Downton Abbey - I'm hooked

[AmateisGal]

The official trailer is out. I can't stop watching it...looks SO, SO GOOD.

[video=youtube;Kvw7J26V68U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvw7J26V68U&feature=share&list=PL034D0DA08DA56D77[/video]

 

[PADDY]

Great seeing Dame Shirley in it all the way from the US of A..!! (well, she 'should' be a Dame!). Can't wait for the next series (and HBO's Boardwalks coming too!!).

 

[PADDY]

And the Choral piece to your trailer Melissa is an adaptation of the Lou Reed song "Perfect Day." Marvellous!!

 

[ButteMT61]

The official trailer is out. I can't stop watching it...looks SO, SO GOOD.[video=youtube;Kvw7J26V68U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvw7J26V68U&feature=share&list=PL034D0DA08DA56D77[/video]

Thank you! I can't wait until January. I wonder how far they'll take the show - time wise? It's one of the most beautifully done shows ever.

 

[dhermann1]

I'll be watching, tho I have to admit, I do cringe with embarrassment on a regular basis when I see some of the "that could never happen" situations they tend to throw up on the screen.

 

[AmateisGal]

From what I've heard, this season is "back on track" and will be much more like the first season. They are slowing the pacing quite a bit and not rushing through as they did with WW1 in the second season.

 

[ButteMT61]

From what I've heard, this season is "back on track" and will be much more like the first season. They are slowing the pacing quite a bit and not rushing through as they did with WW1 in the second season.

Good news. I didn't like the rush through time!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

http://www.wired.com/geekmom/2012/09/downton-abbey-cookbook/

 

[overlord4215]

Good thing i checked in didnt think there was going to be a third season found the first one by accident and got hooked.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/video/2012/sep/13/david-mitchell-soapbox-downton-abbey-video

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

Just someone who doesn't understand the general public and thinks they have the right idea and why doesn't everyone think the way they do.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

Just a comedian, in fact, perhaps taking on a ranting persona for comic effect (his schtick). It's not supposed to be a serious review.

bk

 

[AmateisGal]

Even though I'm in the U.S., I was able to watch the first episode of Downton Abbey on ITV.com thanks to a nifty program called Tunnelbear. It's perfectly legal - no pirating involved!

And I was quite thrilled with the first episode - wonderful!

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

[video=youtube_share;Kvw7J26V68U]http://youtu.be/Kvw7J26V68U[/video]


Downton-abbey-suits-morning-dress

 

[Paul Roerich]

[video=youtube_share;r5dMlXentLw&feature=share]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5dMlXentLw[/video]

 

[Two Types]

I know a lot of people rather like 'Downton Abbey', but I still can't watch it without thinking it's a comedy. Everything about it annoys me.

There are two opposite ends of the British drama spectrum that both irritate me:
1) Downton Abbey type dramas - the 'aren't us posh-people frightfully nice to our servants' bilge
2) The written by Jimmy McGovern 'aren't us poor working-class northerners forced to be so tough by our crappy lives' worthier-than-thou nonsense.

Mind you - I don't like most of the stuff inbetween, either.

 

[Paul Roerich]

I know a lot of people rather like 'Downton Abbey', but I still can't watch it without thinking it's a comedy. Everything about it annoys me.

There are two opposite ends of the British drama spectrum that both irritate me:
1) Downton Abbey type dramas - the 'aren't us posh-people frightfully nice to our servants' bilge
2) The written by Jimmy McGovern 'aren't us poor working-class northerners forced to be so tough by our crappy lives' worthier-than-thou nonsense.

Mind you - I don't like most of the stuff inbetween, either.

Hence the satire I posted above.

 

[AmateisGal]

I don't go that deep into it. I just enjoy it for it's entertainment value.

 

[ButteMT61]

I don't go that deep into it. I just enjoy it for it's entertainment value.

Amen! It's a TV show after all.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/23/downton-abbey-gets-a-fourth-season/