Finished watching the new Little House On The Prairie series on NETFLIX
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This little review will probably have several probably and for the most part in it
For the most part I ended up enjoying it
I think people who compare it to the actual books will enjoy it more then those who try to compare it to the 1970s TV show
Like every fan of Little House On The Prairie , Im sure we were all waiting to see how moderen Hollywood would update a beloved show from the 1970s about a family iving in the 1870s for a new audience
I'm sure oppions will range greatly on the subject
Again , I did end up enjoying it , this season takes place in Independence Kansas ,, if anyone has seen the original pilot movie , before it became an actual series will recognize several story lines
This new show does have alot of heart and family moments , but , it is a little more somber then the original , it also doesn't have the supporting cast or the humor like the original , these new supporting cast were all fine , and likable , just a little generic, but it's also unfair to compare them after 8 episodes to those that were in over 200 episodes , most will be forgettable as we are now off the Walnut Grove foe season 2
I'm looking forward to season 2 to see if they will actually build there little sod house dug out along Plum Creek , the original series never covered that
We live about an hour straight south of Walnut Grove and the wife and I have visited the museum there in Walnut Grove and have been down to Plum Creek to were the indentation is still there were there sod house used to be , so we hope to see it in season 2
The new series is also good family viewing, it's about family ,
There are no big bad guys , no shoot'em up actions scence , just a family trying to make a new start in the middle of Kansas in 1870s
This new show my take a few liberties with the book ,but it's still way closer then the 1970s TV was
For someone who has read all the books and pretty much the same age as Malissa Gilbert , I grew up right along with her
I give this new version a passing grade
Right from the opening credits you'll get the sense this new show will have a different tone
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/11/2026 09:46AM by IowaRam.
For the most part I ended up enjoying it
I think people who compare it to the actual books will enjoy it more then those who try to compare it to the 1970s TV show
Like every fan of Little House On The Prairie , Im sure we were all waiting to see how moderen Hollywood would update a beloved show from the 1970s about a family iving in the 1870s for a new audience
I'm sure oppions will range greatly on the subject
Again , I did end up enjoying it , this season takes place in Independence Kansas ,, if anyone has seen the original pilot movie , before it became an actual series will recognize several story lines
This new show does have alot of heart and family moments , but , it is a little more somber then the original , it also doesn't have the supporting cast or the humor like the original , these new supporting cast were all fine , and likable , just a little generic, but it's also unfair to compare them after 8 episodes to those that were in over 200 episodes , most will be forgettable as we are now off the Walnut Grove foe season 2
I'm looking forward to season 2 to see if they will actually build there little sod house dug out along Plum Creek , the original series never covered that
We live about an hour straight south of Walnut Grove and the wife and I have visited the museum there in Walnut Grove and have been down to Plum Creek to were the indentation is still there were there sod house used to be , so we hope to see it in season 2
The new series is also good family viewing, it's about family ,
There are no big bad guys , no shoot'em up actions scence , just a family trying to make a new start in the middle of Kansas in 1870s
This new show my take a few liberties with the book ,but it's still way closer then the 1970s TV was
For someone who has read all the books and pretty much the same age as Malissa Gilbert , I grew up right along with her
I give this new version a passing grade
Right from the opening credits you'll get the sense this new show will have a different tone
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/11/2026 09:46AM by IowaRam.
