#North & south episode 2 movie#

#North & south episode 2 movie#

I have my reasons, and before you banish me to a life in the cotton mills, please hear me out and see if you donвЂ™t agree with at least some of these! 6 Reasons Why GaskellвЂ™s North and South is Due for a Movie Remake No disrespect to fans of the miniseries, but having watched it so close on the heels of reading the book, I couldnвЂ™t help but see the shortcomings. While the BBC North and South is not a bad show taken on its own, the story could absolutely benefit from a fresh and more faithful rendering of the original novel. There are some miniseries that are the worse for a retelling, like some of the Anne of Green Gables film adaptations out there. I couldnвЂ™t wait to add my voice to the widespread acclaim. I had great expectations when I finished the book and popped the first disc of the miniseries into my laptop a few days later.

You know youвЂ™re hooked on a book when supper comes and all you can think about is getting in bed with your novel to find out what happens next!

IвЂ™ve read dozens of Victorian novels, but North and South pulled me through the pages as few have. When about a dozen of my readers over at Richly Rooted strongly urged me to read the book and watch the movie, I finally complied. Somehow I had the mistaken impression that it was a Very Long Novel. In fact, I was bitterly disappointed by the first episode.ДЇans told me to вЂњwait and see,вЂќ and I did.ДЇor years, friends had told me to read (or watch) North and South, but I put it off. I fully expected to join their ranks when I finally watched the series a few months ago. The North and South TV serial has a wildly enthusiastic and staunchly loyal fanbase. But when the BBC miniseries adaptation burst onto the screen in 2004, that pretty much changed forever.

HereвЂ™s why fans of the book need a new definitive version.ДЇifteen years ago Elizabeth GaskellвЂ™s 1885 novel North and South may have been one of the best-kept secrets of Victorian literature. Many period drama fans love the 2004 BBC North and South miniseries, but it fails Elizabeth GaskellвЂ™s original novel.