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Ania
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 Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject: BBC meets Austen Sue! |
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I have just watched what can only be described as 'Mary Sue falls into the Bennett Household'. It was a Mary Sue right from ITV!
I recorded a program for my Mum tonight called Lost in Austen about a girl called Amanda who is obsessive about Pride and Prejudice. Lizzy Bennet then appears in her bathroom and shows her a door into Longbourn (house of the Bennets). We have had one episode and Mr Bingley is already falling in love with Amanda as she tries to get the events of P&P to happen.
http://www.itv.com/Drama/perioddrama/LostInAusten/default.html
I watched it and I just had a Mary Sue bouncing about in my head!
*Sigh* Guess it's not BBC... |
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| Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: |
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 A Sue...?
I'm scared... 
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Tauriel
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I've watched it yesterday, and actually quite enjoyed it, despite (or because of) the Mary-Sue-ishness...
I felt that the pseudo-Austenesque dialogue is surprisingly well done, it's beautifully directed, and I am not surprised that you thought it was BBC. I had to check the channels as well. It might mean I have to stop being rude about ITV Drama for a bit... |
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Ningloreth
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I enjoyed it very much, too. Amanda's not so much a Mary Sue as a Bridget Jones. I loved Bingley's reaction when he found her smoking outside the ballroom ("You even breathe fire").
The cast are all excellent, especially Hugh Bonneville as Mr Bennett.
And it looks as though Colin Firth's wet shirt moment is now canon... |
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| Ningloreth wrote: | | I enjoyed it very much, too. Amanda's not so much a Mary Sue as a Bridget Jones |
Now that would be amusing, since Bridget Jones is derived from P&P.
There really seems to be a growing genre of published fiction that would fit right into fanfiction - fiction using a character, characters, or settings from some other published work.
Also, slight change of subject, has anyone else noticed the trend of mysteriess in which an historical mystery - often involving a work of art - become wrapped up in a modern-day mystry so that the two must be solved together? I've seen several of these lately on TV and in bookstores ...
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vladazhael
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| Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:58 am Post subject: |
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| NancyBrooke wrote: | | Also, slight change of subject, has anyone else noticed the trend of mysteriess in which an historical mystery - often involving a work of art - become wrapped up in a modern-day mystry so that the two must be solved together? I've seen several of these lately on TV and in bookstores ... |
I think that was a fad started by 'The Da Vinci Code', or more specifically, by publishers' realizations that they could potentially make money off of similar things with a similar format. But hey, if you're going to make something a fad, that's really a pretty good choice...
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elea24
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:50 am Post subject: |
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She is most definitely a Mary-Sue.
My whole family love it and think it's great. I have to admit, the script is quite funny and there are some good one-liners but the plot is just completely crazy imo and all I keep thinking is "MARY-SUE BAMF FIC!!!!!!" |
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Ania
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I've now watched the first three episodes of this and although it has grown on me, I am still a little miffed at how they are wierding up the storyline. Although a definite thing in its favour was when Amanda called Caroline Bingley a bum face  |
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elea24
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| Quote: | | I am still a little miffed at how they are wierding up the storyline. |
I know, me too. I find it weird how they've not only changed the plot so it's almost unrecognisable, they've also change the personalities of some of the character's i.e. Georgiana is a minx and Wickham is not a rake. 
The whole thing is crazy, but I did laugh out loud at some of the lines.
I have absolutely no idea how they are planning to end it. |
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