Dead Still is reasonably well acted with an interesting premise that holds the attention, especially for a photography buff.
Unfortunately, the show is loaded with anachronisms, especially as regards the female lead. To make her more politically correct, the reality of the role of women in 1880 is twisted out of existence. She smokes - no big deal. In public? Not a chance. She attends parties - no big deal. Unaccompanied? And chats with an dances with people to whom she has never been formally introduced? Not if she comes from a decent family.
To force modern mores down the throats of historical characters as happens constantly in Dead Still is the bane of historical fiction .
Unfortunately, the show is loaded with anachronisms, especially as regards the female lead. To make her more politically correct, the reality of the role of women in 1880 is twisted out of existence. She smokes - no big deal. In public? Not a chance. She attends parties - no big deal. Unaccompanied? And chats with an dances with people to whom she has never been formally introduced? Not if she comes from a decent family.
To force modern mores down the throats of historical characters as happens constantly in Dead Still is the bane of historical fiction .