tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post5964876405957261230..comments2024-02-18T22:40:55.084-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Today: Emma 2009: A Stuffy Period Drama Rejuvenated?Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-1502659728640734092009-10-02T13:24:50.165-04:002009-10-02T13:24:50.165-04:00I find their reasoning rather bizarre when the las...I find their reasoning rather bizarre when the last ten years of Jane Austen adaptations haven't had millions of people screaming how stodgy and snooty the characters were. This is simply another attempt to dumb down the world, and makes me irritated that Hollywood/BBC will dumb down a classic because it's a "sure thing" rather than creating their own interpretations of romance,Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-51055384192964946362009-09-22T16:20:41.006-04:002009-09-22T16:20:41.006-04:00Oh dear..... After reading this, I'm afraid I ...Oh dear..... After reading this, I'm afraid I fall into the skeptics corner. I will watch and see as well.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04005793994542317964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-37819337943145842942009-09-17T02:57:55.789-04:002009-09-17T02:57:55.789-04:00LOVE Jonny Lee Miller! Can't wait to see this ...LOVE Jonny Lee Miller! Can't wait to see this one. It will be interesting to see how this updating plays. I say, why fix what isn't broken?!Michelle Stockard Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03572227726980569386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-34271032270110793432009-09-17T00:05:28.151-04:002009-09-17T00:05:28.151-04:00MP with Billie Piper may become the benchmark for ...MP with Billie Piper may become the benchmark for comparisons of good Austen adaptations or outrageous re-interpretations. There were things I liked about it, but sadly, they were not outweighed by the things I did not.<br /><br /><br />This new production of Emma has a lot going for it to make it great. I am keeping my fingers crossed.Laurel Ann (Austenprose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07569869772159241024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-24583087657192328232009-09-16T16:10:03.062-04:002009-09-16T16:10:03.062-04:00Leave it to the British...they come up with most o...Leave it to the British...they come up with most of the good ideas for T.V. shows that us Americans then copy...but I am dismayed with tampering with Austen and I also present "Lost in Austen" and "Mansfield Park" with Billie Piper as proof of my grave concerns.Nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-62094283456989389502009-09-16T13:15:29.180-04:002009-09-16T13:15:29.180-04:00Oh dear.
Will it fall into the same pile of ridic...Oh dear.<br /><br />Will it fall into the same pile of ridiculous as "Lost in Austen" did? I won't even mention Mansfield Park with Billie Piper... <br /><br />::gag::Hungarican Chickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13868314128333948366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-32683477413671543552009-09-16T10:56:35.071-04:002009-09-16T10:56:35.071-04:00Yes, Laurel Ann, I have the same concerns about th...Yes, Laurel Ann, I have the same concerns about this production - it all lost me really when Richard Armitage was not to be Knightley! -<br /><br />But this BBC explanation certainly explains that scene in the previews of Emma sobbing to Knightley about not being able to marry him [I am assuming that this is about her not being able to leave her father and therefore AFTER the proposal scene? - Debhttp://janeausteninvermont.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-16348598502030686552009-09-16T10:05:36.870-04:002009-09-16T10:05:36.870-04:00Interesting point. I agree with you. But let's...Interesting point. I agree with you. But let's wait and see. It'll be nice to discuss our impressions on our blogs after.Maria Graziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876779286144473782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-67275635650499583482009-09-16T00:14:03.967-04:002009-09-16T00:14:03.967-04:00This should be interesting. Am always curious to ...This should be interesting. Am always curious to see a new version of a good work, as long as they maintain the core relationships, personalities, and social structure of the original work.Patricia Barracloughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-59310523456961585682009-09-15T20:06:35.766-04:002009-09-15T20:06:35.766-04:00I'm excited to see a new version of Emma, but ...I'm excited to see a new version of Emma, but am also slightly concerned. I don't know why you would ever need to change Austen.Laura's Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904763940307902364noreply@blogger.com