My rating on a 1-10
scale: 8.5
Genre: Period
drama, life, family
Series or set: Downton
Abbey
Number in series: 3rd
Primary actors: Hugh
Bonneville, Elizabeth McGovern, Laura Carmichael, Michelle Dockery, Maggie
Smith, Dan Stevens
Length: Nine
episodes, with the last one being the two hour Christmas special
Based on: Possibly
a real family?
Time period: 1920s
Rating: TV-14, I
think
Year it came out: 2012
My overall opinion: I
enjoyed this! I ended up watching it all really quick – checked it out on an
impulse from the library on Friday afternoon, and watched it all before
returning it on Sunday morning. So yeah…I flew. But yes, it was good and I
greatly enjoyed getting to know everyone even better. Their highs were lovely,
their lows were sad, and I can say no more without spoilers, so I’ll stop. All
in all? Good series and I’m excited for Season 4!
My rating on a 1-10
scale: 8.5
Genre: Period
drama, life, family
Series or set: Downton
Abbey
Number in series: 2nd
Primary actors: Michelle
Dockery, Dan Stevens, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Maggie Smith
Length: I think
it’s seven episodes (the first one being extra long) plus the Christmas special
(also about two hours)
Based on: I hear
it’s based on a real family?
Time period: World
War I, early 1900s
Rating: TV-PG,
I’m guessing?
Year it came out: 2011
My overall opinion: I
enjoyed this season, and finally – a happy ending! Since I have watched many
things (including Season 3) since this season, I’m not going to try to ramble
on about it more than to say that it was good, I liked the ending, enjoyed
getting to know everyone better, and all-in-all, liked it probably even a bit
better than Season 1. It helps that I know everyone now. Nothing stood out to
me as objectionable! A little about characters…Matthew is mostly annoying, but
occasionally quite nice. Lavinia is a sweet girl in a hard position. I still
love Cora, and Isobel is more annoying than ever. Cousin Violet is a delight
through and through, makes me laugh often. Thomas is horrid, Sybil is a
sweetheart…I really like her. Carlisle is despicable, and also recognizable as
a bad guy in Wives and Daughers as
well. Mary is interesting, tolerable, and not my favorite character. There!
My rating on a 1-10
scale: 8.5
Genre: Period
drama, life, family
Series or set: Downton
Abbey
Number in series: 1st
Primary actors: Hugh
Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Jim Carter, Maggie Smith, Dan Stevens
Length: 7
episodes, each 45 minutes (except two that are about 65 apiece)
Based on: A real
life story, at least in part, I believe…y’all probably know better than I do?
Time period: Early
1900s (just before World War I)
Rating: Unknown…prolly
PG-13 in movie ratings
Year it came out: 2010
My overall opinion: I
enjoyed it! I always knew I would, but sure enough…I was right. All in all, it
was a good show and I enjoyed getting to know all the characters. And I’m
definitely excited to watch Season 2! There was a little homosexual content,
specifically in the first episode, that kinda ruined that whole episode for me
– it was disgusting. Nothing explicit, but still enough to be stomach-turning
in a horrid way. Other than that, for the most part, it’s fairly clean. Mary is
an interesting leading lady, and getting to know her, and indeed, all of the
family was a lot of fun. I’m definitely excited to see where it all goes in the
next season! And it ended on such a cliff-hanger with the beginning of World
War I – ooo yeah. Anyway, so yeah – good show! Not perfect, didn’t love it, but
worth my time.
