I don't think 1883 is showing in the UK yet, and Yellowstone really isn't a thing here. I don't even know what channel/streamer airs it (although it *is* available somewhere).
As for The Guilded Age - it's unquestionably Downton in New York. Sure, there are two houses rather than one. And it's a city not a country estate. But it shares all the moreish elements that made Downton popular. But that means storylines that move at undue speed, storylines that are frankly unbelievable and storylines that are just awful. I've only watched the first three episodes because I really like Carrie Coon, but not even she is going to get me to keep watching. Nor, sadly, is Christine Baranski doing her best Maggie Smith. I managed two series of Downton before I had to bail on its soapish nonsense. All the CGI'd New York shots in the world aren't going to keep me going with this version. Adam On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 5:36 AM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Watching the two series (which occur in roughly the same era of time) > somehow makes both shows more interesting. Having watched Yellowstone, its > creator/writer does a decent job making frankly simple (even one > dimensional) characters compelling. Having watched Downton Abbey, its > creator/writer dies a decent job making unnecessarily complicated > characters endearing. But in 2022, the silliness of status in The Guilded > Age is less compelling than the trials and tribulations of a wagon train > through the frontier in 1883. > > Maybe if they gave Simon Jones more to do in The Guilded Age, I’d like it > more. But Sam Elliott is Sam Elliott. > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4B9YoEBnELLpHnd7Qbi4-oNLO%2BQRRDz%2BC9MAprqhpdzXw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4B9YoEBnELLpHnd7Qbi4-oNLO%2BQRRDz%2BC9MAprqhpdzXw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAD_sJGDcQn0dqH9Jxs2eHME%3D1mM4B5CtxQ0yFfwupmJpaKNRVg%40mail.gmail.com.
