Wodehouse TV/film adaptations?

[speakeasying.livejournal.com]

I just finished episode four of last year's Blandings TV series, and I was wondering if anyone else has watched it, and if so, what they thought? The more I see, the more I enjoy it, but it doesn't really live up to what I want from Wodehouse on screen. I'm used to, idk, tighter scripts? Tighter overall production? This feels somewhat sloppy. But it's still quite fun, and it's only three hours overall, so I don't regret the time expended in watching it at all.

I also got my hands on the 2004 Piccadilly Jim, and holy crap, did anyone else watch that film, because it was awful. The more I watched the more it was like being bludgeoned in the head with a two-by-four very, very slowly. Are any of the previous adaptations any better, or should I steer clear of them, too?

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[speakeasying.livejournal.com]

I'm definitely hoping they make more, too. Having finished it, I feel like it built on itself well? Matching the books didn't matter as much when it was so clearly consistent within its own borders. And they're making a second season of Vicious, which was fun but honestly not very good, so I'll be somewhat miffed if I don't get more Blandings. 8'D