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#218994 - 05/24/13 06:14 PM
Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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Boomer in Chief
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I have recently started watching "Downton Abbey" via Amazon Prime. (The first two seasons are free right now, I am hoping season 3 will become free once season 4 starts up again on TV.) While it's been years since the old "Upstairs Downstairs" series on PBS, this show certainly has some similarities. I've really been getting into it, so I'm curious as to whether anyone else here is a "Downton" fan. Just read a post written by Dee Ernst, a friend of Sandy Nachlinger's, that any "Downton" fan will find interesting. It's titled "Behind Downton Abbey" and it's about the real life reason why, in the early 20th century, a lot of wealthy young American women looked to England for husbands. Check it out, you'll enjoy the read.
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#219018 - 06/01/13 10:10 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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We love Downton Abbey!! I can't wait for season 4, which unfortunately may not be until Jan 2014.It seems PBS doesn't want to air it until then in the US. We have already watched season 1, 2, and 3 twice already. We decided we might need to watch again before season 4 starts to refresh our old memories,lol. Years ago, I watched the original, Upstairs Downstairs series, and enjoyed that very much also. But...I really didn't like the new series and cast members of Upstairs very well at all. I thought it ended oddly too.
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#219019 - 06/02/13 04:18 AM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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Both myself and my husband are hooked. In fact, the past few days have been "Downton Abbey" marathons at our house. Watched all of season 1 and 2, approx 3 episodes a day! Next, season 3 which was where we started.
Glad to now have background of it all.
Ready for season 4 to start NOW!!
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#219022 - 06/02/13 09:15 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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Yes, eager and sitting on the edge of our seat! Almost like when we all watched Dallas in the 70's!
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#219026 - 06/02/13 11:58 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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Oh yes there are, Anne! They seem so "real" yet so filthy rich!!
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#219027 - 06/03/13 12:48 AM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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I read that the actress who played Miss O'Brien won't be coming back in season 4 also. I really hated it when sybill died She was such a sweet girl. But just like the actor who played matthew, they were getting alot of offers to do movies now, and wanted to explore them.
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#219030 - 06/03/13 12:52 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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They sure have us on the edge of our seats. Almost done with Season 3 again.
This really is the BEST TV I've seen in a long time!
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#219032 - 06/03/13 04:05 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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They sure have us on the edge of our seats. Almost done with Season 3 again.
This really is the BEST TV I've seen in a long time! I agree Di!! Downton Is one of the best TV shows I have seen in a long time. Most other TV shows on tv are awful anymore. I really dislike all the reality shows that are on TV too. I cancelled my cable years ago because I simply don't watch much TV at all.
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#219040 - 06/03/13 11:43 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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Ditto, Cookie. Strongly dislike commercials, too.
"TV" is not what it used to be.
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#219050 - 06/05/13 06:05 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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TV made by the BBC are special when made for sale to overseas.There is a great input the costumes are authentic made from patterns from the era..locations are chosen well,
We pay licence fees to BBC but the profit from exporting Downton and Upstairs Downstairs..Lark Rise to Candleford etc is welcomed.
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#219718 - 12/08/13 08:48 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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4 weeks until Downton Abbey returns!!! YAY! Finally, something good to watch again.
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#219720 - 12/08/13 11:37 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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Boomer in Chief
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Cookie, I love "Downton." I have been missing the ability to watch shows of this caliber since it ended for the season. And don't talk to me about the season ender. WHAT a downer! Anyway, I have been receiving some respite while Downton is gone via watching Showtime's "Masters of Sex," about the pioneering work of Drs. Masters and Johnson and "Homeland." Both -- while totally different -- are well-produced and well-acted and delightfully addictive.
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#219723 - 12/09/13 12:07 AM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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I know, Anne! I was so disappointed in the season ending. I liked Matthew. Susan Sarandon hosted a "Return to Downton Abbey" last week on PBS. It had some highlights of the previous shows, interviews with some of the cast, and a tiny teaser of what is to happen on season 4. I don’t have cable so I haven’t seen the other shows. Maybe in the summer when there is nothing on TV we will rent them if they are available. Good shows are hard to find.
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#219733 - 12/10/13 09:53 AM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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New series is to be made...so many more to come Yonuh
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#219806 - 01/03/14 07:31 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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Two days to go. They replayed the last of Season 3 to recap last night.
Can't wait!!
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#219812 - 01/06/14 12:23 AM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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Hope DH can stay up for it. 8 is his normal bedtime. But if not, it's just me!!
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#219818 - 01/06/14 04:31 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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Glad O'Brien is gone. Did not like her character.
Not happy with the returning imp who came onto Tom in the past...Cora's new maid.
Happy to see Mary bouncing back!
And the nanny gone.....how horrible of her to abuse that little Sybil like that!
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#219821 - 01/07/14 05:59 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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I thought the show was great! I'm glad that nanny got fired too! I don't like Cora's lady maid neither. She's a sneeky little wench. Cora needs to get off the Lithium, or whatever she is taking,lol. Her character is too gullible. Anna would never ruin her garments and pretend someone else did it. Everyone knows that is Thomas’s MO. But---if we had a lovely show with no villains, tragedies, or catastrophes what fun would that be?!
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#219834 - 01/08/14 09:06 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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Boomer in Chief
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I just saw this and had to share: Downton Abby Season 4 Episode 1 if it were to have taken place on Facebook: Downton Facebook recap Enjoy!! Anne
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#219949 - 02/16/14 03:27 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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quote=yonuh]We look forward to it every week. Last week, when Bates looked at Gillingham's valet, towards the end of the show, I got shivers. I know Bates is going to do something! And yes, poor Edith. I keep hoping Michael will show up to save her. And speaking of Michael, what is he really doing in Germany? Why did he disappear? Rose is going to make everyone grey if she keeps it up. lol [/quote] Me too, Yonuh! I think Gillingham's valet made that remark on purpose to let Bates know. The Creep! He needs to be taken take out to the pig pen, and when it's time to castrate the the rest of pigs... As for Michael, I think he went to Germany to become a citzen so he could divorce his wife. I don't think he could legally divorce his wife in England while she was "nutty".
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#219956 - 02/18/14 02:28 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
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The actors are making the BIG bucks so they are limiting their episodes. They get $ hungry I suppose. After all, it's STILL Hollywood! But in the UK may it's Golly Good!!
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#220883 - 06/03/15 08:06 PM
Re: Any "Downton" Watchers Here?
[Re: Cookie]
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For all of you who have been enjoying Downton Abbey over the years, I wanted to makes sure you are aware that over the next couple of years, many of the fashions of the show will be on display in about 6 museums around the US. The exhibit is called "Dressing Downton." It's been at the Biltmore Estate, in North Carolina, and is scheduled to next arrive at the Paine Art Center and Gardens, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this June. The exhibit opens in Oshkosh in about 2 weeks - June 20th, 2015. If you're unfamiliar with it, as I was, the Paine is, like the Biltmore Estate a very large "English Country home," also with beautiful gardens - except both exist in the US! Next stop is Chicago, and the Driehaus Museum, which is also housed in an extraordinary mansion. Followed by the Taft Museum of Art in Cincinnati - again a beautiful mansion turned into a museum. In fact, all of the selected museums are housed in what were once beautiful homes for our country's most financially elite families. So the exhibitors are clearly trying to exhibit the clothing in a "suitable" venue. I thought about trying to visit the exhibit at the Paine in Oshkosh this summer, but I think, I will wait to see it in Chicago next spring. How about you? Anyone else interested in seeing this exhibit? I think the entrance fee is quite affordable, as the show is well-underwritten. The ticket in Oshkosh is just $14.
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