1858
Here's my humble contribution to the casting picspam meme! I got the prompt of 'Victorian Era Drama' from the ever lovelystillxmyxheart :).
1858
The height of the Victorian era is one marked by peace, prosperity, and great beauty. Art, literature, and architecture are praised as being at its very finest, and advancements both medically and technologically are ( Read more... )
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*squee!* I'm so glad to see this finally, whee! And I love your cast! Like... everyone is just so perfect. And you and Jamie are both fueling my suddenly intense desire to see Emma (Watson) and David Tennant in something together (other than Goblet of Fire, which doesn't really count anyway).
Liam and Emma (Thompson) make an amazing couple, I really love that you've cast them like that. And Emily and Rosamund are like, PERFECT.
And Peter and Donald, yay <3
And, of course, Billie and David make me gleeful XD
Srsly, bb, I LOVE THIS.
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*dies* Okay, now I want to see AT LEAST a Mathilde and Thomas fic. With a possible Emilia cameo so that Thomas can get all flustered and Mathilde can tease him about it XD
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ILU ♥ DT IS A TEACHER AND A LINGUIST YOU KNOW MY WEAKNESSES DO YOU? I'm amused and delighted that BOTH my first guesses are right ♥
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OMG I JUST FINISHED READING, THIS IS SO BLOODY EPIC HOW YOU EVEN THOUGHT IT OUT,OMG. EVERYONE IS TIED TO EVERYONE SOMEHOW, THERE'S NO LOOSE ENDS, THIS IS BLOODY MASTERPIECE *FLAILS* also, all characters are so detailed, not one appears flat or not thought out.
ALSO, SO MANY PRETTY PEOPLE ON ONE SHOW, HOW CAN I EVEN WITHHOLD ALL THAT AWESOME♥ And I'm also familiar with most of them at some point so that's great,too. Though the only one whose works I haven't seen is Jim Sturgess, I think I first saw him only in Angie B's picspam XDD
I love how you represented typical wealth society of Victorian era, all that different classes, it really feels like real Victorian piece because it has layers and historical details *jumps in nerdy-gasm*
Emma immediately came to mind for Eleanor
Hee, especially since she already played an Eleanor ;DD
Rosamund Pike is so pretty and gentile, she's always pleasant to look at ♥
she completely outshone Anne Hathaway in Devil Wears Prada.And here ( ... )
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Though the only one whose works I haven't seen is Jim Sturgess
You MUST MUST MUST watch one of his movies, omg. He's amazing! I'd definitely recommend 21 or The Other Boleyn Girl :D.
I love how you represented typical wealth society of Victorian era, all that different classes, it really feels like real Victorian piece because it has layers and historical details *jumps in nerdy-gasm*
*nerdy-gasms with you* I'm such a ridiculous history nut; it's almost sad, the amount of fun I had with the research for this! It seemed like such a complicated time, full of contradictions and advancements that I wanted to be able to show all the layers of it ♥.
Hee, especially since she already played an Eleanor ;DD
OMG I DIDN'T EVEN REALIZE THAT. I look at Emma and I was like, "Hmm, she looks like an Eleanor." AND I DIDN'T REALIZE - oh, I feel like such a bad Janeite ;___;.
Rosamund Pike is so ( ... )
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IS.
SO.
FUCKING.
BLOODY.
GODDAMNED.
EPIC.
OHMYFUCKINGGOD.
WORDS.
THEY FAIL ME.
JUST KNOW THAT THIS IS INCREDIEPIC AND I LOVE IT AND THIS CAST IS FABULOUS AND DAVID AS A POLISH TEACHER AND EVA AS HIS SISTER/A DRUGGED PROZZIE AND BILLLLLLIE AND DONALD SUTHERLAND AND EMMA AND LIAM AND ADRIEEEEEEEN (HAVE I EVER MENTIONED I HAVE THE BIGGEST CRUSH ON HIM AND HIS FABULOUS NOSE?) AND BROADBENT AND OMFG.
WANT.
Also, I'm absolutely FLOORED by the detail and level of historicity and OHMYGOD I WANT THIS IN MY LIFE NOW.
