#lizziebennetdiaries

[seriousbrat]

i always interpreted lily and james as having a bit of a pride and prejudice thing going on — he was very principled and even well-intentioned but was also a dick, she wasn’t wrong to acknowledge this but had a tendency to make snap judgements and never change them, even as people themselves changed or she learned new context. they grew up, she kept rejecting him and calling out his behavior (and post-SWM it wasn’t even because she was defending her friend, which i think kicked james in the pants a bit, because he’d been writing off her criticisms in the past) and he realized he did need to work on that part of himself, though he didn’t give it up entirely or become a different person. and on lily’s side i think realizing how bigoted severus had grown to be without her really noticing similarly jolted her to look more carefully at the people around her and make fresh judgements on them, which led to a more positive view of james. and seeing as pride and prejudice remains one of the greatest love stories ever told, i will never buy into any anti-jily sentiments 😌😌

honestly I have never in my life read pride and prejudice, nor even seen any film adaptations, so idk! tbh it doesn't really appeal to me personally (nor does austen and regency-era historical romance in general) but from what I know it's a similar basic story, aka they argue and then they're in love. it could also be compared to much ado about nothing if u like.

it is true that there seems to be overlap between jily fandom and people who like pride and prejudice. i remember back in the golden days of jily EVERYONE was into the lizzie bennet diaries. and there was like 3 redheads on that series (they were the sisters which ig makes sense) and all of them were fancast as lily lmao. good times.

[emeraldelysium]

i love webseries about dorky nosy people w/ a camera butting into peoples personal lives (jay marblehornets and lizzie lizziebennetdiaries)

[lolgen792]

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

Despite it being midterm season here at school and the fact that I just do not have time to succumb to a new obsession, I have made a way where once there was no way. I recently started rewatching the Lizzie Bennet Diaries and they have been so addicting to binge.

I love Lizzie’s personality, how she’s focused on her goals of finishing grad school in a subject that she’s passionate about – new media. I love her interpretations of her mother. Ashley Clements is an amazing actress. The way she acts as her mother is exactly how I would expect Mrs. Bennet from the books to speak and react. More recently, I’ve come across Lizzie’s impression of Catherine de Bourgh and I am utterly impressed. I literally laughed out loud so hard, she is just too darn good at impressions.

Lately, I’ve gone back to Tumblr looking at the Pride and Prejudice memes but also classic literature memes in general. I just think it’s so cool that there is a world of people who enjoy reading as much as you do and that after you read, you can go and essentially laugh at all the characters you just learned to love. 

The themes of Jane Austen’s novel were groundbreaking at the time – marriage based on love, the value of money and its effect on happiness, and the way class distinctions were portrayed in Regency society. The translation of these themes to the Lizzie Bennet diaries is well done and the humor expressed by Lizzie mirrors Austen’s wit in her original work. There is something special about the journey you take with the characters of P&P. In Austen’s work, it’s from pride and prejudice based on class and a terrible first impression to a shared understanding, gratitude, and mutual love. In LBD, it’s Lizzie’s lovely obsession with her irritation of Darcy to a genuine respect and care for one another. 

There is just something that literature does. It moves slowly and surely, warming the characters up to you that by the end of the novel, it is quite devastating to say goodbye. 

Two household both alike in dignity, in fair Purrona

Several for Pride and Prejudice

  If anything, literary web series have inspired my love of media and how technology can create connections through the stories that are being told. Isn’t it amazing how you can learn more about Pride and Prejudice, be along for the ship that is Darcy and Lizzie, and enjoy the costume theater and emotional portrayals of all the characters? 

There is something wonderful in classic literature – whether it is commentary on society – but even more wonderful is the adaptation of the commentary to modern day times so viewers like myself can bring new life and joy to such a powerful story.

Classic novels are great stories but they are also reflections of the time they were written in. Jane Austen’s novels were a reflection of family life and societal expectations in the 18th century Regency era. Charles Dickens wrote about poverty in London during the Industrial Revolution. 

For me, though I should be studying about religion and news media and writing papers, I am really grateful to get lost in a world that is not my own. To enjoy stepping into someone else’s story. I love the modern way of interacting with their stories through memes, and even the memes themselves can cause their own bouts of laughter. 

Here’s a collection:

If you are looking for web series that won’t get you hooked in a Netflix kind of way, will educate you and make you laugh, look no further:

  Lizzie Bennet Diaries

Lizzie’s personality is incredible, witty, and fun. Her interpretations using costume theater has been one of my favorite components. The actors are amazing in the series. The downside is you’re waiting until episode 60 to meet Darcy but he is well worth the wait. The ending is a little different from the books, and honestly, it is better. Set in modern times with an incredibly clever adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, I love the Lizzie Bennet Diaries. 

