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[graculus]

For my sins, last night I watched the double-length season finale episode(s) of Robin Hood (I can't help thinking of it as 'Robin Hoodie') and boy was it a pile of steaming kack! I mean, even more so than the rest of the season, which has only been enlivened by all the innuendo directed at Gisbourne's leather-clad arse and his 'boy' Alan's poor impressions of his top boss.

I whimpered when they all played the let's-all-tell-the-truth business - it was like every bad fanfic where 'Truth or Dare' gets pulled in as an excuse to have the characters talk about Their Feelings. And then there was the obligatory wedding. Meh. In fact the whole episode was like one long bad fanfic. However, I admit I cheered when Marian died. A lot.

Bah, and indeed humbug! :P



Also, why on earth would anyone think we need yet another version of Sense and Sensibility?

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[steverogerson.livejournal.com]

I loved the ease in which they seemed to travel from England to the Holy Land. I didn't know they had budget airlines in those days.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, the 'let's just pop down to Portsmouth and jump on a boat' thing - hey, it's only 190 miles after all, travelling in the world's slowest (iron-clad) coach shouldn't take more than a couple of months, but suddenly everyone's in the Holy Land? Pfft.

I guess it's in the fine tradition of Robin Hood, with the whole Dover to Nottingham via Hadrian's Wall business from the Costner movie...

[cycnus39]

Marian died? OH NOES!! I missed it ;-)

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Sadly not quickly enough. ;)

[innocent-lex.livejournal.com]

Marian died again? Didn't she die at the end of the first series too?

I've not been at all tempted to watch any of this series of Robin Hood, mostly because the first series was utter shite. Still, if it entertains the kids I guess that's all it was meant to do.

Nobody thinks we need another version of Sense and Sensibility, particularly nobody who doesn't have some bubbling desire to out-pen both Jane Austen and Emma Thompson. I don't get it.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Sadly, no she survived the first stabbing, but this was a proper one with a sword and all... ;)

As for Sense and Sensibility, I can only say that Alan Rickman is Colonel Brandon and my only problem with the whole thing is that he ends up with the stupid wrong Dashwood sister.

[innocent-lex.livejournal.com]

Did they bury the pointless wench? If not, she might yet come back.

Alan Rickman is to be worshipped and honoured, and no one shall take his place. Thing is, the trouble with Jane Austen is she did insist on writing about romance all the damn time, as if that was all her audience should care about. Sure, she had the feeble excuse of being born in the 18th century, but still...

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I don't mind the Austen mindset except in Sense and Sensibility where - out of character for her, I think - she pairs up the most interesting male character with the most vapid female one and the more laudable female character gets the booby prize. Or maybe I'm just affected by the whole Alan Rickman-Hugh Grant dichotomy?

[sg1scribe.livejournal.com]

Please, please tell me she is permanently dead this time.

I haven't yet seen this due to being stuck in deepest France where the Internet has yet to reach. Truly, though, if anyone was worthy of coming to a grusome end it was this version of Marian.

Now Sir Guy is free to meet someone far more suitable...

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Please, please tell me she is permanently dead this time.

Let's keep our fingers crossed! :P

Now Sir Guy is free to meet someone far more suitable...

You have such a one-track mind. As does Guy, apparently...

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

See, my theory is that they had this huge party where somebody important got drunk and offered leading roles in Jane Austen to an entire generation of actors. Nobody has yet dared tell him/her but the agents are demanding that TPTB honour the promises and of course there are only six books so...

Radio Times asked people to write in suggesting other authors they'd like to see dramatised and my favourite letter was from someone who suggested that just maybe they could leave our favourite novels alone and produce a bit more - like - drama. You know? Shakespeare? Shaw? Sheridan? And pointed out that the scripts were already written!

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Radio Times asked people to write in suggesting other authors they'd like to see dramatised and my favourite letter was from someone who suggested that just maybe they could leave our favourite novels alone and produce a bit more - like - drama.

But then what would Andrew Davies do? ;) Not knocking Mr. Davies, who seems to have the master touch when it comes to adaptations...

Anyone would think there hadn't been a few centuries worth of playwrights toiling away, not just here but overseas as well. Or, failing that, it'd be nice to see adaptations of stuff that wasn't so resolutely English pastoral.

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

Perhaps he could go and write for Hollywood and make sure they got their historical facts right...

Personally, I'd like some Moliere and some Marlowe and some Lorca but maybe they wouldn't attract high viewing figures. English Pastoral is obviously 'in' - Midsommer Murders etc. as well as nineteenth century romance.