tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005037379064329761.post6096558425109227066..comments2023-11-03T20:22:26.360+11:00Comments on ALPHA reader: Outlander, Episode 1 Season 1 - 'Sassenach' preview screening Daniellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08440460463119645788noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005037379064329761.post-12975742390236719322016-08-29T02:31:32.680+10:002016-08-29T02:31:32.680+10:00I only wish there were subtitles of the Scottish c...I only wish there were subtitles of the Scottish conversations in the series. If you don't listen carefully, you miss some of the key information and the twists and turns in the plot. And, darn, I wish there was an explanation of the "Ghost" in the beginning of the books. Did I miss this someplace?Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426534912054232308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005037379064329761.post-80258261545449267572016-08-29T02:21:54.363+10:002016-08-29T02:21:54.363+10:00My mom, sis and I read the books shortly after the...My mom, sis and I read the books shortly after they came out and loved them so, that we tried to research our own Scottish roots (Blair) and traveled to Scotland in 1999 to search (unsuccessfully) and visit some of the places mentioned in the Outlander series. We went to Culloden (sp) but it didn't quite meet our ideas about the battlefield. Still, we found a gravestone marked "Fraser" on the grounds and photographed it. Always told me best friend about the books (she never read them) and is now hooked on the series and telling everyone what "she" has discovered on Starz! Gotta love her anywayDonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426534912054232308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005037379064329761.post-77453109525830805392014-08-13T12:41:10.852+10:002014-08-13T12:41:10.852+10:00I want to go to Scotland too!!!! Apparently I have...I want to go to Scotland too!!!! Apparently I have been, but I was too young to remember. The locations are breathtaking - as well as securing Sam Heughan as a heart-throb, I think the 'Outlander' TV show will do wonderful things for Scottish tourism ;)<br /><br />YES! Get hubby to read the book - tell there are sword fights and sexy times aplenty ;) Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440460463119645788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005037379064329761.post-18166334396056832012014-08-13T05:00:15.730+10:002014-08-13T05:00:15.730+10:00I laugh because I also tell people new to the seri...I laugh because I also tell people new to the series to stick with it at least until she falls through the stones, that it does pick up :)<br /><br />I loved the first episode and the cinematography makes me want to go to Scotland (more than I wanted to already). Hubs watched it with me and he enjoyed it too; I think I may finally be making headway in trying to get him to read the book! Patti (@lovesfabromance)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005037379064329761.post-68980756964775166092014-08-09T14:04:05.003+10:002014-08-09T14:04:05.003+10:00I agree, I never hoped it would be turned into a f...I agree, I never hoped it would be turned into a film, I always thought it was perfect for TV. But I only started reading the books in 2007/2008, I guess when they first came out in the 90s TV wasn't quite as cinematic and high-brow as it is now. I'm just happy that the stars aligned to bring Ronald D Moore to the project, and for them to find Sam Heughan as the *perfect* Jamie.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440460463119645788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005037379064329761.post-76873457768421802662014-08-09T14:02:35.878+10:002014-08-09T14:02:35.878+10:00I know, Marg - it was *freezing* (but I still had ...I know, Marg - it was *freezing* (but I still had a choc-top, because they were free). I would totally watch every episode in that cinema environment - it was such much fun. I keep thinking how hilarious it would be to watch certain scenes with a ton of fans (like Jamie popping his cherry, I'd love to be there for all the hooting and hollering that would go on!) Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440460463119645788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005037379064329761.post-75857186761956610552014-08-09T01:06:11.943+10:002014-08-09T01:06:11.943+10:00Here in the US Starz subscribers could watch the f...Here in the US Starz subscribers could watch the first episode on demand or on the Star Play app last weekend, and I stayed up way past my bedtime to watch it on my iPad when it was available at midnight! I absolutely loved it. There's been so much talk over the years of fans wishing for a filmed version, and I always hoped that would never happen because I didn't think any film company could possibly do the book justice, but Ron Moore and company have done a wonderful job with everything. And it's so visually gorgeous as well, and I'm referring to all the scenery and landscapes, not just Jamie! The official premiere is tomorrow night and I will be watching again on my TV, and I will be DVRing so I can watch again. octoberwomanhttp://octoberwomanrobin.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005037379064329761.post-38957483147304554352014-08-08T21:21:01.310+10:002014-08-08T21:21:01.310+10:00I was there that night too and it was a lot of fun...I was there that night too and it was a lot of fun to watch the first episode on the big screen. It would awesome to watch them all like that, except it was way too cold in that theatre!! Maybe I thought my tartan skirt would be a bit warmer! lol<br /><br />At the end of it my friend turned to me and said that she had forgotten that we weren't watching a movie - it looked that good on the screen!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.com