Little House on the Prairie - Netflix

I don't think I shall watch it because it could never live up to the original. Michael Landon was my teenage crush. I loved him in Little House and as Little Joe in Bonanza.

Oh no, I could never watch a remake of this particular programme.

I love Michael Landon and the actors who played his children!

How I loved this programme.

I'll give it a go. I'd thought like this about 'Anne With An E' after being a life long fan of the Megan Fellows version of Anne of Green Gables, but because it was so different it was easy to love too.

Will definitely give it a go. Nice to have an alternative to sport to look forward to.

Will have a look.

So many old shows, films and songs get remade - sometimes they are better, sometimes worse.

Never saw the original but it sounds a bit saccharine to me.

I liked Anne with an E as well.
Some remakes are terrible like A Woman of Substance so I have my fingers crossed for LHOTP.

If you want something good to watch on Netflix, and very well acted and thought provoking you can’t do better than Midnight Mass.

Oh, I got really excited when I saw the thread title but like you Cossy I could never watch a remake. Somethings just can't be remade .

Thanks, Oreo I’ll investigate!

Oh dear.

More "Mom and apple pie" plus God bless Uncle Sam and three cheers for The Land of The Free.

Anne with an E was refreshingly good. A really well made remake.

I’ve read all the books. The Long Winter is good if you think you’re cold. Might be good for cooling down at the moment, too!

I haven’t got Netflix, and don’t think I’ll bother getting it for this.

People misremember the original Little House tv programmes. They were much darker than our memories now tell us. www.bbc.co.uk/culture/article/20260701-the-original-tv-little-house-on-the-prairie-was-a-true-american-horror-story

My DDs loved the books and the show and they’ll be watching the new version. My favourite book was The Long Winter, I got it out of the library so many times!

I won't watch it either it would spoil all my lovely memories of the original.

This version is supposed to be nearer to the original books. I read the BBC article quoted by SD and the original TV programmes were definitely much darker. Have a read.

I was obsessed with the original. I read all the books as well! I think I'll have to give the remake a look to see what it's like. I imagine it will be a hot topic when I next have a get-together with my friends of the same age!

I thought I wouldn’t like the remake of All Creatures Great and Small, but I have loved it! I’ll definitely look out for Little House on the Prairie remake as I loved all the books and remember the original tv series.

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The remake of 'A Woman of Substance' was atrocious. I watched the first episode and gave up. Made to allow for all of he woke agendas including a midget brother. WHAT??!!!!

Whatever could have led Brenda Blethyn to get involved with such dross?

P.S. I was probably totally spoiled as just a few months before I had watched the original series with Deborah Kerr, Liam Neeson and Jenny Seagrove - absolutely fabulous.
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The Waltons and Little House on the Prairie were staples on our TV back in the day. Lovely heartwarming stories and the actors who played the main characters became so familiar to us over time. Can’t imagine that a remake will be able to replace that but a new generation will probs enjoy it.

metro.co.uk/2026/07/09/no-idea-netflix-little-house-prairie-29075656/?ito=article.app.share.appbar.generic

I saw this Metro review, apparently this version is more sympathetic to the Osage people whereas the original series and books weren’t.

When I re-read the books I was surprised how much information there was on preserving the meat and fruit and vegetables to get them through the Winter.

I gave up on it. On that long trail west they were all so remarkably clean and perfect.

Oreo

Never saw the original but it sounds a bit saccharine to me.

It was.

Shysal, Ditto! And I loved that piebald (sp?!) horse he used to ride too!😚