@ JtS:

Thank you! I've never had to make a volcano science project, so I wouldn't know. But I'll have to try that sometime! *evil look*

@ Teresa:

Yes! I LOVED that show! I so wanted to be on it! I was SO sad when they took it off the air. Why do they always take the good shows off? But yes, I'm convinced my parents are in legue with PURRS.

To whomever asked,

Cutters Gap is a place in the Smokey Mountains, Tennessee, near a place called Del Rio. Cutters Gap is the setting of the famous book and show, Christy. Del Rio is the real life name for the town, though many know it as El Pano. It's really quite a beautiful place! Though if anyone ever does, I'd be careful reading the book or watching the show. It's got some inappropriate scenes in it that my mom had me skip/fast forward, and is really not for a younger age group.

@ Teresa:

Finally, someone else who's seen it! No one else has! I love it too. Plus, I've even been to where it was filmed, and where the real life events happened. It's a really beautiful area. Though, the real life Cutters Gap is quite different than how it's portrayed on the show. All the buildings, like the mission house, David's bunkhouse, and the school house, were absolutely microscopic compared to how they were portrayed on the show. They no longer stand, but the area where they were is just SO small! Plus, did you know in real life, there was NO Miss Alice? Nor Doc McNeil. In fact, most of the show/book is mostly made up by Catherine Marshall, who was the daughter of the real life Christy, who's name was Leonora Whitaker. 

I simply despise how they end the series! The book ends in a similar way, with no clear choice of who she chose. 

But *spoiler*

I found out she really did marry David Grantland, who's real name was John Wood. And of course, their daughter was Catherine Wood Marshall.

If you ever get the chance, I deeply recommend researching the real story of Christy. Both the show and the real life story are equally captivating. And I think Leonora even talks about how she went back with Catherine to visit Cutters Gap some years after leaving. I think, though not positive, that she described what happened to some of the children after she left, and they grew up.

@ Teresa:

The shows are the only thing I've seen too. The show was filmed in that area, though not in the real Cutters Gap, for multiple reasons. I had to walk a ways to get anywhere because the terrain was so rough, the area is so small, and it's hard to find it too. But the show was filmed fifteen-twenty minutes away in a place called Townsend. Townsend is such a beautiful place! And every year they have something called Christy Fest, where sometimes the actors will come back to the filming sight, and they'll celebrate Christy for a week! They even go on tour to the real sites! I didn't get to go then, partly cause it's also expensive to go for Christy Fest, but it's still a really interesting place to see. Also, I had always wanted Christy to end up with David too! I agree about the Doctor. He just didn't seem to care about her the way David did. 

*spoiler*

Btw, in the book, Doc McNeil's wife did die.

No, they wouldn't except gifts or anything because of their pride. For the men especially, it was hard for them to admit they couldn't afford these things themselves. And as you can tell from the show, the women weren't given much say so in things. Now, this was around the time women were trying to get the vote, though it hadn't been passed yet. Women weren't given much say so in a lot of places then, but especially back in the cove. That's why many men resorted the illegal moonshining to pay for shoes, clothes, etc.  It's a sad story, with their pride and (not in a rude way) ignorance. Like what happened to poor Opal's baby! I just wanted to curl up and cry at that part.

*big book spoiler*

You might want to know this. Don't read if you don't want too, but you might want to be prepared.

In the book, Fairlight dies. Rather scarily. Her cabin is positioned where at a certian moment of the day, the whole place will be plunged into darkness by the shadow of the mountain, so it looks like night. Fairlight had always hated that. She had the fever, and was dillusional. She started screaming that the darkness was coming for her. The darkness came, and Fairlight keels over, dead. I couldn't sleep after that part. It was so sad and scary. I just thought you might want to know that.

@ Melody: Oh my gosh, that is so cool! I had actually looked into trying to audition. I really wanted to be on it! I'm sorry you didn't get a call back, but that is still so cool!!!!!