Comments on: One of the best things about a staycation…

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:18:45 +0000

Hi, Caryn! Thanks for stopping in! :-) If you love P&P, I just bet you’ll love N&S. It’s a great story.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:18:06 +0000

Brendan Coyle may be my favorite thing in the whole movie. He has a lot of presence.

By: Caryn Caldwell

Caryn Caldwell — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:26:35 +0000

I LOVE movies, and P&P is one of my favorites. Must go add N&S to my Netflix list. My mom read it and loved it, so she’s already been recommending it to me.

By: Anne Nichols

Anne Nichols — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:50:51 +0000

Agreed – after the second episode, there is no way you could sleep. I love this miniseries. Brendan Coyle is wonderful in this. I saw him in Lark Rise to Candleford on PBS last night. Very good actor.

By: John

John — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:01:19 +0000

Yes, Liz, N&S is as rewarding as it is exhausting. After the first hour, I was asking myself why I was still watching such a depressing miniseries..but I was more or less hooked. After the second hour, there was no way were were going to sleep that night. The ending is satisfying, and the screenplay, acting and visuals are tremendously well done.

It’s about perfect.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:45:50 +0000

As John was saying, Liz, it’s a bit depressing in parts, but SO worth it. In many ways, I prefer Elizabeth Gaskell to Jane Austen (now I’ll be ducking flying shoes from Anne and John) because she deals more with working/middle class people and the very real dangers and struggles they faced during the 19th Century. I guess I’m a bit burned out on lords and ladies and quadrilles.

Anne got N&S via Netflix, so that might be one route to go, if you’re a member.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:43:31 +0000

I can mimic Lady Catherine MUCH better than Mrs. Thornton, having had much more practice. :-)

By: Liz Kreger

Liz Kreger — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:21:32 +0000

Okay, you got me convinced. Another movie I’m gonna have to search out. THEN I gotta find the time to watch it. Grrr.

By: Anne Nichols

Anne Nichols — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:46:50 +0000

Ok…maybe not a party. But I really want to hear Lynne talk like Mrs. Thornton again. In fact, I might call her right now and ask her to do it!

By: John

John — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:29:01 +0000

I dunno. It’s awfully depressing. As magnificent as it is, I’m not sure it’s an occasion for a party–not like P&P, anyway.

But I’m still impressed, days later.