Christy starring Kellie Martin

[catlover79]

I have truly fond memories of this hour long period drama starring Kellie Martin and Tyne Daly. It aired on CBS for 20 episodes in 1994 and '95. The series was based on the 1967 bestselling novel by Catherine Marshall. Set in 1912, a young woman becomes a teacher at a remote backwoods mission in Tennessee. (The series was filmed entirely on location in Townsend, TN, very close to the real setting of the book.) Christy grows and matures, and the young minister and doctor both fall in love with her.

This was a show my grandma introduced me to, as well as the book. If we couldn't get together to watch the show, we'd call each other during the commercial breaks to discuss what had happened so far. Due to the changing of the guard at CBS, Christy was continously bumped from the lineup and finally cancelled, despite the fact that this little drama garnered more mail for the network than any other show in CBS history!!

CBS ran off the remaining episodes in the spring and summer of 1995. By that time, my grandma was terminally ill and passed on. It was too painful to watch the show without her. There was a short lived revival on PAX in 2001, with an almost entirely new cast. I didn't have any desire to see it, and from the reviews I read, I didn't miss much.

I recently read that the original 1994-95 Christy is now coming to DVD in March in its entirety. I would recommend it, but only after reading the book. I think the book is still better than the show, but Christy was quality family programming. It's a shame these shows aren't made anymore. Thank goodness for DVDs!!

[Heidi]

I loved Christy.

[catlover79]

Here are some pictures of the show:

[Schmoopie]

Originally Posted by catlover79

I have truly fond memories of this hour long period drama starring Kellie Martin and Tyne Daly. It aired on CBS for 20 episodes in 1994 and '95. The series was based on the 1967 bestselling novel by Catherine Marshall. Set in 1912, a young woman becomes a teacher at a remote backwoods mission in Tennessee. (The series was filmed entirely on location in Townsend, TN, very close to the real setting of the book.) Christy grows and matures, and the young minister and doctor both fall in love with her.

This was a show my grandma introduced me to, as well as the book. If we couldn't get together to watch the show, we'd call each other during the commercial breaks to discuss what had happened so far. Due to the changing of the guard at CBS, Christy was continously bumped from the lineup and finally cancelled, despite the fact that this little drama garnered more mail for the network than any other show in CBS history!!

CBS ran off the remaining episodes in the spring and summer of 1995. By that time, my grandma was terminally ill and passed on. It was too painful to watch the show without her. There was a short lived revival on PAX in 2001, with an almost entirely new cast. I didn't have any desire to see it, and from the reviews I read, I didn't miss much.

I recently read that the original 1994-95 Christy is now coming to DVD in March in its entirety. I would recommend it, but only after reading the book. I think the book is still better than the show, but Christy was quality family programming. It's a shame these shows aren't made anymore. Thank goodness for DVDs!!

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry to hear about your grandma! It's nice that both of you had a great show to watch. I can imagine that the new version would be hard to watch (and not as good). "Christy" was a great show. It always seems that the ones that are critically-acclaimed are the ones that get canned!

Thanks for the information about the show. I'm definitely going to check out the book!

Andrea

[catlover79]

Originally Posted by Schmoopie

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry to hear about your grandma! It's nice that both of you had a great show to watch. I can imagine that the new version would be hard to watch (and not as good). "Christy" was a great show. It always seems that the ones that are critically-acclaimed are the ones that get canned!

Thanks for the information about the show. I'm definitely going to check out the book!

Andrea

My pleasure!!! Let me know what you think when you read the book (another book I HIGHLY recommend - Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers). Always great to have another Christy fan around.

[catlover79]

Here's some reviews of the DVD set:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/27616...mplete-series/

http://sharpreviews.blogspot.com/200...te-series.html

http://www.7mpictures.com/inside/rev...dvd_review.htm

http://www.tvparty.com/classictv/christy.html

http://www.movieweb.com/dvd/news/23/18023.php

[catlover79]

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