An English Period Drama (satirical video)

Curlz

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So true ;). But so lovable, too.
 

angeliz2k

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That was hilarious! I'm usually pretty good with British accents, but I did have some trouble understanding some of what they were saying.

Not to get *too* serious, but there may be something worth thinking about underneath the humor in regard to avoiding the "stock" historical character. It isn't confined to British period dramas, of course. You can translate those stereotypical characters and storylines to other periods in history, too. Just a friendly reminder, I guess, to write well-rounded characters. Which is a truism, obviously, but still worth thinking about.
 

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“Keeping teenagers from the living room for generations!”

( PARENT: “God, the ball gowns are beautiful...”
TEENAGER: “Auuugggh ...” )

Succinctly put. :ROFL:

Hilarious!

Unless of course they're nerdy teenagers like I was, slogging through Middlemarch.

That was in ye olde VCR days and yes, there was fast-forwarding to get to the scenes with Rufus Sewell as Will Ladislaw.
 

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I *write* this genre. I think the most hilarious thing in the video is the background image of the Painted Hall of Chatsworth House. I love that stately home, and was there only a few months ago, but I swear, if I see one more movie or miniseries using it (Keira Knightley and every Jane Austen-themed thing since the early 2000s, I'm looking at you)… It’s the most overused setting in the whole world of period drama!
 

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I'm just trying to remember the last time one of my characters was announced into a room. :greenie