As I’m sure you are keenly aware, we have talked incessantly in recent months about what it takes in the pop-culture world of the 21st century to ‘have arrived’. There was a much simpler time when if you were the subject of a Weekend Update with Chevy Chase segment on Saturday Night Live then that’s […]
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And I thought Downton Abbey had achieved the ultimate pop-culture status by virtue of its’ two Jimmy Fallon parody sketches, one Saturday Night Live skit and having it’s own Facebook page. Not so. The program that has taken both sides of the Atlantic by storm through its first three seasons on ITV and PBS has […]
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Most of the time, no matter what stage your career is in, there are points in time where you realize you have arrived. In the case of Downton Abbey, all of the audience figures and critical acclaim have been nice, but it wasn’t until a couple of Jimmy Fallon parodies, appearances on The Colbert Report […]
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In the UK where even though there are only days before the Downton Abbey Christmas Special, there is the knowledge that series 4 is over 9 months away? In the States and still reeling over the fact that there are 3 weeks until the premiere of series 3 of Downton Abbey on PBS? Not […]
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You know you’ve arrived when even one of the following happens: You are the subject of a Saturday Night Live parody sketch You are featured in not only one, but TWO Jimmy Fallon parody sketches You are featured on the front page of The Onion So, imagine the weight that Downton Abbey carries these days […]
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Daily, I take a brief moment to thank whomever I can that there are extremely creative people on the planet with an incredible amount of time on their hands. First their was Jimmy Fallon and Downton Sixbey, then, there was Downton Arbys. Now…. For those that have spent an agonizing last couple of years marveling […]
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***SPOILER ALERT*** For those that have not seen episode one of Downton Sixbey, go to the bottom of the post and invest 8:15 before reading further. Then, come back to the top for 9:59 of Jimmy Fallon brilliance. When we first joined the inhabitants of Downton Sixbey, Jimmy Fallon, the Earl of Downton Sixbey, split […]
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8:15 of Latenight with Jimmy Fallon brilliance As most are aware, Jimmy Fallon is the current resident of NBC’s Studio 6B. You may not be aware, however, that he is also the Earl of Downton Sixbey. As you can imagine, this brings with it more challenges that one Earl alone should have to handle. He […]
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