Icons: Christy

[olde_fashioned]

We've been Netflixing the new DVDs of the Christy mini-series that aired back in 1994 on CBS, and while I can remember watching it when I was little, I'm really enjoying seeing them all over again. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Christy, it is based on the novel by Catherine Marshall, and it's one of my favourites. Kellie Martin (who plays Christy) is absolutely perfect, and you couldn't have special-ordered a better person to play her.

This batch is principally from the "title credit" sequence where Christy speaks at the beginning of each episode. I've included the full text at the bottom of this entry.

But enough of this. ;-) Comment, credit, and enjoy!

Teasers:




Please, if you take anything, be so kind as to take note of the numbers of the icon(s) you're saving, since I am always experimenting with my styles and I would like to know what people like best. (This helps me so I can make more!) The numbers are above the icons. ;-)

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Created with angelamaria's Icon Table Generator @ Bauble

"The Great Smokies.
When I left my city home to be a schoolteacher
at a backwoods mission, I dreamed of adventure.
I wasn't ready for the real challenges of life
in these mountains.
I'd have given up, if not for the children.
I came to Cutter Gap to teach
but they show me everyday I'm here to learn."

~ spoken by Christy Huddleston at the beginning of each episode

Comments

[littledivinity.livejournal.com]

Oh my lord! CHRISTY!!! THESE ARE FANTASTIC!

OH Gosh, I was SUCH a fan of this when I was young, and almost freaked out when I saw the DVDs in the store last year. I quickly purchased them and watched the whole series in just a few days.

(Neil/Christy = Forever OTP ;))

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

:-D Thank you! I'm glad you like them!

I didn't know about it either, until I stumbled across them on Netflix. ;-) Of course I clicked the "add all" button!!

What is "OTP"? What does that mean?

[ceallaighgirl.livejournal.com]

I LOOOOOOVED watching that series. I remember that it showed when I was in 6th grade and my whole family watched it. I used to have the book, but I'm not sure where it disappeared to. It is (or at least for a long time was) my best friend's favourite book. Her dog once got mad at her and knew it was her favourite book so he took a bite out of it and managed to glue his mouth shut. it was hilarious.

When I was in college, my landlady had a whole bunch of the Christy videos and I'd go upstairs to her livingroom and borrow them, hee hee (she was more like a grandma to me than a landlady!).

I think that the casting was VERY good, though I think there are some more Christy episodes in which a different girl played Christy (I never watched them I don't think, or maybe I watched one, but it's just not the same without Kelly Martin. Kind of lame.

I should Netflix the DVDs and watch it all over again. Hmm, or see how much I could buy the series for from Amazon Marketplace . . .

Also, don't tell Joel, but I'm going to marry Neil. Except not, because I think he's an atheist, so it'd never work out. And also if he ever did exist, he's dead now and I don't usually decide to marry dead people, especially if they're atheists.

Okay that's enough blabbering from me . . . for now.

[ceallaighgirl.livejournal.com]

Mwahahaha, I just bought it.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Me too!!! Well I would have been about 8 but I still remember it. My mom had the book, and originally introduced me to it, and I have her copy now. (it has Kellie Martin on the cover, hee!)

I would have been very mad at that dog!

Yes, I agree with you. The casting is fabulous! I think the other episodes you are referring to are two movies made by Pax with none of the original cast except for Dr. Macneil. I saw a few minutes of it on TV, saw that it wasn't the original cast, and lost interest in it. ;-) I think they were made in 2000 or 2001.

ROTFLOL!!! But I always thought he was an agnostic, not an athiest? And [spoiler!!] didn't he find God in the end of the book? Whatever -- it's been a long time since I read the book. But he's a doctor, and I always like the doctor characters, and he has a Scottish accent. ;-D 'Nuff said.

Nonsense! The more blabbering the better! hee hee!!

oh lovely!