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OMGOMGOMG.
AAAAAAH.
YOUR CAPSLOCK IS MAKING ME CAPSLOCK AND I LITERALLY DID A VICTORY LAP AROUND MY ROOM BECAUSE BB, THIS MEANS SO MUCH AS I LOOOVE THE LITO TO PIECES AND TO HEAR YOU LIKE THIS IS ♥ ♥ ♥. AND INCREDIEPIC; OMG I LOVE THAT WORD. THANK YOOOOU.
ADRIEN'S NOSE IS OMGAMAZING, AS IS EVERY OTHER PART OF HIS DELICIOUS POLISH-AMERICAN SELF.
Ooo, I'm so glad the details came across as vaguely accurate! I was really nervous about that, and I think about 2/3rds of the time it took me to do this was spent mostly on researching the craziness in India and trying to figure out WTF was going on in Poland at that time. XD
AND 1858 WANTS YOU IN ITS LIFE AS WELL ♥ ♥.
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FIC,
FIC,
FIC,
FIC,
MOAR FIC,
AND, OH YES, FIC.
1858 AND THE LITO SHOULD BOTH BE HBO SHOWS RIGHT NOW AND RUN BACK-TO-BACK IN A GLORIOUS BLOCK OF CAN'T-LOOK-AWAY TELEVISION THAT WILL CURE THE DISEASES OF ANYONE WATCHING AND ALSO BRING ABOUT WORLD PEACE.
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AND OMG. THAT WOULD BE THE BEST USE OF PRIMETIME TELEVISION. EVER.
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I love every choice you've made and the entire premise. Every pairing is perfect and HOLY FUCK PAUL BETTANY YES. Dear god the thought of seeing all these gorgeous people in period dress is killing me in the best way.
I am not surprised in the least that everything my flist comes up with is like 50 times better than anything on TV right now. XD
And there will be fic? Y/Y?
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PAAAAAAUL. He is one sexy GQMF. And ooomg, period dress!! NECKTIES. *falls in a dead faint*
Heeee! Aww, thank you! *blushes like mad* I kind of desperately wish I could see this played out, so I can see the Foster girls and Susan bitchfight and Phillip angsting to Chopin and Thomas angsting while he grades papers. ALL WHILST IN PERIOD DRESS. *g*
*bounces* OOOOH ♥ ♥. Gosh, I'd love to write fic! I haven't a clue where to start though; tell me if you've got any requests, and I will most happily oblige! :D
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BILLIE AND DAVID
BILLIE AND DAVID AND PAUL FUCKING BETTANY
IN PERIOD CLOTHING
IN A PERIOD DRAMA
WITH MUUUUUUUUURDER AND INTRIGUE IN THE AIR
I ALMOST CAN'T EVEN
Almost.
PLEASE WRITE FIC. Starting from anywhere, really, but preferably Emilia, which, I know, you are not surprised, but CHECK HER OUT, OKAY, staying strong when everyone's gone away or gotten lost and keeping things centered, whole, with that impetuousness and fierce spirit that is impossible for a character Billie plays not have present all the while and fine, so I want to see her and Tomas dance around each other, and I can't even ~begin~ to tell you how curious I am about her relationship with Jonathon, but THESE ULTERIOR MOTIVES ARE MY OWN AND AT LEAST I AM OWNING UP TO THEM OKAY.
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I shall be most happy to oblige! AND DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY EMILIA. THAT GIRL IS ~FIERCE~ IN HER CRINOLINE AND CORSET. It's impossible for a character to be anything less if they've got Billie's name attached to it!
AND THERE WILL BE DANCING WITH TOMAS. LOTS OF DANCING. QUADRILLES AND WALTZES AND HOT AND COLD AND MIXED SIGNALS. Her dance card is going to be quite full :D :D.
AND I LOVE YOUR ULTERIOR MOTIVES. I ALSO LOVE JONATHAN'S, BECAUSE HE'S GOT THE THE WHOLE MYSTERIOUS GQMF THING DOWN PAT. AND THEY INVOLVE EMILIA. Heeee ♥.
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