The Hatchet Man Cometh
From Fearful Symmetry by Bob Paris
October 12, 2024 · 23 min · Season 2 · Episode 1
About this episode
The episode explores the controversial Albanian TV series 'Hatchet Man' and its impact on society.
Was Hatchet Man the greatest television series ever? Each week at the end of this notorious TV show, quaint and sentimental characters were abruptly massacred by a hatchet-wielding masked man. It was always brutal, senseless, despicable … and it became a massive hit. What exactly was going on? And who could have made such a sensational abomination? The podcast series HATCHET MAN tells the tale of a little-known but extraordinary Albanian TV series that aired in 1996 and ushered in social chaos and civil war.
People in this episode
Host: Bob Paris
Topics covered
- television series
- violence in media
- cultural impact
- Albanian TV
- social chaos
- civil war
Keywords
- Hatchet Man
- television series
- Albania
- 1996
- social chaos
- civil war
- media violence
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Hatchet Man
Places: Albania
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