{"id":29888,"date":"2022-07-23T11:23:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T16:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=29888"},"modified":"2023-09-10T21:22:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T02:22:29","slug":"gilded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/23\/gilded\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of &#8220;The Gilded Age: The Complete First Season&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>DVD Review!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0B29HGFCV\/ref=sr_1_1\/suzannelanoue\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29884\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gildedagedvd1.jpg\" alt=\"The Gilded Age: The Complete First Season DVD covver\" width=\"194\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gildedagedvd1.jpg 316w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gildedagedvd1-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;The Gilded Age: The Complete First Season&#8221; Review by <a href=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 7\/22\/22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I enjoyed this show a lot. I missed it when it came out, so I&#8217;m very glad to have watched the DVD. I never saw &#8220;Downton Abbey,&#8221; which was created by the same person (Julian Fellowes), so I can&#8217;t compare them. I think this is really good. Most period costume dramas are basically soap operas. They show you characters against a pretty backdrop from history. This one has better production values than most PBS series, which is probably why it&#8217;s on HBO. The acting and story are very good, and the sets and costumes are fabulous.<\/p>\n<p>The story really draws you in. In 1882, a young woman named Marian (Louisa Jacobs) finds out that her late father left her no money or possessions to speak of, so she travels from her home in Philadelphia to live with two aunts that she&#8217;s never met. One of them, Agnes Van Rhijn (Christine Baranski, who never disappoints) is a snobby widow. She represents the &#8220;old money&#8221; of wealthy New Yorkers and resents the people with &#8220;new money&#8221; who are trying to push their way into society. At that time, there was a list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Four_Hundred_(Gilded_Age)\">top 400<\/a> most respectable people in NYC, which represented the &#8220;old money&#8221; people. They didn&#8217;t invite others to their parties and such. Because of railroads and other businesses, there were many &#8220;new money&#8221; people in NYC that wanted to be involved in society, so the others felt threatened. Agnes represents those people, along with the famous Mrs. Astor (based on the real person) and many others.\u00a0 Agnes&#8217; sister, Ada (the luminous Cynthia Nixon) is much kinder than Agnes.<\/p>\n<p>Marian is robbed at the train station, so a young black woman, Peggy (Den\u00e9e Benton) lends her money for a ticket. Marian in turn helps her out in NYC by getting her aunts to let her stay for the night (she is headed home to Brooklyn but the ferry is washed out). This was before they had subways- they only traveled by horse-drawn carriages, trains and ferries. Anyway, through Marian&#8217;s eyes, we meet all of the people in the series, including the people who live across the street, The Russells. They are very rich &#8220;new money&#8221; people who have built a big palace and hope to get involved with society. Bertha Russell (Carrie Coon) is a very pushy, determined woman, and her husband, George (Morgan Spector) is used to getting his way in business.<\/p>\n<p>There are two main plots of the season. One is about Marian become romantically involved in a lawyer, Tom (Thomas Cocquerel), that she knew in Philadelphia (who moves to NYC) as she struggles to find her place in NYC and tries to make her own way without angering her stern Aunt Agnes too much. The other is about the Russells trying to win over society.\u00a0 Then there are many smaller plots with Peggy and her parents and Agnes&#8217; son, Oscar (Blake Ritson), who is secretly gay but trying to find a wife so that he can avoid scandal. Like &#8220;Downton Abbey&#8221; and its predecessor, &#8220;Upstairs Downstairs,&#8221; both families have many servants, whom we also learn about.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the best parts of the show are how they show us some of the new technology of the time, such as &#8220;magic lanterns,&#8221; trains and electricity. Also, thy have a lot of great historical background and characters, and they use that to show us the plight of women and black people at the time (but without being preachy).<\/p>\n<p>At first, I worried that the story would be predictable, as it seemed to be headed that way. However, I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn&#8217;t.\u00a0 At least, it wasn&#8217;t to me. You may have a different opinion.\u00a0 I&#8217;m looking forward to season 2!\u00a0 The DVD is well worth getting because it has many extras to watch that you can&#8217;t find anywhere else. I know because I looked on YouTube to find them, and they&#8217;re not available.\u00a0 The best of them are on Disk 3.\u00a0 Do yourself a favor and buy the set, and also give it out to others during the holidays!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/B0B29HGFCV\/ref=sr_1_1\/suzannelanoue\/\">Buy this DVD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MORE INFORMATION:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-29883 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gildedage3.png\" alt=\"scene from &quot;The GIlded Age&quot;\" width=\"378\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gildedage3.png 622w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/gildedage3-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Created by Emmy<sup>\u00ae\u00a0<\/sup>and Academy Award<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Winner, Julian Fellowes, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Takes You Back In Time<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">THE\u00a0<span class=\"il\">GILDED<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">AGE<\/span>: THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Get a Glimpse of Historical High Society When The<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<span class=\"il\">DVD<\/span>\u00a0Arrives on July 26, 2022<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">BURBANK, CA\u00a0(May 24, 2022)\u00a0Get ready to embark on a compelling journey through life in New York in the late 1800s, as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment brings\u00a0The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Gilded<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Age<\/span>: The Complete First Season\u00a0to\u00a0<span class=\"il\">DVD<\/span>\u00a0on July 26, 2022.