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i_nightwatch (i_nightwatch) wrote in we_babble,
@ 2009-02-17 23:30:00

Swoon alert!!!!!
Fans of Richard Armitage, Regency/period stories, epic romance through adversity should really watch the BBC's North & South.
Not to be confused with the American epic mini of the same or similar name, this is a really well done adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel. A real joy to watch and I am not ashamed to say I did it in one sitting.
(If you haven't guessed by now I am not just a hopeless romantic but the condition is quite terminal as well.)

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	i_brood 2009-02-18 12:04 am UTC (link)
	I got the DVD for Christmas. Hee You should watch Cranford with Judi Dench. Another Gaskell adaption. No Richard, but a damn fine show. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	i_lovemrj 2009-02-18 12:22 am UTC (link)
	You're sharing that when I come down to visit, right? RIGHT? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	i_nightwatch 2009-02-18 09:44 am UTC (link)
	You keep tormenting me with that icon! LOL So I'll getcha back (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_lovemrj 2009-02-18 11:55 am UTC (link)
	I'm fairly sure that's one of the icons I made for her. It was a hardship, let me tell you, slaving over the perfect shirtless picture to turn into a lickable icon. Mm-hmm. Difficult, very difficult. And I don't think I quite captured the essence that I wanted to. I should make more. Yes. Yes, I should. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_nightwatch 2009-02-18 12:16 pm UTC (link)
	Make wallpapers too do you? Just..ya know..askin out of curiosity. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	i_lovemrj 2009-02-18 12:22 am UTC (link)
	Love love love LOOOOOOOVE that mini-series. OMG, does your heart not just BREAK for him when she turns him down? Ah, Richard Armitage... how he makes me want to lick the screen. happy sigh (Reply to this) (Thread)

	i_nightwatch 2009-02-18 11:43 am UTC (link)
	My heart breaks worse I think in the scene where she leaves after her father's death. "Look back, look back at me." And the long pulled shot where she does not do that one thing. AGH! Why are men not made like that any more? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_lovemrj 2009-02-18 11:54 am UTC (link)
	sigh Now I need to go put that on Netflix. Or drive seven hours to see Cary since she smugly announced she got it for Christmas. Little midget over there flaunting her acquisition. Grrr. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

i_nightwatch
2009-02-18 12:19 pm UTC (link)

I netflix'd it myself, watched it again today. I am a big fan of regency and do costuming and such. Rarely get to talk to others who love it as well. I am a bit of a history and all period costume nut.

Downloading North & South now and just finished the BBC mini of P&P. Trying to talk my nieces into reading Austin's work, agreed that I will read Twilight if they read P&P

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i_blink
2009-02-18 07:27 pm UTC (link)

That is really the best version of P&P out there in my opinion. I wasn't all that blown away by the Keira Knightly rendition, not when comparied to the wonderful scope of the BBC miniseries. You know, you could always pop "Clueless" into the DVD player and explain to your neices that it was based on "Emma." (Or am I SERIOUSLY dating myself by even bringing up that movie? I'm so old.)

And nope, I don't do wallpapers. I occasionally make a pretty banner or two, but you can see all the mistakes I make in something as small as an icon. ;) Sorry.

(BTW, Jeannie is SO not going to like Marian.)

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	i_nightwatch 2009-02-18 08:29 pm UTC (link)
	I had a feeling she might not LOL. And I agree with you on the P&P series vs the movie of 2005. Really covers so much more. Your age and mine might not be so far apart, I remember Clueless easily enough, hell I remember alot of movies older than that. LOL (Reply to this) (Parent)

	i_cutyoutoo 2009-02-18 09:56 am UTC (link)
	I watched the series right after I marathoned the first two Robin Hood series. SO MUCH LOVE FOR THAT MAN. (Reply to this)

i_nightwatch
2009-02-18 10:54 am UTC (link)

He is really a fantastic actor. I would love to see Books of Blood with Jonas Armstrong but it is held up on post production before release. It does look a bit gory but hey..Jonas shirtless... So many good things about that.

Aside from the sheer shallowness of it they are both wonderful actors who have brought great characters to life. And (shameless plug) we still have several RH characters open..

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	i_brood 2009-02-20 04:06 am UTC (link)
	Psssst! Lookee at this! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F74pqHTR21U (Reply to this) (Thread)

	i_nightwatch 2009-02-20 10:34 am UTC (link)
	swallow hard, fan self Umm well..that is...uh.. swoon again (Reply to this) (Parent)