NotAVampireLvr Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 (edited) I've seen: Pride and Prejudice (BBC, Colin Firth) Sense & Sensibility (1995 with Kate Winslet & BBC version) Downtown Abbey (season 1) Wives and Daughters Young Victoria Mansfield Park (1999) war epics: Winds of War War and Remembrance We've also seen Lonesome Dove ... I'm a sucker for a good Western. I know I've seen more of the films listed, but this is just from the top of my head. We have netflix instant and DVD. Edited February 13, 2012 by NotAVampireLvr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 We really liked Band of Brothers, but probably not for young children... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 North and South (not the Civil War one :lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Downton Abbey season 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAVampireLvr Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 We really liked Band of Brothers, but probably not for young children... Is it is gorey in parts as Saving Private Ryan? I've been staying away from it for that reason. I had a really hard time watching SPR - I know it was the reality, but I have a hard time removing the images from my head afterwards. Its for that reason I can't watch horror movies. North and South (not the Civil War one :lol:) Downton Abbey season 2? ADDED. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I don't think Band of Brothers was too gory... I wouldn't have watched it if it were. (I never saw SPR and I don't like horror movies either!). Still, it does deal with difficult wartime issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmansWife Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Into the West. It's a mini series. We recently just finished it. It was really good. But, it definitely does have killing. It makes you wonder how in the world anyone ever survived that time in history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAVampireLvr Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 I don't think Band of Brothers was too gory... I wouldn't have watched it if it were. (I never saw SPR and I don't like horror movies either!). Still, it does deal with difficult wartime issues. Thanks - I'm going to give it a try... after the kids bedtime. Into the West. It's a mini series. We recently just finished it. It was really good. But, it definitely does have killing. It makes you wonder how in the world anyone ever survived that time in history. This looks great, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 North and South (not the Civil War one :lol:) Yes, that is a good one. Also, Our Mutual Friend Martin Chuzzlewit Persuasion (with Ciarin Hinds) Candleford Moonstone Far from the Madding Crowd (1998 - with Nathaniel Parker -ooh la la) An oldie but goodie but not a mini-series is: A Man For All Seasons and Anne of a Thousand Days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhudson Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 :iagree: North and South (not the Civil War one :lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Call the Midwife-it's recently started on the BBC and is really good. I think the series ends this saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAVampireLvr Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 An oldie but goodie but not a mini-series is: A Man For All Seasons the older version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 2nding Persuasion (w/Ciaron) And Sense and Sensiblity (w/Emma Thompson) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinlunachick Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 The Forsyte Saga Bramwell Both are available on Netflix streaming. The Forsyte Saga follows a wealthy Victorian family, and Bramwell is about a Victorian-era woman who is struggling to be taken seriously as a physician. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 We liked Dickens' Bleak House that we saw on PBS last year. It may be a BBC production? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSDCY Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I third North and South. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tearose Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Brideshead Revisited (the miniseries with Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews from the 80s, not the movie version released a few years ago, which is dreadful) The Buccaneers--adaptation of an Edith Wharton novel (not a pirate movie) from the mid-90s Scarlet Pimpernel--I like the version with Jane Seymour and Anthony Andrews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 NOT The Tudors or The Borgias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcelmer Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Larkrise to Candleford... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 In addition to some of the other suggestions? How about the Jane Eyre with Timothy Dalton? My kids and I watched it on Netflix streaming. NOT The Tudors or The Borgias Which Borgias? There is a BBC version that has been around for a long time. We watched it in my world history class in high school. But, I agree about the new versions. DH and I watched the first season of The Tudors. I couldn't take the historical inaccuracy. It was maddening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAVampireLvr Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 UGH I hated Tudors as much as I hate the depiction of Morgan le Fay in Magic Treehouse. I stopped watching after the first season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I 4th North and South...amazing. The Cazalets; well to do family living in and outside London during WW2. Hugh Bonneville is in this one too. A horseman riding by This is just after the Boar war All creatures great and small. another WW2, this time in the countryside in the north of England. Poldark; This one is a British soldier returning home to Cornwall after the American Revolution and leading up to the French Revolution. The Books are amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAVampireLvr Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 Has anyone see The Grand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Lark Rise to Candleford I didn't love North and South, but it's worth watching too. I'm going to watch Bleak House next (the one with Scully from the X Files). