My favorite British period adaptation is North and South. See this fun MV for why :)

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NS is my third-favorite 19th-century novel (behind Jane Eyre and Our Mutual Friend, both of which also had excellent adaptations ( Read more... )

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crumpeteer has a snarky, hilarious summary of the second half of North & South.

pottersues deals with the story in which Hogwarts puts on a production of Rent, killing both fandoms in the process.

sarcasticchick writes a ‘translation’ of a Fox News interview re: Cheney hunting accident which is to die for.

And ajhalluk discusses why she ( Read more... )

Oh. My. Guh. I am a puddle of goo on the floor.

( spoilers and gushing )

"Look back. Look back at me."

Best. Scene. Ever.

I had to rewind it three times. And then have a lie-down.

Also? Hot men interacting with little kids? Twice as hot.

And Margaret wants him now. Smart girl.

Off to watch more.

Let me know if you want this behind cut.

Watching the train-wreck of a proposal scene in North & South made me think that classic literature is littered by these horrifying proposals (whether in the asking or the answering) so here is a poll to determine the worst. Because of poll space limitations, I elaborated the choices below. It's a wonder ( Read more... )

Here's the dialogue from Thornton's first proposal as a reason for why I am so crazy for it (and jusr cause I think it's hot. bijoux typed it up in a pic post):

Thornton: Miss Hale, I didn't just come here to thank you. I came because... I think it very likely... I know I've never found myself in this position before. It's difficult to find the words. ( Read more... )

Playing havoc with my schedule, I managed to watch the first DVD of N&S, all 2 hours of it. My glee knows no bounds. I will love BBC forever for making perfect adaptations of my favorite books. Please, people who have seen it, do link me to your thoughts on N&S ( Read more... )

I, like many people on my flist, have been discovering the goodness that is the BBC adaptation of Mrs. Gaskell's novel. I read N&S a few years back when I was going through a Gaskell binge (I also recommend Cranford, Wives and Daughters, Mary Barton (another labor novel), Ruth, My Lady Ludlow, Cousin Phillips, Sylvia's Lovers (a flawed book but a ( Read more... )