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This series is loosely based on Lampedeusa's novel of the same name. Unfortunately, it's not that well done, despite the lavish sets and costuming. The lead actor constantly speaks in a whispered monotone throughout the series, and the supporting actors perform their roles in a very mechanical manner. It's not quite at the level of many Italian Soaps, but not that much better. A better job could have been done with the editing to give viewers better continuity with the narrative. Some of the scenes just appeared to be randomly inserted, one imagines to enhance artistic and surreal quality to the landscapes and sets. A better job at makeup would have helped the young lead who had his eye injured. Just wrapping a weird sash around his head is too distracting and unbelievable. Overall, the series is informative as to the change and upheaval that occurred with that period in history and Italian unification.

This series tells the story of events at the start of WW2 as seen through the eyes of owners and workers in a large department store. It's obviously a low budget production that is suitable for a Czech audience. The narrative is told in a very uneven manner and does not flow in a way to provide good continuity for a non-Czech audience. The acting is stilted and not at all believable, makeup and costuming are both poorly done, and individual languages e.g German and Czech are not separated to ensure authenticity. It appears that everyone just speaks Czech. The plot is a predictable one. The series is rebroadcast through Walter Presents, a channel that specializes in rebroadcasting less popular European TV series in the US.

Legacy is the continuation and eventual "winding down" of the series Bosch. It really isn't as good as the original! The scripts are written in a more childish manner, the dialog stilted and supposed attempts at humor fall flat. It brings back a variety of characters from the original in cameo roles. The narrative uses the technique of rapidly unfolding events, with the scenes sometimes appearing to be just tacked on randomly. Sometimes, the sequencing makes little sense. The supporting actors seem to be drawn from an amateur level, maybe because they are cheaper to use. One gets the impression that this series is just an "add on" with a lower budget and hurrying to finish up the series as a whole. It's entertaining, just not as well done as the first 3 seasons of the original were.