Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

grandcyn Apparently I neglected to indicate in the review I just wrote that it contained a spoiler; I don't know what that spoiler would be unless it's that Season one ended with some matters unresolved; this is a wonderful show with excellent acting, excellent plot, fascinating family dynamics, beautiful dresses, references to historical events. One really cares about the characters. Other reviewers expressed my thoughts exactly and I agree with them that this wonderful series needs a second season

blanche-2 Someone hated this so much he or she went through and gave everyone who liked it a "not useful." Nothing should inspire that much hate - nothing nonhuman, anyway."The Collection" from Amazon is a series starring Richard Coyle, Tom Riley, Mamie Gummer, and Frances de la Tour. Set in post-war Paris, Paul Sabine runs a fashion house with the goal of bringing glamour back to Paris and to bring the fashion center of the world back there as well.His brother, Claude, is the actual designer of the fashions, and the arrangement is that to the public, Paul is the designer and his brother stays in the background. They both barely tolerate their overbearing mother, Yvette, a conniving and manipulative woman.There are several subplots, the main one being Claude's dalliance with a sailor that leaves him badly beaten and leads to all sorts of trouble for the fashion house. There is also a reporter (Stanley Townsend) digging around for information on what Paul Sabine did during the war. A worker turned model, Nina (Jenna Thiam) has a secret, as does the right hand of the house, Charlotte (Alix Poisson). Meanwhile, Paul's wife (Mamie Gummer) attempts to hold onto her husband and mollify Claude.For some reason, when a series involving fashion is done - The Time in Between, Velvet, as two examples - the era chosen is post-war. The clothing is dazzling in this, and there's mystery, family dynamics, and intrigue present as well. The first season ends on a real cliffhanger.There's nothing not to love. I do have one quibble regarding another review on the site. People who live in France and who are French are speaking French. They are not speaking English with a French accent, which is a reason why many of these actors, who are British, speak with British accents. It doesn't matter. They're speaking French. I read this complaint that the actors don't have the proper accents time and time again about old films, where so many of the '30s and '40s films are set in other countries. In Chekov's plays, the characters are speaking Russian, but outside of Russia, the plays are performed in other languages. Should those people be speaking with Russian accents?The acting is uniformly good in "The Collection," with Frances de la Tour a standout, though the two brothers, played by Coyle and Riley, are wonderful. Another actress, Poppy Corby-Tuech, who plays Dominique, is exquisitely beautiful. Mamie Gummer rocks her elegant outfits and is excellent as Paul's unhappy wife. And as the desperate model Nina, Jenna Thiam gives a sympathetic performance.Highly recommended. Can't wait for season 2.

grace-95979 I had no expectations when starting this series and have been pleasantly surprised. I think the costuming is beautiful, the story line has promise, and ties to history are also great. I like it so much that this is the first review I've ever written and I hope it helps the powers-that-be know that people want them to make a season 2, 3, and so on. Two unexpected thumbs up!

robin-87419 The Collection just may be my favorite thing that I have ever binged watched.I said binged watch (not binged generally as nothing beats Yodels or as we call them out in Los Angeles "HoHos"). Who would't like Fashion, Intrigue, Love and a dysfunctional family all in post WW II Paris (ok I don't care for fashion but not like they are going to wear sweats in a period piece). The cinematographer transports you back, the dresses make you drool (ok I haven't worn a dress since they let us start wearing pants in Jr high in the 70s but the dresses are nice ) and Ricard Coyle and Tim Riley will give you palpitations. The only problem for me was that it ended. Hello season 2??? I'm waiting....