tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post3373305246286711547..comments2023-12-27T22:26:20.552-05:00Comments on synch-ro-ni-zing: Starting all over again: "Lark Rise to Candleford"Ruthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-81948494676209242942015-08-05T19:51:55.602-04:002015-08-05T19:51:55.602-04:00Maybe you can rent it?Maybe you can rent it?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-45469905008736839402015-08-05T16:35:03.269-04:002015-08-05T16:35:03.269-04:00What can we do to bring this show back to TV?What can we do to bring this show back to TV?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02689693937568758447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-29768265808970485132014-11-22T19:48:53.695-05:002014-11-22T19:48:53.695-05:00I have 90 minutes of season 4 left of Larkrise to ...I have 90 minutes of season 4 left of Larkrise to watch...and as I don't want to finish it, I'm finding other things to do! This is the second time I have watch Lark Rise to Candleford, and I have enjoyed it every bit as much as the first time. I adore the characters, and love the time I spend in their company. Does anyone have any suggestions for more 'like minded' series?<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me Ruth, I've really enjoyed reading your Blog <br /><br />AnayahAngel Light 777https://www.blogger.com/profile/07051572830102825805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-59629752450395620272013-05-30T17:48:13.584-04:002013-05-30T17:48:13.584-04:00Erm the British call them period drama's mainl...Erm the British call them period drama's mainly but rarely costume drama'sAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07982748976832502595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-19901966165074435762012-05-13T13:44:27.294-04:002012-05-13T13:44:27.294-04:00I was catching up, reading through your poetry (in...I was catching up, reading through your poetry (interesting on the plagarism post!) and stopped here enthralled. I thought Iknew about every brit-dram series! Not this one -- and it looks great! Oh, dear -- now I know what I'll be watching all summer!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-54848932196409466662012-05-08T11:51:50.157-04:002012-05-08T11:51:50.157-04:00Hi Ruth, I did enjoy Downton Abbey very much, have...Hi Ruth, I did enjoy Downton Abbey very much, haven't seem Larkrise but Cranford I had to abandon as I've worked with so many of the women that appear in it and experienced their real life bitchery to such a degree it was like reliving it all over again!<br /><br />These are the American TV shows I've thought excellent.. The Wire, Friday Night Lights, Lost and now watching Battlestar Gallactica all superbly done.Jane Lancasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10698456568767905170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-32333529577109977462012-05-04T11:31:41.489-04:002012-05-04T11:31:41.489-04:00I have always loved the brit-coms... now, I will h...I have always loved the brit-coms... now, I will have to try the dramas! The description of the particular ones appear to be right up my alley. I will be signing up for Netflix soon to enjoy these serieses!Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369374927462436782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-79786867224543083692012-05-03T15:56:34.709-04:002012-05-03T15:56:34.709-04:00I think we shall follow you to those hamlets of de...I think we shall follow you to those hamlets of delight. You have persuaded.Montaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017648070522030951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-45614176045938351642012-05-02T18:14:59.436-04:002012-05-02T18:14:59.436-04:00I love your little gems of wisdom hidden here :) P...I love your little gems of wisdom hidden here :) Particularly - "that sometimes the best advice comes from our own failings." And I love how "the story" becomes the teaching! I need to watch British TV! :)Mystic Meanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746429719911446865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-16173668314700132422012-05-02T11:53:41.978-04:002012-05-02T11:53:41.978-04:00Ruth,
I just learned about this UK TV series in ...Ruth, <br /><br />I just learned about this <a href="http://www.amazon.ca/Lost-Empires-Colin-Firth/dp/B0056G1ANE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1335973675&sr=8-3" rel="nofollow">UK TV series in the 1980's Lost Empires</a>: with a young Colin Firth and Lawrence Olivier. Yes, and it's the same setting as Downton Abbey in terms of historical period, but story takes place on the stage and theatre. Looks like a must-see for me. ;) But it's hard to come by, none in the library.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-10080264295992210922012-05-01T13:50:55.564-04:002012-05-01T13:50:55.564-04:00I am SO EXCITED to start this. And I have not see...I am SO EXCITED to start this. And I have not seen ONE "Downtown Abbey"... my mom raves about it! I will get started this weekend! Thanks. Going to Netflix NOW.