what were they talking about?

January 10, 2010 6:25 PM

overheardconversationfilter: "the second series (or maybe the second in the series) is set in world war one, the third is in Italy in the sixties..." what were they talking about?
posted by compound eye to Media & Arts (10 answers total)

Well, it doesn't start in WWI, but it certainly reminds me of an all time favorite Italian family saga.
posted by thinkpiece at 7:05 PM on January 10, 2010

Uh, I mean, Italian family saga.
posted by thinkpiece at 7:10 PM on January 10, 2010

Hm. Almost certainly not it, but reminds me of the UK comedy Blackadder, which featured recurring characters, but each series in a different time period. However, it was always in England. The fourth series, Blackadder Goes Forth, was set during World War One. None of the series took place in the 60s, however, though several were in the 16th century, and none were set in Italy.
posted by koeselitz at 7:12 PM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Perhaps Kim Newman's Anno Dracula series of alternate history vampire novels. The second novel in this series is 'The Bloody Red Baron', set during WWI, and the third is 'Judgment of Tears', also known as 'Dracula Cha Cha Cha', which Wikipedia says is actually set in 1959, but close enough.

The first novel is set in Victorian London, and there are also some short stories and novellas connected to the series. Did they look like vampire fans?
posted by eatyourcellphone at 7:47 PM on January 10, 2010 [1 favorite]

Oh, 'Judgment of Tears/Dracula Cha Cha Cha' is set in Rome.
posted by eatyourcellphone at 7:49 PM on January 10, 2010

Maybe something about the Three Secrets of Fatima? The second one was during WWI, and stated that WWI would end. The third one was written down and was not to be released/read until 1960.
posted by autoclavicle at 7:57 PM on January 10, 2010

Medal of Honor?
posted by gensubuser at 9:12 PM on January 10, 2010

Response by poster: Yes! Hive you have astonished me again.
They were definitely vampire fans!
I overheard the highly enthusiastic conversation on the street outside this bookshop.
eatyourcellphone has the correct answer but all the answers are interesting.

I would have asked what they we're talking about but my phone rang.
posted by compound eye at 1:52 AM on January 11, 2010 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: yes it made me think of black adder too, and I checked wikipedia to see if there was a blackadder in 60s rome series I had never heard of
posted by compound eye at 2:02 AM on January 11, 2010

2nd-ing think-piece on Best of Youth; great stuff.
posted by dpcoffin at 2:35 PM on January 11, 2010