The final part of the BBC adaptation of Bleak House has topped TV ratings with an average of six million viewers.
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I had to read that book for one of my first year university Englush classes. The class was taught by a spaced out unitarian that was only slightly less boring than the book itself.
The most honest equivalent I could give to the average poster that hasnt attempted to read Bleakhouse is that it is like reading through 800 pages of Gbaji responses. My eyes feel like bleeding just from the memory.
So what is the deal? Do they make a joke about shrubbery? Are the girls scantily dressed? Did they tell you it was the second season of Lost?
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Like most older texts, they can seem out of fashion or very dated but can come alive given the correct presentation.
I remember being forced to study Macbeth, I hated it. All thees and thous and so very hard to work through without falling asleep. Eventually our English teacher found a modern copy of Macbeth and we talked through the plot and scene by scene in modern language. After that it became a fantastic topic to study. It has everything a modern drama has, affairs, murder, intrigue, lust and passion ....
Mel Gibsons film version helped too.
From what I gather this costume drama converted well to screen in a similar way
I remember being forced to study Macbeth, I hated it. All thees and thous and so very hard to work through without falling asleep. Eventually our English teacher found a modern copy of Macbeth and we talked through the plot and scene by scene in modern language. After that it became a fantastic topic to study. It has everything a modern drama has, affairs, murder, intrigue, lust and passion ....
Mel Gibsons film version helped too.
From what I gather this costume drama converted well to screen in a similar way
JennockFV wrote:
Like most older texts, they can seem out of fashion or very dated but can come alive given the correct presentation.
I remember being forced to study Macbeth, I hated it. All thees and thous and so very hard to work through without falling asleep. Eventually our English teacher found a modern copy of Macbeth and we talked through the plot and scene by scene in modern language. After that it became a fantastic topic to study. It has everything a modern drama has, affairs, murder, intrigue, lust and passion ....
Mel Gibsons film version helped too.
From what I gather this costume drama converted well to screen in a similar way
I remember being forced to study Macbeth, I hated it. All thees and thous and so very hard to work through without falling asleep. Eventually our English teacher found a modern copy of Macbeth and we talked through the plot and scene by scene in modern language. After that it became a fantastic topic to study. It has everything a modern drama has, affairs, murder, intrigue, lust and passion ....
Mel Gibsons film version helped too.
From what I gather this costume drama converted well to screen in a similar way
There was no trouble comprehending what was happening at any time, the book just wasn't a page turner. In fact you might say it is one of those books you start reading and then quickly put down but keep around because it is thick enough to bludgeon a persons skull in if the need arises.
Dull story, dull characters, all packed into 1,000+ pages of forest clearing paper back tedium. I rather have to read The Sacred and Profane: The Nature of Religion by Mircea Eliade again.
That is why I am wondering, how did they jazz up the TV series to make it interesting? Perhaps Richard in one of his many ventures opened up a ****** bar? Jarndyce and Jarndyce actually are twins, hot and eager? Whats up?
Bode - 100 Holy Paladin - Lightbringer
Lots of mostly naked women, running around at triple speed to the tune of "Yakety Sax".
Belkira wrote:
Wow. Regular ol' Joph fan club in here.
Our television isn't boring. Most Americans can't appreciate anything that goes more than 5 mins without a car crash with an explosion like a nuke.
(Disclaimer: The above is a joke, not intended as a racist comment)
(Disclaimer: The above is a joke, not intended as a racist comment)
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I remember being forced to study Macbeth, I hated it. All thees and thous and so very hard to work through without falling asleep. Eventually our English teacher found a modern copy of Macbeth and we talked through the plot and scene by scene in modern language. After that it became a fantastic topic to study. It has everything a modern drama has, affairs, murder, intrigue, lust and passion ....
Mel Gibsons film version helped too.
Mel Gibsons film version helped too.
Mel made Hamlet, not MacBeth. Not sure how that helped you with MacBeth.
Bleh, I studied both, confused the plays. Sue me 
Is Monty Python's Flying Circus still chugging over there? (in the sense of replaying the series, no I don't think Monty Python is still together =P)
If it is, then its infinite entertainment easily makes any finite amount of boringness completely irrelevant.
That and Fawlty Towers.
Edited, Mon Dec 19 00:06:26 2005 by Shopee
If it is, then its infinite entertainment easily makes any finite amount of boringness completely irrelevant.
That and Fawlty Towers.
Edited, Mon Dec 19 00:06:26 2005 by Shopee
They show monty python every now and again. As for fawlty towers UKTV Gold are showing it very often.
Jophiel wrote:
Lots of mostly naked women, running around at triple speed to the tune of "Yakety Sax".
That was my ringtone for the longest time.
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