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One of the greatest series from my childhood.
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Crap series. Aside from being a bastardization of Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic book series, it's a maudlin, nauseatingly manipulative program catering to Michael Landon's ego and his ego alone.
During the later seasons of BONANZA, Landon showed he had some legit talent as a writer-director, but with LITTLE HOUSE (a show he controlled completely) the end result was just kind of sick, a blur of dishonest characters showing dishonest emotions in dishonest stories with dishonest morals. With yet another child getting shamed-dunked from bed-wetting Landon every other episode.
And Landon shamelessly tearing up in every scene for 9 years, even when it didn't make any sense. And poor Karen Grassle, a very fine actress, was given zilch to do for the entire run of the show.
So when some critics wondered at the "morbid" tone of the final episode in which they blew up Walnut Grove, I was, like, "Gee, have you not been watching this perverse show for the last decade?"
At least the camerawork and David Rose's music score were pleasant.
During the later seasons of BONANZA, Landon showed he had some legit talent as a writer-director, but with LITTLE HOUSE (a show he controlled completely) the end result was just kind of sick, a blur of dishonest characters showing dishonest emotions in dishonest stories with dishonest morals. With yet another child getting shamed-dunked from bed-wetting Landon every other episode.
And Landon shamelessly tearing up in every scene for 9 years, even when it didn't make any sense. And poor Karen Grassle, a very fine actress, was given zilch to do for the entire run of the show.
So when some critics wondered at the "morbid" tone of the final episode in which they blew up Walnut Grove, I was, like, "Gee, have you not been watching this perverse show for the last decade?"
At least the camerawork and David Rose's music score were pleasant.
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I wish I could rate your post both "agree" and "funny," but after about thirty-seconds' deliberation, I had to settle on "agree"--but also add that it's "funny 'cuz it's true."
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Landon always had a better eye for cute boys than cute girls, in terms of casting. Or cute boys puking on him. Not that I'm into that.
He just seemed to have no interest in the female characters at all, except as saintly/wicked props for the sensitive boys to deal with.
A Little Chauvinism on the Prairie? It had to be.
Landon once said: "I hear I've made homosexual films. If so, I'm not getting any residuals." It's hard to believe he wasn't getting an increment from LITTLE HOUSE.
He just seemed to have no interest in the female characters at all, except as saintly/wicked props for the sensitive boys to deal with.
A Little Chauvinism on the Prairie? It had to be.
Landon once said: "I hear I've made homosexual films. If so, I'm not getting any residuals." It's hard to believe he wasn't getting an increment from LITTLE HOUSE.
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Would never admit this to friends at the time but i used to rush home for the early train from school on a thurs when this was on!
My mum always liked Michael landon and used to say he looked like pat Duffy which annoyed me greatly!!
I loved the Olesons the best, and preferred their scenes to the sickly Ingalls clan especially insipid mother Caroline and the awful Carrie who never looked like (she/they- were twins)
the full shilling.
Remember i nearly missed Suday School as they repeated the one with patricia neal who died in it and I cried!! And was never so keen o it once Albert arrived or when they grew up a bit. lauras husband was dull and mary blind was zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
BUT you could always rely on Nellie and Mrs Oleson for a laugh and i thought it cool that Victor French directed an episode of Dallas.
My mum always liked Michael landon and used to say he looked like pat Duffy which annoyed me greatly!!
I loved the Olesons the best, and preferred their scenes to the sickly Ingalls clan especially insipid mother Caroline and the awful Carrie who never looked like (she/they- were twins)
the full shilling.
Remember i nearly missed Suday School as they repeated the one with patricia neal who died in it and I cried!! And was never so keen o it once Albert arrived or when they grew up a bit. lauras husband was dull and mary blind was zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
BUT you could always rely on Nellie and Mrs Oleson for a laugh and i thought it cool that Victor French directed an episode of Dallas.
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Was it the one where the clown raped Sylvia?
Where Mrs. Garvey died screaming in the fire at the blind school?
The episode where all their stored grain became infected with anthrax?
The one where Albert was addicted to morphine?
Ah, warm-hearted family fare.
Where Mrs. Garvey died screaming in the fire at the blind school?
The episode where all their stored grain became infected with anthrax?
The one where Albert was addicted to morphine?
Ah, warm-hearted family fare.
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Isn't that great? It's almost like a prairie soap.
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Ah, yes. The first vomitotic episode in American television history, where Albert barfs upon Pa Ingalls. So touching. So real. So human. Landon had an obvious boner the whole time.
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I remember reading Nellie Olesons / Alison Arngrim Confessions of a prairie bitch biography and iborrowed it from the local library
She and laura / Melissa Gilbert couldnt stand Mary aka Melissa Sue Anderson and didnt have anything nice to say about her!
tee hee, all not sweetness and light on LHOTP
She and laura / Melissa Gilbert couldnt stand Mary aka Melissa Sue Anderson and didnt have anything nice to say about her!
tee hee, all not sweetness and light on LHOTP
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What does she day about Michael Landon?
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I kinda know the characters because I remember that I have watched it when I was a kid on Greek TV. It was dubbed in Greek, which may have been one of a handful of programs EVER dubbed. But I don't remember any particular episode, though I do remember some scenes around the school and the blind teacher. I think they may have dubbed it because Landon was huge because of Bonanza. But all this discussion (on the internet too, it turns out) about his prominent bulge on the show makes me think it is worth revisiting. 
I remember the 2005 mini-series of the same name a lot better.
PS: Somehow, when the title is mentioned, I always remember what EW had dubbed "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman": Cosmetologist on the Prairie.
I remember the 2005 mini-series of the same name a lot better.
PS: Somehow, when the title is mentioned, I always remember what EW had dubbed "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman": Cosmetologist on the Prairie.
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I love all of it, the OTT emotional drama, the tears (Lindsay Blaisdel guest starred in one of the episodes) and there was a story about Laura literally trying to find God.
It's very obvious to me what LHOTP tried to achieve so I don't see what's so dishonest about it. You know what to expect.
It's very obvious to me what LHOTP tried to achieve so I don't see what's so dishonest about it. You know what to expect.
I haven't seen the whole show so I can't speak about it in it's entirety but I have seen episodes that have been re-run on TV and I have been thinking about watching it from start to finish. Because I don't care what others think I care about if it interests me not someone else.
It's every persons right to state how they feel about a show and if they think it's crap or trash. What I don't get is if people thought this why continue to watch this one or any show they dislike? When I find a show I dislike I turn it off after usually giving it a few episodes to see if it gets better.
I have been seeing many of my favorite old shows being trashed on this site. It doesn't bother me one bit.
If you enjoyed the show @Willie Oleson I do think I will too as our taste in TV seems to be a lot alike.
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Loving your avy Willie...cute dog!
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But we can't all just say nice things.
No of course. I have started to watch many shows and stated that I disliked them and why and then I stop watching.
I did say this in my original post...........
I was just wondering why if someone hates a show this much why continue to watch it?