The Major Problems of “HEAVEN AND HELL: NORTH AND SOUTH BOOK III” (1994)

[rpowell]

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[ladybluelake]

Part of the problem I think is that part two was aired in 1986, part three aired in 1994. Eight years have passed by, the mini-series is not in it's glory like it used to be in the 70's and 80's. Also, as you mentioned the production values were not as lavish as the original. It just did not have that same spark or charm as book 1 & 2 did. Adding characters that weren't even mentioned, such as Orry's brother to the story was mind boggling. It just did not flow, as you mentioned. So I basically agree with you. It would of been a fine mini had it nothing to do with the North & South of the 80's. I never expect adaptions of books to be faithful. That's not a big concern for me but because the screen writers were more faithful to the actual book it totaly screwed up the beloved versions before it. Had Heaven & Hell been adapted to fit more closely to the tv movies before it, maybe it would of been better recieved. Plus, fans that were only familiar with the minis before were devasted by Orry's death. To much time had passed by, you just couldn't recreate or captured that magic like they did in the 80's.