Gosford Park seemed more real. The American film stars were mingling with the 20s upper class Brits. The differences between the servants and their employers was stark. Downton Abbey started out fairly good. I especially liked the episode where one of the daughters is snubbed by the fiance's wealthy Jewish family. It showed that minority groups in England were also conscious of their own identities and social statuses. But, then the show started to throw in all the more modern social issues and it started to become less real. Now, there is this new movie about the family in later decades. I used to joke about a movie called Rocky - the Old Man. It came true. It was called Rocky Balboa. My joke is that there will soon be a movie called Downton Abbey - The Hippy Commune. Now, this seems like a real possibility.
Review of Downton Abbey
