My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the adaptation of The Forsyte Saga that aired early in the aughts and starred Damien Lewis, among others. The generation spanning historical drama scratched my itch for vast and ambitious period pieces.
Last night, we watched the first episode of Masterpiece’s The Count of Monte Christo, hoping it would do justice to the sprawling epic that is one of our favorite books. The initial entry into the series seems promising. After the episode, a trailer for the new Masterpiece adaptation of The Forsytes aired. It was kind of a disappointment. It had the feel of Netflix period drama, with characters and situations that seem all-to-modern. One thing that always gets me as far as anachronistic elements go is the close cropped beards, even though there were no electric beard trimmers at the time. If the dudes look like guys you would find at Lifetime Fitness, I have a hard time suspending my disbelief.
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