Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Flyerplesys Perfectly adorable

LouHomey From my favorite movies..

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

hcurrie77 OK. I am getting ahead of myself. That happens second season. This show is atypical to every show in earth. Guy is with ruthless rich girl and then falls in love with the poor beautiful saint who takes a beating from everyone and is too sweet and perfect to ever say anything. I found Denise to be fake and completely lacking personality. I did not find katherine to be the villain. I liked her. I hated she could not find a decent guy. I liked Jonas. I hated they made him leave. Everything was going according to every plot in TV then they add loud mouth know it all c?nt Myrtle. She is in ever scene got her trashy nose in everyone business. Seems Gallagher made the same mistake in Candleford with Minnie. Another horribly written show.

grandsinclair728 Loved it. Well done. Stunning costumes. Perfect performances. I would watch it again. I grew very fond of almost all of the characters except of course the main protagonist who, thought beautiful, was impossible to like. She and her father, both rich and arrogant, believed as so many do, that wealth and power ensure security. The story itself is very well written with enough twists and turns to keep the viewer on the edge of his or her seat. Like a tug of war, the main character, Moray, who owns and operates the Paradise Department Store, pushes and pulls himself to and fro in an attempt to be what society expects of him without betraying his own heart. Will he win or lose in the great battle of life, the effort to be true to one's own soul. Even the smallest of characters reveals just such a struggle. This show is the story of everyman and woman. Well done.

gailene-613-123456 I might be slightly prejudiced due to my costuming background and love of period pieces by BBC... you are forewarned :-) This was a thoroughly delightful series to watch and I was hooked after the first 15 minutes of the first episode. Costuming is absolutely gorgeous and true to the period and class structure of the times (1875-188?). The setting, scenery and sets are near perfection. All works together to draw you into the place that is the Paradise, England's first department store, Tollgate Street and its many merchants and the surrounding countryside where the gentry reside.This TV series drops us into Victorian England and shows us a variety of class members through stories of their lives. We are invited into their homes, shops, places of work and places they play and relax. The Paradise department store is the fulcrum around which all these stories revolve. Businesses and business dealings, the under belly of English society, working class girls, shop owners and their worries, the complexities of love and the consequences of hate. The relationships and back stories of each character are drawn out a bit at a time and the story lines keep moving along episode after episode so the audience is never bored.The Paradise is full of love and hate, rivalries and partnerships, betrayals and reconciliations, intrigue and secrecy, a touch of sex and a little violence. Everything to make it a fun and interesting show to watch.In the second series the beginnings, the catalyst to, the rise of the women's movement is touched upon a little more with each episode. Through the main character, Denise, we get to see the reactions of the men around her, who claim to love her, to her entrepreneurial spirit and her desire to be more... to be a career minded business woman.Many other political and class-based issues are touched upon including the plight of soldiers who have returned from brutal wars and the scars, both physical and mental, they bear. The severe inequalities of the class structure are also showcased. I strongly recommend this series to all who love great Historic Fiction... and fabulous costuming and sets.

lookatwhatyoudid First episode - exciting stuff. The next are okay, until the central woman suddenly says something that spoils the whole show for me. I would have liked another plot altogether, not a 'classical' love story as I see it. The central characters feel very stiff and fade in favor of the other characters. Still I watched the whole thing. Maybe it was the wavering rich woman that I felt sorry for, which kept me on my toes. Maybe some backdrop as to why the leading male character was so attractive would make him more attractive to me. I also want to like him. The one armed guy, I both like and dislike. He feels extremely misplaced, but at least he speak in tongues.