Comments on: North and South…Another One Bites The Dust… http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/02/15/north-and-southanother-one-bites-the-dust/ The book crazy blogger who has an opinion on everything, from Britney Spears to the global economy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:58:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kristie(J) http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/02/15/north-and-southanother-one-bites-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-14260 Kristie(J) Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:47:57 +0000 http://karenknowsbest.com/?p=965#comment-14260 Karen: LOL - I saw that Dawn French is in it too from The Vicar of Dibley fame!! Shades of six degrees of Kevin Bacon *G* Instead it could be six degrees of Richard Armitage. And speaking of Higgins - I ordered a VHS tape of The Glass Virgin - a movie based on the Catherine Cookson book where he plays the eventual love interest. Karen: LOL – I saw that Dawn French is in it too from The Vicar of Dibley fame!! Shades of six degrees of Kevin Bacon *G* Instead it could be six degrees of Richard Armitage.
And speaking of Higgins – I ordered a VHS tape of The Glass Virgin – a movie based on the Catherine Cookson book where he plays the eventual love interest.

]]> By: Karen Scott http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/02/15/north-and-southanother-one-bites-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-14245 Karen Scott Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:57:42 +0000 http://karenknowsbest.com/?p=965#comment-14245 Hey Kristie, I was watching <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/larkrise/" rel="nofollow">Lark Rise To Candleford</a> last night, and Higgins was in it. A slimmer version of Higgins at that. Hey Kristie, I was watching Lark Rise To Candleford last night, and Higgins was in it. A slimmer version of Higgins at that.

]]> By: Kristie(J) http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/02/15/north-and-southanother-one-bites-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-14213 Kristie(J) Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:09:32 +0000 http://karenknowsbest.com/?p=965#comment-14213 Vanessa Jaye: AHa!!! One more to add to the Maybe list! I shall be keeping my eye out for what you think of it *g* Vanessa Jaye: AHa!!! One more to add to the Maybe list! I shall be keeping my eye out for what you think of it *g*

]]> By: vanessa jaye http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/02/15/north-and-southanother-one-bites-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-14201 vanessa jaye Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:42:16 +0000 http://karenknowsbest.com/?p=965#comment-14201 Finally got my paws on this on Friday. Didn't even had to order it, there was one lone copy in the stacks in the store. Finally got my paws on this on Friday. Didn’t even had to order it, there was one lone copy in the stacks in the store.

]]> By: Junec http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/02/15/north-and-southanother-one-bites-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-13907 Junec Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:45:57 +0000 http://karenknowsbest.com/?p=965#comment-13907 Rosie's comments about increases in sales certainly apply to Bernard Cornwell's audiobook of Lords of the North - because it is read by Richard Armitage! There is another abridged version by someone else but get the RA version. The news of this was passed round by the Armitage Army and most of us are now listening to it for the upmteenth time. Within 5 minutes of it starting you forget there is just one man reading this. His change of accents for different characters is amazing plus you get that wonderful voice. Strangely enough when I got the next newsletter from Audiobooks it had a bit commenting on the rapid sale of this one and said 'it seems to have been passed around by word of mouth'!! It is not the sort of book I would have bought from a bookshop but, having listened to this one, I went out and bought the two previous ones and the follow up novel in normal book form and loved them. The hero is another wonderful role that you can only now imagine Richard playing. Rosie’s comments about increases in sales certainly apply to Bernard Cornwell’s audiobook of Lords of the North – because it is read by Richard Armitage! There is another abridged version by someone else but get the RA version. The news of this was passed round by the Armitage Army and most of us are now listening to it for the upmteenth time. Within 5 minutes of it starting you forget there is just one man reading this. His change of accents for different characters is amazing plus you get that wonderful voice. Strangely enough when I got the next newsletter from Audiobooks it had a bit commenting on the rapid sale of this one and said ‘it seems to have been passed around by word of mouth’!!
It is not the sort of book I would have bought from a bookshop but, having listened to this one, I went out and bought the two previous ones and the follow up novel in normal book form and loved them. The hero is another wonderful role that you can only now imagine Richard playing.

