as i live in scotland and don't have sky, i could watch on a sunday night but bought the dvd, took monday off work and watch all 7 episodes in a oner!!!!!
That article is very interesting , and the link worked. It took me a while to do that!
I was reading a book by the poet , Robert Graves , recently and he told about his WWI experiences. He said some regiments would take anyone , whilst others were very choosey. Some regiments had men aged from 14 to mid fifties. One of the fifty year old guys was a tramp who fancied a bit of action, so he joined up and was killed after a few weeks. One of the boys , 16 or so, fired a machine gun without being taught how to use it, and he fired it directly at a metal post and the bullets came straight back at him and killed him.
Tragic cases still happen today. A bloke who lived nearby was in the T A and went to Afghanistan just last year and was killed , and he was 51 with four daughters.
I think it showed that war had no respect of class or status in the real world and a servant had just as much chance of being killed in the war as the master of the house might. Even the Prime Minister's son who lost his life fighting was given no special treatment and his body was never returned home like many others.
I found it ironic that after WW1 a lot of the great estates who had lost their sons and heirs in the war had the same problem as Lord Grantham in DA and as a result the estates ended up being passed over to distant cousins and relations.
I know DA was only fictional, but there must have been big houses at the time with only daughters to inherit the estate that must have been glad they didn't have sons after all when the war started. Although I did think that if Cora had gone to full-term with her pregnancy and given birth to a son, the chances are he would have gone off to fight in WW2 anyway (I know, I know, taking it all too seriously but still... )
I guess most people are waiting for Santa to bring them the DVD, like me I can't wait to get this on DVD, gonna be all nice and cosy, the Christmas tree lights glistening, me with some hot chocolate and watching Downton Abbey all night with no breaks! Ahh can't wait for Christmas!
Shame they've not done a Christmas episode - bet Downton would look lovely all decked out.
I was put off that they didn't do a xmas episode! Would have looked gorgeous! Plus would have been interesting to see how both up and down stairs celebrate . Maybe next series
ITV have confirmed series 3 of Downton Abbey according to Julian Fellowes in today's Express - he has until February to deliver the scripts for series 2.
I usually like I'm A Celeb (only for a laugh in my defence..), but I can't muster any excitement at all seeing as it had taken Downton's slot!
Me too and afraid I missing whats going on ! I hope Mary and Mathew are snogging behind the curtains ! And Bates grabbed Anna and twirled her round the floor and kissed her ,.
I was put off that they didn't do a xmas episode! Would have looked gorgeous! Plus would have been interesting to see how both up and down stairs celebrate . Maybe next series
I guess they couldn't do a Christmas ep. this season as they need/wanted to end with the announcement of war.
Guess they probably will roll it out next Christmas Day - it's bound to be one of the "must watch". Plus I'd imagine they'll have to contend with Upstairs Downstairs next year too.
ITV have confirmed series 3 of Downton Abbey according to Julian Fellowes in today's Express - he has until February to deliver the scripts for series 2.
Series 3? Whoo!
I rewatched episode 7 today and i'm still tickled by everyone's reactions to the telephone - from intrigue to fear, through to Branson's complete lack of phone answering technique!:D
The 'Upstairs' classes like those at Downton would never be the same again after World War 1.
The fate of junior officers in the trenches was in many cases even worse than the Other Ranks. The junior officers were the first over the top during an attack and easily identified by their uniforms. Consequently they were targeted by enemy machine gunners and it wasn't uncommon for all the officers to be killed early in an attack.
As was posted earlier, Prime Minister Asquith lost his son. Rudyard Kipling lost his and I think Conan Doyle also lost his.
In many cases there was no male heir left for these estates to be passed to and so they were either sold or quickly fell into a state of disrepair.
I usually like I'm A Celeb (only for a laugh in my defence..), but I can't muster any excitement at all seeing as it had taken Downton's slot!
I watched 'Garrow's Law'. Brilliant.
And like 'Downton' one of those programmes where you bemoan the paucity of episodes. (only four, this series of Garrow.) :mad:
I adored this whole series, thought it was extremely well written and looked fantastic. Brilliant cast as well. I have developed a slight crush on Hugh Bonneville!(snip)
Ladies, Hugh Bonneville is mine, I've fancied him rotten for years, in everything he's been in. You can't all just turn up and doff your caps to him now! Join the queue!
My take on things:
O'Brien and Thomas - evil characters, the badness driven mainly by him, and she was swept along with a river of bitterness, but you could almost see her working that out before m'lady slipped on the soap, and wanting to pull back.
But as actors, the two who played them were fantastic. They were both unrecognisable from other roles they've played in Benidorm and Corrie. The fact we hated their characters so much showed what a good acting job they did. It was almost the end of the first episode before I realised who was playing Thomas. Totally believeable.
Bates - not fussed about him really. Maybe it's the bloke who played, him, but a friend summed up Bates, plus the character Robert Timmins played in Lark Rise to Candleford - the characters are just a little too earnest...
I seem to remember Joanne Frogatt getting a bit of a lashing on here at the beginning, but I thought her character Anna was really strong.
Mary/Edith hate fest. I have to say, in true sisterly style, 'Edith started it!'. She was vengeful when she wrote the letter, she had nothing to gain, and actually an awful lot to lose, as her sister's bad image would also reflect badly on her. I'm sure she had to put up with a lot, not as out-going as daughter No, not as pretty as daughter no 3, but as a middle child myself, shit happens. Mary got her own back, and Edith lost her ticket out of that place when Lord Old Bloke left in a rush. Karma.....
I liked Mary, eventually.
I loved Matthew's mum's little digs at the dowager. Fantastic stuff.
I loved the dreses the ladies wore - if buyers have any sense, they'll be getting posh frocks like that in the shops any day now, they were just stunning.
