Monday, 24 August 2009
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"I'm no Anne Boleyn!"
So summer vacation is coming to an end and I'm sort of running out of television shows to catch up on and I've always wanted to watch The Tudors and I thought to myself, here's my chance to watch the series. Big mistake. Every episode I watched, I couldn't help but feel my blood boiling inside of me.
Now, The Tudors is based on the life of King Henry VIII and although it's fictional in some ways, it's also historically accurate in others. Basically, King Henry commits adultery several times throughout his marriage with Queen Catherine to any woman he finds appealing; and when I say any woman, any woman who is willing to agree to his majesty's desire. Of course, Queen Catherine, being the loyal, subservient wife, turns the other cheek. And then here comes along the Boleyn sisters. Henry sleeps with Mary but decides that he is more interested in Anne and dumps Mary for Anne, all the while still married to Catherine. Henry tries to divorce Catherine but the Pope says, "YOU WISH!" and Henry, of course, is so upset that he separates from the Catholic Church and declares himself the Supreme Head of the Church of England, giving himself the power to divorce himself from Catherine.
He, however, marries Anne even before he has officially divorced from Catherine. Anne, however, can't produce a male heir and Henry, of course, starts a new relationship with Jane Seymore, one of Anne's lady in waiting. Henry then claims that Anne has bewitched him; he has her beheaded; he gets engaged to Jane the day of Anne's execution; and he marries Jane a few days after Anne's death.
Now, I don't know what bothers me more:
- the fact that Henry sleeps with all these woman and tells them that they are unreasonable or claims that they have bewitched him when in fact he is a self-centered hypocrite or
- the fact that Anne is baffled to find out that Henry is having an affair with Jane (what happened to "once a cheater always a cheater" ... I mean, if he is cheating on his wife to be with you, what makes you think he's going to stay faithful to you?) or
- the fact that Showtime plans to make a season four of this show ... (I watched the first season but as soon as I watched the second season and Catherine of Aragon was sent away, I couldn't watch the show anymore--why can't they make a show about someone tries to live their life in an upstanding way? Why does it always have to be about loose morals? I understand that they think there's a good story line here but there are a ton of other historical figures who have just as great a story to tell and unlike Henry, they have integrity.)
Please tell me, I'm not the only one disgusted and bothered by this.
- the fact that Henry sleeps with all these woman and tells them that they are unreasonable or claims that they have bewitched him when in fact he is a self-centered hypocrite or
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Who cares? It's just a tv show.
I watched the movie 'The other Bolyn Girl' (I think that's what it's titled) and it left me feeling so queezy. How can you do that to someone? Actually to many people/women?
It's History. If you want a show about someone who leads their life in an upstanding way, suggest to showtime they make one about Elizabeth I or II. I would love to see it. I love history so I was happy to see the Tudors come out. I love it.
It's history.
And I'm more bothered by the costuming. They have a budget to do it right, so why do they wear see through bodices without corsets and dresses without a chemise or partlet?
Nerdy I know, but they all end up with their clothes off in the end, so why can't they make the clothes right BEFORE then end up on Henry's floor?
i know it seems disgusting, and yes it was, but that's what being a king was about (at least in the victorian era). pretty much all kings had mistresses, it was a part of royal life. the mistresses helped their families gain standing within the royal court, etc etc. being a wife to a king was always dangerous, throughout history. and i agree, i hate henry VIII. hahaha
@Shinbi_Belldandy@xanga - definitely. queen elizabeth I is pretty much my hero. one of my favorite historical figures.
and i also love history. :]
its just what happened in history. what can we do?
It's History and Henry & those people were really like that! Morality did not seem to be compatible with royalty back then.
well i'm no fan of henry VIII, he's pretty douchey. but the show doesn't bother me because it's not like i didn't know about him and his infamous wife-killing/womanizer ways.
Wouldn't life be boring if everyone was morally upstanding? What kind of TV show would that be? Henry gets up in the morning and makes completely fair judgements all day long while Catherine plays the perfect wife. It would be like detailing the life story of a plant. People want to watch things that are shocking and live vicariously through sensational characters. BTW all of this DID HAPPEN in history. My advice to you? Join a convent
i love da show u suk
Anne Boleyn was pretty kick-ass in real history.
I think you're reading a little too much about this show. It's a tv show but yes, historically, Henry isn't the most "upstanding" model to admire or to respect. He was a slut and women who agreed in being his bedmate didn't have much of a choice either. Mary was married when she was requested by Henry and her uncle and father encouraged her. For a daughter to "catch" the king and to birth a son (even a bastard) meant social and political power, not to mention economical gain in more ways than one. Whether it's European or Asian history, the patriarch often beds more women than he's married to (concubines, hello?!) and it's not a surprise that a tv show or movie result from it. It's what happened before, yes it is fictional but still, if it bothers you so much much, stop watching it! lol
How is this show any worse than the Bachelor/Bachelorette?! Or any reality show based on the premise that you can find 'love' on national television?! This show in particular is more focused on sexual exposure and corruption within royal politics than anything else. what did you expect??
The story does seem pretty messed up.
@Miss_Sarah_Jane@xanga - Bwaha, yes, this.
Sweetheart, it's history.
I'm just grateful that there is a way to bring it to the common public.
It is how it is. Personally I love the whole Story. Catherine Parr is my favorite though. Only woman to survive King Henry's wrath just by outliving him
That woman would be my queen.
History is history.
I remember being in grade 8 Socials and everyone hating King Henry VIII and I would be shocked cause he was like uber cool with having 6 wives and beheading 2 of them. Odd, but extremely stand-out. Plus, he was so poor at one point he pawned the crown jewels. That's what you call desperation.
Anyways, I think it's just a tv-show and you shouldn't be so offended by history :P
the movie 'the other boleyn girl' depicts these historic events also. it is a great movie. :)
it's passionate, scandalous, and real. and i love it! okay, so it's not up-standing in the least, but it's so much more fun to watch, and jonathan rhys-meyers is gorgeous in every way. i love the time period and learning about the tudors, and i love how much historical information they cram into the show. perfect.
um........ you should probably never watch Schindler's List.
It's history. I don't really watch the show, but I do hear it is very interesting.
@Dare2BDiferentt@xanga - Ahah agreed. There's a lot of stupid shit on Tv.
Its a TV show. I bet this happened in real life too. Plus I bet it still happens in today's society.
The cheating part, not the beheading part.
oh, you are not the only one.
It's too bad that Henry VIII didn't know that it's HIS sperm that determines the gender of an unborn child...a simple lesson in biology could have spared Anne's life.