  Carmilla

Carmilla is truly wonderful because of the romance between Laura and Carmilla. It’s binge-worthy. It’s hilarious and it’s the only web series I’ve seen with the supernatural done really well. If you’re looking for queer representation, Carmilla is the way to go.

  The Cate Morland Chronicles

Before I rewatched LBD for the 3rd time, I stumbled across the Cate Morland Chronicles. It’s based on Austen’s Northanger Abbey, which I’ve never read but need to. This is the 2nd adaptation of Northanger I’ve seen – the first one being Northbound, which was fun and entertaining – but Chronicles has a twist. Cate is a self-professed and self-evident fangirl. She loves Marvel, Stars Wars, and Harry Potter. She’s all in for being a fan. She’s an aspiring journalist with a successful blog on being a fangirl, and what she’s really obsessed with is Udolpho. This series was nicely done in tying in the book in such a natural way – making Cate a fangirl was brilliant! She rants about not being taken seriously for the stories she loves. The romance builds over time and everyone’s characteristics are revealed over time.

  Jules and Monty

Jules and Monty is about Juliet and Romeo. Home to various memes – all of which I love. It was created by two college sophomores – the main leads – and it’s so well done. It takes the original families are turns them into opposing fraternities. I highly recommend this one if you love Shakespeare’s original language and any stories of young love.

  Nothing Much To Do

Nothing Much To Do is about a great group of friends in their last year of high school living out the Much Ado About Nothing. The main videos are about Beatrice and Benedick who vlog about how much they hate each other. We watch in anticipation as their countenance towards each other changes, all the while enjoying Hero, Dogberry, and Verges. Balthazar is a wonderful surprise with this talent in music. All around, it’s a fun web series to watch.

  If you have nothing much to do, consider getting into a literary web series!

Signing off, 

Gigi

  Do you want any web series? If you do, send me some memes!

All memes found via Tumblr, Twitter, or Instagram. None are my own.

Literary Web Series “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”

[ashlett]

Today is #throwbackthursday so how bought we throw back to the 1800s! No? Just me? . . Today’s challenges were throwback and an author you’d like to follow on social media. I follow a lot of the authors I like, and I didn’t want to post Mercedes Lackey things again! So, really, if time didn’t matter, I’d follow Jane Austen. I have a problem. I’m sure she can see from author heaven. I own almost any spinoff written. Actually! I just finished rewatching @thelizziebennetdiaries for the like fourth time. And I was all giggles and smiles at the end. I’ll probably reread the book soon. . . Is there a retelling that you own 1000 versions of?? . . #bbheroes #rryouknowyouwannabe #readingrivalry #bookbattle #igreads #bookcommunity #janeausten #prideandprejudice #lizziebennetdiaries #adaptation #classicnovels #britlit #bookflatlay #bookcover #emma https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp8RdoSnGtU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8f560ax2srt8

[silverpetticoat]

Looking for a great romantic web series to watch? Check out some of these recommendations.

7 Amazing Webseries to Binge When You Miss The Lizzie Bennet Diaries

Back in the (relatively) simpler time of 2012, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries made us laugh, cry, and swoon with its modern update on Pride and Prejudice. The series has now been concluded for over five …

[mandaplz]

#throwbackthursday to Vidcon 2014 when I got to try on /the/ Darcy Hat (I guess technically Gigi since I also have the flower on...) I’ve been treating myself to rewatching all the #pemberleydigital series saving the OG #lizziebennetdiaries for last and almost forgot about this pic @cartoonmischief took of me 📓🌸 Hope @heartfelthumor and all my other friends heading back to #vidcon this year make more awesome memories! 🎦 #lbd #tbt #godmyeyebrowsareDARK

[morebooks-pls]

✨BOOK REVIEW:✨ What can I say about this book to properly express how perfect it is? I could go on and on about the witty writing & romance that would make Austen proud, or how it made you fall in love with the characters all over again, or even the brilliance on how this was presented (YouTube web series and a personal diary). ✨ But what I’ll just say is this: if you love Pride & Prejudice you’ll love The Lizzie Bennett Diaries web series; and if you love that, then you’ll adore and appreciate The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennett (If not for the fact that we get more Dizzie in this! 😍) ✨ This web series/book is the perfect modern adaptation to Jane Austen’s novel. From the casting, to the writing, to the updated plot, I cannot express enough how good it is. ✨ Check it out for yourself if you haven’t yet: https://youtu.be/KisuGP2lcPs • • • #janeausten #thelizziebennetdiaries #tlbd #lbd #lizziebennetdiaries #lizziebennet #prideandprejudice #classic #classicliterature #classiclit https://www.instagram.com/p/CEiBO6vjEbq/?igshid=es6qcbi6p64x

[thelizziedolldiaries]

Episode 35 - Home Sweet Home

“Everything is as it should be.”

