Underplayed Gems

Velipuolikuu (1983)

Velipuolikuu poster
Directed by
Kari Kyrönseppä
Genre
sketch show
Country
Finland
Length
1 season, 15 episodes
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a Finnish sketch comedy series from the 1980s with a cast of actors performing humorous sketches. It became known for a closing song that was later released as an album.

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What happens

Velipuolikuu (lit. half-brother moon or brother half-moon, a pun in the form of a doubly compounded word) was a Finnish sketch comedy show that aired from 1983 to 1984 on YLE. The series featured actors Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Kari Heiskanen, Esko Hukkanen, Robin Relander, and Niko Saarela, among others. One of the show's memorable parts became Petelius' rendition of "Muistan sua Elaine" (composed by Alvar Kosunen and written by Matti Jurva) which often played at the end of the show. The song became so popular that it was released the following year on an album by the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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