Yep! I've seen the 1980 BBC, and the 2005 film and while I enjoyed them, they don't compare! :-)
Ha, yes, you should always appreciate Bill NIghy properly.
I believe you once tried to watch North & South and didn't much like it. (We had a conversation about this once before, I thought & when I checked my tag for it, I could see I was right. I think you weren't keen on Mrs Gaskell & not even the BBC could persuade you otherwise - well, until they played unfair and brought in Judi!!) As for Tottie, I don't suppose anyone who wasn't around 6 at the time knows what that is, but I did adore it when I was a wee thing. You know how it is with things you imprint on when you're tiny!
No they don't - and much as I ADORE Judi - her Lady C isn't quite right. I mean, I got a kick out of seeing her do it, but...
*giggles* Indeed one should! He's worth proper appreciation!
Oh - I'd forgotten that, but somehow I'm not surprised. And, to be fair, it wasn't JUST Judi that made me love Cranford - though I concede she's the main reason! But it's got a stellar cast all round!
Well, there are usually at least one or two good things in each adaptation & Judi would always be a good thing! :-)
Oh, yes, Cranford is excellent - I was only teasing! (Even if Judi is a big draw, obviously. ;-p) Even if, it being three Gaskell things in one, the body count reaches quite ridiculously high proportions.
You're quite right - BBC Pride and Prejudice is THE P&P!! All shall bow down before it...
A few years ago there was a documentary on the 1995 P&P, which showed the same scene (Darcy's first proposal IIRC) from a couple of previous adaptations, for comparison. It was quite instructive; the impression it gave me was that the 1995 one was the only one where the actors were delivering the lines as if they meant them.
I must re-watch I Capture the Castle - I saw it before I knew who Bill Nighy was, and I'm sure I didn't appreciate him in it enough!
I've seen The Way We Live Now - watched it purely for MM (after falling in love with him in Spooks).
Haven't seen the other two though.
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Ha, yes, you should always appreciate Bill NIghy properly.
I believe you once tried to watch North & South and didn't much like it. (We had a conversation about this once before, I thought & when I checked my tag for it, I could see I was right. I think you weren't keen on Mrs Gaskell & not even the BBC could persuade you otherwise - well, until they played unfair and brought in Judi!!) As for Tottie, I don't suppose anyone who wasn't around 6 at the time knows what that is, but I did adore it when I was a wee thing. You know how it is with things you imprint on when you're tiny!
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*giggles* Indeed one should! He's worth proper appreciation!
Oh - I'd forgotten that, but somehow I'm not surprised. And, to be fair, it wasn't JUST Judi that made me love Cranford - though I concede she's the main reason! But it's got a stellar cast all round!
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Oh, yes, Cranford is excellent - I was only teasing! (Even if Judi is a big draw, obviously. ;-p) Even if, it being three Gaskell things in one, the body count reaches quite ridiculously high proportions.
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Gods, yes! The body count was horrendous!
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A few years ago there was a documentary on the 1995 P&P, which showed the same scene (Darcy's first proposal IIRC) from a couple of previous adaptations, for comparison. It was quite instructive; the impression it gave me was that the 1995 one was the only one where the actors were delivering the lines as if they meant them.
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