Gary D
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Do we live in one of the most culturally rich nations on earth? Do we have a history that tells not only the story of our nation but much of the planets history too?
if you answered YES to the above questions then can someone explain to me why we have yet another adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" on TV tonight? I['m not down on "Costume Dramas" I'm just down on the same things being trotted out time after time.
Things based on Jane Austen's work: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000807/
do we not have any other interesting stories to tell from our history? why do we keep having to go back to Austin and Dickens? or some other tale for Victorian Britain? (yes i know Austin isn't Victorian) At least its not another version of Elizabeth I (which is another thing that makes me rant - i'm sick of seeing that woman portrayed on our big and small screens.)
I understand why these things are made - overseas markets - so we can keep up our quaint "Little England" reputation - but i'm deeply, deeply bored with them.
Sorry rant over. Happy new Year
Gary
if you answered YES to the above questions then can someone explain to me why we have yet another adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" on TV tonight? I['m not down on "Costume Dramas" I'm just down on the same things being trotted out time after time.
Things based on Jane Austen's work: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000807/
do we not have any other interesting stories to tell from our history? why do we keep having to go back to Austin and Dickens? or some other tale for Victorian Britain? (yes i know Austin isn't Victorian) At least its not another version of Elizabeth I (which is another thing that makes me rant - i'm sick of seeing that woman portrayed on our big and small screens.)
I understand why these things are made - overseas markets - so we can keep up our quaint "Little England" reputation - but i'm deeply, deeply bored with them.
Sorry rant over. Happy new Year
Gary