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Farewell to “Downton Abbey”
Ricochet ^ | March 5, 2016 | Jack Dunphy

Posted on 03/07/2016 9:15:02 AM PST by C19fan

If you were to draw a Venn diagram of two sets, with one representing male police officers and the other representing fans of “Downton Abbey,” I suspect the overlap would be vanishingly small. Some might consider this unmanly, but I’m proud to admit my membership in that sliver of humanity, and I will be a bit downcast Sunday evening as the show fades to black for the last time. Equally downcast will be Mrs. Dunphy, who perhaps represents a more typical demographic among the millions of people who today wonder how they will spend their wintertime Sunday evenings from now on.

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TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: downtonabbey; dramas; pbs; period; theend
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I never got into "Downton Abbey" but I an a man and luv period pieces. I watched the recent "War and Peace" on cable. Mr. Dunphy you are not alone.
1 posted on 03/07/2016 9:15:02 AM PST by C19fan
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My wife and I love DA. We dvr’d last nights episode and am very much looking forward to watching it with a bottle of wine. We’ll likely buy the set and start at #1 again. A great period accurate show.


2 posted on 03/07/2016 9:19:45 AM PST by albie
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Never watched it myself. And for the longest time I thought it was DownTOWN Abby.


3 posted on 03/07/2016 9:21:46 AM PST by Organic Panic
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I tried watching DA (I really did!) when a relative got the first 3 seasons as a Christmas gift. It just didn’t “take” with me. Besides, the homo kissing scene in the very first episode was a major turn off.


4 posted on 03/07/2016 9:22:25 AM PST by fwdude
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More of my wife’s show than mine. But we watched the past couple of seasons together and they were very enjoyable. Series finale was great if you have been into the show. Can’t say this was my all time favorite, but I was sad to see it end.

Gonna have to find a new wine, cheese, and pretzel night.


5 posted on 03/07/2016 9:22:57 AM PST by mmichaels1970 (Hillary lied over four coffins.)
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I was able to pedict Barrow’s fate about four episodes ago.


6 posted on 03/07/2016 9:25:43 AM PST by mmichaels1970 (Hillary lied over four coffins.)
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I think it was more than a period piece. It had more historical detail than almost anything else I have ever seen, even more so than Gone With the Wind.

Downton Abbey is an historian's dream.

7 posted on 03/07/2016 9:26:02 AM PST by Slyfox (Ted Cruz does not need the presidency - the presidency needs Ted Cruz)
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DA was a fantastic program on so many levels. The acting was superb, the costuming was exquisite and the setting was monumental.

We WILL miss the program. I would have liked to see it continue at least until WW2.

I do not claim it was a documentary but it was highly entertaining. Maggie Smith was so freakin funny! Edith surprised us with her eventual growth. To me a good series is one where you care about the characters...this one was it for us.

Now its on to Mercy St. and hope it can be as engaging.


8 posted on 03/07/2016 9:28:07 AM PST by Adder (No, Mr. Franklin, we could NOT keep it.)
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Got it DVR-ed but haven’t watched yet. Truly great show, non-agendized, doesn’t insult your intelligence, isn’t boring. Binged watched seasons 1-3 after having it was recommended by Newt Gingrich of all people. That got my curiosity up; the wife and I have been hooked ever since.


9 posted on 03/07/2016 9:28:27 AM PST by scottinoc
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Put it on mute and watch Michele Dockery scenes. Surf the web or read in between.


10 posted on 03/07/2016 9:28:53 AM PST by Stentor
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I quit watching about half way through... they were going somewhere I didn’t want to go


11 posted on 03/07/2016 9:29:20 AM PST by SMARTY ("What is freedom? To have the will to be responsible for one's self. "M. Stirner)
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I am hard at work writing the sequel: Downtown Detroit.


12 posted on 03/07/2016 9:29:24 AM PST by DaxtonBrown (wrote Harry Reid.s only biography www.futurnamics.com/reid.php)
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Did you know that the proper pronunciation of the word scone is actually sc-ah-n? I heard it on the show and asked one of my British buddies and it was confirmed - no long o sound.

Yes, gone are the days of preparing all my savories and tea for Sunday evening.

13 posted on 03/07/2016 9:29:55 AM PST by Slyfox (Ted Cruz does not need the presidency - the presidency needs Ted Cruz)
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In interviews the actors talked about the historian who was on set to keep things period correct. They said he was a stickler even on small details.


14 posted on 03/07/2016 9:30:12 AM PST by kalee
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Gonna have to find a new wine, cheese, and pretzel night.

Julian Fellowes ( a conservative peer) creator of DA has a new series out in the UK called " Dr Thorne", an adaptation of an Anthony Trollope novel. It's getting good reviews in the UK. Not sure if any Channel is picking it up here in the US.

15 posted on 03/07/2016 9:30:53 AM PST by Timocrat (Ingnorantia non excusat)
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Maggie Smith had THE best lines!!!


16 posted on 03/07/2016 9:30:59 AM PST by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
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I watched the first week. Of war and Peace on the history channel, waited the following week. For week for it to come on and it didn’t I couldn’t keep up with schedule and missed the rest. But the first episode, was awesome.


17 posted on 03/07/2016 9:34:58 AM PST by StoneWall Brigade (Vote Tom Hoefling 2016 to restore our God given unalienable rights and Liberty's)
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It was a very well made show. I liked it the first few seasons, and then it got tedious. My wife, born and raised in England, loved it all the way through. So I watched the whole series with her.

But the last three or four seasons I was watching things on my laptop more than the show. I'd occasionally look up and ask her what was going on.

18 posted on 03/07/2016 9:45:38 AM PST by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
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It was the British version of our Sopranos. Not sure which one I will miss the most.


19 posted on 03/07/2016 9:48:15 AM PST by acoulterfan
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for the longest time I thought it was DownTOWN Abby.

"Me Too."™

20 posted on 03/07/2016 9:48:17 AM PST by Company Man (Keep Calm and Carry.)
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