New York City accountant Bruce moves to Sweden in Northern Europe, after falling in love with a Swedish woman.
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Bruce and the American star he will take care of is to their great horror kidnapped but it turns out to be about Bruce's bachelor party. Bruce becomes a painful meeting with the Swedish tradition to ...
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Bruce asks Emma's parents for her hand in marriage; Emma's new American colleague (Neve Campbell) touts the benefits of social media; Gustaf runs away from home; Amy Poehler wants Bruce to become "...
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Amy Poehler comes to Sweden and asks Bruce for a big favor; Emma faces the difficulties of being on part-time sick leave; Gustaf tries to find a job.
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Title: Welcome to Sweden (2014–2015)
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New York City accountant Bruce moves to Sweden in Northern Europe, after falling in love with a Swedish woman.
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Greg Poehler has said in an interview that the early scene where Bruce refuses homemade cinnamon buns, and is surprised by the shock of Emma's family is based on a true story. He claimed that he has later forced himself to tolerate cinnamon after moving to Sweden, and that he has been forgiven by his mother-in-law. See more »Connections
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The show could have been so much more, but Greg's awful acting, horribly played-out sad-sack role could have been given so much more depth if it were played by another actor. Any other actor.
The show does play hard on the cultural discontinuities between life in the US and life in Sweden, striking up *every single* possible stereotype (and I've got no problem with that), to the exclusion of other location-agnostic jokes that might be a good fit for that specific situation. The show's writers obviously suffer from a strong lack of creativity or have been specifically told to keep the topic on Sweden. All the time. Yawn.
What would really help take this show into a second season (or at least to the end of this season before being canceled) is if the writers added a little more depth to his wife's character and showed us more of the parents (who seem like engaging actors taking on roles that beg more exploration). I can honestly say that all 5 points that I've awarded this show go firmly to the actors who play the family of Josephine Bornebusch. Hopefully one of the Poehlers is reading this.