Mansfield Park

[ellarien]

Sorry, but Billie Piper was impossibly miscast as Fanny -- who admittedly can't be an easy character to make sympathetic to a modern audience, but to turn her into a buxom galumphing wench isn't the way to go. Apart from "not too bright," I can't imagine what made them think she was right for the part. I don't think I'm tempted to order this one on DVD.

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[sartorias.livejournal.com]

I went thru the TV room last night, where it was being taped. The eye candy guys made it look possibly bearable, but when I saw that sulky slumping wench and realized this was not Maria, I was quite startled.

[ellarien]

It was really incongruous to see her uttering some of Fanny's more pious lines, too.