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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 11:07 am 
I don't think new cast members require a spoiler box.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 12:50 pm
I would think only plot spoilers would require a box at this point.
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Riviere
Member
09-09-2000
| Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 12:53 pm
Hope they show how & when O'Brien gets hers!
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Gurliegirl
Member
06-20-2006
| Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 1:45 pm
I don't think they will though. Time will have passed and they'll just note that she's left.
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Irsnappy
Member
01-13-2009
| Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 2:35 pm
lol Marameko....OBrien drove me crazy with her mean spirited activities. It seems to me that everyone else downstairs got along fine except for the trouble she would start so good riddance.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 3:32 pm
Since the actress who played O'Brien didn't renew her contract they'd either have to pay/talk her into at least one episode even if just long enough for her to quit or get fired. Since they've skipped time before I'd guess they'll just explain her being gone somehow through the dialogue. Cheaper and quicker. Wasn't Shrimpy's wife kind of courting her at the end last season? Of course Shrimpy's said he was basically bankrupt but he had his posting overseas so he had some income.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 4:39 pm
I'd like to see O'Brien come back some day. I liked her character, although she made my jaw tight with her plotting.
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Maris
Member
03-27-2002
| Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 5:04 pm
Yes Mack. I can easily see OBrien going off to India with Shrimpy since she is such an expert in fixing the lady's hair
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 6:48 pm
Yeah they were hinting broadly about her wanting to go to India with Shrimpy et al, in that ep, so while I was surprised to hear the news, it was kind of an 'oh yeah, that makes sense' moment.
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Marameko
Member
07-14-2002
| Wednesday, March 06, 2013 - 8:12 pm
I just adjusted the settings on my high def tv . Also watching DA from season 1 with fresh eyes. It was a good idea to play around with the actual tv remote.
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Roteach
Member
06-01-2003
| Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 6:08 am
Watching the Today Show. The will be interviewing Dame Maggie in the 8 o'clock hour.
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Gurliegirl
Member
06-20-2006
| Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 7:06 am
From reading the Julian Fellowes interview link somewhere in this thread it sounds like British actors prefer not to stay with one show for very long and only sign short contracts. It's just a different culture than here in the US. Not good, not bad, just different. So I guess if we're going to watch their shows we have to watch knowing that the characters won't be in our lives for years and years as they are here. We need to just enjoy (or hate) them while they're on and wish them well with their future endeavors.
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Jenjackso
Member
02-10-2009
| Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 12:21 pm
Even if British actors prefer to move on, why are they doing this when the show is in its prime? You would think they would stick around and make some more money with a contract renewal. But, maybe that is just American thinking.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 12:47 pm
Chances are that because they are so popular, they are getting bombarded with tempting offers and are cutting loose to chase those opportunities - which may or may not pan out.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 12:53 pm
It seems to me that in the US a lot of relatively unknown actors/actresses wind up in these ensemble cast shows. Sometimes they salt the casts with one or two you recognize sometimes not. Anyhow, you don't have to think too long and several names ought to come up of cast members who have left these ensemble shows once they think they've reached a certain level of popularity. Some have gone on to individual stardom, some have had their "15 minutes of fame" and disappeared from TV and movies.
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Thursday, March 07, 2013 - 5:24 pm
They may not want to stay in a role too long because of type casting, or wanting broader experience so they can do all sorts of shows. In the US there are many actors who stayed with a hit show for a long, long time, and then never are seen again.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Sunday, March 17, 2013 - 11:26 am
Downton Abbey marathon on PBS today for anyone who wants to watch. Season 3.
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Uncle_ricky
Member
07-02-2007
| Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 3:16 pm
The transformation of Mr. Stevens is fairly remarkable. I'm pretty sure if D.A. fans passed him on the street today, they'd probably walk right by him. Behold:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/03/19/downton-abbey-star-dan-stevens-new-look-pictures_n_2906340.html
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Puzzled
Member
08-27-2001
| Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 1:49 pm
I certainly wouldn't recognise him, Unclericky.
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Luvbbplayers
Member
07-14-2006
| Friday, April 05, 2013 - 2:17 am
I didn't see Ms Patmore die in Season 3...did I miss something?!
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Marameko
Member
07-14-2002
| Friday, April 05, 2013 - 2:38 am
Nope Luv she is still here.
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 9:10 pm
Dan Stevens is on this week's Graham Norton Show (on BBC America). I think it repeats a few times this week, and it was a good show, worth catching.
Richard Crawley did nothing for me, but Dan Stevens looks 10 years younger and is decidedly hot.
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Tntitanfan
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, June 14, 2013 - 4:49 am
I have seasons 2 and 3 on order from my library - they didn't have season one.
When does the new season start?
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Friday, June 14, 2013 - 5:17 am
New season in US is in January I think. My sister-in-law "cheats" as her husband is British and they get DVDs from his family in England before the US season starts. They have a DVD player that plays European zone DVDs so they can't share with us unless he re-records it but that strains his technical expertise and it hasn't happened yet.
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Goddessatlaw
Member
07-19-2002
| Friday, June 14, 2013 - 4:25 pm
I just get on the waiting list at the library - they have copies to distribute as soon as the British shows have aired (at least I think they do - I had the last season well before it was over, and that was even after being 260-something on the waiting list.
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