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Masterpiece Classic 2011 Season Preview

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 1 December 2010 | 25 Comments »

One of the consolations of being trapped inside during the cold, wet Pacific Northwest winter in the prospect of great television from Masterpiece Classic on PBS. Celebrating its 40th year on the air, the longest-running and most-honored drama series in primetime announced its new 2011 season this past week. There are some exciting new productions [...]

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Retrace ‘The 39 Steps’ on Masterpiece Classic – A Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , on 28 February 2010 | 10 Comments »

The Masterpiece Classic 2010 season continued tonight with The 39 Steps staring British actor Rupert Penry-Jones (Persuasion 2007) in the classic role of Richard Hannay, a former British intelligence officer who is unjustly suspected of murder and must unravel a German espionage plot to save himself. Here is a brief introduction from PBS.  Newly returned [...]

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Masterpiece Classic 2010 Season Preview

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 3 December 2009 | 18 Comments »

Oh joy! In less than a month, the Masterpiece Classic season begins on PBS offering another incredible lineup of quality period and contemporary drama’s. This is my favorite time of year for television and this season certainly aims to please offering some old classics and new surprises. Masterpiece is branching out a bit this year [...]

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Persuasion Review: “almost too good for me”?

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Masterpiece Classic, Persuasion Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 14 January 2008 | 25 Comments »

    “You may perhaps like the heroine, as she is almost too good for me”.  Jane Austen, 23 March 1817, Letters of Jane Austen Was Sally Hawkins performance as Anne Elliot too good? I think not so. I do not know what to think of her interpretation of our tragic heroine in the PBS presentation of Persuasion on Masterpiece Classic [...]

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Austen countdown: 1 day to Persuasion

Posted in Persuasion Movies, tagged , , , , , on 12 January 2008 |

  1 DAY TO PERSUASION ON PBS Sunday, the 13th of January, at 9:00pm Pop the popcorn and plump the pillows on the settee! The long wait is almost over! What has been talked about and anticipated for some months, will shortly come to pass. The premiere of the latest adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel of love [...]

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Austen countdown: 3 days to Persuasion

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, tagged , , , , , , on 10 January 2008 |

   3 DAYS TO PERSUASION ON PBS Sunday, the 13th of January, at 9:00pm The excitement is building. Mark your calendars and set your watches for the premiere of the latest adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel of love and redemption, Persuasion, staring Sally Hawkins as our heroine Anne Elliot, and Rupert Penry-Jones as the dashing [...]

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