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It is impossible to fathom what people and critics see in Downton Abbey. It does nothing for me and it is an example of that quintessential "crossover hit" that actually does nothing to sell Britain to the rest of the world. It is just another one of those quaint, British period dramas about the upper classes that panders to populism rather than realism. But it has been wildly successful and its second season recently picked up an impressive array of Emmy nominations, despite how weak it was.
