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29 August 2019
Wonderful series
1 of 1 found this helpful Great series. Highly recommended if you don't mind the dark tone. The acting is superb.
18 May 2012
The Tudors: A satisfying ending to the saga.
1 of 1 found this helpful Anyone coming to this season of the Tudors is not in it for historical accuracy. This is a great soap opera with terrific production values. Jonathan Rhys Meyers does not look at all like the bloated figure that Henry the VIII became in his later years, but through his acting, he conveys very well the king's physical decadence, and the melancholy that comes from the aging of the monarch throug. Sarah Bolger, again, does not look at all like the images of Queen Mary that have come down to us (she has been described as short, stout and mannish), but she gives you a sense of the intransigent character that will led her to be known as "Bloody Mary." Tamzin Merchant, as Katherine Parr is terrific in her flightiness, and Joss Stone, as the discarded Anne of Cleves, really grows and embodies the sense of a lost opportunity for Henry. The show does give you a real sense of the political maneuvering and constant positioning that went on in royal courts of the time, and as I already said, it looks terrific, even if it isn't historically accurate. I have always been very interested in these events. It is fascinating how personal desire (Henry for a male heir, Catherine of Aragon for protection of her status and that of her child) truly changed the course of history. A measure of how terrific I found the show is that it has made me go back to other accounts of the period, fictional (as in the Mathew Shardlake mysteries), more historical (the many accounts on Elizabeth reign, but especially her formative years), and visual. This is an endlessly fascinating time that contributed to the birth of the modern age. "The Tudors" is a very entertaining almost fantastic account of these times.
30 July 2009
Excellent recording
The Supremes were much more interesting as a group after Diana Ross left, and who knows how far they would have gone with the right support. This recording is a wonderful example of all the magic the group was able to create in the 70's, thus fulfilling the harmonic promise The Supremes shown before Ross became the sole focus of the group. That was a winning combination, of course, but it is nice to see the group evolve. The power and tenderness of Jean Terrell's vocals combined with the ethereal voices of Mary Wilson and Cindy Birdsong make "Up the Ladder to the Roof" one of the best tracks of the seventies. And there is plenty more to enjoy in this compilation. Although tracks like "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" don't quite work for me because it does not make me forget the classic version, even the less successful recordings show a great deal of care in their editing. I hope this recording brings a whole new generation of fans to The Supremes.