This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Best movie ever!

It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

Got a reference to this series from a book. It is interesting to understand the history from British's perspective. Actually they claim that the story takes place in Shimla, whereas it doesn't feel like. But as a south Indian, I could easily connect to the characters as most of them are plotted with southern culture. But its also contradictory to the locality of the story line, which makes some odd feelings. It is very clear that there wasn't enough clarity for the maker on the diversity of Indian cultures and territories. It feels good to know that their memories of India are fading away. Anyways I would like to emphasis on the historical events than its making flaws. It would be more interesting to know the impacts it makes either on current British or Indian viewers. Out of curiosity, looked into the IMDb comments section, but disappointingly most of the comments just touches the making style. Yes of course naturally I expect the British to be ashamed of their ancestors, at the same time I should admit, in over all even I couldn't feel anything to be proud. It is so horrible to watch the way Indians were treated from their point of view itself.

I wondered if I would enjoy this series, as of late I've found TV drama to be dire - for example the dialogue in Downton turned me right off, and I've not managed to watch an entire episode. This is different, it's a classier production, obviously there are inaccuracies and mistakes, and that's a shame, but the historical aspects are intriguing and the acting is a cut above anything else on TV today. The characters are well drawn and one gets the atmosphere of the day if not the actual situation and language. I take the points made in other comments. BUT the story is compelling, the characters and their mistakes and their pathways hold one to the screen until the episode ends and a wail goes up - not the end!!! Absolutely fabulous, it's a story, right? Based on facts perhaps, inaccurately portrayed - maybe, but it's a class drama and wonderfully done. I love it, and I didn't expect to do so.

Where to start? I've just finished watching the first series on PBS and thoroughly enjoyed it even though it frustrated me no end and made me embarrassed to be British (I'm married to an Indian man so I think that adds to it as well).I think instead of going through the entire plot and character roster I will just pick out elements that piqued my interest the most. Firstly, the young Scottish man and his friendship with the doomed Indian plantation owner. That really affected me esp. the scenes in the prison and then at the hanging and when he steals what he thinks is his friend's ashes and the Indian community come out to greet him. I just cried and cried. So frustrating to watch this innocent man being strung up without a hope. And the English just stood by and cheered it on. Made me sick. Yet this wonderful Scottish man (who also stood out amongst the white population for simply not being English) vehemently protested his friend's innocence over and over.The relationship between the white woman and the Indian secretary. Reminded me of my own with my husband. Also, she seemed to be the only white woman who saw the Indians sympathetically. It will be very interesting to see how (in series 2) her very close relationship with her brother will be affected by her romantic liaison with her secret beau.I was very disappointed to read that it wasn't even filmed in India. Hmmm. Not impressed at all.The mission school storyline was a high point. Kind people looking out for the children. The pastor's wife desperate for social mobility and respect. I almost felt sorry for her but only almost. I felt the most compassion for her son and husband for having to put up with her whining and self pity.All the subtle and not so subtle political moves being made by both sides. Can't wait to see how that all plays out.Mostly I hated how the English behaved - the snobbery, entitlement and arrogance astounded me. Can't wait to see their comeuppance!

Indian Summers ain't no Downton Abbey. It barely meets the mark as a show worthy to be on Masterpiece Theater. Only the gorgeous scenery and the historical context make the show worth a tiny bit of time, but I could google photos and read some books and get more out of it than I have gotten from Indian Summers.I have watched every episode thus far, waiting, hoping that I would finally experience some logical character development. No such luck. Last Sunday's episode turned out to be the new nadir. Bright spots are easy to discern as there are so few of them:1) the storyline between McLeod and Sood has a lot of potential, and someone should write an entire series exploring this time period through the relationship between those two men. That would be fascinating.2) the scenery is gorgeous, and almost makes me want to travel there, except for the fact that reality today falls very short of the fantasy portrayed in the showThat's about it for the bright spots.I am undecided if I will continue to watch the show. I do have a compulsion to finish what I have started, so I probably will, but I won't be happy as I watch it. I don't care for any of these characters. Only Dalal's father would be good company. The rest give me the creeps.This is not a family show, either. Keep your remote handy in order to avoid the unnecessary simulated sex scenes. I don't watch HBO for a reason, and don't like Masterpiece Theater programs resembling those other cable shows.Lastly, can someone please increase the budget for dialect training? Why do the British dialect teachers and the actors themselves keep perceiving Americans as talking with such absurd dialects? This is a common problem in BBC shows for many years. Those actors assigned to play the Americans are evidently told to pronounce every vowel as if their faces were being stretched wide in order to get the most annoying sounds ever. No Americans sound like this. Never did. Perhaps this is on purpose - make the American characters sound as foolish as possible. Could be. In any case, it's annoying and stupid.My family would love to find another Downton Abbey, but we will wait patiently for it. Poldark has been our most favorite of the recent series. If Indian Summers is renewed, it won't be on our viewing watchlist.