Fjorden Cowboys
Fjorden Cowboys is a Norwegian comedy-documentary series created by Hildegunn Wærness, first aired on TV2 in 2014. The series focus on entrepreneur Leif Einar Lothe and his colleague Joar Førde as they make a living as shotfirers and spend their time drinking beer and enjoying life. Highly popular when released, four series have been made, with a fifth series being filmed. Concept The show is a comic documentary-style reality series that follows entrepreneur Leif Einar Lothe and his colleague Joar Førde, chronicling their work and private life and the many situations they arrive in, such as retrieving a stolen boat, accidentally destroying a garden while removing an old truck, or creating home-made fireworks. Production Production for the first series began in 2011, when series creator Hildegunn Wærness approached her cousin Joar Førde and Lothe to make a documentary series, based on an idea she got in 2004. Recording for the first ten episodes took more than two years, with more than 400 hours of footage being filmed. The show is filmed using mainly handheld cameras, with Lothe and Førde narrating some of the action to make sure the viewers know whats going on. The series became an instant hit with