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Downton Abbey Facebook recap
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Posted on 01/09/2014 6:09:59 AM PST by Mercat

I can't copy it. Go to the link.

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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Chit/Chat; Humor; Society
KEYWORDS: british; downton; dowtonabbey; humor
Is anyone else creeped out by Downton Abbey? I watch parts of it because I love to see the house and the grounds and to see Maggie Smith. Some of the acting is very good but generally the story line makes me cranky.
1 posted on 01/09/2014 6:10:00 AM PST by Mercat
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To: Mercat

Just realized I sound like a troll trying to promote a website. It is amusing but I just don’t have the skill set to cut and paste it. If someone else could I would appreciate it. It is quite amusing.


2 posted on 01/09/2014 6:14:26 AM PST by Mercat
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Here's part of it.... If Downton Abbey took place entirely on Facebook - Season 4, Episode 1

"Downton Abbey S4 Recap"


3 posted on 01/09/2014 6:40:00 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts ("Gun horror is not a productive emotion, it's learned helplessness disguised as moral superiority.")
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To: Mercat

Hilarious! Thanks.


4 posted on 01/09/2014 6:41:10 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Mercat
If Downton Abbey took place entirely on Facebook
5 posted on 01/09/2014 6:41:38 AM PST by 109ACS (If this be Treason, then make the most of it. Patrick Henry, May 1765)
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To: Mercat
What's the real message in this story?? We've already met the fag..the adventurous madam, the widow capable of making decisions with total disregard of her father...

I'm trying to find any sense of happiness...there is none.

6 posted on 01/09/2014 6:51:40 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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A soap opera going nowhere in the story line. If there is a story line. Almost like a 1920’s reality show.


7 posted on 01/09/2014 7:20:37 AM PST by SkyDancer ("How Can People Ask Forgiveness If They Won't Forgive Others?")
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To: Mercat

Two of my Christmas presents this year were Downton Abbey Shortbread Cookies and Downton Abbey Mincemeat Tarts. I was delighted, but yeah, the whole series was a rather crappy, period piece soap opera. Pretty funny reading the FB version.


8 posted on 01/09/2014 7:35:41 AM PST by pops88 (Geek chick standing with Breitbart for truth)
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“but yeah, the whole series was a rather crappy, period piece soap opera”

Please let us know when your superior soap opera premieres on PBS. Millions of us deserve better than Downton.


9 posted on 01/09/2014 1:26:29 PM PST by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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I actually really enjoyed watching the series, but in the end felt a bit cheated because it pretty much was basically just a soap opera.


10 posted on 01/09/2014 1:58:25 PM PST by pops88 (Geek chick standing with Breitbart for truth)
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“it pretty much was basically just a soap opera”

Well, yeah. What else could it be? All the beautiful shots in and around the castle would be worthless if the actors just stood around looking pretty. LOL! The series showcases the castle, so within those confines, what else could they do? Comedy? Adventure? Song & Dance? Opera? Sit-Com? Reality? Game show?

A lot of Shakespeare is soap opera too. Human nature being what it is, cheap drama with tension, conflict, sex, scandal and cliff-hanger endings sells, and the media producers know it. So, enjoy it for what it is.


11 posted on 01/09/2014 3:59:39 PM PST by TexasRepublic (Socialism is the gospel of envy and the religion of thieves)
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To: TexasRepublic

or ignore it for what it is, like me


12 posted on 01/09/2014 4:00:39 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: TexasRepublic

Maybe it was disappointing because I’m a P.G. Wodehouse fan.


13 posted on 01/09/2014 4:14:15 PM PST by pops88 (Geek chick standing with Breitbart for truth)
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