tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506176252223147658.post6700564849939721671..comments2023-07-26T05:26:15.935-04:00Comments on sula's space: North and South Week!! - Day 2sulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05470361085886637371noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506176252223147658.post-48270464519496097522007-11-30T09:13:00.000-05:002007-11-30T09:13:00.000-05:00Hope everyone is enjoying North and South week. T...Hope everyone is enjoying North and South week. Thanks for dropping by and commenting. I've been sort of in and out of the internet (housesitting out in the wilds of no-internet land makes doing all my surfing from work a little tricky. lol)<BR/><BR/>dev, I can't wait to hear how you like the movie! Wish I could will it to arrive faster. <BR/><BR/>marianne, thanks for the heads up on the other series. Judi Dench is an incredible actor and I generally would watch just about anything that she's participated in. <BR/><BR/>lizp, I have been meaning to watch Wives and Daughters since my initial run-in with N&S. I think I might be getting a loaned copy from another AAR friend soon...gotta go check on that actually. :)<BR/><BR/>Susan!! Long time no see. Hope all is well and it's great to see you here. GailK gave me the book at our little luncheon and I still need to sit down and read it (got into the first chapter but then put it down). I'm totally with you on the Sean Bean thing too...he does a great job of showing that barely controlled smoldering inner conflict. yum!<BR/><BR/>katie and kristie...we are a naughty bunch, aren't we? lol. Road trip!sulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05470361085886637371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506176252223147658.post-61014482940019946592007-11-28T21:23:00.000-05:002007-11-28T21:23:00.000-05:00I'm one of those who discovered the BBC N&S due to...I'm one of those who discovered the BBC N&S due to all of the favorable comments on AAR and then went on to read the book. I love the mix of love story with social commentary. Gaskell is very careful to let all points of view have their say, but part of what makes Margaret and Thornton the H/H is that they are among the few who actually listen and learn from each other. <BR/><BR/>Both are also such wonderful characters, both of their time and yet modern enough that I can identify. There's a wonderful scene in the book after Margaret's mother has died and her father gone to visit Oxford, where she feels a great weight lift off her shoulders because she doesn't have to pretend to be happy for anyone. I loved how she could be such a good Victorian daughter yet so self-aware. The actors were also perfect for their parts. She was lovely yet still somewhat unformed, and he is so intense and barely reined in -- I love that aspect of his character (it reminds me of Sean Bean and is one of the reasons I like him too).<BR/><BR/>Any time you want to discuss N&S or Richard Armitage I'm happy to oblige.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506176252223147658.post-31017494530882138822007-11-27T22:50:00.000-05:002007-11-27T22:50:00.000-05:00Kristie, that's Wives and Daughters, it's pretty g...Kristie, that's Wives and Daughters, it's pretty good as well but not as good as N&S. Wives and Daughters had more of a Austen feel to it, which I was surprised because I watched it right after N&S. Still got class/social issues but not like in N&S. <BR/><BR/>Thanks guys, I really enjoyed reading your dicussions on N&S. I can't get enough of anything to do with N&S. :D<BR/><BR/>LizpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506176252223147658.post-13179351895476928892007-11-27T12:48:00.000-05:002007-11-27T12:48:00.000-05:00Marianne McA: I'm at work and can only duck in rea...Marianne McA: I'm at work and can only duck in real quickly with the screen pretty small, (and darn it all - people keep wanting to talk to me) but thanks of the link!! I will look it up when I get home. I'm also looking into seeing if I can get Sons and Daughters. I'm 95% sure that's another British miniseries based on a book by Elizabeth GaskellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506176252223147658.post-58196132027244579292007-11-27T11:08:00.000-05:002007-11-27T11:08:00.000-05:00Worth mentioning, perhaps, that the BBC have adapt...Worth mentioning, perhaps, that the BBC have adapted another Elizabeth Gaskell novel - 'Cranford'. <BR/><BR/>http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/cranford<BR/><BR/>The first two episodes have aired, and while I can't pretend Judi Dench has quite Richard Armitage's allure, I'm really enjoying the series. Great acting all round, and, as I've never read the book, all the fun of not knowing what will happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506176252223147658.post-74833692223141228212007-11-27T10:29:00.000-05:002007-11-27T10:29:00.000-05:00I'll be watching this soon. I should have my hand...I'll be watching this soon. I should have my hands on it by (hopefully before) December 7.Devhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719293114461054932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506176252223147658.post-68465369103096623952007-11-27T10:18:00.000-05:002007-11-27T10:18:00.000-05:00Sorry, I have been daydreaming over those pictures...Sorry, I have been daydreaming over those pictures Sula! Richard's dark probing eyes are so dreamy. *sigh*KT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506176252223147658.post-66078324161443976452007-11-27T09:35:00.000-05:002007-11-27T09:35:00.000-05:00boy - we did get silly didn't we. I'd forgotten.Y...boy - we did get silly didn't we. I'd forgotten.<BR/>You said it right. Of course the fact that Richard Armitage is A Very Goodlooking Guy is a factor, but it's so much more to it that this series struck such a chord. I've seen other television shows/movies with good looking actors without it becoming almost an obsession. It's the acting itself that is so magnificent. And the story too. It's more than just a love story of two people - that in itself wouldn't be enough. It's just such an amazing story with such very talented actors that draw you into the story and keep you there until the final screen credits role. Then it keeps you there until you need to watch it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506176252223147658.post-23241925600265129652007-11-27T09:12:00.000-05:002007-11-27T09:12:00.000-05:00Sex up against a tree! Um, of course after John an...Sex up against a tree! Um, of course after John and Margaret are married.<BR/>Wonder what happened on the ride home in the train with the shade down.<BR/>I am such a dirty girl! :)KT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.com