Downton Abbey - Page 2

garinda · 05-10-2011, 07:58

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

'Sensible' will be the word etched on my gravestone.

I am glad you are going to be on your very best behaviour......because on here I am G's second Ma!

I feel like the prize, in a tug-of-love contest.

My money's on Ma II.

mobertol · 05-10-2011, 13:04

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Originally Posted by garinda

I feel like the prize, in a tug-of-love contest.

My money's on Ma II.

Sorry my dearest G, not that simple I'm afraid - this will be a three-way contest...

I mean , of course, your screen "mother", Mrs. Crawley, she's someone to be reckoned with too, quite a feisty lady - should be interesting...

I shall obviously be far above such "carryings-on", watching from the side-lines as they all fight over the sea-monster - i am far too busy waiting for Perseus...

x

emamum · 05-10-2011, 14:12

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Originally Posted by garinda

Be careful.

They'll be locking you away up in the attic.

I'm meant to be whichever character's the most aggravating. Certainly not a romantic lead.

I could see you as the romantic lead actually!

i watched the first series, ive got the new ones on sky+, husband and kids not interested in that kind of thing so i'm saving them to watch on my own (one day, maybe when the last little ones moved out

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mobertol · 05-10-2011, 14:22

I'm afraid Garinda will be getting to big for his boots with all this praise....

A bit of red karma may be needed to cut him down to size again methinks...

He can take the pain...

(Margaret will probably come to his rescue anyway!)

garinda · 05-10-2011, 15:52

Anyway, back to the programme.

Have read that that fellow Fellowes chap is at this very moment busy writing the third series of Downton Abbey.

Which will take us from the Armistice, right into the roaring twenties.

It's all moving a bit fast for me.

I'd rather each series equated to a year...so it would last longer.

Series one started in 1912.

I'd prefer it to be the year before the war now.

No shell shock. No uniforms. No military hospitals, just yet.

mobertol · 05-10-2011, 16:41

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Originally Posted by garinda

Anyway, back to the programme.

Have read that that fellow Fellowes chap is at this very moment busy writing the third series of Downton Abbey.

Which will take us from the Armistice, right into the roaring twenties.

It's all moving a bit fast for me.

I'd rather each series equated to a year...so it would last longer.

Series one started in 1912.

I'd prefer it to be the year before the war now.

No shell shock. No uniforms. No military hospitals, just yet.

Thought you weren't telling....
Is the big house taken over by the military?
Am going to see if I can pre-book series two on Amazon -this is so unfair!

garinda · 05-10-2011, 16:46

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Originally Posted by mobertol

Thought you weren't telling....
Is the big house taken over by the military?
Am going to see if I can pre-book series two on Amazon -this is so unfair!

Sorry.

Forgot to mention.

SPOILER ALERT!

mobertol · 05-10-2011, 21:20

Just finished episode 3 series one -the turkish diplomat...am watching Lady Mary with new eyes!
Why do i feel so overwhelmed when i see a scene of a fox-hunt on a beautiful English estate? Am such a patriot at heart...probably acute homesickness which actually gets worse as the years pass.

Hate the hunters here -been around for 3 weeks shooting everything in sight -have to be careful when i let the cats out. They are so ignorant and their dogs keep getting lost and wandering onto the farm.

mobertol · 06-10-2011, 08:23

Have just pre-ordered Series Two on Amazon -it won't be released till Feb 7th so quite a wait. I'm sure it will be worth it (at £17-50 it seems good value anyway!).

Like the look of the new box-set cover which echoes the first but the costumes are radically different reflecting the WWI theme.

Can't understand the way you are finding it too fast moving G, unless of course it's just cos you don't want it to finish.. Brideshead for example covers about 25 years and isn't too "fast" and it captures the era brilliantly. Think that's the one I'll be re-watching once I've finished Downton Series I -don't think it'll take me through to Feb though....

garinda · 06-10-2011, 08:57

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Originally Posted by mobertol

Have just pre-ordered Series Two on Amazon -it won't be released till Feb 7th so quite a wait. I'm sure it will be worth it (at £17-50 it seems good value anyway!).

Like the look of the new box-set cover which echoes the first but the costumes are radically different reflecting the WWI theme.

Can't understand the way you are finding it too fast moving G, unless of course it's just cos you don't want it to finish.. Brideshead for example covers about 25 years and isn't too "fast" and it captures the era brilliantly. Think that's the one I'll be re-watching once I've finished Downton Series I -don't think it'll take me through to Feb though....

Yes, it's because I don't want it to finish.

At this rate I can only see it being three or four series long.

mobertol · 06-10-2011, 11:10

If they bring it through to present day -one per decade that's a few to go at...

They could also do a prequel -Lord G and how he persued and wooed Cora!
Never really been explained where the original family money came from either (before Cora's inheritance saved the estate) - presumably from the Industrial Rev...or maybe just landed gentry. Plenty of scope for other storylines I think -Fellowes is beavering away on them as we speak! Let's hope he comes up with something good.

garinda · 06-10-2011, 11:23

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Originally Posted by mobertol

If they bring it through to present day -one per decade that's a few to go at...

They could also do a prequel -Lord G and how he persued and wooed Cora!
Never really been explained where the original family money came from either (before Cora's inheritance saved the estate) - presumably from the Industrial Rev...or maybe just landed gentry. Plenty of scope for other storylines I think -Fellowes is beavering away on them as we speak! Let's hope he comes up with something good.

Bit boring when it came to the fifties and sixties.

Upstairs the elderly Earl and his lithesome Filipino companion.

Downstairs deserted, except for the old couple who act as char and gardener.

mobertol · 06-10-2011, 13:48

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Originally Posted by garinda

Upstairs the elderly Earl and his lithesome Filipino companion.

You wish....

mobertol · 06-10-2011, 14:00

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Originally Posted by mobertol

You wish....

How about:
Upstairs the elderly Duchess and her lithesome Filipino companion...

mobertol · 07-10-2011, 12:15

Watched a section on the DVD that I hadn't seen before -special features, which showed how the series had been made. Upstairs and outside locations are all genuine -didn't realise that the "downstairs" and servants quarters were all done in a studio -the ones in the house having been modernised. Two very distinct filming schedules then, but you'd never guess. Explained also the different filming tecniques -"Upstairs" - slow filming and much panning out to give a gracious, luxurious feel. "Downstairs" hand held cameras - much more fast action to give a sense of urgency and show how hard they were all working.

Much of the authenticity is due to Alastair Bruce, the expert on state and court ritual who can be seen on SKY news when they cover state events. He is a brilliant historical adviser and knows all about etiquette of the day.

Julian Fellowes comes across as being very pompous but we must forgive him for having given us Downton, I suppose! I looked him up on Google -did'n't realise he was a Lord in his own right. Knew he'd written Gosford Park but I can't say i remember seeing it -may look into getting the DVD, also Young Victoria with Emily Blunt (great actress) is written by him -will look into that too, in order to keep myself going till Feb when series II comes out!