Easy. In the series, Norway decides to invest in Thorium nuclear power to get out of oil. We basically decided "we'll be environmentally friendly". Suddenly powered by nuclear in addition to hydro - and having a hefty petroleum fund - we get by without exporting oil.
The EU, and NATO, kinda depends on oil, and kinda asks Russia to invade. ;)
Yeah. Norway has insane hydroelectric resources thanks to the glaciers (the fjords), so the irony is that they don't even use oil to power the country.
I've wondered about that, too. Probably came at the wrong time, with the Crimean thing, and so on. IIRC Russia even protested officially, via diplomatic channels, whatnot, while the series aired.
But yeah, it's an OK show. Not mindblowing, but OK to watch.
Based on your suggestion of the two spy thrillers, both of which I loved, I'm gonna watch "The Sandbaggers," which I'd never heard of till you mentioned it.
I see nothing strict in here. It is an ok show, I watched it. "Mindblowing" would be something like "breaking bad" but this is of course to my taste. Others are different.
By "strict" I meant nothing negative; rather, I meant that I thought "Occupied" was mindblowing, so I naturally would like suggestions from someone who thinks it is "ok."
The recommendations of others oftimes guide our choices of what to watch. "Breaking Bad" = "Mindblowing?" OK. How about a few more of that caliber. Thanks!
Seriously, it's a matter of taste, which things/themes are interesting to you, and how they have been put into the product which 'occupies' your screen ;->
While Okkupert's technical production values were excellent, the pilot and first few parts were interesting because of the novelty of the EU sending the Russians to occupy arrogant Norway to ensure continuing streams of oil and gas, the rest wasn't IMO. Some some police procedural, some secret agent, polit crime thrill thing with some personal/family trouble under said occupation at length. Yawn.
What's blowing my mind? Not much TBH. I'm rather bored and jaded by most of it.
This all began about 2006 with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica_(2004_TV_... after having abstained from possessing a TV, or watching that by other means (with some exceptions for news and documentaries) since 1996, and mostly no cinema either.
That stuff rehooked me in a binge-watching session. Shit happens :-)
Actually I've watched much more, be it movies, or TV-Series. It's just that the ones I've listed above left a more lasting impression on me, than some blockbusters I didn't mention, or that I'd consider them 'rewatchable' (Which I rarely (want to) do anyways).
Let's take Breaking Bad for instance, I did binge-watch that (while being stoned) and remember it as cringe-worthy. Nope, won't watch again. Then there was Continuum, which I know I've watched in full(sober, this time) and I can't even remember anything. Had to be too generic for me, I think?
What else, the Sarah Connor Chronicles. Mostly boring, except the scene where some hispanic Chica outstared her, and she learned that from her. That was funny for me :-)
Point being, the US wouldn't care about the oil. We don't import much if any oil from Norway.
Yes, the loss of Norwegian exports would have had the effect of raising oil prices globally. But not by enough to make the US stand by while Russia starts mowing down NATO countries. That would be considered a Big Deal over here, even in light of pro-Russian GOP sentiment.
Yeah, but there's such a thing as suspension of disbelief.
The idea that we'd chill out while Russia invades Norway... I mean, you could come up with a way to make that sound plausible, but it would almost have to be the central theme of the whole show.
The EU, and NATO, kinda depends on oil, and kinda asks Russia to invade. ;)