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2/8/2014 7 German TV Series To Help You Learn German http://learnoutlive.com/german-tv-series-language-learners/?utm_content=bufferf1881&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer 1/11 7 German TV Series To Make You Laugh And Learn The Language In No Time Tired of struggling with irregular verbs and breaking your head over declension rules? Why not put your textbook aside for a while and watch some German TV series? Even if you don’t understand everything at first, you’ll be surprised how much you can glean just from body‐language, mimicry and context. In this post, I’d like to showcase a few German TV series which are both popular among native audience and might be a good starting point for German language learners. LORIOT This classic comedy series (aired from 1976‐1978) ran only for six episodes but has reached similar fame in German culture like Monty Python in the English‐ speaking world. It is named after Loriot, one of the most well‐known German comedians, who both guides through the program and acts in little skits about awkward situations in daily life. In addition to these skits, this TV series features short animated films drawn by Loriot himself. You should Follow André Klein on Twitter! by André Klein July 31, 2014

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7 German TV Series To MakeYou Laugh And Learn TheLanguage In No TimeTired of struggling with irregular verbs and breaking your head over declensionrules? Why not put your textbook aside for a while and watch some German TVseries? Even if you don’t understand everything at first, you’ll be surprised howmuch you can glean just from body‐language, mimicry and context.

In this post, I’d like to showcase a few German TV series which are both popularamong native audience and might be a good starting point for Germanlanguage learners.

 

LORIOTThis classic comedy series (aired from 1976‐1978) ran only for six episodes buthas reached similar fame in German culture like Monty Python in the English‐speaking world. It is named after Loriot, one of the most well‐known Germancomedians, who both guides through the program and acts in little skits aboutawkward situations in daily life. In addition to these skits, this TV series featuresshort animated films drawn by Loriot himself.

You should  Follow   André Klein on Twitter!

 by André Klein July 31, 2014

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You can find many clips and even whole episodes of this series viaYoutube (search), some of them even with English subtitles.

 

STROMBERGThis award‐winning German comedy series is an adaptation of the British TVseries “The Office” by Ricky Gervais, and is named after its protagonist BerndStromberg. Similar to the American The Office, Stromberg took the original andmade it its own. In my opinion, it’s not as existentially dark as the Britishtemplate, but also not as lighthearted as the American version which often feelslike a sitcom. Oh, and if after 5 seasons you still can’t get enough, there’s evena Stromberg movie.

You can watch all five seasons (Staffeln) of the Stromberg TV serieson myspass.de or get the DVD from Amazon.

 

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SENDUNG MIT DER MAUSThe “broadcast with the mouse” is one the most successful German children TVseries of all times. Aired since 1971 every Sunday at 11:30 on the ARD channel,this TV series features stories which are both entertaining and informative(Lach‐ und Sachgeschichten). Curiously, the average viewer age is around 40,since parents are often watching this series together with their children, notonly for supervising reasons, mind you, but because some of their stories(especially the explainer ones, some of which have gained cult status on theinternet) are simply too good to miss.

You can watch recent episodes on the ARD Mediathek, sometimes Germansubtitles are available (click on UT for “Untertitel”).

 

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LÖWENZAHNAnother popular German TV series for children, aired since 1981, is namedafter the German term for dandelion: Löwenzahn (literally: lion’s tooth). Thanksto the iconic host Peter Lustig who both narrated and starred in the programuntil 2005, this is another German TV series which has achieved cult status andis still very popular among older viewers.

You can find many of the original Löwenzahn Classics (pre‐2005) onYoutube (search).

 

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TATORTIf you haven’t heard abou it yet, this crime fiction program is the most popularGerman TV series of all times. Running since 1970, this classic features anumber of different detective teams (some quite funny) in different cities,which rotate each week. Tatort is certainly not the only acclaimeddetective series on German television, but it is by far the most popular.

You can find recent episodes on the ARD Mediathek or get a DVD box fromAmazon. Note: For parental advisory reasons, these streams are only activatedafter 8pm (German time).

 

DER TATORTREINIGERThis comedy series tells the story of Heiko “Schotty” Schotte, a housecleanerspecialized on mopping up after the detectives have long left the crime‐scene.Far from being a typical crime series, Der Tatortreiniger doesn’t occupy itselfwith the motives of murderers which play only a very marginal role, but ratherwith the awkward interactions between Schotty and the bereaved.

For some reasons, the Mediathek page doesn’t seem to work at the moment,but you can still order a DVD or search through YouTube for episodes.

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TÜRKISCH FÜR ANFÄNGER“Turkish for Beginners” is a comedy drama series which tells the story of aGerman‐Turkish stepfamily and their daily lives. The series is narrated by theeldest daughter Lena and deals with issues of teenage life and cross‐culturalexperiences.

You can watch “Türkisch für Anfänger” on the ARD Mediathek, where the lastfew episodes are available as streams for a limited time, get the DVD fromAmazon, or you can go ahead and browse for episodes on Youtube.

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fashionplate • a day ago

So silly, from children's channel KiKa -- I enjoy "Bernddas Brot" aka Bernd the Bread, a German cartoon onYouTube, some episodes with English subtitles. Adultfunny. Caution: He does use the word "Mist"occasionally.

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André Klein • a day agoMod fashionplate

Bernd should be an essential ingredient of everyGerman learner's media diet, you're right! :Dhttp://youtu.be/OcKAdLfVFow

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