Once again, our daughter, the philosophy professor, advised her ol' parents to watch what she called an amazing masterpiece. Downton Abbey is exactly that.See the castle in the picture above? And all those folks? The people are the two "crusts" of society, the nobles and the servants. They live together, scheme together, gossip together, and most of all, create the most endearing relationships and soundbites to hit TV in recent years.
Downton Abbey was a huge hit in England and only recently got to the U.S. It's been the topic of so much buzz that it's apparently catching on like wildfire.
OK, I know what you're thinking...not another stuffy, British, hard-to-understand, starchy story of the rich and famous. No way. Not at all. It will take a few minutes in the beginning of each segment to tune your ear to the British accent, but once you do, you'll enter a world full of wonder!
Expect delightful acting, turns of phrase, plot twists, and characters. These people, both upper and lower classes, seem so darn real! I go to sleep thinking of them!
So RUN out and rent the series. First the complete series from last year. Then watch the new ones.
Wow! Grade of A+
We were drawn to this on Netflix. I actually do not find British class profiles boring when done well (Upstairs and Downstairs, and that amazing one a few years back whose title totally eludes me). So we'll check this one out.
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