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post: 4244 | Beyond the Prairie - Did you see the movies, share your thoughts | 04-27-2006 2:17:54 pm |
| Hello all,
I was wondering how many of you saw the BTP movies when they aired on CBS and what your thoughts were on them.
The movies definitely were closer to real life than Landon's version, but I liked both versions. It was hard for me to see Richard Thomas in the role of Charles Ingalls because no matter what else he does, I see him as John Boy Walton.
I think Meredith Monroe did a great job as Laura Ingalls Wilder even though she was much more serious than Melissa Gilbert. I think the difference in the portrayal comes from accurately depicting the hardships Laura's family faced versus glossing them over a bit like Landon did. And that we have a much older Laura to start off with than the Laura who was introduced to us in the TV series.
I hope these movies come out on DVD one day because I would love to add them to my LHOP collection.
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post: 3231 | 04-28-2006 3:49:09 pm |
| I have only seen the last hour of this on tv. I would really like to see all of it. I hope it comes out soon. From what I saw of it it looked like a good movie to snuggle up on a rainy night and watch.
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post: 2950 | 04-29-2006 4:26:04 pm |
| I've never seen it
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post: 851 | 04-29-2006 9:26:43 pm |
| I really enjoyed watching these movies and taped them off the tv when they were on. I like the fact that the writers stayed close to the books and told of the hardships that the Ingalls and Wilder families went through. The actors did a great job. I wonder if LHOP will ever come to the big screen. I thought I heard a long time ago that it was coming. Don't know what happened.
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post: 705 | 04-29-2006 11:54:50 pm |
| I really thought Richard Thomas made a great Charles. Michael Landon--will always be #1, but he did a great job. I at first had a hard time with Meredith, but she did very well in showing the emotions in Almonzo's sickness, loosing their child and leaving her parents for Missouri.
It makes you relize that Laura really had to face all these things at such a young age.
I would like to see this movie again--they always grow on you the more you watch.....gin
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post: 4244 | 04-29-2006 2:26:32 am |
| The one scene that always bothers me is the one at the end of the first movie where Almanzo, Laura and Rose are saying goodbye to her family. Out of the blue Pa announces to Laura, "When I'm gone, I want you to have my fiddle." It was so strange. I can't imagine it ever happening that way. Maybe it did; but it was the oddest thing, and even the way Pa said it was awkward. I know it was supposed to be an emotional scene because his Half-pint was moving away, but every time I get to that part I mute the TV.
There is another emotional scene between Pa and Laura which comes near the end of the second movie. Laura rides a dying Pa out to the prairie for a father/daughter talk before he passes on. That scene between them is so natural and touching compared to the other scene I am talking about from the first movie. I wished they had been able to capture those emotions better the first time around.
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post: 1136 | 05-01-2006 2:18:37 pm |
| I love Beyond the Prairie. I love how it sticks closer to the books and tells so many stories from Laura's life. Richard Thomas was great as Pa. The pioneer men had that rough looking full beard on their faces, and RT captured the look so well. ML was a good Pa for NBC's LHOTP, but RT captured the real Charles Ingalls look.
Cheryl, you brought up a good point about the fiddle and Pa telling Laura that it was hers when he was gone....I wonder if he felt that he needed to tell her that, because in his heart, he knew he wan't going to see her too many more times. Traveling back then, wasn't like it is today, and he knew how little they saw of his and Caroline's family, I think deep in his heart, he knew that since Laura and Almanzo were moving off, he wasn't going to see her but a couple more times.....He knew how Laura loved his fiddle playing and how she loved to dance to it....He knew she was the one to have it.
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post: 591 | 05-01-2006 3:22:41 pm |
| This movie was shown on British TV just last week. I didn't know whether I was looking forward to seeing it or not because to me, Mike Landon's version will always be No. 1. I did enjoy it though and thought Richard Thomas did a good job playing Charles. The special relationship he had with Laura shone through and I enjoyed seeing prairie life from a different aspect.
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post: 25 | 05-06-2006 3:47:26 am |
| I remember this movie but it has been a few years since I saw it. It was really good that I remember. The acting was really good and the cast was well picked. Is it on DVD? I cant seem to find it.
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post: 4244 | 05-09-2006 4:01:24 pm |
| I wish they would come out on DVD too, but nothing yet.
