Hornblower Petition


A&E has said recently that it is not interested in funding more Horatio Hornblower movie episodes, even though Granada (the British production company that produces Hornblower) has cleared it with the Forester estate and was working on new scripts. Without A&E, who is more interested in reality TV, Granada can't afford to shoot another film. A&E's attitude is quite sad considering Hornblower performs quite well with American audiences and garners Emmy nominations.

Gruffudd himself has stated that he'd be glad to participate in more Hornblower efforts, even lobbying recently for Hornblower on the big screen because of A&E's lack of interest.

If you're interested in telling A&E how you feel, there's a petition at:
http://www.petitiononline.com/horatio1/petition.html

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I want MORE hornblower!!! ;P Grrr.. A&E'd better bring us more of horatio.

although the series is kinda ruined now that Horie is married (oops, sorry to ruin it for those who haven't seen the latest episodes). I wish they never added any elements of romance into a perfectly good series about honour, loyalty, valour, friendship etc etc...


If you're not living on the edge, then you're taking up too much space...

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It's kinda hard for Maria not to be in it seeing as the whole series is based on a series of books. Anyway, they should make more Hornblower as it is incredible stuff, and 'Mutiny' was definitely my favourite episode. There are a great variety of stories I would like to see them do, and some of them take place when Hornblower's older, and Lt. Bush is still with him. I'd personally like to see them do 'A Ship of the Line'. That's my favourite Hornblower story, and I think that Granada can do the episode justice, as they have with all the other stories...so far.

They originally said they were only doing four episodes, but I think seeing as they've done four more, there is scope for another lot of episodes.

"They will take us and they'll make us human slaves in an insect nation."

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I take it then that you haven't read the books? Lots more romance besides Maria, trust me.

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No freakin' way.

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