

So, I created a list of period dramas worth watching when you need that old-fashioned Anne fix. (I finally visited after graduating from Grad School – It didn’t disappoint.) But what else was out there for me to devour? I wanted to experience the feeling of joy Anne of Green Gables brought to me. Over time, and after watching these shows’ beauteous settings, I dreamed of visiting the dreamy fairy-like Prince Edward Island. RELATED | 20 MOST MEMORABLE GILBERT BLYTHE SCENES IN ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Indeed, I still believe Kevin Sullivan’s Anne of Green Gables and Road to Avonlea to be two of the finest period dramas of all time with some of the best characterization and underrated performances to hit the small screen. Of course, Road to Avonlea also remains one of my favorite shows of all time. Sadly, I’m still waiting for that definitive adaptation. The touch of the supernatural spoke to me on a deeper level.

Soon, Emily of New Moon and sequels became my favorite of Montgomery’s stories. Then, of course, I had to read the actual Anne of Green Gables for myself. Not to mention, I even swore up and down I would marry a Gilbert one day (He was always my Mr. The obsession started with the phenomenal Kevin Sullivan adaptation of Anne of Green Gables.


But while Anne won the numerous conflicts & battles, and the friends she makes, she returns to Avonlea.These movies and shows like Anne of Green Gables are just what Anne fans need right now! She acts as Diana's maid of honor, and refuses Gilbert Blythe's marriage proposal which sends her to teach Kingsport Ladies' College, an exclusive all girl students' school, where she meets opposition from the principal, Miss Katherine Brooke, and the Pringle clan (one of whom is the rich, handsome bachelor). and wins (to her chagrin) Rolling's Reliable baking soda (that was forged by Diana) company's writing contest. She makes the acquaintance of a handsome, rich, bachelor, (jumping to a wrong conclusion, she and Diana chased down Rachel Lynde's cow, thinking it was Dolly) & immediately sold it to John Blythe. Anne Shirley, now a schoolteacher, has begun writing stories and collecting rejection slips.
