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I have never read a single Jane Austen book, the closest I’ve come to her was watching Clueless, and I had no idea that it was based upon the book Emma. I watched the movie Becoming Jane on Netflix one night and decided that I wanted to read her books, but I never did find the time. But then Warner Brothers introduced me to Emma, by BBC America. Emma is based upon the book by Jane Austen, and after watching the show, I finally decided to read the book. So far, I find the book a little bit difficult to read because the language is so old, so I really like the show because they updated the language a bit. Everyone is still proper and in or out of society but it’s much easier to follow.

 

 

To be Released on: 2/9

emma USA snapbox:USSynopsis: Fresh and funny, this new adaptation of the Jane Austen classic features a stellar cast  including Romola Garai (Atonement, Vanity Fair), Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting) and Michael Gambon (Harry Potter).

21-year-old Emma Woodhouse has very little to worry about.  She is beautiful, clever, rich, with a comfortable home and some of the best blessings of existence.  More than anything, she loves playing matchmaker to her friends and family, so when young, pretty, naive and socially inferior Harriet arrives, Emma decides to indulge her passion.  She persuades Harriet to reject an advantageous marriage proposal from a local farmer in order to hold out for an offer from the dashing Mr. Elton. But Emma soon discovers that Mr. Elton is far more socially ambitious and mercenary than she had ever realized, and her advice to Harriet goes terribly awry.

Actors: Starring Romola Garai (Atonement, Vanity Fair), Louise Dylan (Merlin), Jonny Lee Miller (Trainspotting), Michael Gambon (Harry Potter, Cranford), Rupert Evans, Jodhi May, Robert Bathurst

My Opinion:

WOW, how I loved watching this. I had a hard time not watching it all in one night. When I realized I had two episodes left I had to stop and continue watching it the next night. I see now how Clueless is the same story, but it lacks so much of what Emma has. Emma was never troubled until her governess went off and got married. (which was by Emma’s own accord). It was then when she realized that she should become a match maker. Then all the trouble starts for her. I hope I am not the only woman out there that has not read the novel by Jane Austen.

Michael Gambon is amazing in this, I say amazing because he truly resembles a doting father afraid to lose his last daughter. He also seems to see much more than he lets on. I have no idea if this is the case in the book because I haven’t gotten that far yet but I’m really looking forward to reading the character development of him and the amazing Mr. Knightly. I love the Mr. Knightly is always able to tell Emma the truth. Everyone needs to be brought back to reality every now and then don’t you think?

I find through the show that Emma has such an innocence about her. Even though she is trying to match up her new best friend, she doesn’t seem to have any idea when a guy is actually in love. It is by the end of the show that she realizes to see love, you must know love.

 

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The contest will run until Feb 22 nd 11:59 pm Pacific. The winner will be selected by www.random.org. All rules can be found under giveaway rules.

 

 

 

Warner Brothers is representing  BBC America and have provided me with a copy to review and are providing the giveaway copies.

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  5. I am a HUGE Jane Austen fan and LOVE all of her books, and I love the BBC versions of them!

    I would love to see Becoming Jane, since I didn’t ever see it in the Theater!

    Thanks 🙂

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  22. The Vicar Of Dibley. I got to watch a few episodes a few years back and it was a riot.
    lfhpueblo (at) msn (dot) com

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  40. I’ve heard good things about “Larkrise to Candleford”- I have an agreement to watch it with my sisters-in-law when it arrives from Netflix!

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  63. I love the BBC, especially their world news reports; they are so thorough and balanced. Friday with Jonathan Ross is also a great show.He even had Barbra Striesand on… and she sang, too! Fabulous!

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  73. Oh! My sister would flip if I won this! WOW!
    I would love to have Persuasion! that is my all time favorite Jane Austen and the BBC’s adaption is right on!

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  123. I would love to watch Wuthering Heights or A Handful of Dust (and of course, Pride and Prejudice!)
    Thanks for the review and giveaway!
    jackievillano at gmail dot com

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  137. I love everything Jane Austen. I definitely recommend watching the BBC Pride and Prejudice miniseries as well as reading the novel. It’s absolutely wonderful. I own both the Pride and Prejudice BBC miniseries as well as the movie with Kiera Knightley. There is so much on BBC I’d love to own. I love British movies, mystery, and comedy. I’d like to own MI-5. I watch it on PBS every weekend and love it.

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  141. Love your site! Thanks for hosting this giveaway! Here are my entries:

    **I’ve never seen the British version of “The Office.” Would love to watch that sometime.

    **I’ve advertised about the contest on my blog. Here’s the link to the post:

    http://calicocritic.blogspot.com/2010/02/weekly-contest-report-february-10.html

    **I advertised on Facebook:
    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/group.php?gid=285333505029

    **Here’s my Friday morning tweet:
    http://twitter.com/lhartness/status/9012097358

    **I subscribed to the blog

    **I’m following on Twitter (@LHartness)

    **I commented on this non-giveaway post, which was really cute!

    http://momstart.com/2010/02/fun-in-the-texas-snow-storm/comment-page-1/#comment-134993

    **I clicked on the Suave link, about 10am EST.

    Thanks for the chance to enter!

    Laura Hartness
    The Calico Critic
    CalicoCritic at gmail dot com

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  204. I’d love to watch the original British version of “State of Play,” which I heard far exceeds the American remake in every department – writing, acting, suspense level, style, etc. Thanks for the chance to win “Emma” – I’ve been dying to watch it since I heard that Romola Garai was starring!

    gkaufmanss@yahoo.com

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  228. I would love to see the set “Shakespeare Retold.” I’m definitely planning to order the RSC Hamlet with David Tennant and Patrick Stewart. I saw the live production and I’m so happy they made a DVD of it.

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