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[2012] Downton Abbey

I started watching Downton during the second season and following it there was another Masterpiece that aired, Upstairs and Downstairs. PBS seems to follow different "seasons" from the other US networks and I can't figure out if that one is still around anytime??
 
Karen G said:
I think it might be "Call The Midwife" which starts up again in March, I think. It is excellent.

. . . And I'm just heartbroken over the finale of Downton Abbey.
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"Call The Midwife" is so good! If any readers are interested, it's based on the the memoirs of Jennifer Worth and all three books are great!
 
SueDonJ said:
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I knew, too, because of the spoiler that I mentioned earlier in this thread. Roger had posted a link to an interesting article about another similar show from England that we might like.

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What was the show? Its link evaporated because of the spoiler issue. I don't think it was Call the Midwife, though I'd like to see that one too.
 
I didn't watch the series, but I recorded each episode. So, I am now going to have a Downton Abbey marathon sometime in the near future. :)
 
pjrose said:
What was the show? Its link evaporated because of the spoiler issue. I don't think it was Call the Midwife, though I'd like to see that one too.
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Mr. Selfridge.

I can't really say whether it will capture my (our) attention like Downton Abbey. The gist of the page that I had once linked to was the writer thought that Downton Abbey often got too far fetched just to be sensational. For that reason, the writer preferred Mr. Selfridge. Mr. Selfridge has done very well in Britain and was renewed for a second season.
 
Hmmmm, didn't like the season finale. It seemed like it was 2 hours of "filler" where really nothing happened (except we were introduced to a bunch of new characters whom we could care less about because we had never met them before) and listened to them senselessly quarrel for 1 1/2 hours. And then out of the blue the last minute happens with no resolution.

Although I understand that both Cybil and Matthew wanted to leave the show so there was no option for the writers, I felt like the rest of the last 4-5 hours were sort of wasted with no unifying plot. I dunno. I loved Season 1, liked Season 2 post war, and just didn't enjoy Season 3 much at all. Except for the the Bates/jail arc, really nothing happened this season... just lots of "miniplots" that got resolved within an hour or so.

Katherine
 
At least they implied that the finances had improved, so these boorish peep will be around for a few more seasons... or maybe until Maggie Smith kicks the bucket.

Jacob Lacob in The Daily Beast cites the heavy-handed melodramatic finale in saying, "Those of us who have fallen in love with the series have come to expect more from Downton than spilled milk."
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"Roger" said:
Mr. Selfridge.

I can't really say whether it will capture my (our) attention like Downton Abbey. The gist of the page that I had once linked to was the writer thought that Downton Abbey often got too far fetched just to be sensational. For that reason, the writer preferred Mr. Selfridge. Mr. Selfridge has done very well in Britain and was renewed for a second season.
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Thank you!
 
I just came upon this series this weekend. Finished seeing all of season 1 in one day!! Looking forward to watching the rest on Netflix :)
 
"Roger" said:
Mr. Selfridge.

I can't really say whether it will capture my (our) attention like Downton Abbey. The gist of the page that I had once linked to was the writer thought that Downton Abbey often got too far fetched just to be sensational. For that reason, the writer preferred Mr. Selfridge. Mr. Selfridge has done very well in Britain and was renewed for a second season.
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Looks like this show will be coming to PBS Masterpiece in March. The preview looks like it's going to be an interesting show.
 
Spoiler alert!!!

Just watched the last episode yesterday evening. Knew that the actor who plays Matthew was leaving so expected some sort of a departure but that was certainly abrupt. It was so sudden that you are left certain that he is dead but I suppose he could just have a severe concussion or other injury. Couldn't he have a smaller role and still be in future shows? Hope they don't pull the classic soap opera trick of him being terribly wounded and then taking off the bandages and he's a totally different actor.

I think it is interesting that it is two of the younger actors who are leaving for the siren call of Hollywood- you notice that the older, more experienced actors are sticking around. They know that a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush and that promised jobs may disappear when they lose the exposure that Downton is currently giving them. I can't think of his name but there was an actor in one of the detective procedurals who left early on and then disappeared- he is a red head, does anyone know who he is?

Matthew and Sybil will probably regret leaving an award winning show at its peak for possible future roles. It has spoiled the show for me- hopefully they can recover with the new characters or bring in others to replace them. It will be a boost for Branson- his role should grow now since he is the face of the future that Matthew once was.

Ironic that Matthew was killed in a car crash- the future came and hit him hard so to speak.

tlwmkw
 
I read today that Julian Fellowes is wanting out as writer because he wants to work on other projects. We shall see.
 
Unlike the BBC, which is funded by license fees, ITV needs to actually generate money with commercials, so they tend to be more ratings driven.
 
Are all three seasons out in BlueRay/DVD? I was at Costco last night and all they had was season 3......a huge supply that dwarfed any other series they had for sale. We missed season 1, which I'd like to find in BlueRay. Haven't checked any other places though!
 
Ironwood said:
Are all three seasons out in BlueRay/DVD? I was at Costco last night and all they had was season 3......a huge supply that dwarfed any other series they had for sale. We missed season 1, which I'd like to find in BlueRay. Haven't checked any other places though!
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Check Amazon.com.
 
Fairly typical of Christmas specials.....

SDKath said:
Hmmmm, didn't like the season finale. It seemed like it was 2 hours of "filler" where really nothing happened (except we were introduced to a bunch of new characters whom we could care less about because we had never met them before) and listened to them senselessly quarrel for 1 1/2 hours. And then out of the blue the last minute happens with no resolution.

Although I understand that both Cybil and Matthew wanted to leave the show so there was no option for the writers, I felt like the rest of the last 4-5 hours were sort of wasted with no unifying plot. I dunno. I loved Season 1, liked Season 2 post war, and just didn't enjoy Season 3 much at all. Except for the the Bates/jail arc, really nothing happened this season... just lots of "miniplots" that got resolved within an hour or so.

Katherine
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Looks like I'm in for a Downtonathon this weedend. My wife just picked up Season 1 which we had not seen.
 
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