Super Bowl Downton Abbey Mashup

It was a busy weekend.  While much of Europe was focusing on digging out from the latest winter storm–and the UK also bracing for the launch of Diamond Jubilee celebrations–North Americans were preparing for the Big American Game: Super Bowl Sunday.  A time to gather for greasy food, clever commercials, the Half Time show, and football.  Adding to the excitement, Downton Abbey fans were stressing over what to watch Sunday night: Super Bowl or the latest installment of Downton on PBS.  Hundreds of tweets were shared with fellow fretting fans, tough choices were made, DVR manuals dug out of storage, and streaming sites googled.  Some offered amusing mashups. Continue reading »