I'm in the process of catching up. What I find amazing is how simple it is, yet fascinating. It has me on the edge of my seat watching it. There are no cheap shocks and no gratuitous violence like Game of Thrones. I can actually watch DA. Whereas I can't bother to re-watch GOT.
My Sister you describe it with such powerful adjectives. Downton ABBEY IS THE DALLAS, KNOTS LANDING AND DYNASTY WRAPPED UP IN ONE. TRULY a gem this Downton Abbey 💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎💎. Characters played by these fantastic individuals are thoroughly phenomenal. Everything is exquisite and to taste through out the movie and tv series. Makes or let's say transport you to that era. Diffinitly a good watch (movie) on big screen. ❤️💥💯💎☀️
@@srkh8966 Carson the Butler put Charlie Carson on the shelf and hoped to forget about him, remember. Those two were different beasts occupying the same body at different times in Carson's life. Look at the lengths Mrs. Hughes had to go to to get him to think "day at the beach" for the staff when Lady Grantham offered them a day off after Rose's coming out ball.
@@srkh8966 Ask the rest of the staff - upstairs as well as upstairs - to roast Carson! You think they will come up with the jovial, always with the jokes and funny stories Carter, or will it be the stodgy, stick-in-the-mud Carson persona?
Wait. My heart just broke. When did this happen!? I just started the Downton Abbey Series and Matthew and Sybil are my two favorite characters! How could this be!!! I'm about to have a "Misery" moment and find the author and producer and tell them to bring them back to life!!! Whyyy!!
Charlotte Emetom stay clear off the comment section if you’re new to DA! Sorry to break it to you but both Actors have decided to left the show after their 3 years contract ended. It’s their decisions to leave, no producer can bring them back.
the one host was spot on about the finale. a lot of shows just don't get it right but Downton was like one of the only ones who got the finale right and you weren't left with the feeling of something is missing
he's literally THE average white guy. I see them everyday on the street. Nothing unique. Nothing spectacular. Now pamuk ...😍😍😍what a unique beauty he was!
Saw this last weekend..as it opened last week in the UK! I really enjoyed it! If you are a fan of the show & watched all 6 seasons then you’ll enjoy this!! 😀👍🏻
Downton Abbey is the most well written show, EVER! - accolades to the entire cast, off-screen team and Lord Julian Fellowes. I still watch the entire series once a year
Love the story line in Downton Abbey such a breath of fresh air especially with all the chaos going on in the world a person needs to escape for a few moments or hours to relax and release. Then get back to reality with a better outlook on life. God bless to everyone. 💗💖
I binge-watched all six seasons and the 2019 movie last week. For 5-6 days straight I woke up watching, spent the day watching, and went to sleep watching these characters. It's like I know them. *Love the show and the movie and am looking forward to seeing the 2022 movie soon.*
The characters are multi-dimensional and likeable. The problems are relatable and not insurmountable. There is variety in the story lines with both drama (not melo-drama) and laughter. The history and period details are fascinatingly without being dull. It's like the best page-turner plot, yet not a bunch of soap-style half-resolved story lines. There is so much variety. The costumes and sets are amazing. It's set in the past, but we can all see ourselves in the stories. A+ and I want more!
This show was "Upstairs Downstairs (1970s)" on a much grander scale. Both shows are brilliant and totally memorable in their own ways. I love both shows.
It's a great show you can watch with the whole family. You don't have to be afraid of scenes, that could be bad for children. And it shows us a glimpse of that time. Great show❤️❤️
Binge watched the entire show over the last few weeks in preparation for the seeing the movie. Love everyone of the characters. Each person had their own storyline throughout the series. Felt like I knew each one personally.
@rach d I don't know which *"other folks"* you're talking about as *Downton Abbey, Doctor Thorne* and *Belgravia* are all *ITV* shows, and all the films were commissioned after *Downton Abbey* had already finished. As for *The English Game* see if you can spot *Little Germany* and the village of *Saltaire* both of which are in the *City of Bradford,* as they were also used in *Downton Abbey* (2019) and many many more, films and TV shows.
