Alison Arngrim knows that you cannot recreate the original when it comes to ‘Little House on the Prairie’.
The actress, who played famous as a common girl Nellie Oleson, told Fox News Digital that fans should not worry about Netflix who restarts the classic series, which ended in 1983 in 1983.
Arngrim is busy attending events and making contact with viewers worldwide to celebrate “Little House” and its legacy.
Alison Arngrim played as “Nasty” Nellie Oleson on “Little House on the prairie.” She is seen here around 1977. (Getty Images)
“Yes, There is a deal at Netflix, “ The star shared. “Even the people who let it say,” Oh God, don’t call it reboot. ” They try not to recover the show from the 70s.
The original “Little House on the Prairie”, led by Michael Landon, was broadcast from 1974 to 1983. (Silver Screen Collection/Getty images)
In January, The streaming giant confirmed That it had given a reboot of the series The Green Light. The original show was based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder about growing up in the American West in the late 1800s. They were written during the great depression and published in the 1930s.
Netflix has called the reboot “a transformed adjustment” with Rebecca Sonnenhine from “The Boys” and “The Vampire Diaries” as a showrunner and executive producer.
Alison Arngrim and Patrick Labyorteaux can be seen here in the episode entitled “The Cheaters” from season 5 of “Little House on the prairie”, circa 1978. (NBC/ Courtesy: Everett Collection)
Arngrim emphasized that it will be different from the original.
“They go back to the books of them go back to the beginning,” said the 63-year-old. “They still assume directors and everything. It is still very, very early, but they look at the first books when Laura is a very little girl. They go back to their roots.”
According to Netflix, the new “Little House on the prairie” “is partly family drama, partly epic survival story and partial origin story of the American West. The series offers a kaleidoscopic picture of the struggles and triumphs of those who have the form boundary.” (Ted Shepherd/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images)
“And here is the thing, how often have we made Dracula?” She chuckled. “How many times have we done Frankenstein? Or ‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens? These are fantastic literary qualities that were often made again, and everyone had a different view of them. Some were brilliant. Some were terrible. They still look. “
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“So how will this be like? We don’t know yet,” said Arngrim. “But they try not to steal or make the thing. Is based on three different girls.”
The surviving cast of “Little House on the prairie” today. (Photo by D 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 change things for the show. But this time they go back to the books. So it will differ extraordinarily from our show.”
Before the news of the reboot became public, Arngrim said that the original cast members were called. None of the cast is expected to appear a cameo appearance from now on.
Alison Arngrim (right) is seen here with her former Castmate Melissa Gilbert. (Albert L. Ortega/Getty images)
Arngrim admitted that it is not easy for the new show to realize his predecessor. “Little House on the prairie” First premiered at NBC in 1974.
“Everyone agrees that there was a certain lightning in a bottle that happened with Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, I, Katherine MacGregor and everyone else. It was his own thing. The vision of Michael Landon was magical. But again how much, how much ‘Star Teks’ are there now?
It is understanding that none of the original cast members will appear a cameo. (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUIVERS SALE VIA GETY Pictures via Getty Images)
“I know that the people involved are absolute stickers to protect the legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder,” Arngrim added.
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Michael Landon, who played Charles Philip Ingalls, died in 1991. He was 54. (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUIVERS SALE VIA GETY Pictures via Getty Images)
“They are the guards of the gates … they are not going to do something bad or something offensive to Laura Ingalls Wilder. But it will be really interesting to see what kind of mood is going to be. Fast, like a TV- program? To look like an old western? I don’t know. “
Arngrim does have some advice for those who will take on the role of Oleson, one that she still recognizes today.
“Everyone agrees that there was a certain lightning in a bottle that happened with Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, I, Katherine MacGregor and everyone else. It was his own thing. The vision of Michael Landon was magical.
Michael Landon is seen here who directed Dean Butler as Almanzo James Wilder and Melissa Gilbert as Laura Elizabeth Ingalls Wilder. (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUIVERS SALE VIA GETY Pictures via Getty Images)
“If they don’t like you, you do your work,” she said. ‘Don’t be fun. Don’t stop when playing a villain or worry that people like you. Your job is not fun. Anthony Hopkins has returned When he played Hannibal Lecter? Have you ever seen a moment in ‘Silence of the Lambs’ where he said: ‘that’s a bit much’? No – and that’s it. “
Alison Arngrim has written a memoir with the title “Confessions of a prairie bitch: How I survived Nellie Oleson and learned to love.” (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUIVERS SALE VIA GETY Pictures via Getty Images)
“If you think,” Wow, that’s pretty terrible, “go there,” she shared. “You must have a strong idea of ​​who you are and understand that this is the character. Because if you do it right, someone will hate you, preferably everyone.”
“Yes, I was hit in the face during a Christmas parade with an orange soda,” Arngrim continued. “So, on God’s sake, if you do well, there will be people who will become emotionally involved, panic and say they hate you. But you have to remember, they are talking about the character, not you. You have it Needed to know who you are and has a feeling of themselves “
Netflix confirmed that Rebecca Sonnenhine from “The Boys”, “The Vampire Diaries” and “Archive 81” will repeat the new series as a showrunner and executive producer. (Getty Images)
The surviving cast has maintained a close relationship over the years. During the Coronavirus Pandemie, Arngrim also organized live lectures by “Little House” books for fans.
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Alison Arngrim with Steve Tracy, her co-star who died in 1986 at the age of 34 from AIDS-related complications. (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUIVERS SALE VIA GETY Pictures via Getty Images)
‘The’ Little House ‘books Came at the height of the great depression, and the series premiered when we had a terrible recession, and people couldn’t afford things, “Arngrim told Fox News Digital earlier.” And when the times became difficult in 2020, people turned to ‘Little House’ for comfort. People started to make their own bread, and suddenly everyone was an ingalls. “
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“There is a deep connection that people have in the show, and it’s really great,” she noticed. “It really passed the test of time, just as Michael Landon predicted. If the times become difficult, there is always ‘small house on the prairie’.
