tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post1335396642912402143..comments2024-02-09T17:38:25.502-07:00Comments on Classics and Beyond: A question for the Brit-lit-mindedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-78528243618442781752013-03-20T10:17:21.582-06:002013-03-20T10:17:21.582-06:00I've seen a grand total of one episode, a rand...I've seen a grand total of one episode, a random one in the middle of this latest season, and it didn't hook me enough to make me go dig up older episodes. Though I do love Maggie Smith. But yeah, it seems like a soap in fancy clothes. Eye candy, emphasis on the candy?Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-10589987301759616172013-02-28T09:32:25.979-07:002013-02-28T09:32:25.979-07:00That makes sense. I'm definitely not judging t...That makes sense. I'm definitely not judging the many great people I know who watch it and love it, I was just beginning to wonder if there were more to it than I think there is. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-86384997163310553192013-02-28T08:38:18.565-07:002013-02-28T08:38:18.565-07:00I've been kind of amazed to see how many peopl...I've been kind of amazed to see how many people comment on it--I think half my ward watches DA, people who I would not normally expect to watch British period dramas. Which makes it kind of funny that I don't, since I've got a reputation for extreme bookishness and a taste for period dramas.<br /><br />Don't think I'm down on the show--but if the question is "is DA such a great show that I should spend the time to seek it out and watch it even though I normally wouldn't?", then I think the answer is no. But I have very little time to watch TV without kids or husband around these days (I'm still waiting to watch the last 20 minutes of Jodhaa Akbar! It's ridiculous!).Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-43739077712032070202013-02-27T22:57:41.162-07:002013-02-27T22:57:41.162-07:00I have watched the 1st season, and pretty much agr...I have watched the 1st season, and pretty much agree with Jean. It's a pretty show about times back, beautiful people and beautiful clothes, and a few interesting characters. To me the life "downstairs" was much more captivating than life "upstairs". <br /><br />I will probably keep watching, regardless, because I don't generally watch many TV-series (and no TV at all) and because it's TV-soap in the form that I can digest. It's good for unwinding, for me personally.Rivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04561804353287763337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-6749351055586495892013-02-27T19:19:50.663-07:002013-02-27T19:19:50.663-07:00Actually yes, I'm always grateful for your opi...Actually yes, I'm always grateful for your opinion! :) That is good to know. That's the impression I had of it, too, so I probably won't be spending my time watching it. Especially because of the non-historically-accurate part. I don't remember too much of what I saw of it, but I was skeptical of any kind of attempt at accuracy. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777243283548102053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1766637615653605306.post-38861173180628179162013-02-27T18:38:55.855-07:002013-02-27T18:38:55.855-07:00I think DA is a soap opera (thinly) disguised as a...I think DA is a soap opera (thinly) disguised as a period drama with a pile of really, really beautiful clothing. :) I expect that's why it's so popular--it can appeal to both audiences!<br /><br />I have very little time to watch TV on my own, but I did get the first season watched a couple of years ago. Since I sew a lot, and I like period dramas, I was instantly hooked, but since I only have Roku, it was a long time before I even had access to the second season, and I never did get time to watch it or the third.<br /><br />A couple of months ago I decided to face the fact that I will never get the time to watch, while at the same time I have a lot of friends who do and who talk about it, so I went and read all the episode synopses online. I promptly felt quite happy (OK, gleeful) that I had not spent all that time watching it. I'm GLAD, so there!<br /><br />It's a very pretty show and I love the clothes, but as far as literary worth--I don't really think so. It's certainly not historically accurate; like so much historical fiction it throws in a heaping dose of modern mores, and there's extra-much because it's TV. The first season seems to have been the best in many ways, and now the show is a victim of its own success and the now-famous actors want better gigs.<br /><br />There, you wanted lots of my opinion, right?Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.com