Some dramatic license is expected (like flipping France for Portgual b/c they introduced Francis I early on) but there is no GOOD excuse for making a composite of Henry's sisters by telling Princess Mary Rose Tudor's story, but calling the character Princess Margaret, which was her older sister's name. That's my second issue - don't suggest in the ads that you're going to tell the REAL story when you're not. ![]() Or, as they suggest, to people who don't know the story. (J R-M's eyes are riveting, but that's not enough for the part b/c at this stage of Henry's life, his fame was largely due to his physical dominance, learning & musical skill.) Showtime seems to be trying to appeal to a VERY young, VH-1 audience with the J R-M casting. I read an earlier comment after I had already expressed the following thought elsewhere, and I completely agree - Steven Waddington (Buckingham) would have been a better Henry VIII - he's bigger (he properly fills the screen, which in various shots J R-M painfully cannot, either in height or breadth) red-haired (as Henry was) and a POWERFUL, mesmerizing actor who's a better age for the part. ![]() I love the casting of Jeremy Northam (Sir Thomas More) and Sam Neill (Cardinal Wolsey). I'm glad to see Showtime taking on the Tudor era, even if they are doing it because Henry's life is a tabloid-seller's dream come true, and our culture is tabloid-obsessed.
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