I’ll read the books. I often see the movie; then read the book if the movie makes me want to, then cherish the experience of both.

Also, I’m curious about the actors now, 13? years later.

I just saw the Emily series on TV and hated it and wanted to find some outlet for my absolute disgust. I found your comments and have to say I agree with you 100%, especially your comment that LMM would have hated it and I would add that she would have been insulted to boot because as a reader I found it insulting. The Lithium (LAUDANAM) addiction of Laura was I agree unbelievably ridiculous but there were so many many others — Jimmy and his murderess girlfriend, Laura and her pregnancy and then her miscarriage (what else could possibly happen to this poor woman!), Emily trying to be a mail order bride and possibly the most ridiculous the balloon flying feminist going for Jimmy and Perry Miller as well, the stupid plots go on and on. I know it sounds crazy that I continued to watch it but it was out of a kind of fascinated horror to see what insane tangent the story would take and I have to say from this perspective the series did not disappoint. And it did inspire me to read the books just to reaffirm to myself that LMM could NEVER have written anything like this. Anyway, sorry for venting and thanks for your comments.

DS

For those that would like to view those shows, click on the link below.
and also click on the little pic’s to the right of the large video….they too are videos of all the episodes.

http://www.jaroo.com/watch/emily-of-new-moon/episode/24

In order to watch Emily, one must detach themselves from their attachment to Anne & to the book. I too had a WTF reaction when I caught one of the shows long ago. Then I told myself to clear my mind as this is a completely different character & not to stereotype. I gave the show a chance & got hooked. Unfortunately, life did not permit me to catch the entire series until now.

I finally found season 3 & 4 online & for FREE. Great stories.

For those that would like to view those shows, click on the link below.

http://www.jaroo.com/watch/emily-of-new-moon/episode/24

Vanessa, yes, Busby Berkeley did put on AMAZING, just AMAZING shows.
My friends laugh at me, because I am glued to the TCMC channel catching all the oldies. So many GREAT movies.

Nice talking to you ladies. I think we pretty much exhausted this topic.

I see a pic of a girl holding pen to paper, looking methodical…thinking about what to write. I do not see the nastiness that you see.

As for new comments made on old posts: If new comers are not allowed then the old posts should be closed.

I thoroughly enjoyed sharing opinions with Vanessa & I believe that she felt the same.

I DO LIKE EMILY OF NEW MOON & I DO LIKE ANNE OF GREEN GABLES although for 2 very different reasons. I am NOT prejudice to one over the other.
If the Emily show was so horrible, it certainly would have been cancelled in the 1st season. Instead it ran for 4 seasons. That in itself says it all.

The old posts were just bashing Emily. I thought that it would be nice to add a positive opinion. Sort of to balance out the scales. lolololol

http://www.readingtoknow.com/2010/03/anne-vs-emily-and-other-things-we-can.html

A expressive kid can be from ANY era……period.

I do see your point Vanessa. I really do. You have read the books and the shows don’t live up to them. I too have found that with many, many movies, they rarely live up to the books. Many times I have been disappointed myself in my early youth. So I tried a test back in the 60′s. Don’t read a best seller book, wait for the movie. Guess what. I loved the movie, then bought the book and did NOT enjoy the book. hmmmm

What I learned was that books provided each person with their own individual interpretation due to individual imagination. Yet with the movies, their is no personal interpretation/imagination, it is a mass viewing of the directors interpretation/sensationalism/views etc.

I do understand your point tho. But for those that did not read the book 1st, well, they relate to the show in a different way.

Anne did DRONE on & on with all of her fantasies…..I imagined this or I imagined that….. totally exasperating. She was extremely fanciful.
Emily if more of a realist & problem solver rather than like Anne who gets herself into jack pot after jack pot due to her fanciful imagination. lolololo

Long story short, I became a movie buff. So for me, I really do enjoy Emily of New Moon.

Both Emily & Anne hold a special place in my heart as both personalities are so different from one another and both have much to offer.
But, if I had to choose between the 2 girls as a daughter…..I would chose Emily. An opinionated kid that can think her way out of a paper bag is more my cup of tea. lololololol

Moral to the story…..never watch the movies or TV shows after you’ve read the books, as they will always disappoint.

Again, the above is merely my opinion and should not be taken as a position of argument.