for people who're watching it - would having absolutely zero clue about English history be an issue? I'm thinking of wikipediaing some stuff before heading into it.
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The Tudors returns 2010 on Showtime
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Roberta1125 |
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Posts: 324 (03/22/07 3:46 PM) |
Quote: It probably would be helpful if you had some idea of what's going on during that time period. But you could always just watch with a clean slate and then look up whatever piques your interest. |
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jerriffan |
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Posts: 15239 (03/22/07 7:11 PM) Registered User |
Quote: What a stupid thing to say. Surely there must be something about England that you don't like. Quote: Lesson 1: England used to rule Pakistan. Not to mention parts of the United States. |
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sofa king |
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Posts: 3168 (03/22/07 7:37 PM) Registered User |
Quote: X better that way. then you won't find yourself yelling at the tv: "come on! he didn't do that until 1536..." besides, jerriffan is like a history genius and can set you straight on any questions. if you ask nicely... * that was a complement. i say this from experience. jerriffan was a romeite, like me. (romese? romeican? romeish?) whatever, jerriffan watched "rome". and knows... oh, and watch out for survivorartic too. canadian (i know... i know...) but genius too. * |
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jerriffan |
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Posts: 15239 (03/22/07 8:26 PM) Registered User |
watches, at least until Sunday evening.
eta: I got most of that Rome stuff from Wikipedia. But I've taught 16th-century England before, so now it's ON |
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sofa king |
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Posts: 3168 (03/22/07 8:44 PM) Registered User |
Quote: ummm... * jf. g.o.b taught me never to reveal the "illusion". its not a "trick", that's what a "poster" does for money. or candy. sofa loves jf! * |
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sbnbaby |
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Posts: 416 (03/22/07 10:01 PM) Registered user |
I wish I had Showtime for this. I just watched Elizabeth I on HBO today. It was pretty interesting. I had more questions and then spent another hour surfing the net reading up since I wanted more information on her and Mary, Queen of Scots and it kind of glossed over it at the very beginning.
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sofa king |
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Posts: 3168 (03/22/07 10:44 PM) Registered User |
no. take qeI for what it was. excellent! hellen mirren is the shit.
accept that and watch "the tudors". april 1st 2007 on showtime. 8pm. history is written by whoever wins. truth? truth is an interesting concept... |
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SurvivorArctic |
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Posts: 23594 (03/23/07 12:46 AM) Not a team player
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Quote: Finally. An acknowledgement of my intellectual superiorty. My being Canadian makes it all the more sweeter. I just became aware of this show and am looking forward to watching it. I was raised an Anglican (the good ole CofE) and was innately curious about Henry VIII from an early age. Showtime is the new HBO. Let's just hope and pray they do not do to the Tudors what HBO did to Rome. |
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sofa king |
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Posts: 3168 (03/23/07 1:13 AM) Registered User |
well then, let's dance around this the best we can...
survivorartic IS someone to listen to. ummm... like "rita" in the final year of "arrested development". *nod nod, wink wink* sa knows her way around history. that is a given. but like "rita", she is canadian and therefore we must take her claims of "intellectual superiority" like we did rita's claim of an "olympic" medal. you feel me? humor her and she is a fount of knowledge. just don't encourage her. or jeeezzz... |
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SurvivorArctic |
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Posts: 23594 (03/23/07 1:23 AM) Not a team player
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well then, let's dance around this the best we can...
sofaking IS someone to listen to. ummm... like "Gob" in "arrested development". *nod nod, wink wink* sk knows his way around a chesterfield. that is a given. but like "Gob", he is a barcalounger and therefore we must take his claims of "superior comfort" like we did Gob's claim of being a "magician". you feel me? humour him and he is an escape artist extraordinaire. just don't encourage him. or jeeezzz... |
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sofa king |
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Posts: 3168 (03/23/07 1:28 AM) Registered User |
^^^ ummm... see?
* oh, and if you ever do converse with her, throw in a "random" "u" in every other word or so. like this: "so, sa, whaut did youu thinuk of thaut last episouid, eh?" she is canadian and all..* |
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SurvivorArctic |
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Posts: 23594 (03/23/07 1:39 AM) Not a team player
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Mais comprendriez-vous ma description de la couleur du ciel si je vous disais honnêtement ? Je pense pas.
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sofa king |
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Posts: 3168 (03/23/07 1:55 AM) Registered User |
are we speaking canadian now?
no hablas canadian. except! voulez-vous couchez avec moi ce soir? |
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JRobbed |
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Posts: 10512 (03/23/07 5:26 AM) Registered User |
Quote: Est-ce que votre description serait different du normal "bleu"? |
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AMBERFREAK |
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Posts: 3333 (03/23/07 6:42 AM) Registered user |
I was obsessed with the Tudors (but mostly Henry VIII) when I was younger. I wish I had Showtime to be able to watch this.
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jerriffan |
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Posts: 15239 (03/23/07 7:41 AM) Registered User |
Henry VIII wishes he looked like JRM
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McWolcott |
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Posts: 12878 (03/23/07 8:40 AM) The Real American Psycho |
HIstory is a lie agreed upon...so even though books, etc may say something happened one way doesn't mean it really did.
I try to watch shows like Rome and The Tudors without worrying whether they are historically accurate or not, otherwise it would drive me crazy when it wasn't like what I read about in books. Watched ep 1 and 2 last night...really really good show. JRM is hawt as hell. |
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Roberta1125 |
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Posts: 324 (03/23/07 10:04 AM) |
I was all over glued to PBS when "Elizabeth R" and "Six Wives of Henry VIII" aired (back when dinosaurs ruled the earth, ya know) and read pretty much anything I could find on that period. I'm not really looking for boatloads of historical fact in "The Tudors", but if the show is at least reasonably well-written, not laden with blatant inaccuracies that a four-year-old could suss out, and the actors don't suck, then fine by me. (And most anything with JRM in it is VERY fine by me!)
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jerriffan |
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Posts: 15239 (03/23/07 10:26 AM) Registered User |
Quote: That's crazy. While there's as much uncertainty in history as in science or other disciplines, the things historians agree upon can hardly be called lies. That said, there's nothing wrong with an inaccuracy if it's in the service of art. I only mind inaccuracies when they are driving silly melodrama, like the Cate Blanchett Elizabeth I. |
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