Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary Ingalls) as the Ingalls family for nine wonderful seasons on NBC.
Even with the news of a new
reboot in the works, we re not sure how they ll be able to top the original cast members. Landon
was Charles Ingalls and
Alison Arngrim was the ultimate brat Nellie Oleson. Not to mention, Gilbert perfectly captured Laura Ingalls growing up before our very eyes and eventually falling in love with Almanzo Wilder. Either way, we re excited for the continuation of the beloved television series legacy.
The majority of the interior shots were filmed on a sound stage at Paramount Studios but if you re going to film a TV show set in the prairie of the 1800s, you need a solid location for all of the outdoor shots. Did you know that despite taking place in Minnesota, the show was actually filmed outside of Los Angeles, California? The exterior shots were mostly filmed at the Big Sky Movie Ranch.
True West Magazine
Focus Features’ 2020 contemporary Western Let Him Go reunited actors Diane Lane and Kevin Costner for the first time since their supporting roles as Superman’s parents in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). The is the first time they have been cast opposite each other in a film’s leading roles.
– Courtesy Focus Features –
The year 2020 was unsatisfying all around, and certainly for Westerns. From a purist point of view, if we strictly define Westerns as taking place in the Western U.S., between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the 20th century, it would be more accurate to say that it is a year of no Westerns at all. Every film, and most of the television programs, require generosity as to either period or locale to be included, although many are well worth seeing. With a COVID-19-shortened theatrical release year, there are only four 2020 features to point to.