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		The miniseries The Thorn Birds, based on Colleen McCullough's 1977 best selling novel, was broadcast on ABC for 10 hours between 27 and 30 March 1983.
		Produced for an estimated $21 million, The Thorn Birds appeared during the heyday of the network television miniseries, from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, when the form was seen as "the salvation of commercial television." In this context The Thorn Birds stood out for both its controversial qualities and its success.
		In 1996 ABC broadcast a sequel to The Thorn Birds in which Father Ralph and Meggie are again untied, and again struggle with their passion and their consciences.
	www.museum.tv /archives/etv/T/htmlT/thornbirds/thornbirds.htm (730 words)

	The Thorn Birds - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The book ends with her living happily with Rainer, a distinguished German who loved her from the beginning and had the patience to wait for her to recognise his love.
		The book's title refers to a kind of bird that searches for thorn trees from the day it is born.
		When it finds the tree, it pierces its own heart on the thorn, and sings the most beautiful song ever heard on earth as it dies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Thorn_Birds (820 words)

	The Thorn Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		Amazon.com essential video: The second most-watched miniseries (after Roots) of all time, The Thorn Birds was originally broadcast in 1983 and captivated viewers with its story of a lifelong conflict between the spirit and the flesh.
		THORN BIRDS U.S. Miniseries The miniseries The Thorn Birds, based on Colleen McCullough's 1977 best selling novel, was broadcast on ABC for 10 hours between 27...
		HallmarkChannel.com Launches Thorn Birds Contest for Movie Role: The Thorn Birds will be televised exclusively on Hallmark Channel as it appeared on network television 20 years ago on Sunday, March 30 (8-11 p.m.
	www.elipsiselectronics.com /B0000Y40OS/The_Thorn_Birds.html (1334 words)

	The Making Of The Thorn Birds with David L. Wolper and more. 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		"The bird with the thorn in its breast, it follows an immutable law; it is driven by it knows not what to impale itself, and die singing.
		At the very instant the thorn enters there is no awareness in it of the dying to come; it simply sings and sings until there is not the life left to utter another note.
		The Thorn Birds is a love story at its center, and at the center of the love story is the forbidden desire that is the thorn in the breasts of the central characters.
	www.fashionfinds.com /july_new_dating_system/pages/the_thorn_birds_part_1_page_1.htm (1910 words)

	DVD Talk > Reviews > The Thorn Birds > Printer Friendly
		The Thorn Birds offers a broad stage for its romantic drama to play out, from the Australian Outback to the Vatican in terms of location, and from the 1920s to almost the present day.
		The Thorn Birds shows a few weak spots, one of which is the total inconsistency of the characters' accents.
		On Side B of the second disc, we have a 25-minute featurette called "The Thorn Birds: Old Friends, New Stories." It's a nicely done retrospective on the making of the series, with both the filmmakers and the principal actors (Chamberlain and Ward) offering their thoughts on what it was like to make the series.
	www.dvdtalk.com /reviews/print.php?ID=9475 (975 words)

	The Thorn Birds - Nostalgia Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		The miniseries The Thorn Birds was broadcast on ABC between 27 and 30 March 1983.
		Despite its controversial subject matter (or perhaps because of it), The Thorn Birds garnered an average 41 rating over the course of its four-night run, making it then the second highest rated miniseries ever, second only to Roots (1977).
		In 1996 ABC broadcast a sequel to The Thorn Birds in which Father Ralph and Meggie were again united, and again struggled with their passion and their consciences.
	www.nostalgiacentral.com /tv/drama/thornbirds.htm (737 words)

	The Thorn Birds 2 - The Missing Years (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		Amazon.com: The phenomenally popular The Thorn Birds was one of TV's hardest acts to follow, so it's a surprise that The Missing Years turned out as well as it did.
		When asked about his experience with THE THORN BIRDS, the actor was gracious, thoughtful, kind, generously praising his fellow actors, and conveying his own warm feelings about the mini-series - (heralded as the best film of all time).
		Thorn Birds: 1/2 Editorial Reviews From Amazon.com The phenomenally popular The Thorn Birds was one of TV's hardest acts to follow, so it's a surprise that The Missing Years turned...
	www.elipsiselectronics.com /B0007XG2PW/The_Thorn_Birds_2-The_Missing_Years.html (2335 words)

	Free-TermPapers.com - The Thorn Birds
		The Thorn Birds The novel, The Thorn Birds, is a very well written story about a family living in a poorer section of New Zealand whose livelihood is shearing sheep.
		The Thorn Birds, published in 1977 by Harper & Row is a book that I have already recommended to my friends and family.
		In Gone With The Wind the heroine is Scarlett O'Hara living in the Southern United States during the Civil War, for The Thorn Birds, it is Meggie Clearly living in New Zealand and Australia around the time of the Second World War.
	www.free-termpapers.com /tp/8/bwa27.shtml (1238 words)

