Romeo and Juliet trailer: not another teen romance

by MaryAnn Johanson

Wed, Oct 09, 2013

8 comments

Ack! These kids today, with their blood feuds and their dueling and their all-night masquerade balls.

I wonder how it ends…

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Danielm80

Wed, Oct 09, 2013 11:11am

That looks like it will be the best new show on the CW this season.

Dokeo

reply to Danielm80

Thu, Oct 10, 2013 1:17am

Unfortunately, I think this is about right.

MisterAntrobus

Wed, Oct 09, 2013 1:48pm

This looks pretty good. The lead actors already seem to have a more solid command of the language than most of their predecessors (the less said about DiCaprio and Danes the better). And the supporting cast is excellent. I’ll definitely give it a shot.

singlestick

reply to MisterAntrobus

Wed, Oct 09, 2013 3:36pm

I kinda like DiCaprio and Danes. They didn’t always nail the language, but they understood the poetry of the play.

Bluejay

Wed, Oct 09, 2013 2:41pm

“Juliet is a Capulet. The Capulets and Montagues are mortal enemies!”

I love that line. It’s such a timeless Shakespearean classic, right up there with “I wonder if I should kill myself” from Hamlet.

So this is adapted by Downton Abbey‘s Julian Fellowes, I see. He’d better not kill anyone off!

Dokeo

reply to Bluejay

Thu, Oct 10, 2013 1:17am

Snort! x3

singlestick

Wed, Oct 09, 2013 3:35pm

Hmmm. Downton Romeo? I’m not sure that younger people will much care that Julian Fellowes adapted this version; and some of the biggest Shakespeare geeks might be either skeptical or outright horrified.

But what the hey, every generation should take a bite of the Bard. There’s a reason this play is a perennial.