Comments on: Sprinkling fairydust? Is that what the kids call it now?

By: Lorien

Lorien — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:31:37 +0000

Sexual discovery with Mr. Headstone?

I think that if I were Marianne and Bradley Headstone had been my introduction to sexuality, lifelong celibacy would be the only option.

Poor Marianne. Maybe Rickman will burst into the room and whisk her away to safety, a wedding, and a proper introduction.

That’d be sensational enough for Andrew Davies, methinks.

By: Ina

Ina — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 22:21:34 +0000

Casting looks really good to me.

By: Elaina

Elaina — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:09:41 +0000

Maureen, I thought the same thing! Hopefully he won’t be a crazy, stalker-ish Brandon!

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 23:02:55 +0000

David Morrissey is going to be Col. Brandon? But…. he was Bradley Headstone in Our Mutual Friend! I’m not saying he won’t do a good job–he was great as Bradley H., but I think I’ll be a bit freaked out, especially at the beginning.

By: Mags

Mags — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:16:29 +0000

Sylvia, sorry your post got caught in the spam filter–too many links, I think! Mr. Harris is the apothecary who attends Marianne at Cleveland.

By: Karenlee

Karenlee — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 22:06:54 +0000

Because the dingbats making them think that’s the only thing that will make people tune in these days. But I’m heartened that they’re giving three hours to it.

By: Elaina

Elaina — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 07:05:56 +0000

Sense And Sensibility is a story of two young sisters on a voyage of burgeoning sexual and romantic discovery.

Why do Austen adaptations always end up being about BURGEONING SEXUAL DESIRE? ::rolls eyes::

By: Tamara

Tamara — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 00:55:43 +0000

“Sense And Sensibility is a story of two young sisters on a voyage of burgeoning sexual and romantic discovery.”

“Of course it is.”

Excellent sarcasm. I haven’t wanted to believe this but I finally think AD is a perverted old man who should be watching Benny Hill in his arm chair.
Certainly this isn’t my field of expertise, but I would suppose that young people’s romantic discovery would usually include sexual discovery in time, but playing that up in everything is like watching nature shows entirely made up of animals making babies. Some things can be private. I’m sure sex was not first on Elinor’s mind when becoming attracted to Edward. It’s those extremes again! run!

By: Spring

Spring — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:25:43 +0000

Oh. Good. We get what really happened at Mrs. Allen’s. And the real reason why Robert married Lucy.

You know, if they want Davies to adapt an Austen book and have it filled with sex why not let him tackle Lady Susan? What a perfect match!

By: Sylvia M.

Sylvia M. — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:05:04 +0000

Sorry! My fault! I didn’t read the whole thing when I posted about the cast list.