\u00a0Indulge in all 9 episodes from the first season of the historical drama that won fans over with its charming cast and compelling storylines with over two hours of bonus content including an all-new featurette.\u00a0The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Gilded<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Age<\/span>: The Complete First Season\u00a0is available to own\u00a0on\u00a0<span class=\"il\">DVD<\/span>\u00a0for $24.98 SRP ($29.99 in Canada) and will also be available to own on Digital via purchase from all major digital retailers. The series is now available exclusively for streaming on HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">From Emmy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0and Academy Award<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0Winning Writer Julian Fellowes (\u201cDownton Abbey\u201d, Best Original Screenplay\u00a0Gosford Park), and recently renewed for a second season by HBO,\u00a0The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Gilded<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Age<\/span>\u00a0the Complete First Season\u00a0takes place during a period of immense economic change, of huge fortunes made and lost, and the rise of disparity\u00a0between old money and new.\u00a0\u00a0A wide-eyed young scion of a conservative family, Marian, embarks\u00a0on a mission to infiltrate the wealthy neighboring clan of her aunts Agnes van\u00a0Rhijn\u00a0and Ada\u00a0Brook, dominated by ruthless railroad tycoon George Russell and his\u00a0ambitious wife, Bertha, meeting new people like aspiring writer Peggy Scott, along the way.\u00a0In this exciting new world that is on the brink of the modern\u00a0<span class=\"il\">age<\/span>, will\u00a0Marian follow the established rules of society, or forge her own path?<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Gilded<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Age<\/span>\u00a0boasts a star-studded cast with HBO&#8217;s Cynthia Nixon (\u201cSex and the City\u201d), Carrie Coon (\u201cThe Leftovers\u201d),\u00a0Morgan\u00a0Spector\u00a0(\u201c<wbr \/>Boardwalk Empire\u201d), and Jeanne\u00a0Tripplehorn\u00a0(\u201cBig Love). Other notable cast members include Christine Baranski (Mamma Mia!),\u00a0Den\u00e9e\u00a0Benton (\u201cunREAL\u201d), Louisa\u00a0Jacobson (\u201cGone \u00a0Hollywood\u201d),\u00a0Taissa\u00a0Farmiga (\u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d), Blake Ritson (The Hitman&#8217;s Wife&#8217;s Bodyguard), Simon Jones (\u201cDownton Abbey\u201d), and Harry Richardson (\u201cPoldark\u201d).<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Gilded<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Age<\/span>\u00a0is a co-production between HBO and Universal\u00a0Television. Julian Fellowes (\u201cDownton Abbey\u201d) is the creator, writer &amp; executive\u00a0producer. Other executive producers include Gareth Neame (\u201cDownton Abbey\u201d), David Crockett (Captive State), Michael Engler (\u201cDownton Abbey\u201d) and Salli Richardson-Whitfield\u00a0(\u201c<wbr \/>Teachers\u201d) \u2013 both for\u00a0directing and executive producing. Co-executive producers are Sonja Warfield\u00a0(\u201cWill and Grace\u201d),\u00a0who also writes, and Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, who serves as historical consultant.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span class=\"il\">DVD<\/span>\u00a0FEATURES<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All That Glitters: Creating\u00a0The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Gilded<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Age<\/span>\u00a0(Exclusive for\u00a0<span class=\"il\">DVD<\/span>)<\/li>\n<li>Old Money vs New: The Heart of the Matter<\/li>\n<li>Who\u2019s Who Featurettes<\/li>\n<li>Invitation To Set<\/li>\n<li>Carrie Coon BTS<\/li>\n<li>Writing Peggy<\/li>\n<li>Inside the Episodes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\">9 EPISODES<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Never The New<\/li>\n<li>Money Isn\u2019t Everything<\/li>\n<li>Face The Music<\/li>\n<li>A Long Ladder<\/li>\n<li>Charity Has Two Functions<\/li>\n<li>Heads Have Rolled For Less<\/li>\n<li>Irresistible Change<\/li>\n<li>Tucked Up in Newport<\/li>\n<li>Let The Tournament Begin<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p align=\"center\">DIGITAL<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Gilded<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Age<\/span>\u00a0is currently available to own on Digital. Digital purchase allows consumers to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on their favorite devices.\u00a0Digital movies and TV shows are available from various digital retailers including Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu and others.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">BASICS<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Release Date: July 26, 2022<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Presented in 16&#215;9 widescreen format<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Running Time: Feature: Approx. 540 mins<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Enhanced Content: Approx. 135 mins<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span class=\"il\">DVD<\/span>\u00a0Price: $24.98 SRP ($29.99 in Canada)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">3 Discs (3\u00a0<span class=\"il\">DVD<\/span>-9s)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Audio: English (5.1)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Subtitles: ESDH<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">About Warner Bros. Home\u00a0Entertaiment<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros. 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