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elleng

(131,085 posts) Sun Jan 6, 2013, 09:54 PM Jan 2013

Downtown Abbey Season 3 Episode 1 tonight!!!

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Downtown Abbey Season 3 Episode 1 tonight!!! (Original Post) elleng Jan 2013 OP

Yup - just watched a repeat of Call the Midwife...all ready to go here! NRaleighLiberal Jan 2013 #1

FUNNY about The Grand Trunk Railway, elleng Jan 2013 #2

Been waiting a year for this tularetom Jan 2013 #3

And it is still ridiculous! kwassa Jan 2013 #4

You don't have to LIKE 'em to find the show fascinating tularetom Jan 2013 #5

There is not an ounce of realism in this show. kwassa Jan 2013 #6

More like social and historical fiction, I'd say, elleng Jan 2013 #8

I will and I did. blogslut Jan 2013 #9

I enjoyed it! bif Jan 2013 #7

full episode on PBS.org already! eShirl Jan 2013 #10

sad to say my wife and I didn't care for it....continuing its slide from season 1 NRaleighLiberal Jan 2013 #11

Agree completely. progdog Jan 2013 #12

Agree about Shirley MacLaine. elleng Jan 2013 #13

NRaleighLiberal

(60,019 posts)

1. Yup - just watched a repeat of Call the Midwife...all ready to go here!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2013, 09:54 PM

Jan 2013

elleng

(131,085 posts)

2. FUNNY about The Grand Trunk Railway,

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 6, 2013, 10:16 PM

Jan 2013

I worked on rail mergers for 20+ years!

tularetom

(23,664 posts)

3. Been waiting a year for this

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2013, 11:26 PM

Jan 2013

One hour and 36 minutes to go!!!

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

4. And it is still ridiculous!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Jan 6, 2013, 11:30 PM

Jan 2013

those poor noble long-suffering English aristocrats.

I feel so sorry for their terrible circumstances.

and the only truly evil character is a servant, of course.

tularetom

(23,664 posts)

5. You don't have to LIKE 'em to find the show fascinating

Reply to kwassa (Reply #4)

Sun Jan 6, 2013, 11:32 PM

Jan 2013

It makes it even more entertaining if you despise them.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)

6. There is not an ounce of realism in this show.

Reply to tularetom (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 12:06 AM

Jan 2013

Enjoy this escapist fantasy!

elleng

(131,085 posts)

8. More like social and historical fiction, I'd say,

Reply to kwassa (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 12:40 AM

Jan 2013

good chacterizations, and good cast. FEW as good as Maggie Smith.

blogslut

(38,015 posts)

9. I will and I did.

Reply to kwassa (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 12:52 AM

Jan 2013

bif

(22,744 posts)

7. I enjoyed it!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 12:19 AM

Jan 2013

eShirl

(18,503 posts)

10. full episode on PBS.org already!

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 05:49 AM

Jan 2013

http://video.pbs.org/video/2322846575

NRaleighLiberal

(60,019 posts)

11. sad to say my wife and I didn't care for it....continuing its slide from season 1

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 03:22 PM

Jan 2013

Far less depth, shorter scenes, less meaningful dialog, starting to just become empty stereotypes and very predictable. - we wanted to enjoy it, but I think the writers are giving too little credit to the audience and making it too easy (and empty)....oh well. Shirley MacLaine? please!!.....

Back to watching old Inspector Morse episodes!

progdog

(476 posts)

12. Agree completely.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 04:00 PM

Jan 2013

Disappointing. Shirley MacLaine, bad casting.

elleng

(131,085 posts)

13. Agree about Shirley MacLaine.

Reply to NRaleighLiberal (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 7, 2013, 04:07 PM

Jan 2013

ALWAYS watch Inspector Morse!

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