Blog – Amanda Rae Prescott

January 8, 2021

Untangling How UK TV Airs Stateside Pt 1

Industry Deep Dives A Discovery of Witches, Alibi, Amazon Prime, Bad Wolf, BBC, Bodyguard, BritBox UK, Catherine the Great (HBO), Doctor Who, Downton Abbey, Endeavour, Frankie Drake Mysteries, Gentleman Jack, Grantchester, His Dark Materials, I Hate Suzie, iPlayer, Les Miserables (2018 PBS/BBC), Line of Duty, Lookout Point, Mammoth Screen, Miss Scarlet and the Duke, Netflix, Prime Video, Sky, The Great British Bake Off, UK networks, UK production companies, UK streaming services, UK TV licenses, World Productions 0

There are so many UK TV shows and so many places in the US to watch them. Here’s how this process works.

Promo photo of Olivia Colman and Rachel Weisz from The Favourite

January 3, 2021

Period Drama Discourse: Fandom Bias Against Open Door Sex Scenes

Uncategorized Bridgerton, content ratings, Cranford, Downton Abbey, Gentleman Jack, Grantchester, Harlots, homophobia in fandom, morality/religion bias in fandom, Outlander, period drama discourse, Poldark, racism in fandom, The Favorite 0

I’ve been a member of Facebook period drama/Anglophile TV fan groups and followed Twitter discussions on and off since 2015 and have documented via Twitter a lot of observations about current trends. One of the many things I’m going to use this blog for is to have more space for the discourse/analyzing fandom threads. One […]

November 2, 2020

Intro: Dispensing More Period Drama Discourse

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My Twitter display name is Amanda, Dispenser of Period Drama Discourse for a reason other than ego inflation. My micro blogging has expanded since the days of Downton Abbey live tweets. I’ve moved on to live tweet other PBS shows, Doctor Who, and sometimes previewing new UK TV shows before the US premiere. Many of […]