How much do you love PBS? Come on, you know you love it -- from when you were a wee little babe watching Sesame Street to today when it brings you the brilliant programming that is 'The Complete Jane Austen'. Starting the first Sunday in January and continuing for THREE MONTHS, PBS will be treating us to the all the Masterpiece Theater versions of Jane Austen's works, including the dreamy Colin Firth adaption of Pride and Prejudice and Kate Beckinsale's feisty take on Emma!
If you can't wait for January to start, tune in to PBS tonight to catch Jane Eyre. Yes, it's Charlotte Bronte, but it's almost-Austen and will get you in the mood for all the respectable British adaptations about to flood your way. An independent woman, an inappropriate love match, scandals that rock society! It's all there and the second part finishes up next week on the sixth, and then we launch in Austen-mania!
Check out the schedule below and remember that you owe your local station a little cash for all the love they're showing you!
• “Persuasion” (1/13, 9-10:30)
• “Northanger Abbey” (1/20, 9-10:30)
• “Mansfield Park” (1/27, 9-10:30)
• “Miss Austen Regrets” (2/3, 9-10:30)
• “Pride and Prejudice” (2/10-2/24, 9-11)
• “Emma” (3/23, 9-11)
• “Sense and Sensibility” (3/30 and 4/6, 9-10:30)
Looking for non-Masterpiece versions of these novels? Check out these excellent adaptations from Hollywood!
Sunday, December 30
The Complete Jane Austen
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Thursday, December 27
5 Reasons Why Angie Harmon is the Sexiest Woman on TV
Angie Harmon has been robbed - TWICE! First AOL named their 50 Sexiest Women -- EVER! and there was no Angie Harmon. There was a lot of uproar about the list, including the number one pick Pam Anderson. So AOL was nice enough to let fans pick their 20 hottest women, but again no Angie Harmon. I'm sorry, but she's so hot I would switch teams for her. I've been watching her new show Women's Murder Club and I can see how everyone would have a crush on her. So without further ado I present a handy list for you all Angie Harmon beats the competition hands down.
1. She's low-maintenance. Well, at least she appears to be. She seems to just roll out of bed looking fabulous which can be frustrating if you don't have a girl crush on her.
2. She's a tomboy. She's married to an ex-football star, and looks like she was born in jeans and a leather jacket.
3. She's got style. A former model, Harmon knows how to dress to accentuate her
4. She's a mom. That's right. She's had two kids and still looks unbelievably good. Yes, celebs have access to personal trainers and such, but Harmon looks like just as good as she did on Law & Order all those years ago.
5. She oozes sex. Despite all the qualities that make Angie accessible, it's her bedroom eyes and husky voice that gets most men's hearts pumping.
Wednesday, December 26
Long Live the '90s!
Has anyone else noticed that this decade is back in a big way? First, there was a Spice Girls reunion. Then, there was VH1's Top Songs of the '90s. Now, there's a new album from Boys II Men.
I'm loving all this nostalgia -- so far it's making me super happy. But the Boyz 2 Men thing feels like we've turned a corner to tragic. I mean, they're down to 3 members and it's an album of Motown covers. I'm sure they pull of the songs -- they've got great voices. But there's something that feels almost desperate about it. Like, would anyone under the age of 25 even listen to these songs? Sad to think, but the answer is probably no.