Mr. Tungsten Disapproves

[diane_kepler]

Downton Abbey has been our TV-show crush of late. Well, until we finished the third season. Now we just pine for it most dreadfully.

A fun side-effect of the show is that Mr. Tungsten has taken a liking to Mr. Carson, the ever-appropriate butler. In an age where so few standards matter anymore, mon mari likes the idea of a man with high

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[haikitteh]

Everything's better with Jeeves, or a Jeeves-like substitute. Carson really is a dear, too. He rules with such quiet, barely-suppressed outrage at the slightest infractions. One wonders at the road from "Cheerful Charlie" to the formidable man we see in the show.

But my favorite is Thomas The Evil Footman (then Valet, then Underbutler). His life is such a train wreck, I can't tear my eyes away.

[diane_kepler]

Heh, nice userpic. I like it that they made Thomas a gay character whose orientation is sometimes germane to the story, but it doesn't define him. What does define him is that he's a nasty, plotting sneak who may in fact do noble things in the name of love.

I dig all the complexities of the characters in that show.

[proudcockatrice]

The world needs more classy individuals, pointedly making sure that even horrific deeds are done with some modicum of grace, taste, and tact. My besties and I regularly have this complaint over sandwiches and tea.

Also, if you haven't seen it, let me suggest 'Kill Point'. It's an eight-hour miniseries about a bank robbery turned hostage situation. The negotiations for like the first four episodes have this real toast and tea feel, and the negotiator is a grammar nazi of the worst sort, to the point that he demands a can of spray paint to correct the sign of the coffee shop they're using as an ops base. Very short, very pointed, very pointy, and funnier than hell, even while dealing with some social issues that I might not have expected to see in that sort of a show.

[diane_kepler]

I like grammar nazis! They are my brothers and sisters in this world of people who not know any but most the most rudimentary grammatical rules but mix up there they're their homonyms to boot.

Point taken about "Kill Point", thank you.