Show Notes
What if Pride & Prejudice was set on the dog show circuit? What if Mr Darcy was a judge and renowned dog breeder and England's most eligible bachelor? What has this got to do with UK tabloid newspaper Daily Mail? Melinda and Stefanie discuss romance books, Hallmark movies and why you shouldn't leave rambling declarations of love on voicemail, in Unleashing Mr Darcy by Teri Wilson and its companion Hallmark movie.
Brush up your knowledge on the breeding standards for border terriers on the Australian border terrier standards website [https://dogsaustralia.org.au/members/breeds/breed-standards/Border-Terrier] and UK Kennel Club website [https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/breed-standards/terrier/border-terrier/]. And see how well you can read the innuendos into the standards!
Learn more about Harrod's Pet Kingdom [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2537568/Harrods-pet-shop-sold-alligators-lions-baby-elephant-Ronald-Reagan-set-close-100-years.html], which closed after this book was released, in this episode's favourite publication The Daily Mail.
If you're confused about Bonfire Night in the UK [https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/real-story-of-bonfire-night/] and what it all means, you can visit that link to read more.
Stefanie also mentions the Bechdel Test [https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bechdel%20Test] in this episode, which critiques how women are portrayed in relation to men in pop culture. You can learn more about some famous films that fail the Bechdel Test [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/films-that-totally-fail-t_b_7764262]. And here is a summary of the Sexy Lamp trope in movies [https://fanlore.org/wiki/Sexy_Lamp_Test].
And get into the spirit and watch the trailer for the movie Unleashing Mr Darcy [https://youtu.be/aT0o_k54Y6M?si=SxquKG258xB0hDit], and decide for yourself if it is grammatically correct.
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