The initiative was called "embarrassing idea drought" by Dagens Nyheter film critic Helena Lindblad and cultural journalist Erika Hallhagen at Svenska Dagbladet said that we do not need a new Saltkråkan at all.
Critic Gunilla Brodrej at Expressen writes that SVT "holds up a Swedish flag against populists and trolls who love to point out how angled and left and multicultural Public service has become."
Eva Beckman understands that the new recording provokes reactions.
- We have no other ambition than to make it just as good as the original.
I think you can choose which version you want.
We will not overwrite or erase the old Saltkråkan, she says.
She opposes claims that the new recording is a sign that SVT is not looking ahead.
- Then I think you pretend that you do not remember that we do a lot of drama series located in the middle of the present;
such as Caliphate, the Thin Blue Line or most recently Snow Angels.
Extra lavish programs with long life
SVT's Hanna Stjärne said that they "want to make it an even stronger classic", to which DN's Helena Lindblad reacted.
Eva Beckman agrees that it is not possible to predict what will become a classic.
- Making TV has previously been a bit like writing in water, you broadcast something and then it disappears.
Now that we have SVT Play, we think a little extra about occasionally doing extra lavish programs with a longer lifespan that will also be appreciated by viewers in the future.
- SVT wants to make strong good programs for the audience with a long lifespan that can be seen by many and we have always done that, she says.