[unaselvaoscura.livejournal.com]

my first great (fictional) love --> neil macneill


you should make some of the other cast members. :)

Re: oh look! It's Miss Alice with a gun! (a YOUNG Miss Alice!)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And lol.

Yes, you're right, I should. *ponders*

Christy

[ancientwhispers.livejournal.com]

Ah! I love the icons you make and I LOVE Christy! Will you be making more? Hope so. ;-)

Re: Christy

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!! I love Christy as well, and if they are wanted, then yes, I will make more. :-D

Isn't that Josh Groban? I think he ought to do a duet with Hayley Westenra. ;-)

[meg-tdj.livejournal.com]

Aww, I loved that show!! #7 is absolutely gorgeous. Snagging it, will credit. Thanks! :)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! And thanks for stopping by!

I always thought little Mountie O'Teale was kinda cute.

[ancientwhispers.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's Josh Groban, indeed! And I agree with you, he should do a duet with Hayley. I like her and have a two of her albums.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

I love her music and we have two albums as well. I got to hear some of JG's Noel album in Borders at Christmas and I was enjoying it a lot! I've always liked his You Raise Me Up.

[midenianscholar.livejournal.com]

Oh! I loved that series! (and the book even more!)

Let's see. I haven't taken any, because I'm on the wrong computer (when I have the right computer, I plan on raiding many of your icons). But I liked 2 (color and the blur), 3 (though--it looks like there's a megaphone in the background...?), 4 (color--and I think there's a bit of soft glow? it's very cute--I also like the crop), and 9 (color, crop and text).

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Me too, me too! I'm so glad I posted these because I've gotten all these comments from all these people who loved the series and the book. I had no idea it had such a following here on LJ. :-D (SEEEEE Hollywood?? Decent films with morals AND Christian values are actually popular!)

Oh yay, I love it when you do that. *snuggles under blanket* I didn't blur #2 -- I was worried about the fact that I couldn't get it any clearer because the train was moving! And it's not a megaphone in #3, it's the train leaving Christy on the platform. ;-)

EDIT: Oh, and #4 I didn't put a glow on. It's exactly as it was except for coloring.

[ladyneferankh.livejournal.com]

Beautiful icons--I remember loving this series when I was a child, now you've made me want to revisit it!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Haha, thank you! I suppose that's a good thing, eh? I'm surprised at how many people watched -- and still remember -- this show. :-D

[robertinbc.livejournal.com]

I like #2,#6,#11 and #14.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you like them! :-)

[caranfinand.livejournal.com]

Oh, WOW! I know I'm just a teenager, but she looks... SO young! I remember when Christy looked so grown-up and old. :-D Yikes.

Beautiful icons, by the way, and thank you for sharing them with people. As to which ones I'm snagging; 001, 002, 004, 007, 008, 011, and 012.

Thanks again! :-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Yes she does, doesn't she? I believe she was nineteen, the same age as the character.

Thank you very much! And I'm delighted to share them. :-D

[urbansouthuna.livejournal.com]

These are great! I took #3 & #7. I'll credit.

[hisgirl21.livejournal.com]

6,8,9,16--snagging. Will credit. Thank you so much for making these Christy icons. People have really slowed down making Christy and Avonlea icons. :(

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the comment, and you needn't thank me for making things I enjoy sharing!! I'm just thrilled that there are still other people out there who love Christy as much as I do. :-)

[mariangal.livejournal.com]

Took #15...will credit! :)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the comment! :-D

[boundandchained.livejournal.com]

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 13, 14, and 16. I love the blue check dress she wears.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Me too!! I wannit! *clutches*

[heatherbird.livejournal.com]

I love these! Christy is one of my favorite books and I loved the show. I wanted to be Christy as a kid. Taking #s 1, 3, 4, 7 (Mountie!) and 16.

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! :-D I'm glad a fellow fan appreciates them. ;-)

(Just to be sure -- you did see my other batch...?)