My biggest disappointment with this retelling is that it cannot decide what it wants to be.- a fun retelling of the books or a retelling of LIW's real life. In both respects it fails.- besides missing a very important character (Laura's new baby sister Grace), the landscape being not as described in the books, Jack morphing into an Australian shepherd instead of a bulldog, there are several smaller things that catch my eye (and in fact grows to the extent that I cannot enjoy the thing).- the main thing is that they have obviously tried to make Ma (Caroline) look attractive to a modern audience, by letting have her hair down and slightly (top model) disheveled. In the books, Ma always stressed being a lady and how ladies always keep their hair neat, never loose, and cover their ears. And the book-authenticity aside, nobody can ever tell me that working on a farm with long, loose hair is practical. So it fails, both as a retelling of the books, or as an authentic representation of life in Kansas. If somebody wants to view a fun representation of LIW's life, by all means, watch the old series, as this new miniseries is not more authentic in the slightest.
Review of Little House on the Prairie
