The Tudors

AnonAlumna · #1 04-05-2007, 09:12 PM

Didn't see anything about this yet, but this show is awesome! My husband and I are totally into history, and we just happened to find the first two episodes on 'Free Movies on Demand' last night. Now I'm going to have to buy Showtime!

AchtungBaby80 · #2 04-05-2007, 09:18 PM

Aw, bummer...are there only going to be two episodes on that channel? Because I found the first two on some weird channel that has everything on it from concerts to...well, stuff like this, and I promptly TiVo'd them. So now if I get hooked I have to get Showtime??? Booo...

eduakator · #3 04-06-2007, 06:26 PM

Henry was a big whore! But I guess it was OK because he was trying to get an heir!

33girl · #4 04-06-2007, 09:39 PM

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Henry was a big whore! But I guess it was OK because he was trying to get an heir!

LOL!

AA - thanks for the tip!! I had no idea they were going to put this in the free movie area!! I'll have to see if it's on mine.

sunnyhibiscus · #5 04-07-2007, 02:31 AM

Does anyone know if it will be on DVD? My parents don't have Showtime, HBO and such.

KDAngel · #6 04-09-2007, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sunnyhibiscus

Does anyone know if it will be on DVD? My parents don't have Showtime, HBO and such.

It just started April 1st, so def not for a while, but surely it will be in time.

txpacer · #7 05-11-2010, 03:26 PM

I have been watching online, so haven't caught any of the previews for next week, but Howard's last lines were good. I honestly thought the show went downhill after More died. I know that he had to, I'm just using that as a turning point.
Is this the last season? If so, how many episodes are left?

ASUADPi · #8 06-12-2010, 07:19 PM

So history has said that Henry went a little "crazy" towards the end of his life (and that is being nice). I think Jonathan is playing Henry's craziness wonderfully! Even though they (the make-up artists) are having to make Jonathan look older, he still is looking good. He's just a gorgeous man in general. LOL.

honeychile · #9 06-13-2010, 03:27 AM

Well, untreated syphillis does affect the brain.

ASUADPi · #10 06-15-2010, 10:00 PM

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Well, untreated syphillis does affect the brain.

Yup. And it affected him.

Series finale next week.

honeychile · #11 06-23-2010, 11:34 PM

Am I the only one who was disappointed in the finale? I liked Henry seeing his former wives & their children, but what about Anne of Cleves or Katherine Howard? What about the (undoubtedly) fancy-schmancy funeral? Too many unfinished threads!

ASUADPi · #12 06-24-2010, 08:15 AM

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Am I the only one who was disappointed in the finale? I liked Henry seeing his former wives & their children, but what about Anne of Cleves or Katherine Howard? What about the (undoubtedly) fancy-schmancy funeral? Too many unfinished threads!

Well Anne was still alive and since she was considered his "sister", I'm not sure why she didn't come to see him. Katherine, should have haunted him. I think they just did those three because they were the only ones that had children with him.

I too was disappointed with the ending. They just stated things that most Tudor history fans know, that Edward died young, that Jane Grey (didn't list her name though) was queen for 9 days until Mary took over. Mary was known as "Bloody Mary", and Elizabeth is one of the most well recognized monarchs in the country.

I kind of wish it hadn't ended with Henry dying. I kind of wish the show had talked about Edwards time as king (short lived as he died at like 16), Jane Grey's nine days as queen, Mary's marriage (that most of England was opposed too) and her reputation (Bloody Mary) and then stop at Elizabeth's coronation (since so many movies are devoted to Elizabeth as queen).