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Post by rickking on Sept 23, 2020 23:08:32 GMT -5
I recently rewatched The Waltons from The Homecoming through the last reunion movie. I borrowed the DVDs from the library over a few months period. I love The Waltons!
Now I'm watching Little House on the Prairie, once again courtesy of my local library.
It seems to me The Waltons was targeted at a somewhat older and more mature audience than was Little House. Why do I say that?
Kissing!
The Waltons showed some reasonably passionate kissing, between John-Boy and some of his girlfriends, and between Mary Ellen and some of her boyfriends, and between Erin and her boyfriends.
And let's not forget some of the passionate kisses shared by John and Olivia!
But in Little House, when Charles and Caroline kiss, it's like a smack on the lips, nothing more. No passion, not the kind of passion on The Waltons. More like a kiss between Grandpa and Grandma, nothing more.
Am I wrong about this? What do you think?
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Post by Brenda on Sept 24, 2020 7:58:49 GMT -5
Little House on the Prairie was based off a series of children’s books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, so it’s not surprising that it is geared toward a younger audience than The Waltons which was based off Earl Hamner’s novels Spencer’s Mountain and The Homecoming. The Little House books are located in the juvenile literature section of the library. Earl Hamner’s novels are in the adult fiction section.
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Post by pinkbaker07 on Sept 24, 2020 9:20:35 GMT -5
Waltons was a better show. I do agree little house was aimed at little girls.
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Post by goodnight on Sept 24, 2020 11:53:15 GMT -5
When I was a kid, I loved both shows. The Waltons reminded me of stories my grandmother told of her growing up years in the 20's and 30's in rural West Virginia. After I read the Little House books, after the show had been on a while, I didn't like the show as well. The episode about the fire at the blind school really ruined it for me even though I kept watching it until the very end. As an adult I find the story lines so melodramatic, it's not funny. But I still love The Waltons the same.
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Post by Brenda on Sept 24, 2020 13:36:33 GMT -5
I was one of the lucky ones who read the Little House books when I was growing up in the 1960s. I was an avid reader as a child, and the Little House books were my favorites. I read the entire series several times before there was a tv show. I can remember being excited about watching the pilot movie Little House on the Prairie which was true to the book of the same title for the most part, and I was happy to hear that a tv series was being made. While I did enjoy watching the show, I quickly realized that just about any resemblance to the books was likely coincidental. I eventually started thinking of the Little House books and the tv show as two entirely unrelated things. I like them both, but I prefer the books.
The Waltons continues to be my favorite tv show ever.
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Post by JessicaGirlSpy on Sept 24, 2020 15:34:16 GMT -5
I was one of the lucky ones who read the Little House books when I was growing up in the 1960s. I was an avid reader as a child, and the Little House books were my favorites. I read the entire series several times before there was a tv show. I can remember being excited about watching the pilot movie Little House on the Prairie which was true to the book of the same title for the most part, and I was happy to hear that a tv series was being made. While I did enjoy watching the show, I quickly realized that just about any resemblance to the books was likely coincidental. I eventually started thinking of the Little House books and the tv show as two entirely unrelated things. I like them both, but I prefer the books. The Waltons continues to be my favorite tv show ever. My mum saved all of her "Little House" books from when she was a kid and they are in our family library. I love seeing her signature on the inside cover and seeing what her 8/9 year old handwriting looked like. Both mum and dad have saved books from their childhood and I love reading the very same pages they did when they were a kid. |
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Post by jason88cubss on Sept 24, 2020 17:04:07 GMT -5
I prefer The Waltons, it was more gritty and adult. I DO like LHOP but to me, The Waltons was more watchable later on than LHOP, which got a bit crazy with all the additions they had
LHOP was a bit more sappy.
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Post by nedandres on Sept 24, 2020 18:23:02 GMT -5
"The Waltons" has some of the same problems that "Little House" did in the the later years, but, of course, I think it was a stronger show. Otherwise, I probably would not be on this forum!!!
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Post by tommyc on Sept 25, 2020 20:40:49 GMT -5
I enjoy LHOP but not nearly as much as The Waltons.
I am sure there are many episodes of LHOP that I have never seen. Today, for the fist time, I watched the final episode of season 8, He Was Only Twelve, part 2. I had seen part 1 before but never part 2. Holy cow!! What a crazy turn that story took!
Charles going up on a mountain and building an altar and growing a crazy fake beard. Then a lightening bolt cures James, wow crazy!!
I also couldn't believe that was the last episode for most of the major characters. What a terrible send off for them.
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Post by patriciaanne on Sept 28, 2020 20:08:41 GMT -5
When I was a kid, I loved both shows. The Waltons reminded me of stories my grandmother told of her growing up years in the 20's and 30's in rural West Virginia. After I read the Little House books, after the show had been on a while, I didn't like the show as well. The episode about the fire at the blind school really ruined it for me even though I kept watching it until the very end. As an adult I find the story lines so melodramatic, it's not funny. But I still love The Waltons the same. I've rediscovered Little House during the pandemic (mostly because there are times when it feels like nothing else is on). My husband calls it "Little House Oh So Dreary." 😁 |
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Post by carol on Sept 29, 2020 15:53:38 GMT -5
I loved both Little House On The Prairie and The Waltons.
Little House On The Prairie was told through the eyes of Laura, a little girl, so naturally there wouldn't be much kissing except for Ma and Pa. Being seen through the eyes of a little girl naturally she wouldn't see more than a quick kiss between Ma and Pa. Keep in mind too that in the time and place they were portraying kissing and hugging was probably not done in front of the children.
Little House did however deal with adult topics like alcoholism, drug abuse, racism and even rape.
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Post by Marilyn on Oct 2, 2020 18:42:54 GMT -5
I watched a few Little House eps when it first came on, but it was so boring after being used to a show like The Waltons that I couldn't watch it. It's still on every day and I can't watch it.
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Post by pinkbaker07 on Oct 2, 2020 19:44:30 GMT -5
I enjoy LHOP but not nearly as much as The Waltons. I am sure there are many episodes of LHOP that I have never seen. Today, for the fist time, I watched the final episode of season 8, He Was Only Twelve, part 2. I had seen part 1 before but never part 2. Holy cow!! What a crazy turn that story took! Charles going up on a mountain and building an altar and growing a crazy fake beard. Then a lightening bolt cures James, wow crazy!! I also couldn't believe that was the last episode for most of the major characters. What a terrible send off for them. It was a horrible episode. |
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Post by dayton3 on Oct 2, 2020 22:37:21 GMT -5
The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie do have some similarities in that both series were loosely based on books that were equally loosely based on real events.
So they were both "loosely based"...twice removed. In regards to the Little House on the Prairie books there is also the fact that people are not even sure how much was actually written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and how much was written by her daughter Rose based on accounts and memories years after the fact and to reflect Rose's extreme political views (extreme libertarianism).
And you never read even the briefest mention of Charles Ingalls possible role in murdering a family of serial killers.
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Post by carol on Oct 3, 2020 0:06:59 GMT -5
The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie do have some similarities in that both series were loosely based on books that were equally loosely based on real events. So they were both "loosely based"...twice removed. In regards to the Little House on the Prairie books there is also the fact that people are not even sure how much was actually written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and how much was written by her daughter Rose based on accounts and memories years after the fact and to reflect Rose's extreme political views (extreme libertarianism). And you never read even the briefest mention of Charles Ingalls possible role in murdering a family of serial killers. Laura wrote the LH books and Rose edited them. There are letters between the two women that back this up. |
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