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Alison Arngrim knows that you can’t recreate the original when it comes to “Little House on the Prairie.”
The actress, who starred in the famous girl Nellie Oleson, told Fox News Digital that fans should not worry about Netflix’s restart the classic series, which ended after nine seasons in 1983.
Arngrim has remained busy attending events and reconnecting with spectators worldwide to celebrate “Little House” and her legacy.
Alison Arngrim starred as “unpleasant” Nellie Oleson in “Little House on the Prairie.” She looks here around 1977. (Getty images)
“Yeah, There is a treatment in Netflix “, The star shared. “Even the people who do it have said: ‘Oh God, don’t call him a restart.’ They are not trying to rebuild the show of the 70s. It is good.
The original “Little House on the Prairie” directed by Michael Landon, transmitted from 1974 to 1983. (Silver screen collection/Getty images)
In January, The transmission giant confirmed that had given a restart of the series the green light. The original show was based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books on growing in the American west at the end of the 19th century. They were written during the great depression and published in the 1930s.
Netflix has called the restart “a transformed adaptation” that will have Rebecca Sonnenshine from “The Boys” and “The Vampire Diaries” as Showrunner and executive producer.
Alison Arngrim and Patrick Labyorteaux are seen here in the episode entitled “The cheats” of season 5 of “Little House on the Prairie”, around 1978. (NBC/ Courtesy: Everett Collection)
Arngrim emphasized that it will be different from the original.
“They will return to the books, they will return to the beginning,” said the 63 -year -old man. “They are still hiring directors and everything is still very, very early, but they are investigating the first books when Laura is a very small girl. They will return to their roots.”
According to Netflix, the new “Little House on the Prairie” is “partly the family drama, part of the epic story of survival and the history of origin of the American west. The series will offer a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those that They formed the border. “ (Ted Shepherd/Nbcu Photo Bank/Getty Images)
“And here is the thing, how many times have we done Dracula?” She laughed between teeth. “How many times have Frankenstein done? Or ‘to Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens? These are fantastic literary properties that were remakeed many times, and they all had a different version. Some were bright. Some were terrible. And yet, and without However, we still look at them. “
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“So how will this be? We don’t know yet,” said Arngrim. “But they are not trying to steal or recreate the thing. There are some characters in our program that were made, an invention of Michael Landon. Like Albert Ingalls. There were no Albert Ingalls in the books … Be Nellie is based on three different girls .
The surviving cast of “Little House on the Prairie” today. (Photo of Dipasupil/Getty images for extra)
“The books were novels,” Arngrim continued. “And then Michael Landon said it would be a good idea if he added things and changed things for the show. But this time, they will return to the books. Then, it will be extraordinarily different from our program.”
Before the news of the restart was made public, Arngrim said the original cast members received a call. None of the cast are expected to make a cameo from now on.
Alison Arngrim (right) is seen here with his former cast partner Melissa Gilbert. (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
Arngrim admitted that it will not be easy for the new program to fulfill its predecessor. “Little house in the meadow” First it premiered in NBC in 1974.
“All those involved agree that there was a certain ray in a bottle that happened with Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, me, Katherine MacGregor and everyone else. It was his thing. Is there now?
It is understood that none of the original members of the cast will make a cameo. (NBCU Photo Bank/Nbcuniversal through Getty Images through Getty Images)
“I know that the people involved are absolute sticky to protect Laura Ingalls Wilder’s legacy,” Arngrim added.
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Michael Landon, who played Charles Philip Ingalls, died in 1991. He was 54 years old. (NBCU Photo Bank/Nbcuniversal through Getty Images through Getty Images)
“They are the guardians of the doors … they are not going to do anything wrong or something that is insulting for Laura Ingalls Wilder. But it will be really interesting to see what kind of mood will be. Does quickly, like a television program? Look like an old west? I don’t know. “
Arngrim has some tips for whom he will assume the role of Oleson, one that is still recognized for today.
“All those involved agree that there was a certain ray in a bottle that happened with Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, me, Katherine MacGregor and everyone else. It was his thing. Michael Landon’s vision was magical.
Michael Landon is seen here by directing Dean Butler as Almanzo James Wilder and Melissa Gilbert as Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder. (NBCU Photo Bank/Nbcuniversal through Getty Images through Getty Images)
“If you don’t like you, you’re doing your job,” he said. “You don’t like them. Don’t stop playing a villain or worry that people like it. Your work is not loved. Anthony Hopkins retired? When I was playing Hannibal Lecter? Did you ever see a moment in ‘Silence of the Lambs’ where he said: ‘That is a bit much’? No, and that’s all. “
Alison Arngrim has written a memory entitled: “Confessions of a dog bitch: how I survived Nellie Oleson and learned to love being hate.” (NBCU Photo Bank/Nbcuniversal through Getty Images through Getty Images)
“If you think, ‘wow, that’s quite terrible,’ he sees there,” he shared. “You need to have a strong sense of who you are and understand that this is the character. Because if you do well, someone will hate you, preferably everyone.”
“Yes, they hit my face with an orange soda during a Christmas parade,” Arngrim continued. “Then, for the love of God, if you do well, there will be people who will get involved emotionally, they will be scared and say they hate you. But you have to remember that they are talking about the character, not you. You need. Know who you are first and have A sense of himself. “
Netflix confirmed that Rebecca Sonnenshine of “The Boys”, “The Vampire Diaries” and “Archive 81” will guide the new series as Showrunner and executive producer. (Getty images)
The surviving cast has maintained a close link over the years. During the coronavirus pandemic, Arngrim also organized live readings of “Little House” books for fans.
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Alison Arngrim with Steve Tracy, his co -star who died in 1986 at age 34 for AIDS -related complications. (NBCU Photo Bank/Nbcuniversal through Getty Images through Getty Images)
“The ‘little house’ books He arrived at the height of the great depression, and the series premiered when we were having a terrible recession, and people could not afford things, “Arngrim told Fox News Digital.” And when the times became difficult in 2020, people turned “ Little House ‘for Consuelo. People began to make their own bread, and suddenly, they were all an ingalls. “
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“There is a deep connection that people have with the show, and it is really surprising,” he said. “The time test has really resisted, just like Michael Landon predicted. When times get difficult, there is always ‘little house in the meadow’.”
