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I'm generally not a fan of prequels because you already know the character's futures. It might be interesting to see Carson back in his "The Two Charlies" song and dance days.
Still, Fellows is an extremely gifted story teller and if someone could pull this off enjoyably, it would be him.
The back story of some of the minor characters could get interesting, since he would have more latitude with their subplots. This has the possibility to compensate for the audience already knowing the future. Using a prequel for character development may be interesting to the diehard fans, but won't cut it as entertainment for most people.
I agree he has the talent to make it work and look forward to watching whatever is completed.
(A few weeks ago I looked to see if there was a thread about the current PBS series Victoria and wasn't surprised not to find one. A quick peak at Wikipedia will outline the plot for those not already in the know, eliminating much of the discussion.)
If it is a prequel set 30 years before 1912, why do they need to "round up the old cast?" None of those actors can now pass for versions of themselves 40 years younger. The old cast would perhaps just be flashing back to their early days where young actors portray them. And if it is 30 years in the past, some of the characters would not even have been born yet.
I'm generally not a fan of prequels because you already know the character's futures. It might be interesting to see Carson back in his "The Two Charlies" song and dance days.
Still, Fellows is an extremely gifted story teller and if someone could pull this off enjoyably, it would be him.
This sounds quite interesting. We see the family when they've settled into what we see as the modern world, but it must have been a very stressful time when Old Family had to reach out to New Money (expecially that one) to save the estate and maintain themselves in some sembelence of what was expected.
The back story of some of the minor characters could get interesting, since he would have more latitude with their subplots. This has the possibility to compensate for the audience already knowing the future. Using a prequel for character development may be interesting to the diehard fans, but won't cut it as entertainment for most people.
I agree he has the talent to make it work and look forward to watching whatever is completed.
(A few weeks ago I looked to see if there was a thread about the current PBS series Victoria and wasn't surprised not to find one. A quick peak at Wikipedia will outline the plot for those not already in the know, eliminating much of the discussion.)
What do you mean there is no thread for "Victoria"?
Only story worth exploring from the remains of Downton Abbey is that gay footman; Thomas.
The story was hatched then almost totally forgotten or buried but needs fleshing out, and in doing so could make for an interesting plot line perhaps even a series given all this "equality" running around.
How did the Earl, Carson, Lady Mary, and several others all know Thomas was gay? Lady Mary especially since that wouldn't have been something carefully brought up young girls of the period were exposed to out of matter of course. Apparently neither Lady Edith nor Lady Sybil knew, so why LM?
That witch of a lady's maid, O'Brien knew, but then again she would wouldn't she? Just the type to sniff out dirt on anyone and keep it for use later on. But by and large until the two had a falling out O'Brien and Thomas were good friends and she acted as sort of a protector. Again how did all this come about?
We know Thomas was blackmailing that young peer from the first introductory episodes. How did they meet? What else went on? Was it furtive groping in the night or full on "Maurice and Scudder" affair?
Julian Fellows has another one headed our way . It is called "The Guilded age " it will premiere fall 2019 , if this is half as good as downton I will watch . What say the rest of you ?
I have loved Fellowes since Monarch of the Glen, where he was mostly comic relief. Downton Abbey was one of the best TV shows in the past ten years (and I usually don't care for "costume dramas"). I'll definitely tune in for this.
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