Meet the Danes

<p><strong><em>Meet the Danes</em> is a rollicking satire of 1980s American pop culture disastrously transplanted into the unsuspecting nation of Denmark … and Hans Christian Andersen's fairy-tale land will never be the same.</strong><br> </p><p>When newlywed but jobless academic Norman McKay follows his wife Kirsten back to her homeland he struggles to fit in—until by chance he gets recruited to help launch Denmark's first commercial television network DK2. With programming fueled by Norman's twisted take on American viewing habits DK2 sparks a culture war that quickly spirals out of control sowing confusion political controversy violent resistance and murder. Norman's increasingly desperate attempts to salvage DK2 and prove his goodwill only end up sabotaging his marriage incurring a centerfold's wrath and provoking U.S. military aggression against its puny NATO ally.<br> </p><p>Can Norman pull the plug before it's too late? Television overtakes reality and reality imitates television as the world's oldest kingdom careens into surrealistic turmoil.<br> </p>