04-20-2014, 10:21 PM
Confession time - 'Downton Abbey' annoyed the crap out of me, because it was written by the very epitome of the entitled Englishman. Similarly, his 'Gosford Park' was great, but you can absolutely see him struggling to comprehend these rather funny things called 'common people'.
That said, I'd rather watch any amount of mannered costume drama than any of the soaps. I have zero interest in gritty urban angst, whereas I can summon up a fair amount of enthusiasm for a man in breeches. (If the BBC is going to do costume drama, why the hell have they never touched Heyer?)
That said, I'd rather watch any amount of mannered costume drama than any of the soaps. I have zero interest in gritty urban angst, whereas I can summon up a fair amount of enthusiasm for a man in breeches. (If the BBC is going to do costume drama, why the hell have they never touched Heyer?)