{"id":754,"date":"2013-01-06T17:01:12","date_gmt":"2013-01-06T22:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetsusan.org\/?p=754"},"modified":"2013-01-06T18:22:36","modified_gmt":"2013-01-06T23:22:36","slug":"downton-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetsusan.org\/?p=754","title":{"rendered":"Downton Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Well, y’all, I’m going to give you a break from all this political & economic claptrap, and talk about something cultural – which means, of course, Public Television!<\/p>\n

Downton Abbey, Season 3, starts tonight. From the previews, it appears we’ll be treated to more of the shenanigans of the down and upstairs folk, now in post-WW I time frame.<\/p>\n

I really enjoyed Season 1. It bore an uncanny resemblance to the plot of the first couple seasons of Upstairs Downstairs, but hey – what’s wrong with repeating success? The monkeyshines of the rich and not so rich kept me enthralled for about 12 hours of programming.<\/p>\n

Season 2 seemed to drag on for centuries, even with a segment about catching & dying of the Spanish Flu which is a hot topic with me (see Writing section).<\/p>\n

So now we’re up to Season 3, which apparently features Shirley MacLaine as the matron of the manor’s mother – cool, eh? <\/p>\n

So enjoy the break from all this stuff, and check out Downton Abbey. You may or may not like it!<\/p>\n

Oh, and by the way: if you make it all the way to the end of the first installment – \"\"<\/a>Jack White will be on Austin City Limits right afterward. If you are a fan (as I am) you should enjoy it. <\/p>\n

Let me know if you check it out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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