Thoughts: Sense and Sensibility focuses on sisters and family compared to Pride and Prejudice or Persuasion which is more about love. This new production was well done and the casting was perfect. Hattie Morahan did an excellent job playing Elinor Dashwood; she was like a young Emma Thompson who played the same role in Ang Lee’s 1995 version. While Charity Wakefield was good playing Marianne, I am still fond of Kate Winslet’s performance. This is definitely worth checking out for Austen fans.
(TV) Northanger Abbey. (Jon Jones, 2007) Grade: B-
Thoughts: Catherine Morland (Felicity Jones), who has an overactive imagination due to all the novels she reads, is taken to Bath, England to spend some time with a family friend where she is introduced to Georgian society. There she meets Henry Tilney (JJ Field) and love blossoms between them. It could have been better if not for the overly dramatic imagination scenes; Felicity Jones is very charming.
(TV) Roswell. (Season One, 1999) Grade: B+
Thoughts: Three aliens befriend three teenagers in Roswell, New Mexico. When this series first aired I thought it would be too teeny for me, after all it aired on the WB. The chemistry between Liz Parker (Shiri Appleby) and Max Evans (Jason Behr) is strong but I like the relationship between Michael (Brendan Fehr) and Maria (Majandra Delfino) much more. Some of the episodes spent too much time on the teen aspects of dating and high school. It would have been nice to have more regarding the alien subject matter. Overall a good show and I love the late 90’s vibe of the whole thing.
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