I hope they keep the 'honeymoon' in New Orleans in. It's about the only time Rhett and Scarlett both seem to be happy in each other's company.

 

How could I forget about "Bring Him Home?" I'll need to dig out my CD now.

Edited March 5, 200817 yr by Baytree

That is such a beautiful song. I'd like to see the happiness - there seems very little of it in the book.

Isn't Melanie always happy or at least calmly resigned.

In the first hour and a half of the film there were a few bits of humour that I quite enjoyed. I just wish they could have spared some for the final 2 hours :( Really hope the show isn't doom and gloom which surely it can't be, can it :unsure:

 

 

There are a lot of deaths in the second act - Scarlett's mother, father, child. Frank Kennedy, Bonnie, Melanie.

 

It'd be good not to come out of it in tears. I finished the book on a down. It was good though.

You could always jump on stage and run away with Rhett.

I'd end up looking after him - I have enough of those already. I'd send him home to his parents - or to Natasha, they'd look after him.

I honestly can't see how the end of Gone With The Wind could be made upbeat or have the audience leave singing unless there's a tremendous (duet) ballad.

Even then, it'd probably be sad.

I've read a bit further. Now I understand why Tony Fontaine is in the cast - the scene in Aunt Pitty Pat's on his way to Texas, presumably,where we see a very different Frank Kennedy.

 

Just got to find out who the heck Paul Wilson is.

They do similar for Sam later in the book. They look after their own.

Still haven't read any further. I think I'm too used to reading action packed kids books.

Edited March 7, 200817 yr by Nina

It's definately not a kids book. Persevere, Nina. I have a feeling the show will be very different though. It's just, if you fall asleep during the action bits, you'll find it harder to know where you are when you wake up. I'm making a sign. Person sound asleep shhhhhh

I found the beginning really slow........................no Rhett!

 

I was figuratively shuffling around in my seat like at Chicago and Guys & Dolls where I just wanted to fast forward the first 15 minutes of both shows.

But as soon as he's seen, you can feel himin the background even when he isn't there.

I wonder if there are any clues as to what bits will be in - the cast list seems very long to me.

I think it will be just the 30 Darius spoke of, in the full cast i.e. no ensemble as such. They need to have a lot of people in certain scenes like the barbecue and the bazaar but they're mostly the speaking members of the cast anyway.

 

Maybe they'll use dummies for some of the wounded in some scenes like they did for the depot scenes in the film. They used life- size dummies and an actor between them moving their arm or leg.

 

One well known person viewing that scene said if the South had had that number of soldiers, they'd have won the war.

I think it will be just the 30 Darius spoke of, in the full cast i.e. no ensemble as such. They need to have a lot of people in certain scenes like the barbecue and the bazaar but they're mostly the speaking members of the cast anyway.

 

Maybe they'll use dummies for some of the wounded in some scenes like they did for the depot scenes in the film. They used life- size dummies and an actor between them moving their arm or leg.

 

One well known person viewing that scene said if the South had had that number of soldiers, they'd have won the war.

 

What about Bonnie, Wade, Ella? No mention of them, as yet. They'll need maybe 3 of each, won't they?

I loved Taras theme from the film, would love it in the show, very rousing!!!