Tonight the incomparable Dame Maggie Smith returns to US televisions as the Dowager Countess of Grantham and reminds me that if I can’t have minions or house elves, shouldn’t I at least be allowed some footmen?
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Tonight the incomparable Dame Maggie Smith returns to US televisions as the Dowager Countess of Grantham and reminds me that if I can’t have minions or house elves, shouldn’t I at least be allowed some footmen?
I hope you enjoy the series (assuming you watch it?) My favourite Dowager dialogue from series 4:
Isobel: You do so hate being wrong.
Dowager: I wouldn’t know. I’m not used to the sensation.
Yes, I do watch it. I love the verbal sparring between the Dowager and Isobel.
I think I misquoted terribly. The Dowager responds with something like:
“I wouldn’t know; it’s not a sensation I am familiar with.”
The sentiment remains the same. =)
Haven’t been able to watch the two-hour opener yet; we recorded it. We’re still trying to catch up on all the shows we missed and recorded during the holidays.
Oh – and, as regards footmen, what are Tom and Tim, then..?
:o)
I can promise you, they are not my footmen! Though Tom does get stuck doing most of the grunt work around here.
Whilst I love Maggie Smith, I do not get this Downton Abbey thing … and Mom is also addicted to Call The Midwife which is kinda gross with all the birthin’ and all … She has agreed to watch Flowers in the attic with me though
I wouldn’t like “Call the Midwife,” though I’ve at least heard of it. I never read Flowers in the Attic so I doubt I’ll be watching the new version. Not my cup of tea–which Downton most definitely is.
What a boring world it would be if all of us liked the same things.
She saw the ad for it, and said “Didn’t you read that book in high school?” ( Actually middle school ) and she wants to watch it because of that … she has no idea of what she is in for. I chuckle with glee.
She is going to retroactively ground you for reading that in middle school. And she’s got the ability to do it, too.
it will be so worth it
And, since you’re not a fit parent, she’ll probably make herself Dash’s guardian to protect him.
P.S. Let me know when you get your computer privileges back.
I have never read Flowers in the Attic, nor seen Downton Abbey. I am waiting for it to come on streaming for Netflix. I will probably give the Lifetime movie of FitA a try, though. It looked interesting.