tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post1365762351196754342..comments2024-03-28T04:25:44.179-05:00Comments on Lone Wolf Concerto: NOTHING MUCH, AND VICTORIAJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-9614994124291123612017-03-18T10:03:07.873-05:002017-03-18T10:03:07.873-05:00Jon,
We were out of power for several days due to...Jon,<br /><br />We were out of power for several days due to the last snowstorm (Trying to put the adventure into a post ). Once more I am trying to catch up on your posts. PBS' English Dramas are not my spot of tea, old boy, but this making films and changing facts for fiction is a pet peeve. I understand some needs to take literary license, such as combining some mini characters into one, but I hate how they think rel life can't hold interest and must be punched up with a lot of fuss 'n' feathers that never happened. Funny, looking at the photos it appears the actress playing Victoria is somewhat better looking than the real queen, but the real prince was better looking than the actor playing him.<br /><br /><br />Larrynitewrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03968271056094267260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-75640056937734557522017-03-15T16:14:56.611-05:002017-03-15T16:14:56.611-05:00I shouldn't have been so harsh on Victoria, bu...I shouldn't have been so harsh on Victoria, but they did take an enormous amount of historical liberties - and turned it into a campy romance.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-22417298724130020742017-03-15T16:13:39.410-05:002017-03-15T16:13:39.410-05:00I think that an aura migraine is just about the sa...I think that an aura migraine is just about the same as an optical one. My mother had them and I have no doubt that it's hereditary.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-25059782739794137352017-03-15T09:38:14.943-05:002017-03-15T09:38:14.943-05:00Jon,
I do like a good historical drama, especially...Jon,<br />I do like a good historical drama, especially an English one. However, so many of them take too many liberties with the facts for dramatic effect. Ironically, stating the real facts are often more interesting. Thanks for the review on "Victoria". I probably will take a pass on this series.<br />RonRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11161930319264523497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-45038268730116099272017-03-10T19:28:54.349-06:002017-03-10T19:28:54.349-06:00What's an aural migraine? I have optical migra...What's an aural migraine? I have optical migraines from time to time, which can be very disconcerting, but not too terribly painful.<br /><br />I hope your mood is better now, cowboy. It'll be spring before you know it. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-34356331914238033102017-03-10T06:07:11.241-06:002017-03-10T06:07:11.241-06:00I think we were all spoiled by Downton Abbey. &quo...I think we were all spoiled by Downton Abbey. "Underwhelming" is the best word to describe Victoria. Somehow it leaves me cold (except for watching Albert....)Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-86537692303772118012017-03-09T17:33:44.926-06:002017-03-09T17:33:44.926-06:00I'm spoiled by Downton Abbey. Victoria was und...I'm spoiled by Downton Abbey. Victoria was underwhelming at best. I just never got in to it. <br />There is no problem with your blog entries here. They come in loud and clear from the provinces.Jimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497874766764411664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-66214142724475743702017-03-09T16:51:04.365-06:002017-03-09T16:51:04.365-06:00It's a migraine headache accompanied by radica...It's a migraine headache accompanied by radical visual disturbances - where you see flashing lights, zigzag lines, and often temporarily lose part of your vision. VERY scary, but it usually doesn't last long. It's often hereditary. My mother used to get them.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-3113651381717247312017-03-09T16:42:15.505-06:002017-03-09T16:42:15.505-06:00I have never heard of aural hallucinations but the...I have never heard of aural hallucinations but they don't sound nice. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-83319682980977277002017-03-09T11:11:42.534-06:002017-03-09T11:11:42.534-06:00Normally I can manage to get back to the shows I w...Normally I can manage to get back to the shows I want to keep up with, but been hard this year so far with Karma and the eyes and then add internet connection issues when I do try to watch. *sigh*<br />Only asked questions?! Well, I suppose a prince would be absolutely terrified of even the possibility of an illegitimate child with a prostitute. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-23590531317730555562017-03-09T04:47:04.719-06:002017-03-09T04:47:04.719-06:00You can still catch most of the episodes on the PB...You can still catch most of the episodes on the PBS website, but I'm sure they won't be available for long.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-81457488615292648762017-03-09T04:45:37.748-06:002017-03-09T04:45:37.748-06:00I'm seldom kind to myself - - which is a large...I'm seldom kind to myself - - which is a large part of the problem....