The Emmy's

I think a lot of it will depend on what it winds up being up against. The original was absolutely fabulous and won four Emmy's itself, which makes me wonder why CBS thinks they need to remake it. Field's performance was brilliant, as was Woodward's, and so I like many others, am rather skeptical about whether or not Lange and Blanchard will be able to live up to all of the expectations so many people who are faithful to the original will have. At the same time though, I am very excited to see what new life Lange and Blanchard bring to Sybil and Doctor Wilbur - truthfully, I will be disappointed if their performances are identical to those of Woodward and Field, because if they are, it would completely defeat the purpose of remaking the movie. As far as viewers go, I think it will probably do well; the subject matter is very interesting, and there will be fans of the original who will be curious, like me, to see how the new version differs from the 1976 version. I won't pray for Emmy's just yet, because as I said, we have no idea who Blanchard and Lange would be up against, or what other television shows/miniseries/etc. it would be competing with. All we can do right now is wait until it airs, and hope for the best.

I will honestly say I hope and pray it is Emmy-worthy, that it deals with some of the issues never mentioned in the book, that it touches on some of the controversies surrounding the issue, that Blanchard and Lange put as much heart into their performances as Field and Woodward, that it's not just a remake of Sybil 1976, and that it's 8 hours long. j/k on the last. 6 will be okay, I guess. ;-)
As far as viewers, I agree that many of us still loyal to the original will watch (how many with open-minds, I don't know) and agree that if marketed properly it'll draw a lot more attention. I think this new version will be criticized more heavily as MPD/DID has become pretty controversial over the past 30 years, at least within the professional field.

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