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00007201357693227614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-1523953593351311472012-04-30T21:42:43.818-04:002012-04-30T21:42:43.818-04:00I read your last four posts with pleasure. I part...I read your last four posts with pleasure. I particularly enjoyed your post on “saudade.” Growing up in France we had housekeepers from Portugal. They listened to fados and this started me listening to Amalia Rodrigues in the 50s who embodied the saudade feelings. Another singer who just passed away was from Cape Verde, Cesaria Evora. She sang so well about saudade that I took Portuguese lessons to understand her better. Bloggy friend Friko had a post back in 2009 about the German “heimat” which means about the same thing – both cannot be easily translated in English. Saudade or heimat for a place, a home where people understand you, where you have no foreign accent, where the food, the humour, the land is familiar, where you spent your childhood. People who left the country where they were brought up, unless they were very unhappy there, will get saudade or heimat I believe, that is natural. Sometimes I do not read blogs on Paris on purpose because I get too homesick – I know tourists love the city because it is so attractive, but for me, it is home it is where everything is familiar and I understand the culture, where I don’t have feelings of alienation. So I do get “saudade.” In New Orleans last week I talked in French to the taxi driver – he was from Haiti and his French was perfect. I told him I was so happy – it was the first time I had spoken in French since May 2011. I heard a lot of French people in New Orleans.<br /><br /> I do not watch much TV but I like to watch English series. When Downton Abbey stopped this year I read the book Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey – I liked it. Years ago there was another series I watched and never missed, it was called The Duchess of Duke Street. Then I also read the book about the real Duchess of Duke Street – fascinating.Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-11497782365696859402012-04-30T09:01:09.340-04:002012-04-30T09:01:09.340-04:00If only we could swap series, Ruth, because we hav...If only we could swap series, Ruth, because we have <i>Cranford</i> here and loved it, because of Dame Judi Dench. But now that we know about <i>Lark Rise</i>, we will definitely keep our eyes open for it. We find these BBC series here in the Netherlands all the time. But it's especially good to hear when one is recommended! Thank you.Ginnie Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014434422568561157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-14449507929439562902012-04-30T08:01:48.833-04:002012-04-30T08:01:48.833-04:00There's something about British TV and drama t...There's something about British TV and drama that just isn't done here in the USA. Love how you've described your experiences of watching it - here.Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709429651639218219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-28251565611029891122012-04-29T08:05:36.658-04:002012-04-29T08:05:36.658-04:00ruth - i'm grateful for this because i remembe...ruth - i'm grateful for this because i remember reading lark rise to candleford ages ago and at the time i was immersed in all things english and rural and from a time when england was a country i recognized in my own experiencing . . . . i'm going to see what i can see about wacthing this series . . . . thankyou . . . stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-90715991955342821652012-04-29T06:55:31.474-04:002012-04-29T06:55:31.474-04:00GailO, ahhh, how we Americans have been blessed wi...<b>GailO</b>, ahhh, how we Americans have been blessed with British television, eh? Don and I watched "Brideshead Revisited" when we were first married, and we were utterly hooked. Please do watch Lark Rise from start to finish. Every episode is splendid, and I felt uplifted with each one.<br /><br />I so agree about seeing the actors cast in these various dramas come up again in different roles. It threw me off the first time, whenever that was. But I have learned to adjust to it. So glad you loved Little Dorrit! Matthew McFadyen is one of those perennial actors. I've seen him previewed in another series, which I can't remember. And I saw Tom Courtenay play in London theatre, hich was a thrill!<br /><br /><b>Robert</b>, I'm glad you agree! And may I thank you and your countrymen and women for these marvelous shows?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-67114796352848131802012-04-29T06:48:59.188-04:002012-04-29T06:48:59.188-04:00Arti, well I have missed more of these BBC series ...<b>Arti</b>, well I have missed more of these BBC series than I have seen, apparently. Which is wonderful! I, too, have watched P & P at least a dozen times. Lesley watched it a dozen more staying up all night working on projects in art school.<br /><br />You say finishing Lark Rise is a long commitment, but I assure you that it will feel too fleeting, and you will wish it to be much, much longer. <br /><br />The book you got from the library sounds interesting. I wonder if it will be as riveting as the TV show?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-64433307680078940872012-04-29T06:45:54.725-04:002012-04-29T06:45:54.725-04:00George, I am amazed at Downton Abbey and the fine ...<b>George</b>, I am amazed at Downton Abbey and the fine story telling. In just a few minutes with each character in each episode I come to care so thoroughly about them! By the way, my daughter recently posted a question on Facebook asking for recommendations for other British series. She has seen many, but the list of unknowns she received is quite something. I can send it to you, so that you and Margaret will not pine away your evenings listlessly. I especially enjoy seeing the same actors appear in the different series, as GailO mentioned in her comment.