As many of you know, I'm a huge Downton Abbey fan...yes, even after Julian Fellowes ripped my heart out last season by killing off Matthew. (grrrr...there's a place for people like you Mr. Fellowes...it's called Gary, Indiana).
Anyway, I guess the series mastermind isn't satisfied with the cash cow that Downton already is. So before the momentum starts to wane, he's decided to prostitute the whole franchise by riding the merchandising train to Hooterville.
At the end of April, the show's executive producer Gareth Neame told CNBC, "We'll be working across an entire range of products coming out this year. From fashion, apparel, and homeware and furniture to wallpapers, beauty products, and stationary."
Anyway, I guess the series mastermind isn't satisfied with the cash cow that Downton already is. So before the momentum starts to wane, he's decided to prostitute the whole franchise by riding the merchandising train to Hooterville.
At the end of April, the show's executive producer Gareth Neame told CNBC, "We'll be working across an entire range of products coming out this year. From fashion, apparel, and homeware and furniture to wallpapers, beauty products, and stationary."
Really?
Just for the record...
- They didn't have air conditioning
- They wore long sleeves and yards of fabric in sweltering heat
- They lived in a musty old mansion
- Underarm deodorant wasn't invented until the late 1940's
- A daily bath would have been highly unlikely
So let's see a raise of hands...who would like to spend money on some toiletries bearing the claim that you can smell like the Dowager Countess of Grantham if you use them?
And who under the age of 25 even knows that "stationary" is something other than standing still...yea...goodluck with that.
The timely launch of some of these products by Marks & Spencer just happen to coincide with the beginning of the 4th season of Downton. How convenient. (she said dryly)
Here are a few of the first offerings:
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