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I don’t disagree with most of your assertions, but I’m not inclined to have such a harsh, black-and-white view of them, either. Aside from Charles and Camilla’s infidelity, there were so many other problems with the Wales’s marriage.
Charles and Diana were a train wreck even before their marriage pulled out of the station. It was destined to fail, and not just because of Camilla. Diana Spencer was, perhaps, the young woman most ill-suited to adjusting to royal life in all of England. She was far too young and lacked the maturity and experience necessary to cope with extreme public scrutiny and royal Obligations. She came to the marriage with so much personal emotional baggage from her parents’ divorce: she was insecure, ungrounded, had zero support system, lacked sophistication and education, And was just far too young for Charles. And They had next to nothing in common.
I highly doubt Camilla’s opinion is the only one he considered. I’m sure his parents’ opinion, and even more, his grandmother’s, weighed heavily in his decision. The pow was extremely close to his grandmother, and knew full well her feelings about Edward VIII’s abdication because of Wallis Simpson.
This program wasn’t nationally televised on PBS; it was a syndicated program for PBS, meaning it was broadcast by individual PBS stations who subscribed to it for their local slots. Typically, on Saturday evenings and at other times during the week, local stations show their subscription programming, with shows like Miranda, Are You Being Served, Keeping Up Appearances, The Vicar of Dibley, and other BritComs. They also show light fare and cosy mysteries, like Poirot, Rosemary & Thyme, Miss Marple, Father Brown, etc.
Oh gosh, I vaguely recall reading about this years ago. IIRC, the script was written with Belinda Lang’s character, Quinnie, falling and being injured, at which point Rosemary is wangled into filling in for her because of the pressing deadline and financial issues. But then Kendall had a scheduling conflict, which could not be accommodated due to so much filming for s2 taking place in Europe that year. So they just reworked the script with Rosemary falling and Quinnie stepping into her role in the investigations.
I second Tea with Mussonli And The Enchanted April. I will have to rewatch both of those soon!
Right now I am rewatching ARWAV because I just read Kevin Kwan’s retelling of Forster’s novel. I kept thinking of this adaptation while reading Kwan’s book and realized I am long overdue to watch it again. <3
I don’t think she looked 50– more like mid 60s.
If you’re a supporting member of PBS you can stream it for free online or the PBS App.
If not, you can rent it from apple or amazon prime video.
Alone. And In your own $hit
Brave? He ran away from society and from his problems instead of engaging them head on.
That’s the difference between you and Chris— you’ve lived in the sub arctic and understand the terrain differences from season to season. Chris didn’t and he arrogantly chose to arrive and perhaps attempt to leave at poorly timed dates. Not following these rules put him at more serious risk than he was aware of. His naiveté is referred to often on these threads, but imo it’s not naiveté, it’s willful ignorance
There’s nothing poetic about dying of starvation alone, covered in your own excrement.
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Recycler of philosophy. Bingo.
I think He was looking for something to bring him inner peace, tranquility, happiness, whatever. And frankly, he was never going to find it.
Exactly. Lewis and Clark prepared for their expedition of discovery. You can’t really say that for Chris McCandless.
Darwin Award for sure
No, if he had succeeded, we would call him LUCKY.
There’s a film from the 70s about the youngest person to sail around the world. It’s called The Dove, about the Journey of Robin Lee Graham who spent five years circumnavigating the globe, beginng at age 16.
Unlike McCandless, he didn’t turn his back on his family, poach, steal, or break other laws.
It sucks, but at least it’s accepting responsibility. A lot of people work to support their adventures without having to steal, poach and break other laws that exist for a reason. Chris wanted a life without responsibility. rules and laws have an important purpose. He chose to ignore them
He paddled the Colorado River sans permit, then had to elude officials trying to catch up with him.
He stole food from cabins.
He abandoned a car in an area where vehicles aren’t even permitted.
He poached game out of season and then let it go to waste due to lack of knowledge On how to preserve it, or lack of desire to work that hard preserving it because he believed he could easily find more.
It takes guts to carry on with life in society and not run away from your problems. It takes guts to face your family and tell them you’re leaving town and traveling alone. It takes guts to call your family and tell them where you are. It takes guts to face your family’s problems and try to deal with them in a constructive way. It takes guts to Admit when you’re wrong.
His previous backcountry experience was far, far from enough. No Alaska experience was a pretty big problem. People who gave him rides in Alaska tried to help him. They tried to tell him how unprepared he was: lack of equipment and proper clothing, etc. Lack of knowledge and subarctic experience combined with arrogance...