Can I make a confession? I’ve only seen ONE of the PBS Masterpiece Jane Austen films so far. I have three pages of notes on Persuasion, from three weeks ago, that I will attempt to decipher in my next post.
Northanger Abbey I missed because I was entertaining guests who weren’t particularly interested in watching it when it aired Sunday night, and I completely forgot to set the VCR for the rerun at 2am the following Saturday. And to top it off, it’s listed as “very long wait” on Netflix. Figures...
This past Sunday evening I just wasn’t up for Mansfield Park. I think my husband and I were watching another movie, something mindless. I don’t remember. At any rate I was probably in bed by 10pm. Again, didn’t tape it. I hate fighting with the VCR, and I have no idea what’s on the stack of unlabeled tapes next to it. *sigh* Hopefully I’ll get my act together and get the rerun taped this weekend. This cast does not look amused at my lack of proper attention to what is due to them:
The good news is that next week is Miss Austen Regrets, and then it’s three weeks of the 1995 BBC Pride & Prejudice. So if nothing else I should be able to catch up during P&P. I love it, but don’t think I have anything to say about it that hasn’t been said by every other Janeite for the past 10+ years. I also own it on tape and can watch it on my schedule, which is good because I don’t intend to stay up til 11 on Sunday nights.
In the meantime, for everyone who has seen them, be sure to check out PBS’ Remotely Connected blog, where some wonderful guest bloggers are weighing in on the film:
- Mansfield Park: Lori Smith and Diane Danielson
- Northanger Abbey: Heather Laurence and Natalie Zee Drieu
- Persuasion: Vic Sanborn (aka Ms. Place) and Moxie.
There are some other great resources on PBS’ Complete Jane Austen page, including videos, a discussion board, a teaching guide (pdf), a photo feature on the men of Austen and a Flickr pool for shots of Jane Austen action figures out in the world. I’ve got to get in on that! I see that Jane has beaten me to Vegas, Hoover Dam, the Grand Canyon, and has been traipsing around DC as well. I’m jealous!
7 comments:
I have seen none of them yet, so you are way ahead of me!
I keep missing the movies too. I finally set the DVR for "Northanger Abby" but for the rest I've either been out of town or I've had guests. I'm going to end up seeing everything when Netflix has it.
I haven't watched any of them either. They are just sitting in my DVR play list. By the time Sunday night rolls around, I just want to lay on my couch and watch mindless stuff like "Scott Baio is 46 and Pregnant."
You haven't missed out on too too much. Northanger Abbey has been the best, so far, but they're pretty sub-par.
I actually haven't seen any of them either, though I have taped them!
Thanks ladies, now I don't feel so bad! I am desperately wanting a DVR though. I keep forgetting to program the VCR (forgot AGAIN last night - ARGH!) We'll see how tomorrow night goes. I'm really intrigued by the concept of "Miss Austen Regrets" and am interested to see how it turns out.
Check out my comments on my blog. I've caught all but Miss Austen Regrets.
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