<br />I was probably a little too harsh regarding Victoria, but somehow a highly-fictionalized romance-style account irks me.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-58452020251613761202017-03-09T04:43:17.809-06:002017-03-09T04:43:17.809-06:00Near 90 already?? Believe it or not, snow is predi...Near 90 already?? Believe it or not, snow is predicted here by late Saturday afternoon - - even though today was 65.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-36561850744909695792017-03-09T04:41:38.837-06:002017-03-09T04:41:38.837-06:00It's difficult to stay warm and dry here in th...It's difficult to stay warm and dry here in the boonies, but I'll sure try.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-53173049528773543442017-03-09T04:40:34.342-06:002017-03-09T04:40:34.342-06:00I heard that on the DVD version, some of the origi...I heard that on the DVD version, some of the original scenes are omitted - such as the scene where Prince Albert goes to a brothel (before his marriage). If I remember correctly, he didn't have sex, but rather questioned the prostitute about what exactly he should do on his upcoming wedding night!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-53650762665759525612017-03-09T04:37:37.847-06:002017-03-09T04:37:37.847-06:00Since I no longer have a TV, I always watch on the...Since I no longer have a TV, I always watch on the PBS website - but, as you said - they only leave the episodes on for a limited time.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-5768961325517589442017-03-09T04:35:17.715-06:002017-03-09T04:35:17.715-06:00Quite honestly, I seldom know what the topic will ...Quite honestly, I seldom know what the topic will be, either....Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-3053220343283054912017-03-09T04:34:11.245-06:002017-03-09T04:34:11.245-06:00You're right - they are trying hard to have an...You're right - they are trying hard to have another hit like Downton Abbey, but this one doesn't quite make the mark. I'm wondering if different actors will be used for season 2, with an aging Victoria. Coleman and Hughes are so young (well, actually, both of them are 30).<br />Yup, Tom Hughes is easy to look at....Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-63115148190922453352017-03-09T00:41:07.442-06:002017-03-09T00:41:07.442-06:00I totally missed this one on PBS. Thank you for th...I totally missed this one on PBS. Thank you for the insights. TARYTERREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14620999913159718018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-14331858001005207112017-03-08T23:19:47.087-06:002017-03-08T23:19:47.087-06:00Excellent critique of PBS series, Jon. As for migr...Excellent critique of PBS series, Jon. As for migraines (between rainstorms is when I get them), all I can recommend is aspirin, espresso and bed --also compresses. Time to be kind to yourself. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-48710517449946851162017-03-08T20:36:07.572-06:002017-03-08T20:36:07.572-06:00Then again, (I suspect) Hollywood feeds on cheap s...Then again, (I suspect) Hollywood feeds on cheap sensationalism, hoping no-one discovers they've taken liberties with the truth. (Not unlike Washington DC, eh?)<br /><br />At least you've 70-degree highs. We're hovering around 90, and I'm contemplating slitting my wrists.Mevely317https://www.blogger.com/profile/14786988262452989091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-11143524342037925762017-03-08T19:23:55.337-06:002017-03-08T19:23:55.337-06:00I have not watched that series. I do like that pe...I have not watched that series. I do like that period in English history. Stay warm and dry. Travelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07787024407420088973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-28054340305459295282017-03-08T16:19:53.610-06:002017-03-08T16:19:53.610-06:00I missed this one. I only have internet and anten...I missed this one. I only have internet and antenna doesn't even work here. Been having internet issues and PBS online (as well as other broadcast TV channels online) only allows you to see the episodes for free for a limited period of time and then they remove them. So once I had missed the first? second? one I have to wait and catch it on Netflix down the road. Doesn't sound like I missed too much. ;) Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-50078087095543887872017-03-08T14:27:37.583-06:002017-03-08T14:27:37.583-06:00I always enjoy your blog because I never know what...I always enjoy your blog because I never know what the topic will be...Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8660581276521005822.post-12282685805448040112017-03-08T13:22:30.991-06:002017-03-08T13:22:30.991-06:00I watched Victoria and would rate it a 6 7 out of ...I watched Victoria and would rate it a 6 7 out of ten. I think they were trying very hard to replace Downton Abbey with a period piece. While I enjoyed it, I agree with your assessment. But Tom Hughes had me purrrrrrring. I'll watch a second season IF nothing else grabs my attention. The show that in currently enjoying is Bates Motel. Its on it final season. That show surprised me.Mistress Maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098940220513091207noreply@blogger.com