At the end of 2012 I discovered the Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a modern retelling of Pride and Prejudice in the form of a vlog. Since then a number of webseries have come up out of the woodwork. I love them (and probably get too invested and obsessed) But either way I wanted to share these with you, they re-imagined classic stories and used the platform of social media to make the characters relatable and real it genius! Some of the series have finished and perfect for binge watching while others there is still time to get drawn into the series. :) I can ramble on about these for years so I'm only going to tell you about Pemberley Digital's work in this post because otherwise it will go on forever!
First is the one I have already mentioned-The Emmy award winning webseries: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. The basic premise for this is that Lizzie and in extension Charlotte Lu are doing a vlog for Lizzie's Thesis. Some of the drama happens on screen but the rest is done in costume theatre. We see Lizzie and her family (especially sisters) go through a lot and we see them grow (and I love some good character development) We see them fall in love and out, make mistakes and also have fun. Plus it isn't just Lizzie who vlogs, Maria Lu, Lydia, Gigi Darcy and even Mr Collins do the odd video just to spice things up. This series never fails to make me laugh, it is what I turn to when I need a pick me up.
Welcome to Sanditon is a spin off from LBD and is loosely based on Austen's unfinished novel Sanditon. This is a really fun series with Gigi Darcy as one of the main characters and Gigi is just brilliant! This one is quite short so I don't want to give much away but it is about a town and its people trying to find a balance between old and new.
And the final one for today is Pemberley's current on-going webseries- Emma Approved. Emma is a matchmaker/ lifestyle coach and her aim is to make people's lives and the world better! She has a good heart and tries her hardest but she can sometimes be a little blind and make mistakes, we see her and the rest of her company and clients grab life and run with it along with a couple of familiar faces. There are new episodes every Monday and Thursday 9am PST and it tends to have a different story arc every month. All the arcs have been hilarious with their own ups and downs but I have to say this month they are really pulling it out of the bag- its awesome this month.
That is all the series I'm going to mention for now apart from 1. Pemberley Digital has just started filming their next series Frankenstein MD- yep that's right, somehow they are going to modernise Mary Shelley's Frankenstein! I have every confidence that it will be brilliant but I have no idea how they are going to do that. Be sure to check these because they really are good and if you need something to do on a rainy day then these are perfect :)
Speak soon,
Jade xx
No comments:
Post a Comment