I have discovered a new and most wonderous thing.
Have you heard of the Lizzie Bennet Diaries?? If not, I suggest you go check it out immediately.
No, really. I meant like RIGHT NOW. Click the link above. I'll wait.
You see, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is an EMMY award winning online, social-media based interactive (well, it mostly was when it was happening live) modern interpretation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Brilliant Masterminds Hank Green and Bernie Su took Austen's amazingly resonant story of a snarky girl who doesn't want to just get married and turned her into a modern snarky grad student who refuses to bow to her mother's pressures to get married. AND.IT.IS.AMAZING!
Originally, "Lizzie" posted two youtube videos a week chronicling her life and thoughts as part of her "grad-school thesis." Most of the characters also had twitter accounts and interacted online with not only each other, but also with the public who were watching "The Lizzie Diaries." Lizzie's older sister, Jane, also had a fashion tumblr and her younger sister, Lydia, even did some of her own diary videos. The whole concept for the series was amazing to see...
There are even moments of interpretive costume theater...and let me tell you, Lizzie's impersonations of her mother... I laughed so hard I wanted to cry sometimes.
If, like me, you missed being part of this amazing phenomenon at its inception, don't worry. You can catch up on EVERYTHING from the beginning by going here. The story page will take you through Lizzie's journey from start to finish across all platforms...and I bet like me, you'll be watching videos on your breaks and staying up late to watch just one more wayyy past your normal bedtime.
*Believe me by the time you hit episode 84... you'll be experiencing ALL THE FEELS. I cried, I cried HARD through a bunch of stuff at the end... *
This is something YOU ALL NEED TO CHECK OUT if you haven't already seen it. I'm almost tempted to go back and start watching from the beginning...but, there's also a newer story done almost the same way by the same genius team starring Miss Gigi Darcy called "Welcome to Sanditon," (based on Austen's unfinished novel, Sanditon) that I am now happily working my way through... though a rewatch of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries will definitely be in order when the DVD finally comes out. You can bet your tushies I'll own it!
Gotta go, there's more Sanditon waiting to be watched!!
haha I started watching this when it was halfway in and I LOVED IT! it was fantastic. I wish they do more of that.. what if they do Persuasion by Jane Austen? that would be awesome. I loved the characters in P&P. Funny that the actress playing Jane was in a couple of episodes of Switched at Birth.
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Yes, and I just saw her on the Sprint commercial with the zombie, too! LOL
DeleteI could not stand p&p when I read it. Both times. This is infinitely more entertaining. I am one of those peculiars who majored in English but hates Jane Austen. Maybe this is my gateway. Thank you for filling my Saturday evening. I need to charge my computer soon, kthx.
ReplyDeleteYeah, honestly I love the storyline of P&P, but never got through the original book. I have a hard with Austen's writing style. Movies or something like this capture the story and tone in a much easier way for me to digest. :)
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