12:42, 12 December 2006 (CET)

The exact phrase is "Ja Mads, han har alt." (Yes, Mads he's got everything) :) but you are right. I should have pointed out that the game gave its name to the word for an exceptionally succesful businessman. Valentinian ^{(talk) / (contribs)} 23:07, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

Anyway, I've cleaned it up a bit. But it is probably not a coincidence that a group of characters play this game in episode 11. Valentinian ^{(talk) / (contribs)} 23:17, 15 December 2006 (UTC)