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 How about the new version of Upstairs, Downstairs? Or the old one? Actually it isn't a "new" version. It is a continuation of the original series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Or Cranford? Has someone already mentioned this? I can't review but it is on my list to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAVampireLvr Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 Oh my goodness, I love Band of Brothers, but some of it is VERY gory.. I don't know what that other poster was talking about. My teenage boys quit watching it after someone was shot through the throat. Other times intestines are hanging out. It is very realistic and brutal...... If you cannot handle Saving Private Ryan.. ( which by the way I HATED,,, Band of Brothers is a much more hopeful movie and that people fought for a purpose rather than that horrible we died in vain movie. thanks for the heads up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Lark Rise to CandlefordI didn't love North and South, but it's worth watching too. I'm going to watch Bleak House next (the one with Scully from the X Files). yes, that's a good one too. It also has Nathaniel Parker in it (love him!), but he's not such a nice guy in this one. The mini-series took a little while for me to get used to. It uses that wobbly camera angle that I hate. Why can't they hold those things still?? when I'm sitting in a room talking with someone I'm not bobbling my head around, so why do it for a movie?? :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Did anyone mention Gosford Park. Excellent period drama with Clive Owen. THe only thing is that the accents were very thick (especially the girl protagonist). I'm very used to watching Brit. shows, but I was even tempted to go with subtitles on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Did anyone mention Gosford Park. Excellent period drama with Clive Owen. THe only thing is that the accents were very thick (especially the girl protagonist). I'm very used to watching Brit. shows, but I was even tempted to go with subtitles on this one. I love that movie! It has a great cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) I've seen: Pride and Prejudice (BBC, Colin Firth) Sense & Sensibility (1995 with Kate Winslet & BBC version) Downtown Abbey (season 1) Wives and Daughters Young Victoria Mansfield Park (1999) war epics: Winds of War War and Remembrance We've also seen Lonesome Dove ... I'm a sucker for a good Western. I know I've seen more of the films listed, but this is just from the top of my head. We have netflix instant and DVD. Looking at your list, I think you'd enjoy Garrow's Law. I find a lot of good reviews for these types of productions at www.charitysplace.com Edited February 14, 2012 by Luann in ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Q Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 The BBC North and South (based on the book by Elizabeth Gaskell), starring Richard Armitage and Daniela Denby-Ashe. I love it more than even the Colin Firth/Jennifer Ehle P&P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I've seen: Pride and Prejudice (BBC, Colin Firth) Sense & Sensibility (1995 with Kate Winslet & BBC version) Downtown Abbey (season 1) Wives and Daughters Young Victoria Mansfield Park (1999) war epics: Winds of War War and Remembrance We've also seen Lonesome Dove ... I'm a sucker for a good Western. I know I've seen more of the films listed, but this is just from the top of my head. We have netflix instant and DVD. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Did anyone mention Gosford Park. Excellent period drama with Clive Owen. THe only thing is that the accents were very thick (especially the girl protagonist). I'm very used to watching Brit. shows, but I was even tempted to go with subtitles on this one. Actually Julian Fellows almost didn't go with Downton Abbey because he thought he had already checked the box with Gosford Park. He was persuaded otherwise by the thought of using Cora as the American buccaneer. (At least according to an interview he did for PBS.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 You should watch North and South (based on the Elizabeth Gaskell novel...not the Civil War one) She also wrote Wives and Daughters, which you have seen. It is excellent, it is one of my favorite period films because it isn't just gardens and tea drinking but deals with real issues. It is grimy, dirty, and stark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 But, I agree about the new versions. DH and I watched the first season of The Tudors. I couldn't take the historical inaccuracy. It was maddening. Dh quickly tired of trying to watch The Tudors with me. "That isn't who she married!!!" "Where's his other sister!!" "If they leave out x or y then how would z or q happen later!!!?!?!?" "AAHH!! They prevented the Birth of of X-important person!!!" "huh?!! They did NOT die then!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 "That isn't who she married!!!" "Where's his other sister!!" "If they leave out x or y then how would z or q happen later!!!?!?!?" "AAHH!! They prevented the Birth of of X-important person!!!" "huh?!! They did NOT die then!!" It drove me nuts as well, though it did generate a fair bit of study to ensure that my facts were correct. As to The Borgias, I was referring to the new Borgias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 It drove me nuts as well, though it did generate a fair bit of study to ensure that my facts were correct. As to The Borgias, I was referring to the new Borgias They managed to prevent the birth of not only Mary Queen of Scots but Lady Jane Grey. Madness!! I haven't watched a single episode of the Borgias. I am afraid they just chose them for their reputation and wanted an excuse to write soft porn. I expect a Caligula series next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Looking at your list, I think you'd enjoy Garrow's Law. I find a lot of good reviews for these types of productions at www.charitysplace.com Garrow's Law is great! Even my husband is hooked! This has never happened before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pqr Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 They managed to prevent the birth of not only Mary Queen of Scots but Lady Jane Grey. Madness!! I haven't watched a single episode of the Borgias. I am afraid they just chose them for their reputation and wanted an excuse to write soft porn. I expect a Caligula series next. Well there was the movie Caligula which was p@rn@graphic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 They managed to prevent the birth of not only Mary Queen of Scots but Lady Jane Grey. Madness!! I haven't watched a single episode of the Borgias. I am afraid they just chose them for their reputation and wanted an excuse to write soft porn. I expect a Caligula series next. They did do that series called Rome...let's not discuss historical accuracy there either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Elliot Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 Looking at your list, I think you'd enjoy Garrow's Law. I recant this. Season 1 was fine. Season 2 is dreadful. (I'm sorry. It was too late to edit my post, but I couldn't let my recommendation stand.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAVampireLvr Posted April 4, 2012 Author Share Posted April 4, 2012 I recant this. Season 1 was fine. Season 2 is dreadful. (I'm sorry. It was too late to edit my post, but I couldn't let my recommendation stand.) lol thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 I recant this. Season 1 was fine. Season 2 is dreadful. (I'm sorry. It was too late to edit my post, but I couldn't let my recommendation stand.) I'm still recommending it, and waiting for season 3. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 (edited) Lark Rise to CandlefordI didn't love North and South, but it's worth watching too. I'm going to watch Bleak House next (the one with Scully from the X Files). Yes to all three! Also Cranford, and Return to Cranford which are based on Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford and several smaller novellas. Little Dorrit(the new one with Claire Foy) Jane Eyre Edited April 4, 2012 by LemonPie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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