Mitt Romney Changes Mind About Killing Off PBS After Getting Hooked on ‘Downton Abbey’ 0 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 0 user reviews.

GOP Presidential nominee Mitt Romney admitted he has had a change of heart on his campaign promise to end federal funding for PBS if he’s elected, after watching 20 episodes of the network’s hit show “Downton Abbey” in less than 24 hours.

Romney admits he became so hooked on the critically-acclaimed drama that as President not only would he keep the government subsidy of PBS going, but he would actually double it so the network will be able to produce 16 episodes of “Downton Abbey” in a season instead of their standard eight.

“I haven’t been this glued to a show, since ‘Big Love,’ ” Romney told Hollywood & Swine,” referring to HBO’s hit series about a Mormon polygamist with three wives. “Plus, by promising to keep PBS on the air, it’ll help me lock down votes from the cheap people who won’t spring for cable.”

According to Romney, his wife Ann gave him the first season of “Downton Abbey” on DVD as a reward for his highly praised performance in Wednesday night’s Presidential debate. Once hooked, he was soon downloading more episodes from Netflix and iTunes.

The Republican nominee was initially reluctant to watch ‘Downton Abbey,’ which depicts the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants in early 20th century England, out of fear that it could make him seem elitist to middle-class voters. Eventually, Romney gave the series a try so he find out what all the fuss about, and was immediately hooked.

“I’m Mormon, so I’ve never tried drugs, but after watching ‘Downton Abbey’ I can imagine what being addicted to crack feels like,” said Romney.