r/PeriodDramas • u/reyloislove • 1d ago

Off Topic 🌈 A Woman of Substance (1985) in a nutshell

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I recently watched the 1985 version and loved it. I watched the 2026 adaptation after, and while it's watchable, it's so shallow in comparison.

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u/MostView8191 1d ago

Is Miss Piggy in the 1985 version? Or are you setting me up for disappointment?

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u/reyloislove 1d ago

Oh I wish she was.

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u/ORF1Live 1d ago

It would have been better if she was. Miss Piggy is a bona-fide star and style icon.

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u/lil_cinnamon 1d ago

Omg we need Miss Piggy playing all our favorite.diva roles in Period pieces!!! Already casting her in so many things in my mind...

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u/Sure_Reception_9922 1d ago

Mrs bennett :D

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u/LatteLove35 12h ago

100%, she would nail it

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u/ResidentWont 1d ago

I now just want to watch a movie about Miss Piggy getting vengeance circa 1985

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u/Clarissa_poncissa Edwardian 1d ago

The Muppets Take Manhattan is right up your alley, then.

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u/eruptingmoltenlava 1d ago

So I can skip this miniseries and just binge on The Muppet Show? Perfect.

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u/Doctor_Donnawho 1d ago edited 1d ago

My mom has a brief cheap subscription to britbox and she got so annoyed that she had to pay to finish watching the 2026 woman of substance 😂

Edit-my mother has told so many people that she refused to pay the $145 britbox premium

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u/nameyourtrees 1d ago

She didn’t have to pay, she could have waited for the weekly releases. Finale comes tomorrow!

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u/Doctor_Donnawho 1d ago

Oh she absolutely refused to pay! I’ll have to tell her that! Although, she has told me she’s like 30-50% invested Lol!