Welcome to the forum!
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post: 20 | 05-27-2006 4:52:38 pm |
| "they"??? There was a second Beyond The Prairie??? I didn't know that! I taped the first one when it was on tv and I also love it. I love the scene when Almonzo comes back, and they tell each other "I was lonesome for you"... I just love that. A second one... hmmm... I've got to come here more often!
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post: 4244 | 05-27-2006 4:02:41 am |
| CBS did have a second one, I think it was a year or two later. This one dealt with their trip to Mansfield, MO and their early life there.
I haven't seen either one in quite some time, but I thought Rose was really young when they left De Smet, SD at the end of the first movie, but she was easily school age when they started the second one.
I really liked the ending of the second one much better.
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post: 6235 | 06-15-2006 3:42:47 am |
| I actually have not seen the Beyond the Praire movies. I plan to if I can ever find them on tv.
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post: 1293 | 06-20-2006 6:37:53 am |
| I've never seen them either and would like to.
That would be very difficult, so I have to agree because Richard Thomas would always be John Boy to me too, Lorrie
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post: 851 | 07-02-2006 9:17:58 pm |
| I am watching it right now. I am taping it for my buddy Beth Ingalls. One thing I notice is that one second they are telling one story and the next they are on to another story. I guess it was a long story and they couldn't stay on one point too long.
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post: 4244 | 07-02-2006 4:24:45 am |
| It did move around quite a bit, and I think you're right; there was just so much to get into that short time frame.
I enjoyed both of the Beyond the Prairie Movies and I wish there would be a third installment which covers Laura's writing years for her local newspaper and when she sat down to pen her famous books.
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post: 3306 | 07-17-2006 3:41:18 am |
| Well thanks to Marilyn taping these two movies for me and than generously mailing them too me, I was able to watch them both tonight. I just got started and couldn't stop. They were that good.
One point I didn't like, that didn't correspond with either the book or Michaels LHOP was when Laura got her teaching certificate and went on to teach she, according to Beyond the Prairie movies, didn't want to go and Pa almost forced her. Then her telling Almanzo that it feels like she was being pushed into slavery. It was Laura's decision in the books to teach and help Pa earn money to send Mary to college, something she was so proud to be able to do for her sister.
I didn't care too much for the relationship Charles and Caroline had in this movie, it seems they disagreed alot and that was troubling for me to see, since I have this vision of them having a loving relationship from the books and Michaels LHOP. There was a love for each other in these movies, but it was much harsher in my eyes.
Than last but not least, I didn't like the guy who played Almanzo. I don't think there is anybody that can hold a candle to Dean Butler. I loved the intimate relationship that was portrayed in these two movies between Laura and Almanzo. I wish more of this would have been in the TV series.
Although these movies were excellent and followed the books quite well, I was still able to spot areas where it went off script from the books. But by far one of the best at being true to Laura's legacy. I enjoyed both movies.
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post: 4244 | 07-18-2006 1:36:24 pm |
| I Love Dean wrote: One point I didn't like, that didn't correspond with either the book or Michaels LHOP was when Laura got her teaching certificate and went on to teach she, according to Beyond the Prairie movies, didn't want to go and Pa almost forced her. Then her telling Almanzo that it feels like she was being pushed into slavery. It was Laura's decision in the books to teach and help Pa earn money to send Mary to college, something she was so proud to be able to do for her sister.
I didn't like this part either Diva Lorrie. I could never see Pa walking up to Half-pint and begging her to take a job because he really needed the money, like Richard Thomas did in this movie.
I Love Dean wrote: I didn't care too much for the relationship Charles and Caroline had in this movie, it seems they disagreed alot and that was troubling for me to see, since I have this vision of them having a loving relationship from the books and Michaels LHOP. There was a love for each other in these movies, but it was much harsher in my eyes.
I agree with you here too. While it is true that Caroline didn't have the wander lust that Charles did - she preferred to stay closer to civilization I think not only for the churches and the schools, but also because of her fear of the Indians - I can't see them having a heated argument in front of their children the way it was portrayed in BTP. Perhaps it's because I'm looking at it from a different point in time, but I don't think Caroline hated moving West as much as she was afraid of certain things and wanted the best for her children.
What did you think of that last scene between Half-pint and Pa before she left De Smet with Almanzo and Rose? You already know I didn't care for it, but I was wondering what your thoughts were.
