tbruno46 I love Jane Austen and Emma is one of my favorites, but this version is awful, can't believe I wasted my money. I usually prefer the BBC versions but not this one. The leads are horrible, no chemistry, Emma does not come across as a rich refined young woman but comes across as a bratty teenager. Even her clothes are not classy, she wore the same outfits over and over again. Harriet Smith seemed more upper class than she was. I'll stick to the Gwyneth Paltrow or Kate Beckinsale versions. Knightly was too young and wimpy.

lisee_lulu Overall this series got most things right. I do have some criticisms though, which is why I can't give it a 10. Firstly, let me just say the movie adaption, where Emma is played by Gwenyth Paltrow was not very good. This series is ten times better by far. However, if they take a few of the actors from the movie and put them into this series, it would have been perfect. Take for example Jeremy Northam. He played a brilliant Mr Knightly in the movie adaption and he would have been perfect in this series. I LOVE Jonny Lee Miller as an actor (his character as Edmund in Mansfield Park was wonderful) but I don't feel he played Mr Knightly well. Overall a great job and I love this series a lot but I wish the casting was a little better. Still, the story does not disappoint and overall the acting was good.

thorinoakenshield1997 This is my favorite adaption of Emma (and trust me, I've seen them all)! I love the soundtrack, the scenery, and the characters.This miniseries is also family friendly (which is nice), so don't hesitate to watch it with your kids if they're interested. I watched it again with my thirteen year old sister (who claims she hates period dramas) and she sat through the whole thing and awkwardly admitted she liked it at the end. I found this adaption stayed true enough to Jane Austen's book to satisfy. There might have been a few minor tweaks, but nothing major that could ruin it.Mr. Woodhouse is hilarious without trying to be, and just like Mrs. Bennet from the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice, I don't think anyone could out do his performance.Emma is meddlesome, spoiled, rich, and pretty. But the strange thing is, you can't help but love her! I found this Emma to be more spirited than the (what I thought) dull Gwyneth Paltrov. She laughs, smiles, and is a believable twenty-one year old girl. She's a matchmaker out of habit, and gets in all sorts of trouble because of it.Now onto Mr. Knightley! He's extremely sweet, and I love him for it. He is supposed to be sixteen years older than Emma, and in all fairness the actor doesn't look much older than she does; But I thought his manner was very mature in contrast to hers, so I thought it worked out really well.Overall I loved this miniseries, and I'm always up to rewatching it! If you like period dramas, Jane Austen, or happy endings, definitely give Emma a go! You won't regret it. :)

insanity_is_fr33 As a fan of Jane Austen and in particular as a fan of Emma, I was quite excited when I heard of this BBC series (after seeing the brilliant adaptation of pride and prejudice starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth). However, Jane Austen fans, be warned!! This series was far from accurate to the book! The beginning, although also not a feature of the book, I found to be interesting as it builds up the connections of certain characters at an earlier period of time, however the continual exclusion of some of the most witty and entertaining passages of script written by Jane Austen made it almost unbearable to continue watching yet I stood strong. And not surprisingly this strength was tested again through the mix up of some characters roles (Mr John knightley examining and telling Emma about Mr Elton's attraction towards her, Mr Elton's immediately known attraction towards Emma with no hint of it being directed towards Harriet, and the poor choice for the role of Emma who seems too modern with common speech and lack of refinement) it was all very wrong! and so much pointless and horrible dialog was added in replace of Jane Austen's own words! I have to give it some credit for if I had not read the book previously I think I would have enjoyed it but as that is not the case, I'm left to say in the words of Mr knightley, a 'badly done Emma!!'