In the mid-1990s....I was stationed at Ramstein, and around the week after Christmas....another guy who was married to a German....came up to converse on a topic (week after Christmas).
A Christmas movie shown on commercial German TV.....I had watched the same one.
So the plot....modern era....German Santa....being chased in some way by a mafia-group (with machine guns).
My associate asked if this were typical/normal? I responded....stuff made from 1960s/1970s....had a low budget situation and revolved around some snow storm.
Last week....I viewed a ARD (public TV) production. The chief theme of this family Christmas 'meeting'....the older daughter (a nurse)....was screwing around with Doctor-so-and-so (married guy), and about 40-percent of the movie theme....was mom giving the girl a lecture, or accidentally bumping into the guy.
This week (last night)....the ZDF (public TV) production....was a Christmas murder-mystery. No Santa....marginal snow-storm....just a murder. By the last 12 minutes....they'd figured out he died of a heart-attack, and was not murdered.
My advice....don't go expecting much if the conversation comes up with a German...over possible viewing options. Just ensure you have a adequate stock of rum and a six-pack of Pepsi.
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