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-51022261077365055982012-04-29T06:40:51.500-04:002012-04-29T06:40:51.500-04:00The Broad, so glad you watched it too. And yes, Cr...<b>The Broad</b>, so glad you watched it too. And yes, Cranford is next on our queue, at our daughter's urging. I would watch everything Judi Dench plays. My daughter and I have discussed the sudden end of Lark Rise, and speculated on the reasons. One such speculation was that Brendan Coyle was taken away to "Downton Abbey" in the last season. And I read up on Sawalha and saw that "Absolutely Fabulous" is her most famous role. It really did take me some time to get used to her as Dorcas Lane, after Lydia! She is a fine actress.<br /><br /><b>Jeannette</b>, thank you for what you said about fictional characters being role models. I think it's one of the reasons I value fiction at all, is the ways its characters represent us in our human exchange.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-76704447269387274492012-04-29T06:35:24.311-04:002012-04-29T06:35:24.311-04:00Babs, I'm so glad you watched it too. And no, ...<b>Babs</b>, I'm so glad you watched it too. And no, that you felt so connected with the characters does not sound silly. I say that because I don't want to sound silly if I tell you that after watching an episode, Don and I would talk for some time about what this or that character should do, etc. And then we would laugh and say, it's a TV show! :-)<br /><br /><b>erin</b>, yes, much of it is so inane and insulting. For the most part I've given up. There are some good series here and there, usually on AMC or HBO; I hear about them, but I don't watch. As with novels, I seem to only want British stories from the 19th century or before. What does this say about me? I hope you will have many weeks and months of not shouting at the TV, and that your children will be relieved. xoxoRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-81375135835313981192012-04-29T06:05:42.662-04:002012-04-29T06:05:42.662-04:00CG, unfortunately I am still unable to comment!
H...<b>CG</b>, unfortunately I am still unable to comment!<br /><br /><b>Hedge</b>, I'm with you about the clothes! And the pace of life, I think, and in this case, the countryside. 18th and 19th century lit were always my loves, those you listed included. I would read far more novels now if Austen were still writing. Your comment about Delderfield's statement about God reminds me of the cute BBC plug in the preview part of the DVDs, wherein a Monty Python-type voice invites you to view all things BBC, speaking to an American audience.<br /><br />Ah, <b>Rubye</b>, I'm sorry for you!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204074161539605133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-54016099518166945252012-04-29T05:22:23.623-04:002012-04-29T05:22:23.623-04:00Agree completely — the series was brilliantly done...Agree completely — the series was brilliantly done.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-26553262462530189252012-04-28T23:49:53.694-04:002012-04-28T23:49:53.694-04:00From the day Downtown Abbey started I was complete...From the day Downtown Abbey started I was completely in love...as I have been in the past with so many costume dramas I found on PBS starting with Upstairs,Downstairs when I was in college. Larkrise to Candleford is one that I have only seen in bits and pieces here and there though...I will have to change that I can see!<br /><br />I love that watching British TV is like watching repertory theater, actors and actresses show up in so many different types of roles.<br /><br />Loved Little Dorrit!GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-6649216265856339892012-04-28T19:57:18.154-04:002012-04-28T19:57:18.154-04:00Upon your recommendation in your comment on my Dow...Upon your recommendation in your comment on my Downton Abbey post, I borrowed Little Dorrit from the library and thoroughly enjoyed it. Why did I miss it? I kept asking myself... the same as I missed the BBC Pride & Prejudice in 1995, and of course, in recent years I've more than compensated by rewatching the DVD's numerous times. <br /><br />Your appreciation of Lark Rise to Candleford is well analysed and presented here, and I must try to get hold of that although finishing it all is a long commitment. But, I like Brendan Coyle from DA, and love to see how Lydia from P & P matures into Miss Lane. <br /><br />And just today I got from the library (after a long line of holds) the bio <em>Lady Almina and the real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle</em> by the Countess of Carnarvon, who took over the tenureship of the castle in 2001. So now that would be a wonderful read to prepare for Season 3. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21312708.post-21188822581163545862012-04-28T16:45:35.005-04:002012-04-28T16:45:35.005-04:00Margaret and I are deeply engrossed in Downton Abb...Margaret and I are deeply engrossed in Downton Abbey—via Netflix. We just finished Episode Five and are dreading its coming to an end. It's a relief to know that Lark Rise to Candleford is waiting in the wings. <br /><br />Like you, I don't watch a great deal of television, but I would surely watch more if we had greater access to well-written, magnificently acted dramas like those produced by the Brits.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959953035812596907noreply@blogger.com