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前些年的《伊莉莎白一世》和《罗马》在取得了巨大成功的同时也受到不少质疑。而今，《都铎王朝》接替它们成为新一轮争议的中心——历史迷们详细列出了其中改编不实的地方。对历史剧来说，改编与史实到底该如何平衡呢？
In the first season of The Tudors, King Henry VIII marries off his sister, Margaret. In real life the king had two sisters, not one. This isn’t a case of lazy fact checkers. Showtime is well aware of what it’s up to. Michael Hirst is the show’s writer.
Hirst: My first duty is to write a show that’s
entertaining. I wasn’t commissioned[委任] by Showtime to write a historical documentary[纪录片].
We didn’t bother[操心] to put Johnny[Jonathan的昵称]
in a red wig and make him fat and put a beard on just because then we’d say, “Oh, look, that’s Henry VIII.” We wanted to get closer to the spirit of the thing, to a…a kind of reality. And the reality was that Henry was young, virile[精力充沛的]…very charismatic[超凡魅力的], very dangerous.
Henry: It is settled. We are to war with France. Now…I can go play.
Ben Lowe teaches European history at Florida Atlantic University. He thinks The Tudors can entertain and even inspire[激发].
Lowe: I’ve talked with people who have watched the show that, you know, Google something on the Internet and try to figure out a little more.
Of course there’s no way to tell for sure how often TV dramas lead to genuine[真正的] education, but there may be encouraging news. Looking ahead, HBO will soon be airing a drama about the 2000 Presidential election titled Recount. Wonder what the history buffs[狂热爱好者] will say when they get their hands on[找到] that one.
在第一季的《都铎王朝》中，国王亨利八世将他的姐姐玛格丽特嫁了出去。而事实上，这位国王有两个姐姐而非一个。这可不是因为制作组在查证史实时有所怠慢。娱乐时间电视网很清楚自己在做什么。迈克
尔·赫斯特是该剧的编剧。
赫斯特：我的首要任务是编一部能娱乐观众的电视剧。电视台找我来并不是让我写一部历史纪录片。我们不会让约翰尼戴上红色假发，塑造成一个胖子，粘上胡须，只为了让大家都说：“噢，瞧，那是亨利八世。”我们想更贴近精神层面的东西，更……从某种意义上更接近史实。事实就是亨利年轻有为、精力充沛……魅力非凡，但也非常危险。
亨利：决定了。我们攻打法国。现在……我可以去玩了。
本·洛在佛罗里达大西洋大学教欧洲史。他认为《都铎王朝》不仅有娱乐性，甚至还能激励人学习。
洛：我和看过这部电视剧的人聊了聊，他们会上网用谷歌搜索，想了解更多这方面的内容。
当然，我们没法确切证明电视剧能起多大的教育作用，但现在有些鼓舞人心的消息。接下来，美国家庭影院频道（HBO）即将播放一部关于2000年总统竞选的电视剧《计票风波》。真想知道历史狂们看到那部电视剧时会说些什么。
前些年的《伊莉莎白一世》和《罗马》在取得了巨大成功的同时也受到不少质疑。而今，《都铎王朝》接替它们成为新一轮争议的中心——历史迷们详细列出了其中改编不实的地方。对历史剧来说，改编与史实到底该如何平衡呢？
In the first season of The Tudors, King Henry VIII marries off his sister, Margaret. In real life the king had two sisters, not one. This isn’t a case of lazy fact checkers. Showtime is well aware of what it’s up to. Michael Hirst is the show’s writer.
Hirst: My first duty is to write a show that’s
entertaining. I wasn’t commissioned[委任] by Showtime to write a historical documentary[纪录片].
We didn’t bother[操心] to put Johnny[Jonathan的昵称]
in a red wig and make him fat and put a beard on just because then we’d say, “Oh, look, that’s Henry VIII.” We wanted to get closer to the spirit of the thing, to a…a kind of reality. And the reality was that Henry was young, virile[精力充沛的]…very charismatic[超凡魅力的], very dangerous.
Henry: It is settled. We are to war with France. Now…I can go play.
Ben Lowe teaches European history at Florida Atlantic University. He thinks The Tudors can entertain and even inspire[激发].
Lowe: I’ve talked with people who have watched the show that, you know, Google something on the Internet and try to figure out a little more.
Of course there’s no way to tell for sure how often TV dramas lead to genuine[真正的] education, but there may be encouraging news. Looking ahead, HBO will soon be airing a drama about the 2000 Presidential election titled Recount. Wonder what the history buffs[狂热爱好者] will say when they get their hands on[找到] that one.
在第一季的《都铎王朝》中，国王亨利八世将他的姐姐玛格丽特嫁了出去。而事实上，这位国王有两个姐姐而非一个。这可不是因为制作组在查证史实时有所怠慢。娱乐时间电视网很清楚自己在做什么。迈克
尔·赫斯特是该剧的编剧。
赫斯特：我的首要任务是编一部能娱乐观众的电视剧。电视台找我来并不是让我写一部历史纪录片。我们不会让约翰尼戴上红色假发，塑造成一个胖子，粘上胡须，只为了让大家都说：“噢，瞧，那是亨利八世。”我们想更贴近精神层面的东西，更……从某种意义上更接近史实。事实就是亨利年轻有为、精力充沛……魅力非凡，但也非常危险。
亨利：决定了。我们攻打法国。现在……我可以去玩了。
本·洛在佛罗里达大西洋大学教欧洲史。他认为《都铎王朝》不仅有娱乐性，甚至还能激励人学习。
洛：我和看过这部电视剧的人聊了聊，他们会上网用谷歌搜索，想了解更多这方面的内容。
当然，我们没法确切证明电视剧能起多大的教育作用，但现在有些鼓舞人心的消息。接下来，美国家庭影院频道（HBO）即将播放一部关于2000年总统竞选的电视剧《计票风波》。真想知道历史狂们看到那部电视剧时会说些什么。