外國人心目中的經典時代劇

Men (2007)

廣告狂人

Mad Men zeroes in on one particular ad agency in New York City and its star creative director, Don Draper, in the '60s. Although the series, one of the Most recent period dramas on TV, looks at life as an ad man, it also gives viewers a looks at the '60s through its characters relationships, homes, career problems, racial issues and families. The seven-season series stars Jon Hamm as Don Draper, Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson, Vincent Kartheiser as PeteCampbell.

《廣告狂人》主要講述的是上世紀六十年代，紐約一家特別的廣告公司和創意總監唐·德雷柏的故事。雖然是連續劇的形式，它卻是最早以廣告人的視角來描寫生活的電視劇之一。通過對人物關係、家庭、職場問題，種族問題以及家人的描寫，該劇向觀衆描繪了上世紀六十年代的種種場景。該劇共有七季，由喬·哈姆飾演唐·德雷柏，伊麗莎白·莫斯飾演佩吉·奧爾森，文森特·卡塞瑟飾演皮特·坎貝爾。

h & South (2004)

南方與北方

This BBC mini-series follows Margaret Hale's move from a house in the south of England to a house in the industrial north and the obstacles she faces along the way. The series, based on the Victorian novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, takes place in the 1800s in the midst of a cross-class love between Margaret and the dashing John Thornton. This show grips its viewers from the first episode, and more than ten years later, it is still one of the best TV period dramas. The four-episode adaptation stars Daniela Denby-Ashe as Margaret, Richard Armitage as John Thornton.

這部BBC迷你劇講述的是主人公瑪格麗特·希爾從英國南部搬到北部的工業區以及沿途遇到的各種困難的故事。影片改編自伊麗莎白·蓋斯凱爾的小說，以十九世紀時維多利亞時代爲背景，講述了瑪格麗特和銳氣十足的約翰·桑頓之間跨越階級的愛情。該劇自開播其就深受觀衆歡迎，即使在十幾年後的今天，它仍在最佳歷史劇之列。該劇共有四集，由丹妮拉·丹拜·阿什飾演瑪格麗特，理查德·阿米蒂奇飾演約翰·桑頓。

3. Reign（2013）

《風中的女王》

Although the costumes or the story aren't authentic, this underrated series is addictive. Reign, loosely based on Mary, Queen of Scots, is full of romance, political intrigue, drama, Queen Catherine's scheming and the scary world of the French court in 1557 France. The CW series stars Adelaide Kane as Queen Mary Stuart, Megan Follows as Queen Catherine, Torrance Coombs as Sebastian.

雖然服裝和劇情的真實度還不夠，但這部被低估的劇勝在能使人上癮。《風中的女王》以蘇格蘭女王瑪麗爲主人公，講述了關於浪漫、政治陰謀、戲劇。詭計多端的凱瑟琳以及1557年黑暗的法國宮廷。該劇由CW電視臺出品，阿黛萊德·凱恩飾演瑪麗女王，梅根·佛洛斯飾演凱瑟琳王后，託倫斯·庫姆斯飾演塞巴斯蒂安。

4. Downton Abbey (2010)

《唐頓莊園》

This upstairs/downstairs drama surveys a British aristocratic family, the Crawleys, and the servants that work for them on an estate called Downton Abbey. This romantic series, which begins in pre-World War I England just after the RMS Titanic sank, tells the stories of inheritance, class differences, marital tribulations and more. Downton Abbey stars Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith Crawley, Jim Carter as Charles Carson.

這部類似於《樓上樓下》的電視劇以一處叫做唐頓莊園的地方爲背景，講述了英國貴族克勞利一家和與其僕人的故事。故事充滿浪漫情懷，描繪了第一次世界大戰前的英國，那時候，英國皇家郵船泰坦尼克號剛沉沒不久。故事描繪了關於遺產，階級差異，婚姻的不幸等種種問題。《唐頓莊園》中由休·博內威利飾演羅伯特·克勞利，勞拉·卡爾邁克爾飾演伊迪絲·克勞利，吉姆·卡特飾演查爾斯·卡森。

5. Boardwalk Empire（2010）

《大西洋帝國》

This series takes viewers back to the U.S. during the Prohibition era in the 1920s alongside an Atlantic City politician who doesn't always choose to stay on the right side of the law. The federal government takes an interest in him when they realize his lifestyle is too luxurious for his political status and that he has relationships with politicians and mobsters. Although this Terence Winter-created HBO series can be slow at times, it is intense. The series stars Steve Buscemi as Enoch 'Nucky' Thomspon, Michael Shannon as Nelson Van Alden and more.

這部電視劇將觀衆帶回到1920年頒佈禁酒令的的美國，在一個叫做大西洋城的地方，有一個不時違反法律的的政客。在瞭解到這名政客過着極度奢華的生活，而且黑白通吃後，聯邦政府對他產生了興趣。該劇由特倫斯·溫特擔當製片人，並在HBO電視臺播出，雖然偶爾進度緩慢，但劇情十分緊湊。《大西洋帝國》中由史蒂夫·布西密飾演伊努·“努基”·湯普森，邁克爾·珊農飾 尼爾森·範奧登。

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