The announcement of a small house announced a familiar debate when the prairie was restarted: how can you revive a beloved classic in the world today without erasing the reason why it makes it different?
Restart is a balanced behavior. After changing too much, fans feel that they have lost their favorite shows. If the change is too little, it may feel outdated. In historical drama, this is even more tricky, modern sensitivity has conflicts with the past.
We have seen the recent attempts to refresh classic family performances, the most famous is Walton. CW’s Waltons movie returned the family with new actors and new performances.
They made some changes-the most noteworthy is that the adoption story plot was introduced by adjusting Ben’s history-but they did not reshape the core of Waltons to work.
It is still warm, emotional, and deeply rooted in the struggle of defining primitive depression.
Will the small house follow the same carefully, or do you need greater fluctuations in history?
When modernization is in line with the drama of the period
One of the biggest challenges that the small house restarts-or actually has any historical restart-decide how much to update today’s audiences.
The original small house on the grassland is not just a family drama. It is set in the period when gender roles and limited medical care, and life is a downright cruelty.
These books include a description of the problem of serious criticism by the indigenous people.
However, if a new series ignores these elements, it feels like avoiding the reality at that time. However, if it goes too far in another direction, it may become unrecognizable.
We have seen this game before.
A Anne (E Anne) of Green Gables deeply modernized and solved themes such as racism, feminism and LGBTQ+themes. These problems have not been clearly discussed in the original books.
Some fans like to increase the depth, while others feel that it is scattered too far.
However, did these outdated portions eliminate the opportunity to teach?
Knowing how people used to open the door to discuss, but how far does the story need to do this?
Should we actively correct history in its narrative, or make those uncomfortable moments valuable to remind us where we are going?
May other classic family drama may be the next step?
The re -launch of the historic family drama is not as good as contemporary drama, but if the Little House does well, will it more likely?
What about M*A*S*H*? Although this is more dramatic than traditional family performances, it is deeply rooted in historical events.
If someone tries to restart it today, how much will they feel that they need to reshape the story to meet the current views on war and politics? Will they dilute humor? Move the character dynamics? Or can the show still be reflected as time?
Other possibilities may include Dr. Fuxing Quinn, medical women (the themes that have tended to be gradual), and even return to Christy, which is a series of young teachers in rural Abbarachia in the 1990s.
Will these series feel the rewriting of pressure to rewrite the same pressure as better as today’s audience?
It’s your turn: What is the right balance?
Restart no existence in vacuum. They must talk to modern audiences while respecting the aforementioned heritage. But where is the line?
Should the small houses on the prairie be fully embraced the modern point of view, or should they try to become the product of the time?
Waltons has found appropriate balance and its update, or has it changed too much?
What other historical performances do you think can be re-examined-or as left as before?
Let’s talk! Let go of your thoughts.
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