Regency House Party
Okay, last night on PBS, I discovered my newest favorite reality series - it's even better than Dog the Bounty Hunter. It's a British reality series called Regency House Party and TV guide describes it as "Jane Austen" meets "The Bachelor." Here's a description:
Talk about trippy time travel! This series, which first aired on British television, takes 10 present-day single men and women back to the early 19th century. In the "age of romance," they learn what it was like to live when touring Europe was a rite of passage for affluent families, duels settled quarrels, courtship was conducted with the utmost flair and discretion, and some of literature's greatest works were written.
So awesome. In the episode I watched last night, the Lady's Companion broke her short "engagement" to Captain Robinson because she discovered the local Hermit, who's a rugged-looking hottie. The men participated in a series of competitions that included a sack race and some strange relay race called 100 Stones, in an attempt to win the affections of the other ladies. Then two women snuck into the men's quarters to leave "tokens" (a small bunch of flowers) for the men they liked. Educational and Victorian smutty!!
And, turns out it's available on Netflix, so now I know what I'm doing this weekend.
(in case any one was wondering, I've finished my Cheers Marathon - they only have Season 1-4 available on DVD - sad...)
Talk about trippy time travel! This series, which first aired on British television, takes 10 present-day single men and women back to the early 19th century. In the "age of romance," they learn what it was like to live when touring Europe was a rite of passage for affluent families, duels settled quarrels, courtship was conducted with the utmost flair and discretion, and some of literature's greatest works were written.
So awesome. In the episode I watched last night, the Lady's Companion broke her short "engagement" to Captain Robinson because she discovered the local Hermit, who's a rugged-looking hottie. The men participated in a series of competitions that included a sack race and some strange relay race called 100 Stones, in an attempt to win the affections of the other ladies. Then two women snuck into the men's quarters to leave "tokens" (a small bunch of flowers) for the men they liked. Educational and Victorian smutty!!
And, turns out it's available on Netflix, so now I know what I'm doing this weekend.
(in case any one was wondering, I've finished my Cheers Marathon - they only have Season 1-4 available on DVD - sad...)
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