The Period Drama Tag

October is almost over, and sometimes, when I walk over the street, the wind rustles, and yellow-brown leaves whirl around me, and I feel the swishing of the fallen leaves beneath my feet, and breath in the air filled with the scents of autumn, a peculiar mix of mud, mist, smoke from the chimneys, pine needles and people walking by.
It seems as if the trees dress up in red, orange, gold, yellow or brown, before winter comes and they lose their leaves.
As if they are at their best. Their most beautiful. Before they enter a period in which they are just bare branched and seem a little desolate.
I love the fall.

And Ruth made a tag, a Period Drama Tag! Thanks Ruth, they are alsways great to answer.



1. Which period drama do you like most?

Downton Abbey. This one is still THE BEST.


2. Choose four characters from a period drama that you like most?

Sybil, Tom Branson, Anna and Rose.

 
3. Which period drama have you recently seen that you recommend to other bloggers?

Well, the most recent was The Land Girls, and I liked it. At start it was a little slow, and some scenes where a little fake. Time was going with large gaps between one episode and the other, but when I got used to that, I enjoyed it very much. I liked the second and third seasons the best. Especially the last. So these series I think will not be enjoyable to everyone, but if you ignore the above mentioned, it's quite nice.

4. If you had to choose, which period drama heroine do you like best?

Okay, this is a hard question. But I've always liked Emma very much, so I'll choose her.


5. And which period drama hero?

Mr. Knightley, of course. No doubt about that (to be precisely, mr. Knightley from Emma 2009).


6. Have you ever seen a movie who was exactly, or mostly, the same as the book?

Emma 2009 was very much like the book.


7. Which movies do you like most, Jane Austens movies (example: Emma), Dickens movies (example: Little Dorrit), or the movies from the Brontë Sisters (example: Jane Eyre)?

Jane Austen movies, definitely.


8. Would you rather play Emma in Emma, Lizzy in Pride and Prejudice, Catherine in Northanger Abbey, Mary in Downton Abbey, Marian in Robin Hood, Amy in Little Dorrit, or Jane in Jane Eyre?

Emma. As you can see, I really like that one. :)


9. Would you rather have Call the Midwife or Cranford?

Call the Midwife.


10. Which period drama that you haven't seen yet would you like to see?

Poldark. I can not wait until it arrives in our library.


11. Which adaption of Sense and Sensibility do you like most: 1995 or 2008?

Hard one. :) I like the first version because I like the Marianne and the Colonel in it very much, but the second because of Elinor and Edward Ferrars are so much better in this version ( Elinor because she actually looks like 19, and Edward Ferrars because of the fact that he is Mathew. ) I'll choose the first one though. I don't know why. Maybe because I have only seen the 2008 version once, and the 1995 version like ten times.


12.  And which adaption of Pride and Prejudice do you like most: 1995 or 2005?

I can not form an opinion on that one, since I haven't seen the 1995. Yet. So I will answer 2005. I like that one becacuse I like the dresses. And Mathew MacFayden = Darcy. :)


13.  Which couple from a period drama movie do you like most?

Sybil and Tom!

Robin Hood BBC Week + Tag

A Robin Hood Week! Rachel has a Robin Hood BBC week, and I am sorry to say that I have had hardly any time to write posts about this series, since being busy was getting in the way this week. But I am certainly going to fill out the tag she wrote!

So, here it is.


1. Who introduced you to the Robin Hood BBC series?

My mother. We had it on our Netflix list and she thought it might be a nice series. At first we all thought it wouldn't be much of a show but it turned out amazing!


2. How do you react when there is someone else who just started seeing the series?

I think I would say: ''O yes, you should watch it! Go and watch it, right now.''


3. Which season do you like the most?

 Definitely, absolutely the first.


4. Did you wanted the show to go on and on, or should it have ended just like it ended?

I disliked the end very much, since it made me cry. But apart from that, it was a magnificent ending, and just PERFECT. It was. Despite the sadness.


5. Favourite character? (Okay, pick at least four, because there are much characters to choose)

Only four? Okay, first of all, Marian. I love her. She is the best Marian ever. Next comes Much, then... Noooo, I can't just choose four favourite characters! I like Allan, and I like Will and Djaq, Meg, Robin, I even like Guy of Gisbourne (sometimes).
But I must choose four. Okay, here we go. I'll stick to Marian, Much, Djaq, and Allan.


6. Which character did you dislike the most?

Isabella. If it weren't for her, certain things that should have not happened, happened. And there is also Kate, who is super annoying, but if I would have to choose, it would absolutely be Isabella. She's terrible.


7. On a scale of 1-10, how much of a fan do you consider yourself?

 I must admit that I am not completely a fan. I might be a seven, or an eight.


