I'm having trouble connecting the people in the tv series to the books. I know the geneology of the books has Caroline and Charles having three girls and one boy (who died within a year or two) - but is there any truth to all these other kids that (on the show) Caroline and Charles seem to raise - like James (who almost dies at 12 years old) and Albert? How many of the characters on the show were created outside of the biographical info?
2006-12-19 09:08:40 · 4 answers · asked by ababy 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
Read the books, far better then then the TV show ever was.
2006-12-19 09:11:52 · answer #1 · answered by WelshKiwi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely the books show an accurate portrayal of the family. Those books are the words of the real Laura. The TV series was written by a bunch of Hollywood yahoos looking to cash in.
2006-12-19 23:03:09 · answer #2 · answered by bratsk13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't realize according to the books they had a boy, but I do know they had several girls. Mary, Laura, Carrie, and Grace, in that order. I don't remember James and Albert in the books, but some of it could still be based on real life, including those characters. I think the books are more accurate though.
2006-12-19 17:14:13 · answer #3 · answered by shea_8705 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tv show is okay, but the books are so much better. I have never really been able to wrap my head around the idea of Melissa Gilbert as Laura or Michael Landon as Pa. Also, I always thougt Mr. Edwards was a younger man.
2006-12-19 18:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by superpara12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