I wonder if anyone realized when Downton Abbey started

[CheshireGrin]

what it would turn into.

I'm rewatching the first season as part of my procrastination this morning, and it got me thinking. I wonder if anyone involved had any idea that they were about to become household names, not just in Britain but in the US.

Random thoughts.

[hopecounts]

I think they knew it would be popular but I don't think they expected it to be as popular as it is.

littleduck so far season 4 is redeeming the show for me in how they're addressing everything that happened last season.

[McGavin]

I wonder if they knew it was Downton and not DowntoWn like I did for the longest time.

[CheshireGrin]

Gosford Park is one of my favorite movies. It's definitely an early template for Downton, and it's what made me search for more works by Julian Fellowes.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

I think the same thing about GoT- like, I've never read any other fantasy. And this season especially was a breakout season.

I want to work on a historical series some day. They totally check their accuracy with art historians, right? I read three case studies every year about Highclere house, lol

[CheshireGrin]

Oct 2, 2013 7:53:15 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

I think the same thing about GoT- like, I've never read any other fantasy. And this season especially was a breakout season.

I want to work on a historical series some day. They totally check their accuracy with art historians, right? I read three case studies every year about Highclere house, lol

I think that would be an awesome job. But why wait for them to find you? I had a professor in nursing school who used to write letters regularly to all of the medical TV shows explaining all of their inaccuracies. She was hysterical, LOL.

[weelass24]

I liked the first episode of season 4, but didn't love the second. Hopefully, they are just laying the groundwork for the good story lines.