Lord Grantham - I think was a bit of a softy, esp when he continued to share his wife's bed, and said 'I keep my bed made up in my dressing room, for appearances sake'. Fab.
Hugh Bonneville was pefect in that role.
I don't know why Greygates just did not admit that she had not got the dvd yet but had pre-ordered it. so had not watched it yet because I was only answering someone else and saying that the dvd was not available yet, last week.:D why did greygates pretend to have the dvd..:rolleyes:
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omg - what a fab program - damn you stv!!!!!
That article is very interesting , and the link worked. It took me a while to do that!
I was reading a book by the poet , Robert Graves , recently and he told about his WWI experiences. He said some regiments would take anyone , whilst others were very choosey. Some regiments had men aged from 14 to mid fifties. One of the fifty year old guys was a tramp who fancied a bit of action, so he joined up and was killed after a few weeks. One of the boys , 16 or so, fired a machine gun without being taught how to use it, and he fired it directly at a metal post and the bullets came straight back at him and killed him.
Tragic cases still happen today. A bloke who lived nearby was in the T A and went to Afghanistan just last year and was killed , and he was 51 with four daughters.
I found it ironic that after WW1 a lot of the great estates who had lost their sons and heirs in the war had the same problem as Lord Grantham in DA and as a result the estates ended up being passed over to distant cousins and relations.
I know DA was only fictional, but there must have been big houses at the time with only daughters to inherit the estate that must have been glad they didn't have sons after all when the war started. Although I did think that if Cora had gone to full-term with her pregnancy and given birth to a son, the chances are he would have gone off to fight in WW2 anyway (I know, I know, taking it all too seriously but still...
That paints such a lovely picture
I'm sooooo doin it boxing day!!!
I was put off that they didn't do a xmas episode! Would have looked gorgeous! Plus would have been interesting to see how both up and down stairs celebrate
Yes, there's something missing tonight. I'll have to make do with the son of Lord Havers, instead!
I usually like I'm A Celeb (only for a laugh in my defence..), but I can't muster any excitement at all seeing as it had taken Downton's slot!
Me too and afraid I missing whats going on ! I hope Mary and Mathew are snogging behind the curtains ! And Bates grabbed Anna and twirled her round the floor and kissed her ,.
Guess they probably will roll it out next Christmas Day - it's bound to be one of the "must watch". Plus I'd imagine they'll have to contend with Upstairs Downstairs next year too.
Series 3? Whoo!
I rewatched episode 7 today and i'm still tickled by everyone's reactions to the telephone - from intrigue to fear, through to Branson's complete lack of phone answering technique!:D
The fate of junior officers in the trenches was in many cases even worse than the Other Ranks. The junior officers were the first over the top during an attack and easily identified by their uniforms. Consequently they were targeted by enemy machine gunners and it wasn't uncommon for all the officers to be killed early in an attack.
As was posted earlier, Prime Minister Asquith lost his son. Rudyard Kipling lost his and I think Conan Doyle also lost his.
In many cases there was no male heir left for these estates to be passed to and so they were either sold or quickly fell into a state of disrepair.
:eek:
Someone tell me that's not true?! Before I faint..
I found it on the LRTC thread, I'm not happy either. If you find out anything post here ASAP please.
Happylea
Never worked out how to multi quote, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, Don't now how I'll get through the news series if so.
I watched 'Garrow's Law'. Brilliant.
And like 'Downton' one of those programmes where you bemoan the paucity of episodes. (only four, this series of Garrow.) :mad:
Off topic sorry
http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/archive/2010/10/16/Entertainment%3A+TV+%28Features%29/8457221.The_Abbey_habit/
Ladies, Hugh Bonneville is mine, I've fancied him rotten for years, in everything he's been in. You can't all just turn up and doff your caps to him now! Join the queue!
My take on things:
O'Brien and Thomas - evil characters, the badness driven mainly by him, and she was swept along with a river of bitterness, but you could almost see her working that out before m'lady slipped on the soap, and wanting to pull back.
But as actors, the two who played them were fantastic. They were both unrecognisable from other roles they've played in Benidorm and Corrie. The fact we hated their characters so much showed what a good acting job they did. It was almost the end of the first episode before I realised who was playing Thomas. Totally believeable.
Bates - not fussed about him really. Maybe it's the bloke who played, him, but a friend summed up Bates, plus the character Robert Timmins played in Lark Rise to Candleford - the characters are just a little too earnest...
I seem to remember Joanne Frogatt getting a bit of a lashing on here at the beginning, but I thought her character Anna was really strong.
Mary/Edith hate fest. I have to say, in true sisterly style, 'Edith started it!'. She was vengeful when she wrote the letter, she had nothing to gain, and actually an awful lot to lose, as her sister's bad image would also reflect badly on her. I'm sure she had to put up with a lot, not as out-going as daughter No, not as pretty as daughter no 3, but as a middle child myself, shit happens. Mary got her own back, and Edith lost her ticket out of that place when Lord Old Bloke left in a rush. Karma.....
I liked Mary, eventually.
I loved Matthew's mum's little digs at the dowager. Fantastic stuff.
I loved the dreses the ladies wore - if buyers have any sense, they'll be getting posh frocks like that in the shops any day now, they were just stunning.
Lord Grantham - I think was a bit of a softy, esp when he continued to share his wife's bed, and said 'I keep my bed made up in my dressing room, for appearances sake'. Fab.
Hugh Bonneville was pefect in that role.
Loved it all
I don't know why Greygates just did not admit that she had not got the dvd yet but had pre-ordered it. so had not watched it yet because I was only answering someone else and saying that the dvd was not available yet, last week.:D why did greygates pretend to have the dvd..:rolleyes: