Netflix is evil. I have in my queue the 1995 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice, the one with Colin Firth, who is supposed to be the best Mr. Darcy ever. I'm pretty sure this is the only version of P&P I have not seen, so I have been eagerly watching it creep up the list. In my queue. Qeueu. Q. Why the hello do they call it a queue anyway? This isn't Britain! I have to look it up every time! And let me remind you I was school spelling bee champion two years in a row, back in the olden days before spellcheck!
So last week they finally sent it, along with The Magic School Bus, Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! Except they only sent disc one. They sent me half of a movie. And we're not talking about Legally Blonde here people, this is Pride and Prejudice! Not a series either, but a single film. Did they really expect me to placidly watch disc one and then just wait around for them to send the other half? It probably cuts off at a really crucial moment too, like when Mr. Collins proposes to Elizabeth or Mr. Bingley suddenly leaves Netherfield.
So I let Max and Jessamine have two days with The Magic School Bus, then I packed it off right away. Forgetting completely about Memorial Day and the lack of mail service thereon.
They're just lucky I have ice cream.
Had.
So now I wait. Disc two is at the top of my queue now, and if they dare to skip it? I will be forced to take measures. And that's all I have to say about that. Thank God for this, which has been occupying me in the meantime. Jim and Pam! Pam and Jim!
Which Bennett sister are you? I was sure I'd be Mary but I'm Elizabeth. Psh. Here is a video I found of Mr. Darcy's finest moments, for all my P&P sisters:
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This is my favorite version--hubby bought a copy for me for $15 (the special edition plus book) through School and Librarian services (I think--I will have to find the name). I was so tickled because it used to be upwords of $50.
I have to agree--Colin Firth is the best Mr. Darcy.
I think I've been reading to many British blogs--I called my daughter today to alert to look for me; I was in the queue at school. Her reaction? ???? and rightfully so.
Oops-- got it from here: http://www.libraryanded.com/current.htm, and Colin Firth is our favorite. And we all say queue around here--but then the only tv we watch is BBC.
Who are you kidding? We all think we're Elizabeth. And Darcy is mine!
Hey, I was a spelling champ, too, waaaay before spell check. "Queue" is easy, because there is always a "u" after "q."
Oooo! I hope you love it! It's my favorite version.
Thank god you had the ice cream! The nerve.
And i like the queue thing. it makes me feel proper and fancy when really i'm just watching movies.
Hee hee! Sorry but that is soooo funny! :o)
I ALWAYS have to look up how to spell Q too. Do not stop watching until you see Colin Firth come out of that water soaking wet in his manly man shirt. Meow.
I never called it a queue till I moved to Belgium. Nor did I say "bloody" as much as I do now. BBC is taking over my mind.
I haven't seen that version of P & P yet but will now immediately go hunt it out. I really liked him in 'Girl w/ A Pearl Earring' for some reason.
I have honestly never seen any of these movies, but given the sorry state of current movies these days, I think I am heading to the classics.
I'm Elizabeth too, and the Colin Firth version is the BEST ONE!!! LOVED IT
ohhhh MRRRR Darcy. Meow.
oh my...she typed with one hand 'cause the other was fanning her face...Mr. Darcy...you do turn a woman's head.
(and make her wanna rip her bodice off and join you in that water!!!)
Oh, yes, oh, yes. Definitely Colin Firth. I'm old and tired and he still makes me sweat. Such a pain only getting half the movie!! You should put this on your Christmas list; I got it as a gift a couple of years ago and now it's on our (us girls') regular rotation, along with the book, too, of course. BTW:I'm Lizzy, too, and proud of it!
Poor you- it's probably because it was a series and it's serioussssly long, but amazing, best version for sure. I think I'm probably Jane, I always go for the nice guys. But obviously when it comes to Colin Firth and his wet shirt, we're all Elizabeth - he is what Bridget Jones was based on!
Oh, that is radical torture!!
I loved, loved, loved that Pride & Prejudice miniseries. The best! Hope you got the 2nd disc by now...
That is why I broke down and splurged on the dvds. They kept me entertained during an interminable wait at the foul JFK airport in March, at least they did until the battery in my laptop died.
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