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Old 01-02-2012, 08:29 PM
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Smile Allright, admit it...who's watching Downton Abbey?
My wife turned me on to Downton Abbey, which is now streaming on Netflix. Supposedly it's one of the most-watched British TV shows ever.

I'm not much into period stuff, but this is some of the best written, best acted and most beautifully photographed TV I've seen.

And the younger daughter is, well, just heart-breakingly gorgeous.

Anyone else digging this show?
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Old 01-02-2012, 08:32 PM
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Yes. When does the new season start? Late Jan?
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Old 01-02-2012, 10:21 PM
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I'm watching it RIGHT NOW!

I love history and in particular WWI and this being the time just before that - I find it fascinating.
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Old 01-03-2012, 04:22 AM
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My wife loves it, me, not so much.
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Old 01-03-2012, 04:26 AM
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Yep. I've seen it. It's a great series.
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Old 01-03-2012, 05:58 AM
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It's pretty good. There are ways to have seen the entire second season already in the US, and we've seen most of it already. Really great series, and much better than what my wife normally makes me watch with her.
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Old 01-03-2012, 06:22 AM
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I haven`t missed an episode yet. The Chistmas show was terrific.

I`m slightly consused as to why it`s something I should have to "admit" to watching.
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:05 AM
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Yes, very well done. All in my family enjoy it.
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:09 AM
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Downton Abbey, along with Mad Men and Breaking Bad, is one of THE best shows on TV. There is a wealth of information and entertainment in the series.

Also, Maggie Smith, who plays Lord Grantham's mother steals the show.
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Old 01-03-2012, 08:00 AM
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Old 01-03-2012, 11:17 AM
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I`m slightly consused as to why it`s something I should have to "admit" to watching.
well, at the end of the day it's a bit of a soap opera, no?

I sort of feel like I'm watching a better written, better acted and more historically interesting version of 'Dallas'

and the costumes...FABULOUS!
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Old 01-03-2012, 11:20 AM
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well, at the end of the day it's a bit of a soap opera, no?
Soap operas morphed into "reality shows" a la Kardashians. I don't know enough mathematics to express how much better Downton Abbey is than that.
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Old 01-03-2012, 11:36 AM
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Soap operas morphed into "reality shows" a la Kardashians. I don't know enough mathematics to express how much better Downton Abbey is than that.
yes, fair enough...although one could argue that--to put it into TGP-speak--just because a Dumble is orders of magnitude superior to a Peavey Bandit doesn't mean the Dumble isn't still a guitar amplifier...
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Old 01-03-2012, 11:49 AM
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It's an excellent show, with first class acting.
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Once again, another series or film missing from Netflix Canada. Sometimes I wonder why I bother. I see however that I can pay for it on iTunes.
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