go with the wind be one of the most popular book ever print . it be by far the movie of all movie . the romance between scarlett and rhett make people dream all over the world and turn the lead actor into cinematographic icon . one can ask and be it really necessary to make a sequel . and . there be some big shoe to fill . well and there be the book first . scarlett by alexandra ripley be and we have to admit and well write and fully respect the world create by margaret mitchell . she pick up exactly where we leave our heroine previously and gently lead u from mitchell heritage into her own fantasy . in the book scarlett and defeat after melanie death and rhett leaving and travel to charleston to reside with her mother in law in hope of regain rhett love . her typical manipulative behavior evokes once again a lot of criticism from rhett and drive them further apart . until a certain boat trip that will change everything . scarlett now carry a secret . the series follow the book quite accurately until the arrival of scarlett in ireland . from then of and book and series slowly split way . the actual end differs and but of course the both have scarlett and rhett back together . the production of the series be announce with a worldwide search for the next scarlett ohara . many country make their own television show feature young actress audition for the part . eventually and about twelve girl be choose to participate in the final screen test and interview in atlanta and georgia . unfortunately and the producer find no scarlett amongst these actress . sad for the girl and major publicity for the show ( it be already sell to many television station worldwide before shoot even have start ) . robert halmi and the producer who buy the right to scarlett and tell he discover the right actress while watch tv and give her a call and two day later sign the deal . joanne whalley kilmer ( who star inwillow and scandal and the late be the movie robert halmi be watch that faithful evening ) be not vivien leigh and but she certainly be scarlett . her performance be not a copy of leigh and she make the character her own . the major difference between gwtw and scarlett be the fact the lead character evolves and grows a a person . this be the series prerogative and why copy something that have be do before . consider there be a gap of almost seventy year between the first and second storyline and it be natural that both author emphasize on different aspect of the character . whereas mitchell work around scarlett deal with the consequence of the civil war and fight for tara and ripley let scarlett face her demon . this to me and be the most interesting aspect of the series and we get to know scarlett in a different way a she learn that not everything can always go the way she want . i totally agree with the choice of timothy dalton a rhett butler . he portray him with charm and irony and be less of a cardboard figure than clark gable performance . the rest of the cast be well choose . julie harris be endear a rhett mother and john gielgud give a very amusing performance a grandfather robillard and sean bean be always at his best play a dirty character and his lord fenton make no exception . poor choice however with stephen collins a ashley and ann margret adaption of belle watling be a waste of money . costume and set and location be elaborate and convincing . the newly build tara set look exactly the same and it be a move sequence in the series when the house appear for the first time . be there a point in make a sequel . well and six hour of romance be to me . one to watch .