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Downton Abbey

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,972 ✭✭✭cofy


    JP Liz V1 wrote: »
    Just seen a promo and I think it said next Sunday at 10pm
    Yep. I have just checked Sky and it is starting Sunday night, something to look forward to.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭goose2005


    mikemac wrote: »
    A bit of wtf moment when they thought being a lawyer and his father was a doctor were professions to be looked down on. Well, maybe they were right to look down at lawyers :p
    And not knowing what the weekend was, are they serious?
    To the upper-class, any work was low-class, except politics or soldiering. "Weekend" is relatively new idea, in the country people worked 6/7 days and only urban workers had a "weekend."

    The Comic Relief parody is good, I think they say that
    slipping on the soap
    was like something out of Eastenders, which it was.

    As the show went on, O'Brien and Thomas became increasingly the tools of the plot rather than characters.


  • Registered Users Posts: 29 Miss.Marple


    Saw it advertised too as returning to TV3 Sunday 18th at 10pm..however when went to set my Sky to record it its not on it:confused::confused:..says Rainmaker on at 10..anyone know bout this/when its on TV3???It says on tv guides too its on Sun night in TV3 so very confused!!LOVE it & cant record UTV:(..working so wanted to tape it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,972 ✭✭✭cofy


    Saw it advertised too as returning to TV3 Sunday 18th at 10pm..however when went to set my Sky to record it its not on it:confused::confused:..says Rainmaker on at 10..anyone know bout this/when its on TV3???It says on tv guides too its on Sun night in TV3 so very confused!!LOVE it & cant record UTV:(..working so wanted to tape it.

    Starting to get really annoyed with TV3 now, they are getting so unreliable.:mad:


  • Registered Users Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    TV3 have postponed series two of Downton Abbey until Sunday, September 25th. However, the show commences on ITV1/UTV tomorrow evening at 9pm.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 29 Miss.Marple


    Thanks for replies guys..so bloody annoyed with TV3 was advertised everywhere as returning this Sunay 18th..so have to wait a whole other week as working tomorrow night & cant record UTV:mad:..they the same with Irish Come Dine With Me..wasnt on half the time they advertised it:rolleyes:


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,383 ✭✭✭emeraldstar


    Yay, it's D-Day! Great that the first one is on for an hour and a half too. Sunday nights are getting good again :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 727 ✭✭✭prettygurrly


    MrsD007 wrote: »
    TV3 have postponed series two of Downton Abbey until Sunday, September 25th. However, the show commences on ITV1/UTV tomorrow evening at 9pm.

    so annoying that it's delayed starting on tv3. hopefully it will actually be on next sunday night. got a bit panicked when i went to make sure i had set it to sky plus tonight and then it wasn't there anymore....nothing on the tv3 website and the downton abbey page is "not found". might dvd record itv1 tonight just in case....


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,186 ✭✭✭Poochie05


    It's repeated again at 15:45 next Sunday on ITV if you're around then...


  • Registered Users Posts: 884 ✭✭✭cats.life


    so annoying that it's delayed starting on tv3. hopefully it will actually be on next sunday night. got a bit panicked when i went to make sure i had set it to sky plus tonight and then it wasn't there anymore....nothing on the tv3 website and the downton abbey page is "not found". might dvd record itv1 tonight just in case....
    are you bloody kidding me, hate tv3 .pissed of now, cos hubbie is watching rugby. dont have utv on sky.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    I know it's an expensive production but how many more ad breaks from ITV??
    This is way above average


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    Deliberately geting yourself shot -
    yikes they'll have you in front of a firing squad for that :eek:


  • Registered Users Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    Wow! that was a great first episode, the adverts are really annoying though. Can't wait for next week.


  • Registered Users Posts: 5,383 ✭✭✭emeraldstar


    Loved every second! So great to have it back.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,972 ✭✭✭cofy


    cats.life wrote: »
    are you bloody kidding me, hate tv3 .pissed of now, cos hubbie is watching rugby. dont have utv on sky.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

    Do you have I'm not sure about sky but if you have sky+, press the services button on your remote, then 0 for other channels and then you will see UTV third one down, you cant record, or pause though.

    Tonight was excellent, great start to series 2.:D


  • Registered Users Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    cofy wrote: »
    Do you have I'm not sure about sky but if you have sky+, press the services button on your remote, then 0 for other channels and then you will see UTV third one down, you cant record, or pause though.
    Tonight was excellent, great start to series 2.:D
    I recorded Downton Abbey from ITV1 tonight.

    See post 52 on this thread :)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=72132083


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 51 ✭✭Rhalliord


    oh man it was brilliant tonight, I had tears in my eyes when
    Bates left Anna.


  • Registered Users Posts: 10,264 ✭✭✭✭Alicat


    Wonderful to have it back!
    Bates' wife is a friggin' cow!
    :eek:




  • TV3 mofos,was out last night and had this set and series linked on Sky Plus.Disappointed when I got home to find it didnt record but slightly compensated when the series link showed it is to start next Sunday. If ITV was on the Sky epg in Ireland I would never watch TVpee again!


  • Registered Users Posts: 2,766 ✭✭✭squeakyduck


    Just started watching this today. I dunno why in the name of god I didn't watch it before. Gonna watch ep 2 now!