	The Thorn Birds Movie: The Thorn Birds DVD is available from Bestprices.com
		Originally shot as a television mini-series, THE THORN BIRDS is the story of an Australian-based family who live on a ranch.
		Covering a vast 60 year period in the life of the family, plenty of twists and turns unfold for Meggie and co. over the course of THE THORN BIRDS, resulting in a fine piece of period drama that has proved highly popular since first airing in 1983.
		Includes The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years, which covers the mystery years not addressed in the original 1983 miniseries, as an on-pack addition.
	www.bestprices.com /cgi-bin/vlink/012569704008IE (175 words)

	United Press International - Entertainment(p) - Analysis: 'The Thorn Birds' fly again (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The new DVD release of the landmark TV series "The Thorn Birds" serves as a reminder of how far TV has come -- or how far it is fallen, depending on your point of view -- in the 21 years since the program first aired on ABC.
		Like "Roots," "The Thorn Birds" was produced by David L. Wolper -- whose celebrated career earned him a place in the Television Hall of Fame as well as a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Oscar from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
		Wolper also said that if "The Thorn Birds" were made today, it would have to be sexier than it was in 1983.
	www.upi.com /view.cfm?StoryID=20040205-060604-3771r (778 words)

	The Thorn Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		The second most-watched miniseries (after Roots) of all time, The Thorn Birds was originally broadcast in 1983 and captivated viewers with its story of a lifelong conflict between the spirit and the flesh.
		The only negative for me in the epic saga of "The Thorn Birds" has to do with the extremely ungracious comments of the author of the novel, Colleen McCullough, regarding this highly respected and acclaimed production.
		I realize she is not the only writer to be dissatisfied with the final rendition of her work to the screen, but a simple "no comment" would have sufficed, and would have been infinitely more classy.
	www.kids-computer-desk.com /prod/B0000Y40OS/The_Thorn_Birds.html (1031 words)

	Charity's Place.com > The Thorn Birds
		An emotionally draining and powerfully stirring film, The Thorn Birds is a controversial love story that questions the Catholic faith and God's gifts to mankind.
		I enjoyed it as it unfolded but wasn't happy with some of the emotions of tolerance it arose within me. I was happy when Meggie and Ralph finally got together, when I should have been dismayed -- he was a Bishop at the time, and she an [unhappily] married woman.
		There is no graphic sexual content (this was filmed and shown on television in the '80's) but many implications, lengthy passionate kissing scenes, "morning after" shots, and sexual dialogue, as well as distant side nudity on the part of Ralph.
	www.charitysplace.com /review/thornbirds.htm (1191 words)

	Information: The Thorn Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		The Thorn Birds is on both film and book.
		The Thorn Birds originally started off as a novel written by Colleen McCullough.
		The movie had come to film in the year 1983.The Thorn Birds has been brodcasted all over the world in many different languages creating a large group of fans, winning awards and becoming the second best miniseries of all time behind Roots.
	sakuraland.com /ThornBirds/Information.html (240 words)

	The Thorn Birds Part Three 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		She had a really long sort of pencil skirt, with a long slit in it, in one of the scenes.
		And I thought, she was not young when she was in The Thorn Birds, but she really kept herself in wonderful shape.
		And Colleen McCullough, the author of the original Thorn Birds book, came up to me and said to me, when we were doing the opening shot, she says Donna, this is just like I envisioned it.
	www.fashionfinds.com /july_new_dating_system/pages/the_thorn_birds_part_3_page_three.htm (2053 words)

	litblog - The Thorn Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		This is, I think, the essence of The Thorn Birds, although you really have to read it to know it:
		"There is a legend about a bird which sings just once in its life, more sweetly than any other creature on the face of the earth.
		From the moment it leaves the nest it searches for a thorn tree, and does not rest until it has found one.
	www.angelfire.com /art/fibonacci/blog/thorn.html (299 words)

	DVD Verdict Review - The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
		The Thorn Birds was a 1983 miniseries based on the bestselling book by Colleen McCullough, and gave us the story of the forbidden love between priest Ralph de Bricassart and young Meggie Cleary, spanning 40 years from the 1920s to 60s.
		The Thorn Birds—The Missing Years is presented on DVD as one continuous movie rather than divided into the two mini-series episodes as broadcast.
		Fans of the original are not likely to be enamored with The Thorn Birds—The Missing Years, but it doesn't stand alone as a worthwhile viewing experience for those coming new to the material, either.
	www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/thornbirdsmissingyears.php (856 words)

