My BFF: The BBC

Ah, the BBC.  What can I say really?  I love your pretty landscapes, your period costumes, your misunderstood british humor.  You have sucked away many hours of my life and I look forward to many hours of suckage in the future.  Thine only fault?  That us poor chaps in the colonies have wait to many a day to view your splendor before you make it across the pond.  Downton 3 won't make it here till 2013.  Is this a passive aggressive move towards us, Brits?  Hum?  Because if it is, I personally apologize for all that unpleasantness back in the 1700's.  If you decide to forgive us and let us watch your TV on the same days as they are on there, we would be ever so thankful.  So, without further ado: the List.

Top Ten BBC TV Shows:

 10. Berkley Square- I always find stories about nannies fascinating.  I’m not sure if I’m jealous of the rich people or the nannies.  Seriously.  It’s a conundrum. 

9. Foresyte Saga – So disturbing I couldn’t stop watching.  And it has the guy from Horatio Hornblower. 

8. Fawlty Towers- An oldie but a goodie.  I was first introduced to this in one of my film classes in college.  Thank you Mr. Samuelsen. Besides anything with John Cleese is a win. 

7.  Bleak House- I love hours of depressing TV.  It makes the happy ending unexpected. 

6. Merlin- Yes, the special effects look like a low budget Disney channel original movie, but I love me some Aurthurian legend mixed with teen angst.  Score.   

5. Sherlock-  The Moriarty in this version was way creepier than the bland ginger from the Robert Downy Jr. version.  Blah. 

4. Larkrise to Candleford- Honestly, I like this one because papa Timmons reminds me a heck of a lot of my papa. It's sort of uncanny.  If they would only bring Fisher back.  Sigh.  

3. Robin Hood-  My favorite battle cry came from my least favorite character of the show, “Today is a good day to die!”  My sister and I like to yell it at each other from across crowded rooms while charging.”  Thank you Little John.  And the fact that Richard Armitage is one of the main characters should have been enough to validate it’s place at number three. 

2. Downton Abby- Is there anyone out there who doesn’t like Downton Abby?  Seriously, if you’re out there make your presents known because I am doubting our existence. 

1. Doctor Who-  Was it ever really a question that this would be number one?  Last week when my cousin came over to see my sister in her wedding dress my mom made a comment about how my sister gets a special smile on her face when she is in her dress.  My cousin promptly responded with “that’s the look I get on my face when I watch Doctor Who.”  Wedding dress happiness=Doctor Who happiness.  Bless you cousin Jaclyn.  Bless you.  

Top Ten BBC Movies:

10. 39 Stepps- I was not expecting the ending.  I can respect that. 

9. Wives and Daughters- I can also respect a story about bratty step-sisters and a wicked step mother.  Disney got to me.

8. The Way We Live Now.  I like seeing Cillian Murphy in a movie when he’s not killing someone.  It’s refreshing.

7. Persuasion- It’s all about the Captain.

6.  Northanger Abby- Short, sweet, and to the point. Sort of the opposite of Breaking Dawn.  

5. Emma- It’s all just so pretty. 

4.Little Dorrit-  See above comment on Bleak House.  Dickens does it again. 

3. Sense and Sensibility- it may be blasphemous to say, but I like it better than the Emma Thompson 

version.  Sue me. 

2. Cranford-  Greatest collection of actresses ever.  I have never wanted to be an old lady so bad.  I know if Judy Dench just got to know me we would be BFF's.  

1. North and South- once again, two words: Richard Armitage.  ‘Nuff said.  

Now that my views have been forced upon thee, what say ye?  (Ha ha.  I made rhyme.)  But seriously, what did I miss?