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Downton Abbey Season 2: Episode 6 on Masterpiece Classic PBS – Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , on 13 February 2012 | 55 Comments »

Past regret, future aspirations, and fate punctuated the dramatic plot of episode six of Downton Abbey season two last night on Masterpiece Classic. The end of World War I should bring peace and normalcy back to the residents of Downton, but the Lord of the manor Robert Crawley struggles to find logic in all the [...]

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Downton Abbey Season 2: Episode 5 on Masterpiece Classic PBS – Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , , on 6 February 2012 | 37 Comments »

Deception and manipulation were major themes in episode five of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Classic PBS last night as Downton’s residents battle challenges and conflicts of a personal nature. We were introduced to a mysterious new patient at Downton’s officer convalescent hospital who claims to be related to the Crawleys; ex-housemaid Ethel, now destitute with [...]

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Downton Abbey Season 2: Episode 2 on Masterpiece Classic PBS – Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , on 16 January 2012 | 26 Comments »

While US viewers were glued to their TV’s last night watching the 2nd episode of season 2 of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Classic PBS, season 1 was awarded a Golden Globe for best miniseries or motion picture made for television beating out the BBC America’s The Hour and three HBO films: Mildred Pierce, Too Big [...]

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Downton Abbey Season 2: Episode 1 on Masterpiece Classic PBS – Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , on 9 January 2012 | 35 Comments »

Season 2 of the award winning television series Downton Abbey aired on Masterpiece Classic PBS last night. I had a blast as co-moderator of the official Twitter Party hosted by PBS. Many thanks to my fellow moderators:  @pbs, @masterpiecepbs, @VanityFair and @tomandlorenzo. The turnout of Tweeters was amazing and we had great fun dishing about [...]

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Downton Abbey: Episode Two on Masterpiece Classic PBS – A Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 17 January 2011 | 23 Comments »

Downton Abbey continued last night on Masterpiece Classic with episode two. After a great opening on PBS last Sunday to a record 7.6 million US viewers, this four-part Edwardian drama continues to charm and amaze me. The blending of the upstairs and downstairs lives of the residents of this stately manor house is compelling drama, [...]

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Downton Abbey: Episode One on Masterpiece Classic PBS – A Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 10 January 2011 | 50 Comments »

British period dramas have been the staple fare on Masterpiece Theatre on PBS (now Masterpiece Classic) for decades. It is easy to see why they selected Downton Abbey to open their celebratory 40th anniversary season. A huge hit when it aired in the UK last Fall, this new four-part Edwardian drama is set in an [...]

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