The 1980 P&P was my first exposure to anything Austen, and I was ten years old and it was airing for the first time on MASTERPIECE THEATRE and I utterly loved it. I was so captivated that I nearly died of despair when I realized we were going to be away at camp for the last week and I'd never get to see the conclusion. :(
About twelve years later, overcome by nostalgia, I rented P&P and sat down with several of my friends to watch it as a marathon. I was dismayed by the production values ("shot on 80's videotape" is never a good thing to have to say about any drama, let alone period drama), and it seemed to drag a lot more than I remembered from watching it as a kid. But I still regard it fondly, and am glad to have encountered it when I did.
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Re: icon-off! :P
on 2017-02-05 03:22 am (UTC)About twelve years later, overcome by nostalgia, I rented P&P and sat down with several of my friends to watch it as a marathon. I was dismayed by the production values ("shot on 80's videotape" is never a good thing to have to say about any drama, let alone period drama), and it seemed to drag a lot more than I remembered from watching it as a kid. But I still regard it fondly, and am glad to have encountered it when I did.