Anne with an E

[lexlingua]

Anne with an E (Netflix Original) was such a disappointment, it's almost painful to mention it. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery is the first coming-of-age book of the early 1900s that I ever read about a girl my own age. Before Anne Shirley, it was only ever Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, and Pip.

Comments

[moiraj]

I didn't get past the second episode. It wasn't just that everyone was out of character. There were unnecessary changes. In this version, Anne was five when her parents died, instead of three months. Rachel spoke of a girl shooting the family who'd adopted her, instead of poisoning the well. I understand that different mediums require changes, but these changes didn't accomplish anything. The second episode had nothing to do with anything in the books, so that was it for me. ETA: I just read the Vanity Fair article. I definitely didn't miss anything decent.

[lexlingua]

It was really painful watching this show. :-( And to think they are renewing it for a second season!