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Downton Abbey Season 2: Episode 7 on Masterpiece Classic PBS – Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , on 20 February 2012 | 51 Comments »

There is nothing like the Christmas season to bring out the best and worst in relationships. It was the perfect setting for the finale of season two of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Classic PBS last night. Packed with resolution and romance, we were treated to couples grappling for love and others smoothing out rough patches. [...]

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Top Tweets from the Downton Abbey Episode 6 Twitter Party

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , on 16 February 2012 | 6 Comments »

As a few of you might be aware of, I am co-moderating the Downton Abbey live Twitter Parties for Masterpiece Classic PBS’s weekly airing of the hit mini-series. For the benefit of those unknowing souls who have not experienced a Twitter Party, just image thousands of fans tweeting 140 word messages to each other in [...]

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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 | 54 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 4 on Masterpiece Classic PBS – Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , , on 30 January 2012 | 38 Comments »

As episode four of season two of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Classic unfolded last night, the emotions of the household passed into the dark side of the moon. Three members return to Downton, all bringing heartache. Sacrifices are felt both upstairs and downstairs from the devastating war. While shocking news brings sadness and concern to [...]

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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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Sense and Sensibility 1995 – Revisited

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Reading Challenges, Sense & Sensibility Movies, The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 22 June 2011 | 27 Comments »

Nominated for seven Academy Awards®, the 1995 movie Sense and Sensibility remains one of my most cherished interpretations of a Jane Austen novel. Everything about this film project seems to be touched with gold; from the award winning screenplay by actress Emma Thompson; to the incredible depth of British acting talent: Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, [...]

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Giveaway of the New Upstairs Downstairs (2010) DVD!

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , on 26 April 2011 | 39 Comments »

Enter DVD Giveaway! Did you catch the incredible new revival of Upstairs Downstairs broadcast in the US on Masterpiece Classic PBS this month? Three new episodes continue the story of the lives of the residents of 165 Eaton Place. For those who enjoyed the award winning 1970’s BBC series of the aristocratic Bellamy family and [...]

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