Former Little House on the Prairie star Melissa Gilbert has defended the Netflix reboot of the show, saying it’s the perfect example of “dramatic license”.
Historical Accuracy
Melissa starred as Laura Ingalls Wilder in the original NBC series, based on Laura’s autobiographical frontier saga novels, from 1974 to 1983. However, the new show has attracted some criticism about “historical accuracy”.
Melissa responded in a post on the Substack publishing platform, saying: “The short answer is no, neither are entirely accurate to the times nor the books.” She continued: “My hope is that folks realise that these are all perfect examples of dramatic license. Even the real Laura took dramatic license in writing her books.
For example, in the book, Little House on the Prairie, all three Ingalls girls are older than they were in real life. So rather than getting all twisted up in what’s real and what’s dramatised, maybe just sit back and go for the ride the creative minds behind these shows want to take you on. If you like it, stick with it. If you don’t, you don’t have to watch.”
Original reporting: K2 Radio (Casper) — read the source article.
