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scenes that deleted from every versions

posted 13 years ago by ashkanpashakola
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i watched all lw versions but there are episodes from novel that deleted in all versions . for example my favorite episode when march sisters along laurie and fred and grace and sally and others go to picnic deleted in all versions . also episode when girls decide to be lazy omitted in all versions . and also the episode that meg and john quarrel over their son . i really want to see a lenghthy little women serie . i wished louis may alcott was a british author . then we could see nice lenghthy series from bbc or itv

[–] Dr. Cumin 12 years ago

Try the 1970s British miniseries. They have that Castles in the Air chapter, with the picnic. They also do a better job with fleshing out the post-marital scenes between Meg and John.

[–] rebekahrox 11 years ago

My very favorite episode in the Novel is when John proposes and Meg is kind of wishy-washy about it. Then Aunt March comes in and starts attacking and insulting him. In the midst of defending him Meg realizes how much she loves him and John overhears and comes in and embraces her. sigh. I don't think I have ever seen a movie version that does this scene justice. It is just priceless.

[–] taylorje 11 years ago

Especially when Aunt March gets John's name wrong and calls him Mr. Rook and Mr. Book.

[–] rebekahrox 11 years ago

Yes, that part is laugh out loud funny.

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[–] lbferns 10 years ago

I've never understood why the lovely picnic scene was always left out! A very good thread, btw. I'm looking forward to checking out the British miniseries version.

[–] supergran 10 years ago

I loved the BBC 1970 version when it came out. It's getting on for four hours long (in instalments) and fits in most of the story including Good Wives. The American accents are dreadful, and the wigs dire - but you can't have everything! Unfortunately, it's only available on VHS.

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[–] cruzlexie 10 years ago

I agree with you. I liked it because that is where the reader sees something between Meg and Brooke. In the movie, there was some flirtation and then they got together around the time that Mr. March came back but it would have been nice to see some more insight in their relationship and Brooke's feelings are really apparent during the picnic. Also, Beth starts to come out of her shell a little with the boy who hurt his leg (I forgot his name, sorry). Usually, Beth is seen as this one-dimensional character but in the book Beth was shy but also sweet with everyone.

[–] cookiela2001 9 years ago

Amy's my favorite character, so I miss her 2 (?) chapters abroad....and that she eventually matures enough while over there to turn down Freddy Vaughn though he's extremely rich.

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