]]> By: Kristie(J) http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/02/15/north-and-southanother-one-bites-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-13875 Kristie(J) Sat, 16 Feb 2008 13:35:22 +0000 http://karenknowsbest.com/?p=965#comment-13875 Shelby: I'm with you in in hoping he doesn't go to Hollywood too! And for the same reasons you state. In everything I've read about him and seen - interviews and such, he's just so gosh darn self-effacing and sweet and honest and open, I would hate to see him loose that. He is a fabulous actor though in that he can do comedy wonderfully a la Vicar of Dibley. He's so funny and charming in that. And then he goes to intense and heartbreaking in North and South. And as Guy of Gisbourne - whoo - he makes us root for him even though he <em>kills </em>people! And he has <strong>THE</strong> best snarl I've ever seen. That's the only things I've seen him in so far, but I'd love to get hold of some of the other productions he's in. And wowzers - can he do a romantic love scene. That one at the end of North and South is the most romantic I've ever seen - anywhere! anytime! Shelby: I’m with you in in hoping he doesn’t go to Hollywood too! And for the same reasons you state. In everything I’ve read about him and seen – interviews and such, he’s just so gosh darn self-effacing and sweet and honest and open, I would hate to see him loose that. He is a fabulous actor though in that he can do comedy wonderfully a la Vicar of Dibley. He’s so funny and charming in that. And then he goes to intense and heartbreaking in North and South. And as Guy of Gisbourne – whoo – he makes us root for him even though he kills people! And he has THE best snarl I’ve ever seen. That’s the only things I’ve seen him in so far, but I’d love to get hold of some of the other productions he’s in.
And wowzers – can he do a romantic love scene. That one at the end of North and South is the most romantic I’ve ever seen – anywhere! anytime!

]]> By: Shelby http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/02/15/north-and-southanother-one-bites-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-13863 Shelby Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:45:49 +0000 http://karenknowsbest.com/?p=965#comment-13863 Katiebabs, nothing's wrong with you, honey. When that man takes off his cravat, he might as well be stripping naked. LOL *thud* Because I'm a romance writer, I watch for subtle details in movies like this, try to figure out what makes characters so appealing or what indicates chemistry and emotion, and I have to say this might be one of the most highly charged, subtly erotic relationships in any movie anywhere. Interestingly enough, I found the exchanges between Margaret and John (especially at the end) sexier than something that clobbers you over the head with explicitness...although that definitely has its place, too. :-) This film is a keeper, 100%, and so is Richard Armitage, and I say this not just because he's exquisite to look at. He's such an incredible actor. Every nuance of his performance is subtle and deliberate. Really an incredible artist. But does it sound awful that I pray he doesn't go to Hollywood? That place ruins people. I want him to be wildly successful in his career--how could he not be?--but the whole Hollywood scene just puts me off. Katiebabs, nothing’s wrong with you, honey. When that man takes off his cravat, he might as well be stripping naked. LOL *thud*

Because I’m a romance writer, I watch for subtle details in movies like this, try to figure out what makes characters so appealing or what indicates chemistry and emotion, and I have to say this might be one of the most highly charged, subtly erotic relationships in any movie anywhere. Interestingly enough, I found the exchanges between Margaret and John (especially at the end) sexier than something that clobbers you over the head with explicitness…although that definitely has its place, too. :-)

This film is a keeper, 100%, and so is Richard Armitage, and I say this not just because he’s exquisite to look at. He’s such an incredible actor. Every nuance of his performance is subtle and deliberate. Really an incredible artist. But does it sound awful that I pray he doesn’t go to Hollywood? That place ruins people. I want him to be wildly successful in his career–how could he not be?–but the whole Hollywood scene just puts me off.

]]> By: katiebabs http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/02/15/north-and-southanother-one-bites-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-13860 katiebabs Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:30:30 +0000 http://karenknowsbest.com/?p=965#comment-13860 No naked Richard in this movie. Well if you count his neck without his cravat. I am gaga over a man's neck! What is wrong with me? No naked Richard in this movie. Well if you count his neck without his cravat.
I am gaga over a man’s neck! What is wrong with me?

]]> By: Megan http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/02/15/north-and-southanother-one-bites-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-13859 Megan Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:49:31 +0000 http://karenknowsbest.com/?p=965#comment-13859 Ah, swoon. Ah, swoon.

]]> By: vanessa jaye http://karenknowsbest.com/2008/02/15/north-and-southanother-one-bites-the-dust/comment-page-1/#comment-13857 vanessa jaye Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:46:08 +0000 http://karenknowsbest.com/?p=965#comment-13857 I went looking for this when Kristie first posted about it on her blog, but i couldn't find it. Thanks for the reminder, Karen, I'll have to order it. I went looking for this when Kristie first posted about it on her blog, but i couldn’t find it. Thanks for the reminder, Karen, I’ll have to order it.

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