Downton Abbey Series which is being telecasted in UK is considered as Master Piece in the periodic drama category. The first episode of this program is aired on 26th September 2010 in ITV network. The first season of this program became a huge success and this attracted the producers to continue this program with different seasons. Four seasons of this program completed till now and the fifth season is currently airing in ITV. On average, the regular episodes of this program last for 47-53 minutes whereas the extended episode of this program is of 63-69 minutes.
The production values of the company can be easily seen by the set of the Yorkshire country estate and the producers never compromised on budget while producing this series. Each season of this program has some special features and they are worth mentioning. The first series consists of sinking of historic RMS Titanic where as the second series touched First World War. The third and fourth seasons followed interwar period and Teapot scandal respectively. The fifth season is all about 1923 UK general election and Munich Putsch and the audiences are really enjoying it. All the episodes in the series received appraisal from critics and also won several awards.
As per the latest speculations, the pet dog of Lord Grantham is to be removed from the latest series. Those who are watching all the seasons of Downton series really miss the dog Isis. As per the latest international developments, the jihadist group ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is making news and it is getting opposition from all over the world. The name of the dog is same as this organisation and this raised the speculation and the makers are yet to confirm it. Though it is considered as gossip as of now, after recent international developments many are expecting that the name of the dog is either changed or character of the dog is removed completely.
Dedicated fans for this dog character also there and this pet dog’s journey started in 1912 where as the current series is based on the year 1924. On average, the life span of any dog is fifteen years and some are using this as a supporting reason for the ending of Isis character whereas some are arguing that the dog is integrated part of the program and it is named after Egyptian goddess. In fans opinion, the character started well before the establishment of ISIS group and that it is just a silly coincidence and there is no need to remove the pet character just because of this silly reason. One can see dedicated face book fan pages for this pet and the fans of this pet dog are seriously opposing the removal.
Frankly, this is not only the show which got effected by ISIS group and several other TV shows like Archer (ISIS name used for Spy agency), Doctors etc. also affected. It is not good to see international events affecting the TV serials as TV serials are usually made with a view to provide entertainment.