Random Ramblers Timbuktoo#68!!!! - Page 59

Originally posted by: CeruleanSky

*squees*

REALLY loudly.

What-aa ? I'm a Colin Firth/Darcy/The Lake Darcy fangirl :P

I love this series LadyM ! For me , it remains the definitive P&P adaptation ... the book's one of my all-time favourites , I read it when I was in the sixth grade I think , and well , I've been a Darcy fangirl since then :P *sigh* I know...they were true to the book , but they were slightly revisionist as well I guess...the lake scene ! :P :P Even in some other portions...they changed things , but never without betraying the spirit of the book I guess...the acting was superb in it , particularly Jennifer Ehle I thought...people remember Colin Firth from the series , even now , say BBC's P&P series and they'll be like : The one with Colin Firth ? In the lake ? 😆 But I thought she got Elizabeth's character perfectly...with the whole arch/teasing mannerisms and everything...Keira Knightley was nowhere close in the 2005 movie though she was pretty good as well...and don't even get me started on the 2005 Darcy :P

It's practically impossible to find sigs of this version...there are loads of icons, but I haven't found any sigs...and I've trawled LJ :P :P

Shreya starting a topic on P&P is like opening a can of worms for me 😆 I just cannot get enough of it. It is such a simple story of two individuals who hail from environments as different as chalk and cheese and yet bound together due to their pride and the prejudices they have against each other. And yet it left such a lasting impression on my mind. It was my favorite story amongst all the other Jane Austens ... Persuasion being the only other likeable JA book but it doesn't come even close to P&P.

Anyhoo - Ofcourse they did take some creative liberties where they gave us a glimpse of Darcy's feelings for Elizabeth - the fencing scene, the "lake" scene or the scene where he goes back at night to the same room that Elizabeth had visited earlier that evening recalling the incident where she saves his sister of an embarrassment and covertly and coyly throws him a glance etc ... whereas the book only talks about Elizabeth's POV. But even then I liked the mini-series for the same reasons that you mentioned - both Jennifer and Colin got the characters perfectly. In fact even insignificant characters like Mr. Collins or Mr. and Mrs. Bennet or Lady Catherine were quite good.

Re: the siggy - like I said, it was just a stroke of luck to have found it. 😃

@Anu : free membership for life!!!! honored by it .. :)

R.com was a diff breed of series. These days, we have Indian TV on cable due to in-laws visiting. So watched Surya, Super Cop on Sony yesterday for the first time. Unintentional comedy. I think concepts on paper, if it it doesnt translate well on screen, the result is " Surya, Super Cop"..

-- Mru

Originally posted by: Mru_bee

@Anu : free membership for life!!!! honored by it .. :)

R.com was a diff breed of series. These days, we have Indian TV on cable due to in-laws visiting. So watched Surya, Super Cop on Sony yesterday for the first time. Unintentional comedy. I think concepts on paper, if it it doesnt translate well on screen, the result is " Surya, Super Cop"..

-- Mru

Oh yeah R.com was just a totally different breed...and that is why so special *sigh* Really miss it...that show never got it's due sadly...Even the forum was pretty dead most of the time😆

LOL that Surya super cop show...I was thinking of checking it out but my Mom watched one epi by chance and told me NEVER to watch it galti se bhi😆...that it's like a SUPER dumb show...which is such a tragedy isn't it considering they have such a talented cast of actors?

What other shows are you watching these days?

Originally posted by: nureat01

*Edit: Cant' see the vid...at work...but yeah read about the promo...you're actually surprised that she said yes?? haha...this toh was expected...she obviously isn't going to say no to him...I'm intrigued to see how this plays out though and what Anant makes of this😆

I am not surprised - but I was hoping that the makers would surprise us by having Navya say no and walking away and Anant's respect for her growing or something like that! I guess I am always looking for scenes where the girl/woman is stronger than what they portray her to be.

Hi Mru - Welcome to this CC! Like Shreya said, we actually LOWE the fangirls ... 😆 not only for their unquestionable entertainment value, but also to provide us fodder for lengthy discussions where we get to talk about how ishmart we are compared to them and everything 😉

Originally posted by: LadyMcbeth

I am not surprised - but I was hoping that the makers would surprise us by having Navya say no and walking away and Anant's respect for her growing or something like that! I guess I am always looking for scenes where the girl/woman is stronger than what they portray her to be.

Hmmm it's about being in-character, LadyM...I like to look at the story in that sense...Navya's characterization doesn't make me think that she will randomly become some aloof chick not giving bhaav to Anant at this point...how does it make sense from a storyline point of view?? She likes him...has a major crush on him...she's a nice girl who likes to help ppl...she knows he's a nice guy...give me one reason why she would refuse to help him😆...even logically no one would refuse to help...if it's put forth as a simple request to help someone with something😆...they've already shown how Navya went above and beyond to help out that psycho Sonia...this Anant toh phir is her CRUSH😆

This isn't a question of her lacking strength...I don't see this situation as that...Anant has already seen her showing strength and composure in a more serious situation vis a vis Sonia...this is not the scenario for it and hence not required right now...they are developing other facets to their relationship.

The writers are anyways surprising me by making their interactions natural and sweetly written so far😆...THAT is also a rarity on the generally crappy Indian TV landscape😆

@Anu:

Yes, regarding talented cast. Seems such a waste.

There is nothing I watch currently on Indian TV.. am hopelessly behind on Kismat and I caught one eppy yesterday on TV, and I am completely lost on it.

I see here, that some of you are liking Navya at the moment. I will give it a shot this weekend.

@LadyMacbeth: I can also truly talk about P&P a lot. I loved Persuasion a lot too. It is so unlike Jane Austen style. Emma was the next in line and last was Sense and Sensibility.

Another one of the period English dramas, I loved was "North and South" by Elizabeth Gaskell.. It was a british mini series as well ( I bought that as well!!! ) There are HQ links in YT. I loved the main male lead " Mr. Thornton" .. complete sadu character. The characters I would run away from in real life, I tend to love in reel life :p

-- Mru

This is totally off topic but I'm hungry! *stomps feet nakhre maar k*

*sigh* And I have yet to start my "lazing-in-bed-catching-up" spree.. 😳😆

@Mru: LOL yeah some of us in here are liking Navya as of now...let's see how that goes in the future...


@Fivr: Dude what off-topic?? This is the CC, remember? :P lol

Ahhh you have the luxury of starting your catching up today...good good...lol

I'm toh just floatinggg around

Moin Akhtar passed away.. 😳

Originally posted by: nureat01

@Fivr: Dude what off-topic?? This is the CC, remember? :P lol

Ahhh you have the luxury of starting your catching up today...good good...lol

I'm toh just floatinggg around

Lol! Yeah but you guys were having a detailed discussion about shows and what not and then I waltz in here with my pait-k-dukh.. 😆

Waise I'm a bit shocked/sad right now.. I just found out Moin Akhtar (the Pakistani comedian..?) passed away this morning from cardiac arrest. I grew up watching this guy..