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Lizzie Bennet is a normal young woman, pursuing a Master's degree in communications and desiring nothing more than to be her own person. This is in clear contrast to her mom, who just wants to get Lizzie and her two sisters married off to someone rich as soon as possible. She even got them all shirts saying "It's a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." Lizzie doesn't buy it, and is going to explain exactly why to the whole internet in the form of video blogs.
Lizzie Bennet is a normal young woman, pursuing a Master's degree in communications and desiring nothing more than to be her own person. This is in clear contrast to her mom, who just wants to get Lizzie and her two sisters married off to someone rich as soon as possible. She even got them all shirts saying "It's a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." Lizzie doesn't buy it, and is going to explain exactly why to the whole internet in the form of video blogs.


When the handsome and rich Bing Lee moves into town, with his infuriatingly snobby friend Darcy in tow, Lizzie's life in thrown into disarray as her entire family starts clamouring for his attention. Thankfully, armed with a camera, her friend Charlotte's technical expertise and a healthy dose of snark, Lizzie is ready to document this social catastrophe as it unfolds.
When the handsome and rich Bing Lee moves into town, with his infuriatingly snobby friend Darcy in tow, Lizzie's life in thrown into disarray as her entire family starts clamouring for his attention. Thankfully, armed with a camera, her friend Charlotte's technical expertise and a healthy dose of snark, Lizzie is ready to document this social catastrophe as it unfolds.


If you haven't realised yet, this is a modernized, [[Vlog Series]] adaptation of ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', started in part by [[Vlog Brothers|Hank Green]]. Find it [http://www.youtube.com/user/LizzieBennet here].
If you haven't realised yet, this is a modernized, [[Vlog Series]] adaptation of ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', started in part by [[Vlog Brothers|Hank Green]]. Find it [http://www.youtube.com/user/LizzieBennet here].
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=== The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Provide Examples of: ===
=== The Lizzie Bennet Diaries Provide Examples of: ===
* [[Acting for Two]]: out of a ([[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents|totally understandable]]) desire to not ''tell'' her parents she is doing a vlog, Lizzie uses herself and Charlotte as stand-ins for her mom and dad. Later, Charlotte and Jane play Caroline Lee and Darcy.
* [[Acting for Two]]: out of a ([[Amazingly Embarrassing Parents|totally understandable]]) desire to not ''tell'' her parents she is doing a vlog, Lizzie uses herself and Charlotte as stand-ins for her mom and dad. Later, Charlotte and Jane play Caroline Lee and Darcy.
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Lydia.
* [[Annoying Younger Sibling]]: Lydia.
* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: Whenever one of the characters steps in to play a different one, this will probably happen to some degree.
* [[Bad Bad Acting]]: Whenever one of the characters steps in to play a different one, this will probably happen to some degree.
* [[Bookworm]]: The only thing Lizzie does with her time, by her own admission, is make vlogs, read and study.
* [[Bookworm]]: The only thing Lizzie does with her time, by her own admission, is make vlogs, read and study.
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: Lizzie is apparently a fan of the movie ''[[Bridget Jones Diary]]'' despite it being based off ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', too.
* [[Celebrity Paradox]]: Lizzie is apparently a fan of the movie ''[[Bridget Jones Diary]]'' despite it being based off ''[[Pride and Prejudice]]'', too.
* [[Character Blog]]: The whole series is Elizabeth Bennet's vlog.
* [[Character Blog]]: The whole series is Elizabeth Bennet's vlog.
** Also, most of the characters have Twitter feeds.
** Also, most of the characters have Twitter feeds.
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'''Lizzie:''' "Yeah... We seem super-authentic now." }}
'''Lizzie:''' "Yeah... We seem super-authentic now." }}
* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]: Due to budget and storytelling constraints, only a few members of the cast appear on screen, and some have even suffered [[Death by Adaptation]] (or at least Non-Existence By Adaptation), such as Lizzie and Bing's extra sisters.
* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]: Due to budget and storytelling constraints, only a few members of the cast appear on screen, and some have even suffered [[Death by Adaptation]] (or at least Non-Existence By Adaptation), such as Lizzie and Bing's extra sisters.
* [[Jerkass]]: Darcy, of course.
* [[Jerkass]]: Darcy, of course.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: In the Q&A episode, Lydia shows Lizzie her fake ID with the name "Mary Crawford," a character from another [[Jane Austen]] novel, ''[[Mansfield Park]]''.
* [[Mythology Gag]]: In the Q&A episode, Lydia shows Lizzie her fake ID with the name "Mary Crawford," a character from another [[Jane Austen]] novel, ''[[Mansfield Park]]''.
** Charlotte and Lizzie's mothers went into labor while reading ''[[Sense and Sensibility]].''
** Charlotte and Lizzie's mothers went into labor while reading ''[[Sense and Sensibility]].''
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