	Weir's Involvement with The Thorn Birds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		One lesser known story from Peter Weir's career is that he was originally pegged to direct The Thorn Birds, a sweeping mini-series which eventually starred Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward.
		A columnist here reports that he is on his way to Hollywood for talks with Warner Brothers about taking over the job as director for the movie version of Colleen McCullough's huge novel "The Thorn Birds." This is the story of the NSW Outback which turned Colleen McCullough into a millionaire.
		He has told friends that he thought the script too melodramatic and all that had been retained of Colleen McCullough's best-seller were the highly dramatic incidents.Warner Brothers, who plan to spend almost $20 million on the film, were moved to ask Mr.
	www.peterweircave.com /articles/tbirds.html (436 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - The Thorn Birds - The Complete Mini Series -- Richard Chamberlain - DVD - ...
		What distinguished The Thorn Birds from other series was its unusually precise direction (by TV veteran Daryl Duke), colorful characterizations, and marvelous performances from a truly star-studded cast, the most prestigious ever assembled for a miniseries up to that time.
		During its initial airing, The Thorn Birds kept a nation glued to its TV sets, hankies in hand, and secured a place for itself in pop-culture history.
		The Thorn Birds was followed 13 years later by a "lost years" miniseries, again starring Richard Chamberlain.
	video.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?EAN=85393162429&userid=2TDKN6J6ZE&cds2Pid=946 (1427 words)

	Notherby's :: The Thorn Birds - The Complete Miniseries
		Comment: I would have to say that The Thorn Birds is and always will be my most favorite movie of all time.
		By the way my wife is probably tired of me watching the Thorn Birds but the love of the movie came with me when we were married.
		Their affair is indeed irresistible to watch, which proves to be true, too, of the story's thick weave of church politics, forbidden desire, social change over decades, and family secrets.
	www.northerbys.com /store/6302150620/The_Thorn_Birds___The_Complete_Miniseries.html (798 words)

	SoundtrackNet : The Thorn Birds (Disc 1) Soundtrack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		I know many of you are shaking your heads in agreement; you had a similar childhood and while your grown-up tastes urge you to mention how much you enjoy the Touch of Evil score as well, you still hum the "Peter Gunn" theme as you drive the car.
		With a plot full of enough unrequited love and social obstacles to fill several nights of entertainment, The Thorn Birds became the second most popular mini-series ever and cemented Chamberlain's reputation as king of the genre.
		We sent a message to Varese, but got no response as to if and how this problem will be fixed, so focus on "The Thorn Birds Theme." The dulcimer enters with a upbeat melody that rapidly rises and falls and is quickly replaced by a string melody that is its antithesis.
	www.soundtrack.net /soundtracks/database?id=3666 (811 words)

	The Thorn Birds
		Based on the sweeping family saga spanning from the 1920s to 1962 and penned by Colleen McCullough, "The Thorn Birds" has become that pinnacle of masterful storytelling for all small screen melodramas by which every subsequent miniseries has been compared.
		Daryl Duke directs an all-star cast including Richard Chamberlain (Father Ralph), Rachel Ward (Meggy) and Jean Simmons (Fiona), and the story -- just in case you weren't one of the millions who tuned in -- revolves around rich widow, Mary Carson's (Barbara Stanwyck) bittersweet lust for Father Ralph de Bricassart.
		Masterful performances and outstanding production values made "The Thorn Birds" one of the greatest and most watched television melodramas of the 1980s.
	www.mediascreen.com /t/thornbirds.htm (497 words)

	THE THORN BIRDS
		Long Ago, there was a bird to sang just once in its life.
		And singing, it impaled its breast on the longest, sharpest thorn.
		Driven to the thorn, with no knowledge of the dying to come.
	www.reconnections.net /thorn_birds.htm (108 words)

	ipedia.com: Richard Chamberlain Article
		George Richard Chamberlain is an American actor who appeared in the television show Dr. Kildare and in several popular miniseries, including Centennial, Shogun, and The Thorn Birds.
		Kildare and in several popular miniseries, including Centennial, Shogun, and The Thorn Birds.
		He was a teen idol in the 1960s and has retired to Hawaii.
	www.ipedia.com /richard_chamberlain.html (145 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: The Thorn Birds (Modern Classics) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-07)
		The Thorn Birds Collector's Edition (The Thorn Birds / The Thorn Birds 2 - The Missing Years) DVD ~ Richard Chamberlain
		Father Ralph and Maggie don't jump off the pages, they just "stay there." This might be becuase they aren't very inspiring-they both stay in pretty much the same place (both mentally and physically) and wither with love for each other for their entire lives.
		Birds, Their Life, Their Ways, Their World Reader's Digest Edition (Price: $11.00)
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0517201658?v=glance (1362 words)

	The Thorn Birds (
		By the time they were reunited 20 years later in The Thorn Birds, things had changed - Chamberlain was still the star, but he was also an accomplished, veteran actor.
		"I knew when it first came out Thorn Birds would be a great television show," he remarked.
		The Thorn Birds has turned out to be his most popular project - even though female fans were slightly disappointed by Chamberlain's description of the love scenes as "uncomfortable," thanks to the fact that he had "microphones taped to the armpit."
	lavender.fortunecity.com /flamingos/387/richardthorn.html (863 words)

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