I think it would be neat if our buddy Beth could chime in here after she has a chance to watch the BTP movies. It would be interesting to hear an Ingalls' perspective on these movies.
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post: 3306 | 07-19-2006 2:03:37 pm |
| I agree with you Cheryl. I didn't like the way it was presented for Pa to tell Laura that she could have the fiddle. I thought for such a intrigal part of the Ingalls history, it could have been done a little more tastefully. Like the evening before she and Almanzo left for Missouri, and Pa was playing the fiddle than he should have spoken those words. With her crying and hugging Pa. Something a little more intimate. The movie was very rushed, because there was so much to cram into 2 hours. And do you suppose they thought there would be a 2nd movie when the first one was made? So given the two hour timeframe, I thought they did a pretty good job in covering alot of Laura's history.
Now about those love scenes,  . I guess we all know they loved each other very much to have been married for all those years, but I kind of liked the tender moments between Laura and Almanzo. With Michaels TV series they could only explore that avenue so far being a family show, but with the movies I thought for the most part it was tastefully done.
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post: 4244 | 07-19-2006 11:58:44 pm |
| I.m not sure if the second movie was planned when they shot the first one. I wish they would do another installment about an older Laura writing her now famous books.
I liked the tender moments between Bess and Manly too, but you know that one scene I can't get by. I think that was where creative license and reality became very blurry. Creative non-fiction is a relatively new term in the world of publishing, but Rose Wilder Lane was known to embellish some events when she wrote biographies of people. It's been a hot issue lately because when people buy a work of non-fiction they may have an expectation that it is 100% truth, and others might like some embellishment to make real life events more interesting.
My concern with BTP was that CBS claimed it was the true story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and if you make that claim then in my opinion that is what it should be. If the title read, Beyond the Prairie: The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder then I would not have the same expectation. Now I'm not about to go investigating to see if that particular event was true, but it's hard to believe it is, based upon the culture of the late 1800's.
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post: 3306 | 07-20-2006 7:06:46 pm |
| I couldn't agree with you more Cheryl. We all know its definitely not the "True" story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, just from for example the one insident where according to the movie, Charles almost forced Laura to take that teaching job to help keep Mary in college. We all know the story from the books is so much different. How can they claim it as a "true" story? I know when I watched it there were quite a few of those questionable moments. Very misleading, but I suppose because for most of the movie they stayed true to the books, they could spice it up somewhat for the viewing audience.
I know the one scene you are talking about Diva, and I too believe that with the culture back in the 1800's Laura would not have done that. Although I did think it was kind of romantic...
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post: 851 | 07-20-2006 1:57:08 am |
| Good to know that the mail got through to you buddy. I enjoyed the movies. I liked the second movie better, don't know why but I guess it is because Michael's LHOP didn't go to Mansfield and it is new territory to watch.
Cheryl, you might want to email buddy Beth and ask her to comment in this thread. I am sure that if you point her in this direction she would be happy to share her thoughts. I sent her movie out before Lorrie's and so she must have watched it by now.
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post: 4244 | 07-21-2006 1:12:24 pm |
| I think I'll mention it to Beth tonight. I liked the second movie better too and probably for the same reason you did. It had a much better ending too.
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post: 24 | 07-26-2006 11:02:48 pm |
| Hi fans! I get the hint...you want my comments. So, here goes. I'll try not to get too wordy.
First of all, I thought BTP was great. Meredith Monroe did a good job as Laura and "John Boy" did a great job as Charles. I thought the makeup was great. The house scene when Laura went home when Pa was sick was good too. The rooms somewhat resembled the home on Third Street. Also, they must have taped some in Mansfield. That creek and the house itself looked authentic to me.
Now, I think they depicted some of Caroline's traits very well. I question whether she would have yelled at Charles in front of the kids, but I can see her telling him her thoughts on "moving again" and "staying put". It showed one of Laura's strong points.. the "I won't say obey" thing....just like I think Laura would be. Also, standing up to the two men who came to get the dog....typical Ingalls reaction!
Now, the part about "Laura, when I'm gone I want you to have the fiddle". If you watched closely, you could see that Charles was choked up and about ready to reveal a tear. The Ingalls men are "strong"...ahem...and just couldn't let that happen where they could be seen. Another typical Ingalls reaction...thus the short comment about the fiddle.
