Tag
I was tagged by lala-kate. This is quite a challenge for me; so much to think about and I'm a little uncertain about the whole linking process but I'll give it a go.
rule 1. always post the rules
rule 2. answer the questions and write 10 new ones
rule 3. tag 10 new people and link them to this post
rule 4. let them know you've tagged them
1. If you were given a luxury cruise to take with one other person, who would that be?
I feel like I am supposed to say my husband, but I should hate to be predictable. I'll say Julian Fellowes because then he would be beholden to me as my guest to answer my questions about Downton Abbey and Gosford Park and Monarch of the Glen. And listen to my gazillion comments about DA. Did Carlisle ever publish? (Throw us a bone here.) Why didn't any of Matthew's relatives attend his wedding? What was it like working with Bob Altman? Is Clive Owen as gorgeous in person as he is on the screen? Tell me Maggie Smith stories.
2. Do I have a favorite bedtime story or lullaby?
Not really, but my father would make up stories about some soldier-heroes called Bergents; sort of a SWAT team. I barely recall the stories but I like the memory of my father making up stories for my brother and I.
3. Time-travel: would I go forward or back? Any particular destination?
Definitely back. I love history and there are so many mysteries that historians debate about that I would like to go back and try to get some answers. My first destination would be the time of Richard III. I want to see for myself what all those people were like and to figure out what happened to the princes in the tower. OK, I read way too much Phillippa Gregory.
4. If I could be magically given an ability I don't possess, what would it be?
A natural-born talent: singing. A learned skill: making edits and manips.
5. Is there a movie I can't bring myself to see more than once because it affected me too deeply? No. Bring it on.
6. If I was in charge of writing a finale for my favorite series, how would it go?
This is impossible! First, to pick one series then to imagine it ending. Yikes! I'll go with Doc Martin because it's the easiest: Doc and Louisa together (not easy but they are prepared to work at it), Al with someone, Mrs. Tishall moves to Australia.
7. If my life was made into a movie who would play me? Maggie Gyllenhall because several people have said she looks like me and maybe I'd get to meet her brother Jake.
8. I can commission my favorite fanfic writer to write my idea for a story.
One of these authors: Chickwriter, lala-kate, wdedalus, patsan, apollo888, robspace54. Downton S2 AU: Matthew suffers severe shell-shock. This is a variation on the theme of a life-altering war injury with the added element of the stigma of shell-shock. You get to have Alistair Bruce as historical advisor/beta.
9. What three fanfics would I most like to see made into movies.
Can I do a mini-series? Here goes- Play Dates and Park Benches, by lala-kate. I think this is the one that would most easily transfer to the big screen. Preferred Stock, by chickwriter. I would prefer a mini-series for this since so many plot lines would have to be trimmed for the big screen. The Front, by robspace54. I think this could be brought to the big screen with some trimming of incidental characters. I adore the final chapter and coda of this story.
10. I there a food I can't bring myself to eat? Or never resist? There are foods I don't like (squid) but I could eat it if I had to. Can't resist? Chocolate!
My ten questions:
1. What actor/actress do you want to see added to the regular cast of your favorite series? Of Downton Abbey?
2. This is Downton specific, so skip it if you are not a fan: if Dan Stevens had continued with the series, what would you have picked as the main game-changer event for the Downton characters in S4?
3. You get to go live or study for 5 years in another country. Where?
4. You are offered tickets to an Olympic event (summer or winter). Which sport?
5. Modern dance or ballet?
6. What is your first memory and how old were you?
7. Are you a fanfiction reader? Only one book/tv series or a variety?
8. You are putting together a new tv series. Who is your screenwriter? director? actors? are we talking sit-com, cop show, lawyer show, period drama?
9. You can have, at no expense to yourself, a cook or a cleaner. Daily. Chose.
10. Who do you most want to roll your eyes at in your daily life?
