Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines. The premiere of Downton Abbey 3 is just around the corner in the UK on ITV and every day that goes by, it’s closer to the January 6, 2013 premiere on PBS in the States. This has to be the most eagerly-awaited bit of appointment television in recent memory. […]
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It’s no secret that I’m a sucker for behind-the-scenes video pieces. Yes, there have been times that I secretly enjoy the DVD extras far more than the feature presentation. The brilliance of television production is that, if done well, the end result is a vivid suspension of reality. The behind the camera craft of hundreds […]
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For just a few minutes, forget that Downton Abbey 3 returns in September in the UK (January in the States), Sherlock 3 won’t even begin filming until January 2013, Doctor Who 7.1 is a mere 3 days away and it will be another year, at least, before we’ll see any new Rev programs. While it […]
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Downton Abbey cast has fun with Twitter When Benedict Cumberbatch, the star of the BBC’s brilliant Sherlock series, offered up his rather uncomplimentary thoughts to Reader’s Digest on the biggest phenomenon since sliced bread, Downton Abbey, taken out of context or not, the initial inclination might have been to fire off a response that you […]
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Another day, another :20 of programming teaser brilliance comes our way. Yesterday, it was the first two glimpses of Downton Abbey 3. Today, comes a first look at ITV’s Mr. Selfridge starring Jeremy Piven in the true-to-life story of American entrepreneur, ‘Mile a Minute’ Harry Gordon Selfridge. It’s amazing how a mere :20 can say […]
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As a telly watcher, I love this time of year as you begin to be inundated with all kinds of teasers for upcoming Fall programming. Finally, one of the most anticipated series on either side of the pond, ITV’s Downton Abbey, returns and has entered the arena with a few teaser clips of its own […]
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In 2011, the Guinness Book of World Records called Downton Abbey the most critically acclaimed English-language television show, the first British production to have ever received such recognition. After the first two series, Downton Abbey has amassed 27 Primetime Emmy nominations (winning 6 so far), making it the most nominated non-American program in Primetime Emmy […]
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If there has ever been a question as to the validity of Twitter or any other form of social media, time to put those questions to bed. One simple tweet last week by the Earl of Grantham himself (@hughbon), Hugh Bonneville, has put a priceless value on Twitter for the time being. Seems as though […]
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An event of Olympic proportion is currently happening with faithful P1’s marking their individual Downton Abbey Countdown Calendar’s on a daily basis. While signaling the Downton Abbey September UK transmission and January 2013 United States broadcast of series 3, it is with the utmost respect that I have to mention…there’s a new sheriff in town […]
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As most everyone that is a P1 Downton Abbey watcher knows, the long-awaited series three, which begins in September on ITV1 in the UK and in January 2013 on PBS in the States, starts with Shirley MacLaine’s arrival at Downton days before the wedding of Lady Mary and Matthew Crawley. She immediately riles the Dowager […]
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