It's so nice to be able to show the kids a remarkably boring British show on equally antiquated media. The good news is that my life is so boring that Downton Abbey is actually exciting. Watching this in DVD reminds me how rough we had it in the old days. Rock it like 1997! Get dressed. Leave the house. Crank up the old station wagon. Ride into town. Find a place to park. Walk into a store. Search the inventory. Lug the box set to the register. Wait in line behind the old lady trying to pay with a check. Pay with cash (or even better, pay with your own check.) Have your bag inspected at the door. Find where you parked. Fight traffic driving home. Crank up the old DVD player. Insert disc 1. Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. When it has stopped spinning, press play. JUST LIKE YOUR GRANDPARENTS DID!! Rocking it old school... Enjoy! And while you're at it, set the clock on that DVD player that's been flashing 12:00 since Bush was in office. Or just skip all that rigamarole and download it right onto your feature phone. The beauty in having a choice!

The final season of this monster hit on Public Television does not disappoint in any way. The characters are still engaging, the situations unique and the performances top notch. This last bunch of episodes skillfully wraps up the myriad of plotlines. Some may look too pat and comfortable, but the audiences has grown so fond of the individual characters, that to have them face anything but 'happiky ever after' would seem unfair. Apparently, there is to be a movie version of the series, so all may not be finished for this elegant bunch.

Downton Abbey is a beautiful moving series by Masterpiece Theater. It sweeps you away from the first episode and it's hard to slow down from there. You'll end up binge watching the entire series in a matter of days, I'd bet. ;) The only problem with the series is... it's over!!! Buy it and you'll be glad you did. Came in simple but nice and safe cases for the discs and Best Buy's packaging for delivery was awesome and very speedy. Received the items ahead of the estimate deivery date even! No problems at all with my order.

This show is apparently the equivalent of visual crack. My wife and daughter love it. I don't understand why. It makes reading the newspaper seem like riding a rollercoaster. I tried sitting through one of my wife's benders on this show and I actually chuckled at one of the dry remarks and felt so dirty I had to go shower. Despite my feelings on it, it must be a good show, since my wife somehow got my daughter and mother-in-law hooked on it.

don't expect bombs and bullets here. Just great acting set in a time before most of us were born. The end of an era so to speak. yes it moves slow but it is supposed to. nice gradual character development and some brushes with the law. I am half way thru the last season and don't want it to end, it will be a sad day. I have thoroughly enjoyed the entire 6 seasons. really, really good show. get all six seasons.