The article analyzes the key ideas that allowed Downton Abbey to become one of the most iconic series in the British landscape. By focusing on the show’s narrative rhetoric, we especially learn about all those aspects that find their roots in American TV shows. Downton Abbey’s creators, producers Gareth Neame and screenwriter Julian Fellowes, asserted that they modeled their show after series like ER and The West Wing. Inspired by the movie Gosford Park, Neame and Fellowes were aiming to reboot the genre of period drama. The article specifically identifies Downton Abbey’s elements of international success in the unity between its procedural arena and characters web as well as in the ability to focus organically on a general theme and to keep its tone emotionally consistent. The article ends by questioning all those lectures that look at Downton Abbey exclusively as an escapist and utopic piece. On the contrary, the article highlights the proactive nature of the show. At its dramatic core, Downton Abbey can be considered very similar to a seemingly different show like The West Wing.
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机译:本文分析了使唐顿庄园成为英国景观中最具标志性的系列之一的关键思想。通过专注于节目的叙事修辞,我们特别了解了所有扎根于美国电视节目的方面。 Downton Abbey的创作者,制片人Gareth Neame和编剧Julian Fellowes断言,他们是根据ER和The West Wing等系列节目制作模特的。受电影Gosford Park的启发,Neame和Fellowes的目标是重新启动古代戏剧的类型。这篇文章特别指出了唐顿庄园在程序领域和角色网络之间的统一性以及有机地专注于一般主题并保持其语气一致的能力的国际成功要素。本文最后通过质疑所有那些将唐顿修道院完全看作是逃避现实主义和异议的作品的演讲。相反,本文强调了节目的积极性。在其戏剧性的核心方面,唐顿修道院可以被视为与《西翼》等看似不同的节目非常相似。
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