8 5 . ▁Anne ▁of ▁Green ▁G ables ▁and ▁its ▁sequ el ▁were ▁the ▁highest ▁r ated ▁dram atic ▁produ ctions ▁to ▁air ▁in ▁Canadian ▁TV ▁history . ▁Cin ematic ▁feature ▁versions ▁played ▁in ▁the at res ▁in ▁Japan ▁for ▁five ▁years ▁straight . ▁Anne ▁of ▁Green ▁G ables ▁has ▁been ▁studied ▁in ▁US ▁film ▁schools ▁as ▁a ▁model ▁of ▁TV ▁D rama ▁with ▁a ▁wide ▁appeal ▁to ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁view ers . ▁Part ▁of ▁Anne ▁of ▁Green ▁G ables ''' ▁immense ▁att raction ▁was ▁its ▁rich ▁look , ▁featuring ▁pain st aking ly ▁re created ▁sets ▁and ▁detailed ▁cost umes ▁that ▁im bu ed ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁mag ical ▁reality . ▁That ▁look , ▁or ▁a ▁variation ▁on ▁its ▁theme , ▁has ▁become ▁the ▁hall mark ▁of ▁every ▁S ull ivan ▁production ▁since . ▁ ▁The ▁trem end ous ▁success ▁of ▁Anne ▁of ▁Green ▁G ables , ▁st arring ▁Meg an ▁Follow s , ▁Richard ▁Far ns worth ▁and ▁Col le en ▁D ew h urst ▁led ▁to ▁three ▁sequ els : ▁Anne ▁of ▁Green ▁G ables ▁– ▁The ▁Se quel ▁( 1 9 8 7 ▁a ka ▁Anne ▁of ▁Av on lea ▁– ▁US ▁release ) ▁st arring ▁Follow s , ▁D ew h urst ▁and ▁Wend y ▁H iller , ▁Anne ▁of ▁Green ▁G ables : ▁The ▁Cont inu ing ▁Story ▁( 1 9 9 8 ) ▁and ▁most ▁recently ▁Anne ▁of ▁Green ▁G ables : ▁A ▁New ▁Begin ning ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁st arring