As a fan of Little House, yes millions of years later I decided to give this show a chance.
I've forced myself to watch episodes because maybe I was missing something.
Nope. The episodes are just so bland.
Are these people even related? I see no chemistry.
And Richard Thomas won awards for his portrayal of John Boy. (shrug emoji).
And the Waltons had 9 seasons? Wow. Just Wow.
I absolutely adore this show. I only discovered it a few weeks ago. It's so wholesome and heartwarming, wonderfully produced. Solid Americana. It's a little cheesy and stale, and often plays out more like a stage play. But I find that charming. I love the messages and morals it presents.
shareMy parents used to make us watch this every sunday š
shareI thought it was on Thursdays at 8:00 (7:00 central)? I don't know about Mountain or pacific time.
shareI'm in England š
sharei went on a cruise with my aunt from Virginia.
On it, we met a couple from England.
They found out my aunt was from Virginia.
They said "Oh, we love the Waltons. We want to visit you".
That's not you, is it? ;-)
š thankfully not lol.
shareThey would have to go to Burbank CA to see where the show was filmed š
shareA bit like Americans always ask us "Do you know the Beatles/Queen?"
shareThe world has changed. This show was very popular in its time. As a nation we have become jaded and cynical.
shareSome episodes were just okay. But it is still one of my ācomfortā shows. Raised in the city, this country way of life is intriguing to me. They actually walked everywhere!
share I like it. The early episodes when the Walton kids were young had a certain charm.
But I do like a lot of the later episodes like when Mary Ellen got married to Curt Willard and Ben married Cindy. And of course when Ike Godsey got married to Corabeth, that added another dimension to the show. Corabeth was such a snob but she was funny too.
I liked the element of realism with some of the Walton kids growing up, marrying and having families. Just before the Waltons, the Cartwright "boys" stayed in a perpetual state of adolescence and were never permitted to marry. That is until Joe's wedding to his unlucky bride who didn't make it to the end of the episode.
I liked when John Boy went to college but still came home to Walton's Mountain to visit. But then Richard Thomas left the show and later they brought in a new actor as John Boy. It wasn't the actor's fault, but he was NO John Boy! That just didn't work for me.
I have lots of fond memories of this show.
I enjoyed the show to some extent as well. I really liked how it addressed various social issues of that era. I wish more former cast members would write memiors. I read the one by the actress that played Erin. It was a decent read.
shareI like the earlier episodes, too. I stopped watching when the children began to marry.
shareI can't say it was awful. I like a few episodes but most were bland.
The narrator's voice kinda creeps me out a bit.
i enjoy it
shareI found the Waltons to be more mature than Little House, and in fact the original stories about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her family are pretty much watered down in the TV series.
shareTrue. The TV series took a lot of liberties with the childrenās books. It wasnāt until much later that I realized that even the childrenās books, took a lot of liberties with the real Ingalls life.
For anyone thatās interested in the true story of the Ingalls family, check out the Pioneer Girl manuscript.
Like Little House it had its issues. But like Little house it had moments. Both shows were awful at continuity. Little house began in 1869 and and ended In 1897...
Lmao