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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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In Remembrance of The Complete Jane Austen

Posted in Emma Movies, Jane Austen Adaptations, Mansfield Park Movies, Masterpiece Classic, Miss Austen Regrets, Northanger Abbey Movies, Persuasion Movies, Pride & Prejudice Movies, Sense & Sensibility Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 14 April 2008 | 6 Comments »

  “This present from the Campbells,” said she — “This pianoforté is very kindly given.”  “Yes,” he replied, and without the smallest apparent embarrassment. “But they would have done better had they given her notice of it. Surprizes are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable. I should have [...]

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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 | Leave a Comment »

  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 | Leave a Comment »

   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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Austen countdown: 7 days to Persuasion

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, tagged , , , , , on 6 January 2008 | 1 Comment »

  7 DAYS TO PERSUASION ON PBS Sunday, the 13th of January, at 9:00pm 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 Anne Elliot. Presented by those great folks at Masterpiece Classics. Further details can [...]

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Persuasion: You may perhaps like the heroine

Posted in Jane Austen's Persuasion, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , , , , on 6 January 2008 | 2 Comments »

Do not be surprised at finding Uncle Henry acquainted with my having another ready for publication. I could not say No when he asked me, but he knows nothing more of it. You will not like it, so you need not be impatient. You may perhaps like the heroine, as she is almost too good [...]

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