'This ain't your grandmother's Anne': new series gives gritty Green Gables amid glut of Anne adaptations
http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment...bles-1.4028193
I'm not sure if the book enthusiasts and Megan Follows' tv series die hards will be happy with the dark changes and additions to the story. Personally, I've never watched Anne of Green Gables (1985, TV Mini-Series). I'm comparing it to the book.
The budget must have been bolstered by the CBC/Netflix collaboration. It is definitely a quality made tv series with a solid 2 hours, so far, behind my belt. Having a Breaking Bad writer join, is an interesting touch.
There was great excitement last year when CBC and Netflix announced a collaboration that would bring Vancouver-born Emmy-winner Moira Walley-Beckett — the writer behind some of Breaking Bad's best episodes — back to Canada.
What lured her home was not another boundary-pushing, drug-fuelled drama — but adapting a book that's beloved by pre-teen girls.
"How do you go from a meth lab to Green Gables farm in 1896?" Walley-Beckett asked during a recent interview.
"This ain't your grandmother's Anne. I'm really attracted to human stories and character stories. That's what Breaking Bad was… And that's what Anne is."
"This is a cable, character drama," Walley-Beckett said, akin to shows on channels such as HBO or AMC, rather than mainstream TV networks. "Certainly the issues in the book for Anne — themes of identity, bullying, prejudice — are extremely topical right now."
What lured her home was not another boundary-pushing, drug-fuelled drama — but adapting a book that's beloved by pre-teen girls.
"How do you go from a meth lab to Green Gables farm in 1896?" Walley-Beckett asked during a recent interview.
"This ain't your grandmother's Anne. I'm really attracted to human stories and character stories. That's what Breaking Bad was… And that's what Anne is."
"This is a cable, character drama," Walley-Beckett said, akin to shows on channels such as HBO or AMC, rather than mainstream TV networks. "Certainly the issues in the book for Anne — themes of identity, bullying, prejudice — are extremely topical right now."
I'm not sure if the book enthusiasts and Megan Follows' tv series die hards will be happy with the dark changes and additions to the story. Personally, I've never watched Anne of Green Gables (1985, TV Mini-Series). I'm comparing it to the book.
The budget must have been bolstered by the CBC/Netflix collaboration. It is definitely a quality made tv series with a solid 2 hours, so far, behind my belt. Having a Breaking Bad writer join, is an interesting touch.
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