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Downtown Abbey Fans?
gramma b Advanced USA Member since 7/25/08 Posts: 2272	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/18/12 4:50 PM I see this series mentioned a lot. Will I catch up if I jump right in or is it like a Soap with many intricate dramas going on (last watched a Soap in the 80's when the kids were napping!) ? I like foreign films/series (the British detective ones are better than ours, especially liked Wallander) but have to record and watch when H. retires to bed, because he can't understand the queen's English, Irish, or Australian. Wish there were more like the great "Thorn Birds" being made now. OOO! Just noticed Great Expectations is coming in April with Gillian Anderson (from X-Files)! Remember us all having to read that in HS? The British must appreciate historical literature more than our film-makers, who go for the car-crash crowds. -- Edited on 3/18/12 5:34 PM --
shana707 Advanced PA USA Member since 3/23/05 Posts: 188	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/18/12 5:15 PM It's probably better (and more fun!) to watch it from the beginning. You can watch it online at pbs.org. Navigate to "Masterpiece" and then "watch online". Here's the url for the first episode: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/watch/downtonabbey_ep1.html Sorry, I haven't figured out how to do a live link. I watched the entire series online because my husband isn't a fan. The clothes are amazing!
threaddy   Advanced WY USA Member since 4/22/09 Posts: 2320	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/18/12 5:26 PM Definitely need to start at the beginning! ------ "The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem." Theodore Rubin "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life's about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw Bernina vintage and embroidery serger 234 and BLcoverstitch
Invisigal Intermediate Member since 11/7/09 Posts: 563	Login to reply to this post In reply to gramma b << Like this post Date: 3/18/12 11:02 PM I'd recommend watching it from the beginning. You might enjoy one of my favorite sites: Enchanted Serenity
gramma b Advanced USA Member since 7/25/08 Posts: 2272	Login to reply to this post In reply to Invisigal << Like this post Date: 3/19/12 8:06 AM Often wondered how they laundered those skirts that dragged on the ground. Of course, they had laundresses.... "Agnes Brown" is another fine teary gal flick I just discovered--with Angelica Huston--based in 60's Ireland.
SouthernStitch   Advanced LA USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 8205	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/19/12 11:52 AM I watched all 7 episodes and loved them. My DH came in mid-season and it was impossible to explain the nuances to him. Anyone know when the next season is out? I watched it through Netflix or Amazon, and I wasn't sure how old it was. ------ Bernina 730E, 530, and 350PE Singer 221 FW, 403a When life gives you green velvet curtains, make a green velvet dress.
Peggy L   Advanced TN USA Member since 4/8/02 Posts: 5086	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/19/12 12:08 PM I just started watching this on Amazon Prime. I'm starting at the beginning. So many people have recommended it and I can see why. ------ www.thereisjoyadventures.blogspot.com
Rhoda K   Beginner AL USA Member since 8/22/05 Posts: 1855	Login to reply to this post In reply to gramma b << Like this post Date: 3/19/12 1:48 PM Here's another thread FYI - Downton Abbey. Wonderful series. If your DH can't understand the King's English, use the closed captioning. I love the British shows - much more intelligent than the US and very little, if any, language.
SouthernStitch   Advanced LA USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 8205	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 3/19/12 2:05 PM I think I have a girl crush on Elizabeth McGovern. She is adorable still, and the perfect lady of the house. ------ Bernina 730E, 530, and 350PE Singer 221 FW, 403a When life gives you green velvet curtains, make a green velvet dress.
SewBusy63 Advanced IA USA Member since 12/10/07 Posts: 3195	Login to reply to this post In reply to SouthernStitch << Like this post Date: 3/19/12 2:26 PM I have seasons 1 & 2 on DVD -- full UK edition. PBS apparently cut out scenes to make it shorter. Season 3 is out in the US January 2013. Sounds like there will be seasons 4 & 5 as well per the internet. ------ ~Diana~ ♥ Bernina 830E ♥ Bernina 1150MDA serger ✝The Lord is my Light and my Salvation: whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1✝

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