Review: 'Downton Abbey' is in the house, picking up where the PBS series left off
Once feared shuttered for good, "Downton Abbey" has grandly reopened its doors, and for those who found pleasure within its magisterial walls, that is the best of news.
For six seasons a pillar of appointment TV, in fact PBS' highest-rated dramatic series of all time, "Downton" has adroitly transitioned to theaters with all its satisfying qualities - and just about its entire core cast - intact.
A full 20 actors have made the move to the big screen (Lily James is the most notable absence) and, most important, so has writer Julian Fellowes.
He's the series creator who almost single-handedly wrote all
