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title: "Colonial House"
brand: "jonathon allenjulia friese"
price: "R1312"
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# Colonial House

**Brand:** jonathon allenjulia friese
**Price:** R1312
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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Colonial House

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Colonial Life's Essence
*by J***R on October 20, 2004*

Long to return to the good ol' days? Waxing nostalgic during the election season? Well, look no further. Harken back to the days where you actually had to kill what you put on the dinner table. Where a woman's identity is entirely dependent on her husband. Where life becomes more real as the modern convieniences that allow us to hide ourselves are taken away, and we are forced to deal with things head on. PBS maginificent "Colonial House" offers a quick taste of those days, in their horrible reality.Last year, a band of brave people were selected to live in a small colony in Maine during the summer of 2003 to see what life was like in the 1620's. Picked from a wide variety of people, they are forced to deal with the rules and restrictions such people had to endure. Spicing up this mix is a twenty first century mentality that often rubs against their own attempt at life, producing an intriguing mix of television not often seen.The people picked to be on the show are very real, and adapt into their roles easily. From the governor who struggles with the leadership of the colony, to the indentured servants, who operate under their masters whims, each plays their parts perfectly, allowing glimpses into the reality of 17th century lives. While I really enjoyed all of the people, my favorites had to be servant Jonathan Allen, Julia Friese, and the rebellious Voorhees'. They added the most spice to this spicy adventure!So a reality show where people don't get voted off, or a phone number where you call to vote for your favorite singer. But this is an intelligent attempt to model life back then. Is it perfect? No. But the lessons learned by the colonists, about themselves and life in early America, resonate loud and clear. That's intelligent television at its best.Bravo to PBS for taking this risk, and I highly recommend anyone and everyone to view this wonderful work.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love this whole idea
*by D***R on September 16, 2024*

Wish they would make more of these. Some of my favorite type of things to watch

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Better than Fronteir House
*by C***A on August 3, 2017*

I've seen both this as well as Frontier House, and I have to say, I enjoyed this series much more than Frontier House.Comparing with Frontier House, this group seemed to try and fit better into their roles, rather than just outright try and play by their own rules as did the Frontier cast. Of course there was the expected Atheist vs Zealot families that kept butting heads. I didn't really care for the attempt to turn the colony into Puritanism (as they were in fact a small minority). But I also didn't really care for the militant atheism that brought on a divergence to the laws of the 17th century. Of course within reason some laws had to be ignored (I mean, would PBS really let someone get their lips sewn shut, or tongue cut off for Blasphemy?)While both series were entertaining, it was nice to see this cast not try and smuggle in 21st century comforts like Make-up and whatnot, and actually at least attempt a half-assed go at trying to fully experience the what the project was about.Some of the cast will get on your nerves, some for bringing too much of the 21st century as far as attitudes go, while others introduce their own interpenetration on how things should be done. There are lots of self-righteous moments that will make you wish they never brought the specific cast member onto the project.Still, overall, it was enjoyable, I just wish there was more as far as bonus features, or maybe even commentaries from the cast/crew, as they reflect back on the project. That would have been interesting.

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