Monday, August 16, 2010

Costume Drama Whore-A-Thon Day 14

Day 14 'Skylark' (1993)
The highly acclaimed sequel to the beloved Hallmark Hall of Fame's Sarah, Plain & Tall. Boy that was a mouth full right there. In all seriousness, I love this, just as much as the original.

Sarah, Jacob, Caleb and Anna are all back. It's been two years, (the story take place in 1912) since Sarah was, essentially, a mail order bride. The Witting's are a happy family. But there's a drought and the farm is suffering for it. The drought is effecting everyone and close friends sell farms and move away. You can't live without water now. When fire breaks out and destroys the barn and no water left, Jacob sends Sarah and the children back to Maine until rain comes. While in Maine, Sarah stays with her family and finds out she's prego. Soon it rains in Kansas and the farm is saved, ya. Jacob travels to Maine to get his family back together. Of course it ends well.

It's just as good as Sarah, Plain & Tall, if not better. See it, it's awesome. I still remember the first time I saw it. I missed out on Sarah, Plain & Tall when it first aired on TV, so I was unfamiliar with the story. Flipping threw the channels one night, I saw Glenn Close was coming on and decided to give it a chance. It was the premiere and I was hooked. I just remember sitting in my room by myself watching this charming story. It actually made me love Hallmark movies. I'm such a sucker for them.

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