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  • Registered Users Posts: 5,383 ✭✭✭emeraldstar


    So you've got the entire first yet series to watch. I hate you :p


  • Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,909 Mod ✭✭✭✭iguana


    I've got to say I was more than a bit disappointed by this. I thought it was a pity we came into mid-late 1916 and missed the earlier part of the war as one of the most interesting aspects of WW1 was the juxtaposition of the joy most people felt at the start of the war and the slow realisation of the horrors of the reality of that war. In fact the end of series 1 was pretty off as everyone seemed upset and frightened at the announcement of the war, whereas in reality the majority would have been happy and the church bells would have been ringing joyously while lots more parties were organised.

    I'm also disappointed at the missed opportunity of Branson. I always thought the point of having a revolutionary/socialist minded Irishman on staff was to make something of the Irish dilemma at the start of the war, should he join the Irish volunteers or support the republicans. Or if he stayed on the fence (in order to remain in the show) to show his reaction to the fallout of the 1916 Rising, especially Connolly's execution. But instead there is no more reaction from him than a chuckle when he is handed a white feather.

    I had really hoped series 2 would have such a strong seam of great stories to mine from history that it would eliminate some of the annoying tweeness from the show but it's still falling a bit flat. I wouldn't mind so much but ITV are investing so much in the production of the show, such a radical departure for the channel, that it's a pity the weak scripts are letting it down and preventing it from being as great as it should be.


  • Registered Users Posts: 4,798 ✭✭✭goose2005


    iguana wrote: »
    I've got to say I was more than a bit disappointed by this. I thought it was a pity we came into mid-late 1916 and missed the earlier part of the war as one of the most interesting aspects of WW1 was the juxtaposition of the joy most people felt at the start of the war and the slow realisation of the horrors of the reality of that war. In fact the end of series 1 was pretty off as everyone seemed upset and frightened at the announcement of the war, whereas in reality the majority would have been happy and the church bells would have been ringing joyously while lots more parties were organised.

    I'm also disappointed at the missed opportunity of Branson. I always thought the point of having a revolutionary/socialist minded Irishman on staff was to make something of the Irish dilemma at the start of the war, should he join the Irish volunteers or support the republicans. Or if he stayed on the fence (in order to remain in the show) to show his reaction to the fallout of the 1916 Rising, especially Connolly's execution. But instead there is no more reaction from him than a chuckle when he is handed a white feather.

    I had really hoped series 2 would have such a strong seam of great stories to mine from history that it would eliminate some of the annoying tweeness from the show but it's still falling a bit flat. I wouldn't mind so much but ITV are investing so much in the production of the show, such a radical departure for the channel, that it's a pity the weak scripts are letting it down and preventing it from being as great as it should be.

    Yeah, the first episode was a mess except for the bits with Bates. Not to mention how incredibly fake the battle scenes were


  • Registered Users Posts: 407 ✭✭coolhandspan


    will branson take part in easter rising or are we past that in first episode??


  • Registered Users Posts: 6,850 ✭✭✭FouxDaFaFa


    will branson take part in easter rising or are we past that in first episode??
    They were past it and there was no mention of it which was a little disappointing. It seems redundant to have made such a fuss about Branson being a republican when he first came to Downton and then leave him twiddling his thumbs.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    He was the grandson of a manufacturer :eek:
    You mean he worked for a living :eek:

    A good thing she made up for any social deficiencies so...

    Reminds me of last season when they looked down on doctors and lawyers.

    Fair play to the writer, it's a like a whole other world that he knows about


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    So how is everyone watching this?

    On ITV?
    Or is TV3 a week behind?


  • Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 12,909 Mod ✭✭✭✭iguana


    Dammit! I can't believe this show is going down hill while depicting WW1. It's actually becoming boring, which just shouldn't be possible in this era. This is one of my very favourite periods of time and so much could be done here that isn't happening. As I watch I keep wishing I was watching Upstairs Downstairs for the first time instead.

    Quite a bit is pointlessly factually incorrect too. The bit at the start with Lang, the new valet, saying people were looking at him wondering why he was not at war, he would have been wearing his invalid uniform whenever he left Downton and probably most of the time that he was there. Why not just have him in uniform as he would have been?

    Edith and farmer Drake was comically bad. Every single time they spoke up popped Mrs Drake. Like a farmer woman would have had the time to sneak around after her husband. And when she decided to replace Edith with a labourer it might have been nice to have mentioned the Land Girls, as the Land Army movement was well under way in late 1916.

    And storyline wise I think they should marry Mary off to Richard Carlisle, get rid of Branson and Lavinia and have Sybil and Matthew get married. The two are the most suited to each other and I've always gotten a "Little Women" vibe from Mary/Matthew/Sybil.


  • Registered Users Posts: 19,585 ✭✭✭✭Lady Chatterton


    mikemac wrote: »
    So how is everyone watching this?

    On ITV?
    Or is TV3 a week behind?
    I'm watching it on ITV as I couldn't bare to be a week behind.
    I can't wait for Bates to return, I missed him this week,
    I think Bates and Anna are brilliant characters.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,986 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


    They're a lovely couple alright :)

    On another note, putting your hand up to get a "blighty" could get you in front of a firing squad.
    That's how I thought the story was going to go, would have added a lot of drama to it


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