Comments on But... but...TypePad2012-06-11T18:29:17ZLeilahttps://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/2012/06/but-but/comments/atom.xml/Diana Peterfreund commented on 'But... but...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e20163067af313970d2012-06-13T01:43:20Z2012-06-13T14:33:44ZDiana Peterfreundhttp://dianapeterfreund.com*weeps* With historicals being such huge hits in the media -- Downtown Abbey, Mad Men, all the tudor-adjacent stuff, even...<p>*weeps*</p>
<p>With historicals being such huge hits in the media -- Downtown Abbey, Mad Men, all the tudor-adjacent stuff, even fake-historical like GoT, it's appalling that they think people won't glom to Anne in her original setting. </p>ProfessorMortis commented on 'But... but...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e20167676667d0970b2012-06-12T11:51:38Z2012-06-13T01:11:29ZProfessorMortishttp://professormortis.wordpress.comSo wrong.<p>So wrong. </p>Maridesce commented on 'But... but...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2017615563560970c2012-06-12T00:50:40Z2012-06-12T00:50:48ZMaridescehttp://profile.typepad.com/maridesceP.S. I found the article I referred to above. ”The new series will remain a period piece. But in this...<p></p>
<p>P.S. I found <a href="http://www.toronto.com/article/732343?bn=1" rel="nofollow">the article</a> I referred to above. ”The new series will remain a period piece. But in this brave new world, where content needs to be multi-platform and freighted with social media savvy, the producers are already thinking of ways to make Anne relevant in the digital age.“ Whatever that means.</p>Leila commented on 'But... but...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e201761554633c970c2012-06-11T22:32:34Z2012-06-13T01:11:29ZLeilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.comAck. Stuff set in the 1980s is now considered historical fiction. Imagine Our Anne with crimped hair in a side...<p>Ack. Stuff set in the 1980s is now considered historical fiction.</p>
<p>Imagine Our Anne with crimped hair in a side ponytail, pegged jeans, and a Members Only jacket.</p>
<p>*hides under bed*</p>Maridesce commented on 'But... but...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2017615530e69970c2012-06-11T20:45:44Z2012-06-11T21:03:31ZMaridescehttp://profile.typepad.com/maridesceThis morning I read another article about this story that said the show would “still be a period piece”, but...<p>This morning I read another article about this story that said the show would “still be a period piece”, but I can’t find the article now. (Brave New World?)</p>dangermom commented on 'But... but...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2017615529440970c2012-06-11T19:55:19Z2012-06-11T19:55:19Zdangermomhttp://www.howlingfrog.blogspot.comYikes is the word! How do you have a modern Anne--one who obsesses over Tennyson poetry, writes romantic sob stories,...<p>Yikes is the word! How do you have a modern Anne--one who obsesses over Tennyson poetry, writes romantic sob stories, and starts teaching at 17? </p>
<p>Imagine--Anne with a cell phone. Anne in a tank top. Anne in a modern giant high school. The mind boggles.</p>Genevieve commented on 'But... but...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e201630669450e970d2012-06-11T19:38:08Z2012-06-11T19:38:08ZGenevieveIt says "in a more modern-day setting." That has got to mean 2012 or at least not in pre-WWI Canada....<p>It says "in a more modern-day setting." That has got to mean 2012 or at least not in pre-WWI Canada. Yikes.</p>Leila commented on 'But... but...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e20176155215c5970c2012-06-11T18:53:41Z2012-06-11T18:53:41ZLeilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.comBarf.<p>Barf.</p>Annie commented on 'But... but...'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e20176155207d6970c2012-06-11T18:45:40Z2012-06-11T18:45:40ZAnniehttp://anniecardi.comMy guess is that contemporary take = Anne in 2012. Really hope I'm wrong.<p>My guess is that contemporary take = Anne in 2012. Really hope I'm wrong.</p>