Board Thread:Debating Club/@comment-839630-20140829113041

A lot of people object to the Morgan Harris character in the 1987 Anne of Avonlea.

I think Sullivan was trying to combine several characters and storylines ant that this was the result.

To be fair, RKO did the same in both of their Anne films (eg, Rachel Barry, Katherine Pringle and Matey who is an odd cross between Aunt Chatty and Captain Jim)

In Morgan's case it seems he is part Roy Gardener (romantic rival for Gilbert) which doesnt work.

He is also slightly influenced by the Tony Pringle character in the 1940 film who starts of slightly flirtatious twoards anne but it later transpites that he is in a relation ship with Katherine (Brooke ) Pringle. in the 1940 film KB was adopted by the Pringles

He is also part stepen irving (which explains the boston connection) part captain grayson to emmaline's little Elisabeth/paul irving. this works a little better

Sullivan has anne adopt dominic in anne 3, a storyline he ripped from the 1940 film (which has Anne and Gil adopt little Elisabeth).

of courst this never happened in the books. Anne nefer adopts  an orphan herself. rilla was the one that adopted the war baby jims, Marilla adopted the keith twins (though you could say ann was the main driver here) and mary vance was adopted by Cornelia Byrant-Douglas.

I still think it would have been nicer to adapt each of the  books separately though instead of the hodge podge that we have to date.

What do you think?  