I loved the 1985/1987 TV adaptation of "Anne of Green Gables" and "Anne of Avonlea". I expected a similar experience, with perhaps some new technology, although the 1980s adaptation was so perfect in my view that it was a difficult act to follow, but I was willing to give it a try. I started watching this series several times, but found it rather difficult to get used to. There are some features I definitely liked - candlelit scenes, the interior of the Green Gables farmhouse, I even got used to the new actors. However, this series is NOTHING like the cheerful, wholesome, feel-good series with Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, and Richard Farnsworth. This is a dark, depressing tale. Anne is an unpleasant busybody, there is really absolutely NOTHING endearing about her. And the plot lines! This is the "woke version", the rewriting of history as it never was, depressing beyond endurance. It gets especially bad in Season 2, which I was not able to finish, I figured I want upbeat entertainment, not to be depressed and smothered with misery and unhappiness. This series focuses on only the negative, without anything to offset the feeling of gloom. I happily stopped after S2 E9. I plan on rewatching the most delightful 1985/1987 version of Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea. I've seen it probably more than 50 times and will gladly rewatch it over and over again. Anne with an E delivers a nice title but in every other way is beyond disappointing.
Review of Anne with an E
