Post by Cem on Jun 6, 2007 4:52:05 GMT -5
Ok I'm sure most of you by now know that Heartland is being made in to a tv series. Its due to start airing in Canada in the fall. here's the description for it. And be warned, there are some major changes:
Heartland is a multi-generational family drama series set in the fictional town of Hudson located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. Heartland is a place like no other; a horse ranch with a special mission of healing abused or neglected horses and finding them new homes.
The series follows the Fleming family — Grandpa Jack, teenager Amy and older sister Lou -- as they deal with the ups and downs of running a ranch that’s been in the family for generations but is now so deep in debt they’re one bank payment away from losing it all. After the sudden death of their mother – the girls’ lives change forever. Lou reluctantly returns home from her high-powered job in New York to take over the business of the ranch – this is not what she planned for her life; Amy realizes she has inherited her mother’s special horse whispering gift and is determined to keep her mother’s dream alive by keeping Heartland as a horse rescue center – no matter what Lou wants to do; and Jack – well Jack just wants to keep the two girls from killing each other. Thrown into this mix is Ty, the hunky new stable boy – doing time at Heartland instead of jail; Melanie, the 11-year old kid next door who never goes home – she has a crush on Ty; Scott, the local vet who had a thing for Lou back in high school – maybe he still does; and most importantly Tim, the girls’ estranged father, who has returned to Hudson and wants to reconnect with his family but doesn’t know how. Also a major part of the story is the Grant family, who own a successful ranch next to that of the Flemings. Lilliian, the wealthy widow who has her eye on Jack and on Heartland and her daughter's family which includes her snobbish daughter Marilyn and two grandchildren, sixteen-year-old Ashley and twenty-year-old Jesse.
The series will aim for a balance between drama and humour. For every moment that pulls on your heartstrings there will be an equally laugh-out-loud funny moment.
I would have to ban myself from my own site for all the words I would dearly love to use to describe what they're doing to my favourite series of books!!!!
Heartland is a multi-generational family drama series set in the fictional town of Hudson located in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. Heartland is a place like no other; a horse ranch with a special mission of healing abused or neglected horses and finding them new homes.
The series follows the Fleming family — Grandpa Jack, teenager Amy and older sister Lou -- as they deal with the ups and downs of running a ranch that’s been in the family for generations but is now so deep in debt they’re one bank payment away from losing it all. After the sudden death of their mother – the girls’ lives change forever. Lou reluctantly returns home from her high-powered job in New York to take over the business of the ranch – this is not what she planned for her life; Amy realizes she has inherited her mother’s special horse whispering gift and is determined to keep her mother’s dream alive by keeping Heartland as a horse rescue center – no matter what Lou wants to do; and Jack – well Jack just wants to keep the two girls from killing each other. Thrown into this mix is Ty, the hunky new stable boy – doing time at Heartland instead of jail; Melanie, the 11-year old kid next door who never goes home – she has a crush on Ty; Scott, the local vet who had a thing for Lou back in high school – maybe he still does; and most importantly Tim, the girls’ estranged father, who has returned to Hudson and wants to reconnect with his family but doesn’t know how. Also a major part of the story is the Grant family, who own a successful ranch next to that of the Flemings. Lilliian, the wealthy widow who has her eye on Jack and on Heartland and her daughter's family which includes her snobbish daughter Marilyn and two grandchildren, sixteen-year-old Ashley and twenty-year-old Jesse.
The series will aim for a balance between drama and humour. For every moment that pulls on your heartstrings there will be an equally laugh-out-loud funny moment.
I would have to ban myself from my own site for all the words I would dearly love to use to describe what they're doing to my favourite series of books!!!!
anywho... does anyone know if and when it will air in the US?