****Downton Abbey - Watch-along and Discussion Thread****

[katyseagull]

We have. we have gone mental over it.

[diebitter]

What's so great about it?

I've not watched it.

[kioshk]

It's a bigger hit than American Idol!

Seriously, 99% of Americans don't even know it exists.

[Dominic]

it's on PBS...for most Americans, that's the "channel that has Seseme Street on it."

[Bovvaboy]

Cora: "Are we to be friends then?"
Lady Grantham: "We are allies, my dear, which can be a good deal more effective."



Lady Grantham: "You are quite wonderful the way you see room for improvement wherever you look. I never knew such reforming zeal."
Mrs. Crawley: "I take that as a compliment."
Lady Grantham: "I must've said it wrong."

[Dominic]

I'm not too sure what in the world is going on with this show now....the first season was excellent. The 2nd season is a ridiculous soap opera. Now we have a guy with amnesia and burnt over his face who is claiming to be heir? Give me a break.

[nutz4poker]

I literally was lent season 1 today on DVD and told that I would probably enjoy this series. Looking forward to popping this in the DVD player soon.

[katyseagull]

Originally Posted by Dominic

I'm not too sure what in the world is going on with this show now....the first season was excellent. The 2nd season is a ridiculous soap opera. Now we have a guy with amnesia and burnt over his face who is claiming to be heir? Give me a break.

I know, it's pretty ridiculous. Plus, our hero is now unable to satisfy the women? What's going on here? Also, they have reduced Edyth to standing in the background fetching books for wounded soldiers. The writers need to step it up. All of the sisters are a little bit boring to me!

[mrbaseball]

Originally Posted by sightless

Never have seen or even heard of this show but SNL did a parody of sorts last week introducing it for the Spike network with a Adam Sandberg voiceover which was maybe the only funny thing in the whole show. I cracked up when he talked about the 3 girls claiming their names were Hot, Way Hot, and the Other One. They all look reaosnably attractive to me but that had me rolling.

[katyseagull]

Originally Posted by mrbaseball

Never have seen or even heard of this show but SNL did a parody of sorts last week introducing it for the Spike network with a Adam Sandberg voiceover which was maybe the only funny thing in the whole show. I cracked up when he talked about the 3 girls claiming their names were Hot, Way Hot, and the Other One. They all look reaosnably attractive to me but that had me rolling.

haha I wish I could have seen that. Should have been Bland, Way Bland, and So Bland I Don't Know Why the Writers Bothered.

[Bovvaboy]

Originally Posted by katyseagull

haha I wish I could have seen that. Should have been Bland, Way Bland, and So Bland I Don't Know Why the Writers Bothered.

or maybe normal,realistic and girl next door.........

edit ....actually Sybil is quite hot.

[mrbaseball]

Originally Posted by katyseagull

haha I wish I could have seen that. Should have been Bland, Way Bland, and So Bland I Don't Know Why the Writers Bothered.

Heres a bad bootleg copy of it I found on youtube. Actually makes me kinda wanna watch the show

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ekp9q1zacfI

[katyseagull]

haha that's great. I liked the description of the old lady that looks like a chicken. She does have some pretty sick burns. You should be watching the show with us, mrbaseball.

[dirty_dan]

Here's another parody done for a british comic relief thing:

uptown downstairs abbey part 1
uptown downstairs abbey part 2

[txdome]

Are people in this thread finished watching second season and X-mas special? Or are you guys following on PBS? I'll hold off with the spoiler stuff, until it finishes on PBS, but I liked it til the end, don't give up watching it.