| re: Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies coming to Broadway | |
| Posted by: | enoch10 03:01 pm EDT 09/10/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies coming to Broadway - singleticket 02:42 pm EDT 09/10/14 |
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| i've read each of these books three times. they're like heroin. if i could take a pill and erase the memory of reading them so i could read them again, i would. she's a terrific writer writing about events intensely rich in drama peopled by huge, contradictory, complex characters whose exploits changed the course of history. what's special about the books is the same thing that made the six wives of henry the 8th special, and by a (very) small extension what made elizabeth r special, elizabeth and essex special, and blanchett's two elizabeth movies special. as well as a man for all seasons, becket, and even lion in winter. cromwell (via wolsey) is an unique way in and a damn good one. bottom line, though, you figured out for yourself - she's a good writer. a very, very good writer working in a genre not know for producing great writers or great works. i don't know what the adaptions are like but i can't wait to find out. i'm glad they weren't scooped up by pbs or hbo and made into a mini series. | |
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| re: Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies coming to Broadway | |
| Posted by: | lonlad 05:49 pm EDT 09/10/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies coming to Broadway - enoch10 03:01 pm EDT 09/10/14 |
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| except that they HAVE been made into a UK mini-series, starring Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, and Jonathan Pryce ..... Peter Kosminsky directing. | |
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| re: Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies coming to Broadway | |
| Posted by: | enoch10 11:04 am EDT 09/11/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies coming to Broadway - lonlad 05:49 pm EDT 09/10/14 |
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| no except about it. a us-produced mini series could well have impeded a broadway transfer. | |
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| In point of fact.... | |
| Posted by: | MockingbirdGirl 12:24 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies coming to Broadway - enoch10 11:04 am EDT 09/11/14 |
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| ... the miniseries is being co-produced by US Masterpiece Entertainment, and as a consequence will be shown on PBS. | |
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| Posted by: | enoch10 04:44 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
| In reply to: | In point of fact.... - MockingbirdGirl 12:24 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| will to be shown before the broadway run and therefor impede the chances of it transferring? that was the point i clearly made. | |
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| re: In point of fact.... | |
| Posted by: | MockingbirdGirl 04:53 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
| In reply to: | re: In point of fact.... - enoch10 04:44 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| Since neither the Broadway transfer nor the TV adaptation -- also scheduled for 2015 -- has a definite date, there's really no way of knowing. But my guess the producers are not as squeamish as you about the dangers the miniseries poses to its stage prospects (which could, in fact, be boosted rather than impeded by previous exposure). | |
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| re: In point of fact.... | |
| Posted by: | enoch10 12:13 pm EDT 09/12/14 |
| In reply to: | re: In point of fact.... - MockingbirdGirl 04:53 pm EDT 09/11/14 |
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| >>there's really no way of knowing. agreed so, again, one of your rushes to correct proves less than insightful. | |
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| Posted by: | allineedisthegirl 02:38 pm EDT 09/12/14 |
| In reply to: | re: In point of fact.... - enoch10 12:13 pm EDT 09/12/14 |
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| mockingbirdgirl was giving information germane to the conversation, not insight. db | |
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| re: In point of fact.... | |
| Posted by: | enoch10 10:32 am EDT 09/13/14 |
| In reply to: | re: In point of fact.... - allineedisthegirl 02:38 pm EDT 09/12/14 |
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| depends on how much weight you'd apply "germane" in this case. felt like another tiresome rush to correct. not wrong just tedious. | |
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| re: In point of fact.... | |
| Posted by: | MockingbirdGirl 05:27 pm EDT 09/12/14 |
| In reply to: | re: In point of fact.... - allineedisthegirl 02:38 pm EDT 09/12/14 |
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| Indeed. Surprising that needs to be explained, really. | |
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| re: Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies coming to Broadway | |
| Posted by: | singleticket 03:16 pm EDT 09/10/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies coming to Broadway - enoch10 03:01 pm EDT 09/10/14 |
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| if i could take a pill and erase the memory of reading them so i could read them again, i would. Hah! Excellent. Then I think you're in for a treat and I will say no more... | |
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| Didn't roger ebert say | |
| Posted by: | dramedy 03:51 pm EDT 09/10/14 |
| In reply to: | re: Wolf Hall / Bring Up The Bodies coming to Broadway - singleticket 03:16 pm EDT 09/10/14 |
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| That his greatest wish would be able to see his favorite movies for the first time again. | |
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