The Pillars of the Earth on Starz

nona · Post by **nona** » Sun July 25th, 2010, 1:44 am

I haven't read the book but am really liking the series, granted I know a little of the history thanks to my addiction of books, anyhow I really like the story line so far. Still figuring out who the minor caracters are and the role they play as I only know a little about Maude, Stephen and Glouchester...and yes Rufus is easy on the eyes so I am enjoying his part and McFaden as well...though he'll alwats me Mr Darcy to me :}

emr · Post by **emr** » Sun July 25th, 2010, 6:40 pm

[quote=""cw gortner""]Ah, another Rufus fan. I could watch him read the newspaper.[/quote]

I'd watch him reading the telephone directory

I've always thought he'd do a perfect Richard III:

He was great as Charles II.

About Pillars.. it's fine so far. I read the book some years ago but I think they are following it quite true to the book.

nona · Post by **nona** » Sun July 25th, 2010, 7:22 pm

Charles II....I must have missed it, whats the title?

emr · Post by **emr** » Sun July 25th, 2010, 9:24 pm

[quote=""nona""]Charles II....I must have missed it, whats the title?[/quote]

Miniseries: Charles II: The Power & the Passion AKA The Last King

Some pics from the dvd

I'd had sweared the last pic included a cell phone somewhere...

cw gortner · Post by **cw gortner** » Mon July 26th, 2010, 3:58 am

I loved him in The Last King!

And it's uncanny how much he resembles the portrait of Richard III.

cw gortner · Post by **cw gortner** » Mon July 26th, 2010, 4:09 am

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Barnabas Collins, anyone?

EC2 · Post by **EC2** » Mon July 26th, 2010, 10:33 am

I can look at Rufus Sewell for a while and think him beautiful, but slowly the eyes begin to take on too much prominence and I wind up thinking of an owl. So I think he's very gorgeous - but in small doses! LOL!

Madeleine · Post by **Madeleine** » Mon July 26th, 2010, 11:01 am

RS looks nice in that first pic, however in the last pic, with the 4 actors, when I first looked at it, for one wild moment I thought they were all holding hands!

Leo62 · Post by **Leo62** » Mon July 26th, 2010, 5:15 pm

Watched the first episode - bit of a mixed bag.

Good points: the casting, esp. dear Rufus who was just right as Tom Builder.

Bad points: cack-handed attempts to dramatise the background stuff about Stephen & Matilda.

Hopefully it will settle down a bit once the story gets properly underway.

cw gortner · Post by **cw gortner** » Mon July 26th, 2010, 7:15 pm

[quote=""Leo62""]
Bad points: cack-handed attempts to dramatise the background stuff about Stephen & Matilda.
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I literally read the book so long ago, I don't remember a thing, except that it was about the building of a cathedral. So, I feel as though I'm seeing the story for the first time. Was Matilda/Stephan conflict upfront and center in the novel, too? It did seem like they were trying to fit in a "royal" angle.