The original Upstairs Downstairs was a wonderful program. The new one is such a flat failure. In fact it's almost eerie how flat it is. The idea seems to be that if you dress people up in costumes and put them in England during a war, you don't need to do those little things that concern other series, such as commission a good script, hire good actors, attach a director who can direct to the project, etc. This program has all the energy of a bowl of after dinner mints. Furthermore, to base an episode on killing a pet is almost insanely stupid--and yet that's what the people behind this show thought would make a great debut for the second season. All in all, just a terrible, terrible disappointment.
Review of Upstairs Downstairs
