Are You Watching?

Sunday nights have taken on a new look at my household.  My calendar is carefully marked and the stage is set.  What is so special about Sunday night at 9pm?  Downton Abbey magically appears on my television  and I just can't miss a single episode.  Even Mr. DD is hooked!  :-)   It is based on  the time in history during King George V's rein.  Beginning with the sinking of the Titanic and including World War I, the series seems to grasp how each individual character was effected by the events that shaped history.   Season 2 has started and each episode is even better than the one before.  The Guiness Book of World Records even named it "the most critically acclaimed English television show for the year". 

What is the appeal?  For me I think it revolves around the fact that I had family members  who grew up in that era.  I was very close to them and actually inherited some of their belongings.  I have many pictures depicting this very era.  The picture above is my Great Aunt and two cousins on the front porch of their Victorian home.  I grew up going there frequently and sat for hours listening to stories about their lives.  My husbands grandparents also told us all stories about this period in history.  I suppose that leaves us truly infatuated with the series.

My husband and I were actually out to lunch last week and heard the couple next to us discussing the show.  We thought is was so funny that it seems to appeal to so many different people.  I also believe you could compare it to a soap opera and we all know how addictive those can be!  Not me of course! :-)

If you haven't tuned in, give it a try.  I think you too will enjoy escaping to Downton Abbey.

Blessings,