8. If you wanted to save someone of dying, who would it be?

 O no, not nother impossible question, because so many characters die that shouldn't have died. How can I choose?!
Can I just choose everyone who died?
I think I will choose Marian. She and Robin where so happy together. So perfect.


9. Which character would you not want to play in the show?

I don't really understand if the question means who I wouln't want to play in the show, or who I wouldn't want to have in the show. If the first, it would be Isabella, if the second, it would be Isabella too.


10. While watching the series, did you ever read any spoilers about the show?

Maybe I should have, that would have saved me some shocks. But no, I never have. I like the surprise in a movie, or series. Watching spoilers would ... well, spoil it for me. :)


11. What's your favourite quote from Robin Hood BBC?

O, I like this question very much! Let's see ... ''Wil you tolerate this injustice? I, for one, will not.'' and I also like this one very much: ''Maybe he's stuck. People get stuck, y'know.'' But my favourite is the first.


12. At least, wich couple do you like the most?

Robin and Marian. They are perfect for each other.



Thank you Rachel, for making this tag. I enjoyed it very much!

~Rebecca~

Call the Midwife + Anne Brontë

This week we started watching Call the Midwife season five! We've waited for it quite a while, so when it finally came into our library, all the Call the Midwife fans in our family where thrilled. Amongst them, me.
I love these series. They are so hartwarming, true, beautiful, and funny sometimes, sad, and also shocking so here and there. It just is a series to remember and cherish. If you haven't watched this yet, please do! It's great.

Sorry for the blurriness :)

I've also finished reading Agnes Grey this afternoon. It's written by Anne Brontë, and I didn't even know it existed until I saw it in the library. I already had some experience with Charlotte and Emily Brontë, and I was hesitating. I finished Jane Eyre once, but only after some ... struggle. And Wuthering Heights, let's not speak of that one. I didn't even finish it. It wasn't really what I liked reading, all the dark and gloomy characters, and settings, and events.
But Agnes Grey was a thin little book, and I wondered how Anne Brontë would write, so I took it home with me.
And to my suprise I liked it! From the very beginning Anne Brontë captured me with her vivid sentences and I went on reading and reading.
I never liked a classic book as much as I liked Agnes Grey.
Her style is very different from that of her sisters. Edward Weston, the 'hero', wasn't someone who locked his wife in a tower, or took revenge all the time. Quite the contrary; he was kind, caring, calm and, well, likeable. I can't really point out what was so special about Edward Weston that made me like him, but maybe it was the fact that he was so ... normal (Besides the fact that he was kind and all that).
I also liked the main character, Agnes Grey. And the setting wasn't very gloomy, and the events weren't gloomy or dramatic either. Some where cheerful, there was a dog in it (Snap ), and meadows and sunshine, and Agnes Grey liked reading.

Now I just have to read The Tenant of Wildfell Hall! Have you ever read it, and is it enjoyable? I would love to know!

~Rebecca~

Blogger Recognition Award!

Hello everyone! Rae tagged me with the Blogger Recognition Award!

Rules:

Thank the blogger who nominated you.
Tell a little bit about how you started blogging.
Give two pieces of advice for new bloggers.
Nominate 15 other bloggers.



Thank you, Rae. :)

For a very long while I've wanted to start a blog, but I always hesitated, not knowing if I should. What if nobody read my blog? What if I couldn't write about anything interesting?
But then my sisters started a blog ( Rachel and Ruth ) and that gave me the little ''push'' I needed. And then the name. I always have trouble coming op with names. Like titles for my stories and blog posts and ideas ... But anyway, after some thought I decided I'd call it 'It's a Wonderful Life'.  I read a book ( a Dutch book, but it was about America and it was great, with vintage cars and dresses and a little teashop and quotes, and the girl was my age ) with that title. I know there is a movie with the same title, but I haven't watched that one ... yet. :)
And Life is wonderful. Right?
And now I have this blog since August. Two months. Wow, that is actually not very much, thinking about it.
But that was the story of my blog and how it started.

Now the two pieces of advice. I'll try, but since I am actually still a 'new blogger' too, I don't know if I'll give any valuable advice, but I'll write from what I think I should keep doing. :)
1.) Just don't give up. Even if nobody reads your blogposts. Don't quit.
2.) Actually my sister gave me this advice, but: If you comment and/or follow other blogs, there will be a bigger change that other people also start following and commenting you own blog.

Nominate 15 other bloggers? I don't follow so many. Or even know so many.
What must I do?!

I hope it's okay if I don't reach the number fifteen, but just name everyone I know.

Ruth
Rachel
Miss Evie

And just anyone who wants to do this too and hasn't been tagged yet. I hope that does count! I would tag Rae to, but since she already was tagged and tagged me, I don't know if that counts.

Thanks again!

~Rebecca~

My favourite version of Emma :)