@rach d It makes perfect sense! It doesn't make sense to you because you're an American, who needs to have everything simplified or explained to you. *Downton Abbey* is an *ITV* show. The 2 TV shows by *Julian Fellowes,* which were commissioned after *Downton Abbey* was cancelled are also *ITV* shows. The 2 films he wrote, other than *Downton Abbey* (2019), were commissioned 9 to 21 months after *Downton Abbey* had finished. Therefore none of them had anything to do with the *Downton Abbey* finishing after 6 series. *The English Game* (2020) by *Netflix* filmed in the same *Bradford, West Yorkshire, England* (the world's first UNESCO City of Film) locations as *Downton Abbey* (2019), *Gold* (2018), *Funny Cow* (2017), *Ghost Stories* (2017), *An Inspector Calls* (2017), *The Hunter's Prayer* (2017), *1920: London* (2016), *Welcome to Karachi* (2015), *Testament of Youth* (2014), *Spanish Flu: The Forgotten Fallen* (2009), *1920* (2008), *A is for Acid* (2002), *LA Without a Map* (1998), *Wall of Tyranny* (1988), *Wetherby* (1985), *Gentleman Jack, Brad Boyz, The ABC Murders, Peaky Blinders, Emmerdale, Residue, Utopia, DCI Banks, South Riding, Spooks Code 9, A Touch of Frost, Seaforth* and many many more films and TV shows.
I've seen it twice already! It's definitely not to be missed. I also think how things ended certainly leave open the door to at least another movie. One never wants it to end!
Downtown Abbey is becoming like a old classic series. You don't get series with this quality of acting, elegance and class on TV or cinema now. I had watched this series multiple times on Amazon Prime and also the film is exquisite. Lovely.
Part of Downton's appeal for me is its portrayal of the societal dynamics that many of us Americans inherited, whether we are upstairs or downstairs. We see the dramatic contrasts between the lives of the "haves" and the lives of the "have-nots," contrasts that are sadly reflected in today's society under the false veneer of equality.
@Oma Cool The revolution has already happened in the US, with the election and upcoming landslide reelection of President Donald Trump. And the same revolution against the elites is happening right now in the UK with the recent election of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and Brexit. And will continue and deepen, with his likely replacement, in the future, especially if he flubs Brexit even temporarily; with Nigel Farage. MAGA & MBGA!!
I honestly thought it’d going to be a boring drama but lo & behold I’m glued on every episode till now in season 4. Gosh, luv the English wits & enjoyed the cynical encounters tremendously! Fabulous cast & wonderful acting. I’m so loving it. Applaud! Well done! Also, love the props & customs. Simply a class with English taste.
I love, love, love this series. Granny was my favorite and she shined in all her screens. The casting and writing was perfect . The customs were beautiful. I never felt that the acting was over done. The cast seem to like each other and it showed. Awesome job. One of the few things on tv worth watching. Thank you Mr. Fellows.
My absolute favorite show! I’ve already purchased my tickets for next week, I’m so excited!! I even postponed a trip so that I wouldn’t miss it in the theaters :))
It's like my top 5 shows of all time! Love the cast so much, they are amazing and have an amazing crew that helped create and produce this masterpiece.❤👌😍
May I say, this show literally gave me such excitement. My husband would make my bath water, turn on the tv in the bedroom and tell me to hurry up, downtown Abby was coming on. the music would play and I was so in to it. The worst moment, when Sybil died! I cried out loud. I was so heart broken. I still can’t believe how in to it I was. It was like my family. Well played everyone.
I loved the first part and the second part too.. the reasons are many but most importantly I love how they speak with perfect pronunciation and full sentences.. which is now rare .. I learnt so many phrases and words.. thank you for making this series.. please keep making them.. and anytime I will love to learn the British English as theirs isn't complicated.. Often has the pronunciation of ten .. while nowadays they keep the T silent.. just my view ofcourse.. no hard feelings.. just in love with each character.. seems like they have incarnated from that Era ❤️
I never saw the TV show, and yet the film made me feel like I knew them for years. Moreover, its so refreshing to see honest to good films doing well among crazy and violent, super hero films.
They need to do a movie that features the introduction of Cora to the family. To witness the Dowager Countesses reaction at the thought of an American marrying her son would be absolute gold!!
My Yorkshire friends all had similar take - as all super fans of DA. England has CHANGED so much that THIS opulent production takes us to all the best things of how things used to be snd that is another reason we adore it
Thank you Mr. Fellows and Mr. Bruce for an amazing experience for so many! And all the actors for their creative work! Truly enjoying it over and over!
JUST let out of the 18:15 showing. Cinema full, applause at the closing credits. A feeling of delight and and true joy was palpable. Downton Abbey on the big screen expanded the 💕 felt for our journey with you on the small screen. Thank you very, very much - all involved. It was great fun! We look forward to the next in a few years. Please, do! 💕 💕 💕
Saw it yesterday and it's amazing. The music. The last 10 minutes kicked my a** though. The characters and plot lines are wonderful, but it's the grander themes it dives into that makes it so large now, i.e social and economic change people were confronting 100 years ago...just as we are today. There's an element of sadness to it - waning empires and characters facing it.
