Discussion: Catherine Parr? Anyone?

"I totally agree with you she is wrong for the part. They should have picked a younger actress.The producers produced a wonderful series in seasons 1 and 2 but season 3 they made alot of mistakes and I think season 4 will be a dud, AND I very dissappointed ."

"It's not as if she's never done a period drama before, she was in the Patriot, so she knows what she's getting herself into! As for being too old, Joely certainly doesn't look her age. To me, Jonathan was a far cry from Henry VIII when he was cast for the role, it didn't seem like he was right for the part either, but he soon proved us wrong, as did much of the cast. I'm certain Joely will do the same, and she has years of experience behind her to pull it off too!"

"We knew from the beginning Jrm will be Henry but their is so many actresses to pick from for Parr. This series was so fabulous at the beginning and I was so excited to watch it but now its a joke."

"Exactly, Reg. And it's so typical that it's an *actress* that gets criticised for being 'too old'. How about half the cast being too young for their parts? Or the little matter of Max von Sydow being cast in the role of a character who was in his twenties at the time! It's kind of insulting and smacks of misogny. I think Joely will be great as Catherine; the role needs the gravitas of a slightly older woman, but she's also youthful-looking enough to be believable as a near-contemporary of JRM's Henry, if they age him a bit."

"Unfortunately right, where the heck did feminism go? *searches under her bed*"

"I've found it in my friend's closet! YES!"

"OMG - YES! Right, that's it, ladies - bring your bras, we're having a bonfire tonight! =D"

"I'm not sure I agree with the issue some people have with J Richardson's age. She does not look her age at all. So does it matter what her ID card states? Richardson is very good in period dramas, she was a great Marie Antoinette in the Affair of the Necklace. As for other character's ages...and general looks, the series has not been very good at sticking with historical exactitude. It's been artistic licence all along, with people's looks, ages, and many other things. The tudors is a good drama....but not a good History lesson. We're still watching, aren't we? Personnaly I can't stop, even if I have been known to rant at the TV when the script di not stick to historical facts ;-) speak soon :-)"