30 minuten (30 minutes) was a 1995 Dutch satirical mockumentary TV series, written by Arjan Ederveen and directed by Pieter Kramer. Ederveen also starred in every episode. Two series of seven episodes were produced and broadcast by the Dutch TV station VPRO between 1995 and 1997.
30 minuten was praised by many TV critics and received several awards. It was also a major influence on the Flemish mockumentary series In de gloria.
30 minuten is a stylistic satire of documentaries and reality television. The title refers to its half hour length and was inspired by the BBC documentary series Sixty Minutes. The series is filmed in a mockumentary style with tragicomic undertones. Each episode features a standalone "documentary" about every day people followed by a camera crew. Ederveen tried to present the characters not as caricatures, but as actual people. In an interview he claimed: "What I'm doing now are no longer comic characters, but people of flesh and blood."
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
What you gonna do when you can't seem to understand?
How ya' gonna feel when your woman's with another man?
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
What makes you think that you're ever gonna understand?
What's goin' on in the mind of another man?
--- Lead Guitar ---
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
Travelln' in the dar..... ar-ar-ark,
Can't see a thing, Travelln' in the dark.
What you gonna do when you can't seem to understand?