On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 4:24 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote:
> As somebody pointed out elsewhere, that Downton Abbey strives for a degree > of realism is to be commended, even if they don't always hit the mark. > > That a head-of-state has so little to do that she can waste time > dissecting several TV shows would be annoying to me if I lived in a > monarchy where part of my income went to supporting her family. But since I > don't, I think the Queen should publish a blog about TV. > Or at least join this list. There is an hour show PBS reruns occasionally about the consultant used by the producers of Downton Abbey to reach whatever level of accuracy they achieve in Edwardian manners and manor operation. He certainly is meticulous about detail and is good at explaining why things are the way they are depicted. A good comparison for aristo life (though not the servants) is the movie The Go-Between, which stars Julie Christie and Alan Bates. -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