[indelikatt]

Behind, as always. It’s what I do. * Day 14 is favorite adaptation. I’ve sung the praises of the 2005 quite a bit, so I’ll switch gears...to the Lizzie Bennet Diaries! Done as a modern, video diary-style adaptation, it brings the story we know and love to today and is so incredibly well done. If you haven’t watched it, I recommend checking it out on YouTube. * Day 15 is Jane Austen guilty pleasure. I honestly don’t know? I don’t feel guilty for anything I enjoy, soooo......have a promo shot from the 2005 Pride and Prejudice. You’re welcome. #janeausten #janeaustenfestivallouisvillekentucky #janeaustenfestivalky #janeaustenfestival #inthelibrarywithjane #photochallenge #photochallenges #regency #regencyfashion #historicalcostuming #janeaustenfan #jasnagl #p&p #prideandpredjudice2005 #prideandprejudice #mrdarcy #fitzwilliamdarcy #lizziebennet #elizabethbennet #lizziebennetdiaries https://www.instagram.com/p/CB_raxrAGtA/?igshid=1iry8ekowfx1p

[kaiyumidiary]

Watching #criminalminds and who do I spy...@seanpersaudmd Ahh... freaking out over this!!! Long live #lbd #lizziebennetdiaries (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-dSJMynDD8/?igshid=1vxarujtoq9uc

[blackbirdfly16]

If you LOVE gravity falls check out wayward.guide on kickstarter! A new web series by the tin can brothers, with a plot that revolves around a sister and brother who host a podcast and end up investigating mysteries in a small town that's overrun by werewolves! Check it out soon the campaign ends on 9/29! https://youtu.be/CMKrbZ2bld8

[stlgeekgirl]

Look Back Diaries: Ten Years Later

The Look Back Diaries: Ten Years Later #LBD #LizzieBennetDiaries #MousesMusing #PrideandPrejudice #YouTube

If you’ve been following me for even a month, you know that one of my favorite books is Pride and Prejudice and that in my spare time I devour P&P variations from Kindle Unlimited.   Seriously, don’t look at my Goodreads, it’s ridiculous.   Ten years ago, a few small named people: John Green and Bernie Su got together and created a little You Tub series called The Lizzie Bennet…

[booksndragons]

Have you watched any web series? The Lizzie Bennet Diaries on YouTube is one of my favorites ever! I just rewatched it for like the fourth time recently and it’s given me all the feelings again! I have yet to read the two books that came out after the series ended (The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennett or The Epic Adventures of Lydia Bennet) but I always want to after I’d finish watching the series again! • • • #bookish #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #thelizziebennetdiaries #lizziebennetdiaries #thesecretdiaryoflizziebennet #theepicadventuresoflydiabennet https://www.instagram.com/p/BqLdvB2H3De/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p00d50momkd

[infpinions]

"I said this music, it's, uh, really good for dancing. Yeah?" #lizziebennetdiaries #prideandprejudice The only other picture I got before my wig exploded. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp3jeiJj6t5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1w0e3dkauuke

[allthingsequilateral]

#chicklitathon | I reviewed THE BABY PLAN by Kate Rorick on @mundiemoms’ Grown-Up Book Reviews (link in MM’s bio), and it immediately took me back to those days of being preggers (our youngest is 13, so it’s been a while!). - 📚. I loved the characters and understood them and their circumstances immediately. So fun to read something new by the creator of Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Did you love that YouTube series as much as I did? If you did, then definitely toss this book into your beach bag! It’s a great summer read. - 📚. 📚. mug rug by @thats.sew.tiff - 📚. 📚. 📚. #chicklit #katerorick #thebabyplan #lizziebennetdiaries #romancebooks #summerreads #beachbagbook #books #bookish #bookreview #bookrecommendations #booktuber #bookblogger #booklr #bookflatlay #bookcover #bookworm

[thelizziedolldiaries]

Episode 7: The Most Awkward Dance Ever

"Sure, Lizzie’s decent enough, but why would I continue to dance with her when no one else does?”