Actress Melissa Gilbert, who starred as Laura Ingalls Wilder in the original 'Little House on the Prairie' series, expresses her support for Netflix's new adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books. Gilbert believes the new series will offer a fresh perspective and opportunity to explore stories in a more inclusive way, particularly when it comes to casting.
The actress says the original "Little House on the Prairie" was "Michael Landon's interpretation" of Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved novels.Matthew Laborteaux, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Dean Butler, Melissa Sue Anderson, Linwood Boomer, Karen Grassle, and Lindsay/Sidney Greenbush in 'Little House on the Prairie' .— decided she was going to keep her mouth shut.
"I said, 'I'm just not going to comment. I'm just going to let it be because I want them to have their own thing. And if they need me later, we'll talk about it,'" Gilbert tells] face, and make a — I'm trying really hard lately not to use bad words, so I would just say a cotton-headed ninny-muggins comment about ."— because it revealed how little Kelly really knew about the OG series.
to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. "They can make an actual point of hiring Native American actors to play the Native Americans, which we didn't do. We were certainly inclusive and open to it, but it wasn't a prerequisite," explains the actress, who's currently starring in the Off Broadway play."And now they can look at it with a new lens and say, 'This part should be played by Native American actors.' I mean, God love the Jewish men who played them on our show. I loved them dearly.
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