tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post5784854183894961041..comments2024-03-29T00:34:59.084-07:00Comments on Kittling: Books: Saturday Soliloquy-- Television RecommendationsCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-42772897292312956972009-05-18T14:11:00.000-07:002009-05-18T14:11:00.000-07:00Jennifer--thanks for stopping by! I watch the Hist...Jennifer--thanks for stopping by! I watch the History Channel, too...and that little girl is me! :)<br /><br />Kathy--Mom and I didn't watch that much television either. There are only a few programs that I have any memories of.<br /><br />Beth--the coincidences and similarities between us continue!<br /><br />Yvette--thanks for stopping by! I've also been interested in true crime, not because of TV but because I lived a couple of blocks away from Gary Gilmore's last crime spree, and later discovered I visited a shopping mall on the very same day Ted Bundy was trolling there.<br /><br />Dorte--Matador sounds very intriguing, but I'd bet the farm that it isn't available here. :( I like your type of bribe!<br /><br />"Ravenous"--thanks for stopping by! I love how Jane Eyre "fired you up"! Flambards is available on DVD, but Testament isn't, more's the pity.<br /><br />Margot--Flambards is available, but Testament isn't. I have my own copy of Flambards, and at least once a year, I have my "fix". :)Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01774383554326288663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-2819531116090520632009-05-18T09:30:00.000-07:002009-05-18T09:30:00.000-07:00I don't know if my Agatha Christie obsession start...I don't know if my Agatha Christie obsession started with the various TV shows or if they just fueled it. I'm grateful she wrote so many as I'm still reading them after all these years.<br /><br />Thanks for the videos. They both look good. I'm going to see if they are on dvd.Margothttp://joyfullyretired.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-58604553782220224742009-05-17T12:23:00.000-07:002009-05-17T12:23:00.000-07:00I was about 10 when I first saw the movie Jane Eyr...I was about 10 when I first saw the movie Jane Eyre on television, and immediately set out to get my hands on the book. Reading it sparked my interest in Charlotte Bronte, and so I began reading biographies of her. This of course, led to my desire to become a writer!<br /><br />The series you mention sound really interesting. I wonder if they're available on DVD?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-58555030110161505012009-05-17T05:57:00.000-07:002009-05-17T05:57:00.000-07:00The best Danish TV-series ever is called Matador (...The best Danish TV-series ever is called Matador (= Monopoly, the board game). It begins in the 1930s and continues through the 40s. Good entertainment, wonderful actors, and throughout the series you get a very real sense of being there. I have never even heard a history teacher complain about the credibility. <br />Most modern Danish series are mindless entertainment, however, so I was very pleased when our elder daughter gave the younger one Jane Austen´s Pride and Prejudice (BBC´s series) recently. They both enjoyed the gift thoroughly so I have offered younger daughter the film version if she reads Northanger Abbey in English. A bribe, but I don´t think she really minds.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-9524088167508936082009-05-16T23:39:00.000-07:002009-05-16T23:39:00.000-07:00I watched a documentary on the Crime and Investiga...I watched a documentary on the Crime and Investigation network and it started my obsession with true crime books.It's been 2 years and showing no signs of abating.And I agree with you,the books are always better than the tv program,no matter how excellent the tv program is.Yvette Kellyhttp://truecrimebookreviews.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-38272459623759594302009-05-16T09:39:00.000-07:002009-05-16T09:39:00.000-07:00I missed these shows. We did watch TV, but I don't...I missed these shows. We did watch TV, but I don't remember these.<br /><br />Funny, I'm on a turn of the century kick with my books now -- total coincidence that both The Luxe and No Angels take place during the same period. Well, No Angels is now up to WWI.Beth Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627666337961326265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-442409078178828532009-05-16T07:51:00.000-07:002009-05-16T07:51:00.000-07:00I wasn't allowed to watch much TV as a child and s...I wasn't allowed to watch much TV as a child and still don't watch much, so I can't think of any show that sparked an interest in me.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999659125625323494.post-75035807830657636652009-05-16T07:26:00.000-07:002009-05-16T07:26:00.000-07:00I don't watch much TV because I'm always r...I don't watch much TV because I'm always reading or writing, but I do love watch the History Channel when I get a chance. By the way, I love the B&W photo you posted of the little girl in diapers reading the paper in her chair.Jennifer Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360330085131177132noreply@blogger.com