Jennifro

English Enamor

For as long as I can remember, I have let my eyes wander during a movie. I often stray from the main action and wonder about the extras--the people on the periphery. I like to try and see if I can find something that wasn't meant for the camera, or sometimes I imagine what the extras might be thinking... like, "Will I ever get a decent role?" or "Man, I look hideous next to Angelina"or "I only got this part cause I'm 300 lbs with the nose of a wife beater." Though I'd never want to be one, it's oftentimes the "nobody's" who intrigue me in a film. In the same vein, I have also thought about the servants in a grand household--the people you find in every English novel and film; the ones you pity. There they are, serving the soup and keeping quiet with only the occasional nod and "yes, mum" to mark their presence...never knowing who they are, where they came from or what they are thinking. Until now. Unleash your aprons and let loose your bow ties, as the servants of Downton Abbey take center stage; it's intrigue and drama from the very first episode!

The show is set in the fictional Downton Abby, home to Earl Grantham, during the early reign of King George V, and a few years before World War I. The news of the sinking of the Titanic sets the storyline in motion, as it follows the (anything but dull) aristocratic Crawley family and their servants.

If you haven't seen this fabulous first season, you are the lucky one. What I would give to sit down and start again. Watch it instantly on Netflix. Go now... don't wait. I'm serious. Go now.