Going Sunday to see it. Can’t wait. Saw series, all 72 hours 4 times!! Will watch again too loved absolutely everything about it. Especially love actors and characters
Would have been nice to see Anna and Bates there also. This was a wonderful show that even my husband watched with me. I think it will do spectacular at the movies😀😀😀
The movie was freaking awesome if you’re a fan of the show. The camera work was spectacular to compliment a fantastic story. Just wish there was another episode to binge to!
@@charlotted1321 😂😂😂😂😂. Yeah unfortunately, but he's just....Idk... I'm embarrassed to be an American sometimes. At least being Black, everyone seems to realize I had absolutely nothing to do with getting that clown elected
Personally...I never saw the show...up to 2 months ago. I have now been binge watching it on Netflix and love it. I just finished the last season. The first thing I did was to buy the movie on DVD. (I get it today....Yay!) It's funny when there is any story you love. You always want it to continue forever. I am glad it has won so many awards. They all deserve it.
I'll tell you the key to Downton Abbey: Julian Fellowes and ('The Oracle') Alastair Bruce. Extraordinary writing/back-up research (historical accuracy) with a stellar cast. Point final, c'est tout.
@@andreaandrea6716 Well, both were very attuned to their audiences and wrote for "the public". His "Tale of Two Cities" reminded them of the madness of radical politics. But he also created un forgetable characters on the fly and his word pictures are cinematic. Think "A Christmas Carol" which he wrote in a hurray because he needed to pay his bills.
@@JRobbySh Oh! And now I have to admit to my ignorance! I am not as familiar with Dickens as I SHOULD be (being someone who spent a great deal of my life reading and a Lit. prof for a father!) ... I think, in fact, I have only seen films of his novels and have NOT read him because the stories were dark and sad. But now I feel silly having said I prefer Fellowes. Although... I just think he is a genius. Having written a saga that is, not only as appealing to such a broad spectrum of people as it has proven to be, but one which also plumbs the subject of the classes in England during that stormy period of great change. I know of no one else who has covered this subject so eloquently. ... Oh! Now I have to go and look more closely at Dickens, don't I? Thank you for this prod!
The best shows IMO have a one person or very small writing team. Breaking Bad, Call the Midwife, Westworld, Mr Robot, Bodyguard, Killing Eve. The US needs to adopt the UK writing room.
I'm a Brit and I have say I never watched it when it first aired. During lockdown I decided to give it a go I was so bored and had nothing else to watch. I was so pleasantly surprised that it was something that I could watch with my whole family. I don't remember the last time I watched anything like that.
Is it just me or Elizabeth looked upset? They ask her a question, but Hugh answered in a rush. Perhaps that's what upset her... Dont know. Love them, though.
Kevin Doyle also answered in a rush... That's why I think interviews should only have 3 or 4 people. Elizabeth is a very interesting and talented lady, she deserved better. Nothing against Kevin or Hugh, though. And they (the hosts) even adressed her a couple of times, but she was completely blank. I understand what woman mean when it comes to feeling ignored or let down by man.
One of my favourite shows. Should make more movies. I however do miss the tv show. I binged watch this show and couldn't get enough of it. Sorry it's not on anymore. I think if enough people show how much we want it back then maybe they will bring it back. It's funny how here in America old shows are being brought back New and improved. Old doesn't mean broken. This show and its cast are in a good position to respond to its resurgence on Masterpiece Theatre. People all around the world may only now being seeing this program and loving it. I hope I am right.
Yes I noticed that! I wonder what that was about! A bit odd as I presumed they were quite close as working together before. Just the way she looked at him! Hmmmmm
Downton Abby fans? Like to read books? Try "The Wheel Of Fortune" by Susan Howatch. Story line much like Downton; Victorian Family Saga; Wales from the late 1800's thru the 1960's ... If I remember correctly.
There's another earlier British show that was a comedy, called "You Rang M'lord". It looks like parts of some of the characters of Downton Abbey were based on some of the characters in that show. It's subtle, but almost unmistakable.
3:46 everyone immediately turning their heads towards towards Jim just as soon as he started to speak just shows how much of a leader Jim was, both on the acting side, as well as the real actor side of things. I mean, it seriously only took a _tiny fraction_ of a second for everyone in the room to turn their heads all at the same time to hear to what "Mr. Carson" had to say. I just feel that it just seems like he was the steady and wise sorta paternal figure for the whole cast, to one degree or another. Regardless, that man clearly has the total respect and admiration from every person he has worked with on this series.
