There is no concealing it: I've been watching nothing but English costume dramas for the last three days. The jewel in the crown of my cinematic empire is "North and South," the adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's novel about old and new money during the Industrial Revolution. It's a great piece, but I have one thing to say:
What the fuck, Richard Armitage.
Your portrayal of Industrialist John Thornton absolutely superb. Fine. But in one short hour you've turned me from a hard-assed cynic to a sad housewife in a gigantic muumuu. Your staggering, smoldering, smoking hotness has set me on the path to live a life in front of my TV, slowly gaining weight by watching "North and South" in a continuous loop and eating nothing but Stouffers' pizzas and heavy cream, until finally the Air National Guard has to unhinge my front door and airlift me to the hospital for radical gastric bypass surgery, and in a horrible irony of fate my dreams of fame are granted by a short feature on the Jerry Springer episode entitled, "1000 POUNDS AND PROUD OF IT!"
Come on. Just give me a Godamned break, Richard Armitage.
My wife didn't like N&S but we watched Wives and Daughters together (the most recent version) and we both enjoyed it a great deal.
These things can be hit or miss, neh?
Posted by: Henry Jennings | December 30, 2008 at 04:22 PM
hahahaha. I have these same sort of feelings regarding Russell Crowe in Gladiator.
Posted by: girl | August 16, 2009 at 08:42 PM
how do you think i came across your blog? yep- you guessed it...I've just got a taste of this man and I cannot help myself...I'm addicted to RA and JT!!!!
Posted by: Lyne | October 23, 2009 at 07:53 PM