Comments | selenak: French Tales in British Packings

selenak

French Tales in British Packings

Mar 03, 2013 18:37

A few monts back, someone mentioned to me the BBC was planning on a Three Musketeers tv series. The cast and something about the content has now been announced, and I am... cautiously optimistic? I mean, there is still a godawful hangover from the horrid 90s Disney version in the form of D'Artagnan wanting to avenge his father (his father is ( Read more... )

les miserables, richelieu, three musketeers, hugo, dumas

Comments 9

amenirdis March 3 2013, 20:27:18 UTC

I expect that Monte Cristo and Valjean would get along about as well as Dumas and Hugo, which is to say not at all! :) But it would be quite a scene.

selenak March 4 2013, 06:52:00 UTC

Wouldn't it just? I'm also at a loss to imagine what Monte Cristo would do with a Javert in his life.

amenirdis March 4 2013, 06:53:27 UTC

Possibly drive him to suicide in chapter three....

selenak March 4 2013, 06:54:25 UTC

That, or some creative use of hashish. Actually Javert on pot is an interesting idea. :)

ETA: and of course the other question is: what would Valjean do with Villefort, Danglars and Mondego?

Thread 7

redfiona10 March 3 2013, 22:43:50 UTC

I hadn't heard about this. I am now at flail. My Mum still raves about the old '60s BBC version (Brian Blessed as Porthos) so hopefully they'll do it well again. And yay for a not actually evil Cardinal. And yay for giving Aramis something to do.

(Sorry for the squeeful tone but you've made my day with this news.)

selenak March 4 2013, 06:55:34 UTC

I'm glad to have made your day. :) And look forward to the BBC project, too!