Sunday, October 02, 2011

An interesting Masterpiece

It is certainly no "Downton Abbey," but for those of you who are getting impatient waiting for the next installment of that popular PBS Masterpiece Theater series, may we suggest indulging in "Aristocrats?" We've watched four of the six episodes of this 1999 creation and find it a most worthy diversion.
Here's the Netflix summary:
Based on a true story, this "Masterpiece Theater" miniseries follows four sisters -- descendents of King Charles II and his French mistress -- whose unconventional ideas and behavior raise eyebrows in 18th-century England. The Lennox sisters (Serena Gordon, Geraldine Somerville, Anne-Marie Duff and Jodhi May) wend their way through marriages, children, death and scandal as they determine whether custom or passion should dictate their actions.
Last night we went through a huge bowl of popcorn as the family disintegrated before our eyes. We await the final disk to see how it gets put back together again.
Meanwhile, what's the latest on Downton Abbey?