General Chat

She doesn't get any better before the nights out......

Well whether they bring it up later on or else they have ignored the fact that the RMS Titanic wireless office received several warnings re icebergs in the area. The two operators were under pressure with amounts of telegraphs from 1st class passengers to friends/family in USA as to when they were arriving etc.

Lord Ismay (later to be known as coward Ismay) Chairman of the White Star Line was putting Capt. Smith under constant pressure to keep up and to increase the speed of the ship.

And they have showed the gates in the steerage area.
These were two of the main factors which brought together the demise of some hundreds of people.

I bet she is hoping to keep something hidden, like she isn't married to him or something like that, snobs like her usually get found out and/or their comeuppance.

Well there's something happening...the Lawyers wife almost lets the cat out of the bag...or did I sleep through that part where it was explained ?!!

It didn't grip me, I have a feeling that because it is evidently going to be lots of flash backs (and forward) to different parts of the story it will lose impetus, and be hard to care much about any of the 'characters'? I think a linear story builds the characters better and also the overall sense of panic.

But will watch next week and see.

Agree with Caroline, wonder how they will stretch the next three episodes, as alot covered in the first.
Found the narration in the background unnecessary and a bit intrusive. On the whole, i wasnt overly impressed.
I cant comment on the accuracy, as i am not familiar with it. My son said it follows the theme of the film so far.

Sue :-)

I have a piece to add to this, but must do the lunch for us both, and have a break. Not easy to post on here today, so I'll post when and if the problems clear. It will be of particular interest to you Chris.

Julia in Derbyshire

Looking forward Julia.

well it ws bigged up n i feel a little let down, wasnt as god as thought it was gona be,

but ill give it the benefit n see how next week goes :-D

I'll let you know if I remember to watch it on Wednesday night (I think it is) !!
I'll have to watch the DVD to catch the bits I missed, as OH couldn't watch it.

Well just to say this weeks show will be about the same as last weeks, so if you hated it last week you'll hate it this week.
They fill in some gaps that I thought I'd missed last week.
They do jump backwards and forwards with the story, but you can still follow it.
I can see some people being upset at the way the Captain is protrayed this week...............
Other than that the only thing I can tell you for sure without ruining it for you....is the ship sinks !!....but not this week....

Just caught up on last night's episode. Well so far Julian Fellowes (in my opinion) is doing as he said and keeping to the truth and ignoring the myths. Other aspects from different viewpoints should be coming up and wait with interest to see the wireless operators.

Not sure what Caroline is referring to re Capt.Smith.

He was shown to be somewhat unsure as to what he should do...couldn't make his mind up whether to use the lifeboats yet or not...like he was in shock. Some might think that didn't show him in as good a light as History shows him.

Personally Caroline I always felt that Ismay should shoulder a lot of the blame leading up to the collision.

just come across this,

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2125619/My-haunting-goes-Couple-sell-house-haunted-ghost-Titanic-captain-born---hauntings-include-flooded-kitchen.html

LOL that is so typical of the Daily Mail - 'mysterious flood' indeed! They left the taps on!!!

Totally agree Chris, and then he makes it onto a boat to be saved..so wrong.

Chris - so bloomin' cold and miserable here today, that I have turned the heating on, and sent the OH up the street to get me a copy of today's Times, to sit and do the crossword.
Lo and behold, apart from the crossword and some very scrummy recipes using chocolate, there is a pull out and keep edition of the paper 100 years ago today, which is all about the Titanic,and gives a list of some of the passengers.
So, send your OH out straight away, to get a copy.
By the way, I will reply to your PM over the holiday.

Julia in Derbyshire

He has just come back in Julia (for the second time today) doubt if he will go out again! Thank you for info.

We have had heating back on past couple of days - even had gas fire on as well.

Chris of wessex,
I'm very interested in the Titianic too, and am going to buy a book about it. Just wondering if you could recommend which book I should buy, as you seem to have read lots of books about it.