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Love Among the Ruins
Vanity Fair, by Graydon Carter
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Posted By:MissMolly, 10/31/2012 5:52:32 AM
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| When Season Three of Downton Abbey begins airing on PBS, next month, it will do so at the absolute peak of its fevered popularity. In its brief life, the series has become a veritable institution for its American fans. And assuming that there will not be a Romney victory in November, and that federal funding for public television (and for Big Bird!) will remain in place, one can assume that Downton Abbey’s fan base will only increase. It’s safe to say that the Crawleys and their downstairs staff are far better known than the man who created them all—
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It's not politics or hurricanes, just brain candy for those in need of a mental time-out.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Fiesta del sol, 10/31/2012 6:07:14 AM (No. 8976140)
This is what Graydon Carter writes about when he's not writing 5000 word screeds against the evil George Bush.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
pineledger, 10/31/2012 6:12:35 AM (No. 8976145)
Sorry, I lost interest when the series got all political (bleeding heart liberal) in the second season.
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cheese, 10/31/2012 6:46:20 AM (No. 8976173)
Sorry to let you down, Graydon, but Romney WILL win in November, and he WILL see that Downton Abbey and Big Bird get off public assistance and thrive on their very own merits.
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Judith, 10/31/2012 6:55:53 AM (No. 8976190)
Years ago a friend pointed out to me that if embryonic cell research had ANY potential, private people/companies would be investing in it. Same for these shows.
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hhfi2, 10/31/2012 7:23:11 AM (No. 8976227)
I've never watched this, but Craig Ferguson, host of "The Late, Late Show" on CBS, has seen all three seasons. He used to be a big fan, but now he mocks it. He says that season one was great, season two was "eh," and season three was "Days of Our (BLEEPIN') Lives." I believe he also referred to season three as "a steaming pile of (BLEEP!)." The BLEEP button gets a good workout on his show.
Craig's description of "Downton Abbey" sounds like the trajectory of the quality of the writing at Vanity Fair.
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StormCnter, 10/31/2012 7:30:12 AM (No. 8976237)
Awwww.....leave those of us who enjoyed Downton Abbey alone. I thought I had outgrown soap operas, but this one is a goodie. Season 3 hasn't arrived on American television yet, though, so I can't speak to Craig Ferguson's opinion (I'm not even sure who Craig Ferguson is).
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
BcdErick, 10/31/2012 7:34:21 AM (No. 8976242)
Sorry, I'm not going to pretend. I couldn't finish this nonsense. I've already taken one shower today. Rich, pretentious, guilty white liberals in Manhattan. Nobody cares. I'm almost sorry Osama (Obama?) bin Laden didn't get them all.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Leshno, 10/31/2012 8:02:52 AM (No. 8976285)
Downton Abbey is by far the best thing that I have seen on television in years. It is THE ONLY show that I deliberately tune into. It is a beautiful period piece full of quality acting, staging and costuming. There is nothing on American television that even remotely compares to the quality of Downton Abbey. Nothing! Period!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Leshno, 10/31/2012 8:06:42 AM (No. 8976292)
Forgive second post.............still enthusiastically campaigning, contributing and voting for Governor Romney. I do have my priorities straight. Indeed I do!!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
a man over thirty, 10/31/2012 8:29:10 AM (No. 8976331)
You assume too much, Graydon.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Eheu Fugaces, 10/31/2012 9:11:21 AM (No. 8976425)
Carter is another foreign import that should be returned to his country of origin (Canada) -- although they'd probably refuse to re-admit him.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
lizzee1, 10/31/2012 9:15:47 AM (No. 8976433)
So to the author, the fate of a TV show is more important than the fate of a country. Typical liberal.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
heartsurgeon, 10/31/2012 9:27:54 AM (No. 8976458)
get a hair cut hippie...
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
gobushcheneygo, 10/31/2012 10:02:36 AM (No. 8976552)
I've got some news for you, Graydon. 'Big Bird' is a mega multi-millionaire and doesn't need hard-working Americans to foot the bill for Sesame Street. "Downton Abbey" is a wonderful period piece, much better than the dreck foisted upon us by our own networks, and is so popular in the UK and in the US, it also needs NO public funding to air. Good telly can survive on its own.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
happy conservative, 10/31/2012 10:51:33 AM (No. 8976685)
I have a feeling that Downton Abbey, like the big yellow bird, needs no public funding. I believe the BBC is doing just fine and would find some other way to get DA to America, like...their very own cable station (which already exists). Graydon, dahling, you're all hot air.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Allie, 10/31/2012 2:46:48 PM (No. 8977261)
I agree, #8 and #14: Downton Abbey is such a treat to watch. I'm looking forward to the debut of Season 3 on Jan. 6, 2013.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
Bla Bla, 10/31/2012 2:56:22 PM (No. 8977287)
Me & spouse love it -- but when I found out that Shirley McClain is going to play the American mother-in-law in season 3, I almost threw up. Why does this aging rat-pack groupie have to get her mitts into everything?
Will keep some Tums next to me when the opener starts in January. Not sure we can continue.
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Misinformation rather than enlightenment has been the order of the day in the investigation of Monday’s terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon. The anxiety stemming from the attack and the stream of inaccurate news about it is further freighted, moreover, by the FBI’s confirmation that two letters addressed to top political officials — President Obama and Senator Richard Wicker (R., MS) — tested positive for ricin, a deadly poison. As noted below, a man identified as Kenneth Curtis of Tupelo, Mississippi, has reportedly been arrested in connection with the mailings. Early this afternoon, massive confusion
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