Little House On The Prairie - General Discussion

[Blergh]

I agree with all the above- and it IS odd that no attempt was made to have had Mary and Carrie interact in any capacity during that rather heart tugging scene! It was almost as if Carrie herself was blind to Mary being taken away to a still-uncertain fate.

That was one of the very few times Laura showed any semblance of affection to her next youngest sister so I guess Carrie somehow was supposed to take comfort in that.

[debraran]

I only watched two minutes of this because I’m working, but if anyone’s interested in Victor Frenchs son and how they used to play on the set, their life with dad and LHOP, these podcasts are great

Edited December 5 by debraran

[Blergh]

Thanks for the heads up on the podcast.

 

One thing I found interesting is how  his surviving offspring attested that Mr. French's entire offscreen demeanor did a 180 upon getting the role of Mr. Edwards since he actually had become quite burdened to the point of letting it darken his POV of himself by the villainous roles he had frequently played beforehand. I've often heard performers claim to have had their fun playing villains but I can't help but think that after a time, the roles would become somewhat of a burden if one truly wasn't a malevolent individual.

In any case, despite his other faults, it's good that ML gave him (and his career) a new lease on life via that role -and it's also good that they gained a sincere friendship that (despite the Carter Country stumble) managed to survive to the end of Mr. French's days.

[tearknee]

"... survive to the end of Mr. French's days."

 

ML didn't outlive VF too long :(

[debraran]

I found this interview with Mike months before he died about his new show and a little on his life. Not a "hard" interview, he mentions divorce for instance and how angry his older kids were, but then the interviewer went on to something else. I get it, he's not 60 min or a tabloid but he seemed afraid to go there even though Mike brought it up. I just wanting to hear him talk about "Us" and how quickly it all came to an end is a reminder how fast life is.

He talks a little about politics and how hard it was to buy a house then....lol, it was 1991 when he died, how things don't change. Bush was president, had to look it up because he was talking how people vote and about 46 min in, how high prices are in CA, how Willie Nelson was selling his condo for 16,000...I'm like that's cheap. : ) He mentioned how in his business people think they'll always have money and it's not like that. MG mentioned she did shockingly and it dried up quickly. I am too insecure to think like that but many athletes and stars do.

I did FF a little through parts and some might feel cringy, but it was who he was, it wasn't like I was listening to a potential date. He was always honest about who he was and how he felt. The fact he had the tumor then and didn't know, just made me emotional at one point. I think I would have liked that show, I remember liking the pilot and thinking it wasn't as "hallmark" as Highway to Heaven.

 

I'm not good with podcasts that aren't videos, a bit ADHD, but I left most of it as background as I did other things.

https://brioux.tv/blog/2022/08/30/from-laughter-to-tears-my-interview-31-years-ago-with-michael-landon/

Edited December 6 by debraran

[The Wild Sow]

And once again, I'm just bemused about "Once Upon a Time" and "Home Again" being back-to-back!

The more I think about it, the more I'm guessing Michael Landon had to have done that on purpose!