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wigginhall

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« on: June 09, 2016, 12:28:44 PM »
Anybody watching this?  My view - absolutely sensational.   Lots of lace and bonking, transvestism, a terrific gardening project,  Timotei hair flowing everywhere, esp. on the men,  interesting actors, esp. Phillippe d'Orleans, did I mention wolves and black dwarfs?  By gum, I am enjoying this.   Best line so far - Phillippe says to Louis, and you're fucking my wife; Louis replies: someone has to.   
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Re: versailles
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2016, 01:43:24 PM »
hmm .. I watched the first episode and decided it was crap  :'(
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« Reply #2 on: June 20, 2016, 08:48:11 PM »
I haven't seen it though I intended to - and missed.
I've enjoyed reading comments about it in the Sunday Times 'You say' - one commentator said it made her husband wear more make up.  I also understand King Louis was concerned about 'cashflow'.

I'll definitely catch it second time around, it sounds a hoot.
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Re: versailles
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2016, 12:10:25 AM »
I'm hooked, one of the best things on the box right now.

I now want to record all of the rest of the series and watch it all in one big Versaillesfest, but I'm not sure I could resist dipping in before the end!
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« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2016, 07:02:34 AM »
Missed it when it first started - as I had other things to do, but recorded the episodes and watched Ep. 1 a week ago, and then Eps 2 and 3 yesterday.  Brilliant, and an interesting insight into French political thinking of the time.
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Re: versailles
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2016, 11:01:21 AM »
Citizen Hope, you did a far better thing than eating cake, I am counting my stitches.
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