Guilty pleasure delight: North & South
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dangermousieI just discovered that North & South, an adaptation of John Jakes Civil War era magnum opus is on DVD.
*glee*
Anyone else remember it? I saw it when I was 15 or so and loved every soapy, trashy, glorious moment of it. It had period dresses, 1980s hair, hot HOT guys, angsty forbidden love (Orry/Madeleine 4 evah! :P), abolutionists, mustache-twirling villains (and villainesses), and uniforms. Lots of uniforms. HoYay too, if you are looking for it (George and Orry are totally BFF). Did I mention the angst? I admit to rewatching the scene were Orry finds out Madeleine's evil husband beats her a few times...ahhhhh the angst!
I am so getting it.
Samples of the "brilliant" dialogue:
Orry: It nearly killed me being away from you.
Madeline: Please... we mustn't say things like that to each other.
Orry: Why not? We feel them.
Madeline There's nothing we can do.
Orry: You don't love him. You are not his.
Ashton: I couldn't possibly love just one man, think how disappointed the rest would be.
*glee*
Anyone else remember it? I saw it when I was 15 or so and loved every soapy, trashy, glorious moment of it. It had period dresses, 1980s hair, hot HOT guys, angsty forbidden love (Orry/Madeleine 4 evah! :P), abolutionists, mustache-twirling villains (and villainesses), and uniforms. Lots of uniforms. HoYay too, if you are looking for it (George and Orry are totally BFF). Did I mention the angst? I admit to rewatching the scene were Orry finds out Madeleine's evil husband beats her a few times...ahhhhh the angst!
I am so getting it.
Samples of the "brilliant" dialogue:
Orry: It nearly killed me being away from you.
Madeline: Please... we mustn't say things like that to each other.
Orry: Why not? We feel them.
Madeline There's nothing we can do.
Orry: You don't love him. You are not his.
Ashton: I couldn't possibly love just one man, think how disappointed the rest would be.
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Date: 2005-10-18 08:05 pm (UTC)Mind you, I personally think rewatching it would be as laughingly, flinchingly painful as rewatching the Hardy Boys... which, yes, I did get on DVD...
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Date: 2005-10-18 08:08 pm (UTC)I am going to give it a try and see how it looks after all these years. Who knows. But I am afraid the hair will be a deal-breaker!
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Date: 2005-10-18 08:07 pm (UTC)Are there any extras?
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Date: 2005-10-18 08:12 pm (UTC)I am not sure about the extras.
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Date: 2005-10-18 08:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-18 08:50 pm (UTC)Extras
Date: 2005-10-18 10:22 pm (UTC)Featurette - "The History of North and South: A Retrospective Documentary"
Audio Commentary:
1. Patrick Swayze -Star
2. John Jakes - Author
3. David L. Wolper - Producer
It's a pity this thing didn't come out now, because imagine oodles and oodles of bad fanfic it would spawn!
Re: Extras
Date: 2005-10-18 10:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2005-10-18 08:42 pm (UTC)The angst!
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Date: 2005-10-18 08:49 pm (UTC)The angst!
Oh yes. Orry arriving on the eve of Madeleine's wedding day. Heeeeee. It was glorious.
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Date: 2005-10-19 04:08 am (UTC)"Ashton" graduated from my high school several years before me.
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