Comments on: Masterpiece Theatre to Broadcast Jane Austen Festival in 2007 http://austenblog.com/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Spill » 2007: The Year of Austen http://austenblog.com/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25082 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:24:18 +0000 http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25082 [...] Austenblog has more updates on the new versions of Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion that will air stateside on Masterpiece Theatre in 2007. Doctor Who’s Billie Piper will play Fanny Price in Mansfield Park. Sally Hawkins, who I’m not familiar with, will play Anne Elliot in Persuasion.  The main cast of Northanger Abbey has been announced, with photos here.  The only one I recognize there is Carey Mulligan from Bleak House.  Masterpiece Theatre will air Andrew Davies’s adaptation of Sense & Sensibility in 2007 as well.  As if that weren’t enough, Becoming Jane, a fictionalized tale about Jane Austen’s love life (starring Anne Hathaway and the soon-to-be-famous James McAvoy) will also be released in 2007. [...]

]]> By: Ina http://austenblog.com/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25081 Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:03:56 +0000 http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25081 Thank you for your kind condolences, Jessica. I live in a rural area where we don’t have most things that are common in other parts of the country, or even the state. I also don’t have cable. I can get NBC regularly, CBS sometimes, and ABC if I’m very lucky. So I’m very pleased that Netflix was invented. It makes up for the lack of entertainment in these parts. :)

]]> By: Ariel http://austenblog.com/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25080 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:43:35 +0000 http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25080 The rub for me is that in November of 2007, I will be in England.

]]> By: Mags http://austenblog.com/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25074 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:24:52 +0000 http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25074 Also we should keep in mind that not every PBS station will carry Masterpiece Theatre. For instance, I’m in range of several PBS stations (Philly/Wilmington, both NJN stations, and the Lehigh Valley) and the New Jersey station doesn’t show it because it crosses coverage with the other two stations, which do carry it. However, they sometimes show them a few months later than the other stations. Yay for reruns! :-)

]]> By: Laurie http://austenblog.com/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25079 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:18:58 +0000 http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25079 Yay! I’m so excited! I was so worried that we in the USA wouldn’t get to see these magnificent adaptions and now my fears are all far behind me! :) I am so excited to see NA2 and MP3 that I don’t really care about not getting to see Emma4! And as for not getting to see them until almost 6 months after the U.K. I suppose that if we can be patient for three months for P&P3 I think this won’t be too much of a strech. Having an Austen Festival on PBS is worth waiting for!
I am so happy! I know you’ll continue to keep us posted! :)

]]> By: Maria B. http://austenblog.com/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25078 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:47:04 +0000 http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25078 I am so excited!!! I was hoping that PBS would pick them all up, but I was kind of expecting to have to wait for DVDs.

This news made my day!!!

]]> By: Jessica http://austenblog.com/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25077 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:09:09 +0000 http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25077 You don’t have PBS? I’m indeed sorry to hear that. I thought PBS was in every area. Does anyone know how PBS works?

]]> By: Ina http://austenblog.com/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25076 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 19:35:19 +0000 http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25076 But those of us who don’t get PBS will still have to wait for the DVDs.

]]> By: Jessica http://austenblog.com/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25075 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:06:11 +0000 http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25075 I’m positively giddy with excitement! I was worried about how we in America were going to be able to see (and I hope enjoy) the new adaptations. Excellent news indeed! :)

]]> By: Amy H. http://austenblog.com/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25073 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:10:12 +0000 http://www.austenblog.com/archives/2006/08/08/masterpiece-theatre-to-broadcast-jane-austen-festival-in-2007/#comment-25073 Let the count down begin :-)

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