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    R_Claw: This sounds awesome! more »
    LaComtesse: I love Jane Austen. I do not love this idea. It sounds really, really... there's a word for it... oh yes. Stupid. That's right. Mind-bogglingly twee a... more »
    small-fox: I love Jane Austen, but I wish the modern age would just let her be. She had a pretty good grasp of the realities of being a woman in those days, and... more »
    TheUptightMidwesterner: CLIVE AS DARCY FTW...we discussed this this morning !! more »
    kit10indublin: Sorry to be pedantic but the TV series was made by another UK TV channel ITV - not the BBC. And I thought the series was alright - -not great but not ... more »
    Mkp-hearts-NYC: This sounds very Ffordian. I'm excited. more »
    BlowJoy: Once I got Lost in Austen during South By Southwest. But then again I was really drunk. Wait... we're talking about Texas, right? more »
    Easybreezy: Dear Goddess, please let this happen to me! Love, Easybreezy more »
    happysquid: That picture is fabulous. more »
    theruraljuror: as an avid austen fan, this sounds AWESOME!!!! more »
    Merkin: Erk. I watched some of Lost in Austen, with my mother, when I was home at Christmas. It epitomised all the worst characteristics of "chick flick" - or... more »
    NefariousNewt: Is his wife involved? One can only hope so. more »
    AthertonMerriweather: I love Kate Winslet, but I'm hoping they keep Jemima Rooper as Amanda. She's adorable. more »
    BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): ARE THERE ZOMBIES? Also, why haven't I heard of this? more »
    Samanthrax: I am ODing on Austen. more »
    champagne: I want to see gritty versions of period pieces and literary adaptations on BBC and Boston's Masterpiece Theatre but I also want my bonnet escapism too... more »
    Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): Look, BBC, all we're asking is for handsome men in cravats and breeches. It's not that hard, alright? Make some "gritty" shit in your own time and sti... more »
    resonanteye: If it goes like Jabberwocky/Terry Gilliam style, it might find a whole new audience. more »
    theruraljuror: FYI for all the ladies who have Netflix: there are TONS of period costume dramas on instant view right now. "north and south", "the buccaneers", "... more »
    Tart of Darkness: Also they won't be showing the big dog show at Crufts. Because PETA talked them out of it. Frankly I think they are big sissies to not show it becau... more »
  • #janeausten

    Jane-ia

    Lost in Austen, the BBC series about a Jane Austen fan who time-travels to the 19th century, is reportedly being turned into a feature film by Sam Mendes's production company. Is his wife involved? [Mirror]
  • #bbc

    No More Bonnets

    The new guy at the BBC is phasing out traditional costume drama and literary adaptations in favor of "a grittier look at the period." We say: boo. [The Guardian]