I think Laura had a tougher time with the loss of the baby than was depicted, but perhaps they didn't really want to dwell on that subject, and perhaps it was just as well.
I only have a couple criticisms, and they are small. First, all through the film I feel they pronounced Almanzo wrong.....and that's the first thing I noticed about their meeting. Second, I would have liked to see a little about Laura and Manly's trip to Florida and return to DeSmet before they left for Mansfield. It would have shown a little more of Laura's "wanderlust".
Other than those two things, I thought it was great. And, thanks again Marilyn for taping it for me. I was like Lorrie, I watched the whole thing straight through. I just had to see what was going to happen next...couldn't be left in suspense. (That was Ingalls humor...like I didn't know what was going to happen next.)
Well, guys, I guess I had better stop here. I only wish you could all know some of the Ingalls family...even the present family. I am going to a family reunion up in Webster in September. Lots of Ingalls history there. Anyone want to come along?
Till next time...
Keep loving Laura.
Beth
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post: 3306 | 07-26-2006 11:27:00 pm |
| Awesome Beth pick me up on your way through. When are we going?? Just kidding buddy, I don't have much vacation left, but boy I sure would love to meet some of those crazy characters you call family...
As for the BTP movies, I am in agreement there I liked them too for the most part. But boy I was sure tired the next day at work after staying up to watch all 4 hours...
Later buddy,
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post: 851 | 07-26-2006 12:02:01 am |
| Beth wrote: I only wish you could all know some of the Ingalls family...even the present family. I am going to a family reunion up in Webster in September. Lots of Ingalls history there. Anyone want to come along?
I am one of the fortunate ones who can say that I do know some of the present Ingalls family, buddies Beth and Jacquie.  Love you guys!
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post: 4244 | 07-27-2006 12:24:35 pm |
| Beth Ingalls wrote: Now, the part about "Laura, when I'm gone I want you to have the fiddle". If you watched closely, you could see that Charles was choked up and about ready to reveal a tear. The Ingalls men are "strong"...ahem...and just couldn't let that happen where they could be seen. Another typical Ingalls reaction...thus the short comment about the fiddle.
That explains it better. Thanks Beth. That scene always bugged me. Is this a true to life scene? Did Pa really tell her that as she was leaving for Mansfield?
Thanks Beth. I think I'll tag along in your suitcase when you go to that family reunion.
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post: 19 | 10-29-2006 5:39:01 pm |
| Hi Everyone,
I saw both those movies, and I absolutely loved them. I thought personally that Richard Thomas portrayed Charles a little bit better than Michael Landon, but if you think about it, when the NBC series was on the air every Monday night in the 70's & 80's, I don't think many people, if any REALLY knew much about the Ingalls & Wilder families as people do today. So every one thought Michael did a real good Charles.
He did do a good job, I'm not denying that. But one can't deny one thing...he should've worn a beard through the whole series. I think to portray a character, one that was a real person, not fictional, you should totally immerse your self into that character. Richard Thomas did just that. I think he made a better Charles in my opinion.
I think the part about Laura teaching school, and staying at the Bucci's house (real names were Brewster I believe). That was more realistic. Just like it shows in Laura's book. On the NBC series, Laura's first time teaching school was nothing like the real experience Laura had. T.V.'s Laura stayed with a really nice lady, and had no negative experiences with that.
So I think the movies captured more of the books, and I think they did a fantastic job.
This question is for Beth Ingalls,
Hi Beth, you said in your post that Almanzo's name was pronounced wrong. I'm just curious, how was it pronounced.
I'm doing more research on the Wilder family (I'm a distant cousin of Almanzo) and I just wonder how his name is actually pronounced. It is very unusual, I've never seen the name again on anyone in this day and age.
Well, that is it for me. Talk to you all soon.
Nesslee
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post: 3306 | 11-03-2006 7:49:45 pm |
| Hi Vanessa,
I will tell Beth about your post here, she and I keep in contact just about daily. We both live in Wisconsin and have become good friends.
But if I may answer your question...
Almanzo's name is pronounced Al-man-zo in real life. (This is where Mannie comes from)
On TV its pronounced Al-mon-zo.
I've been to a couple of Beth's presentations in our state, and she is quick to point this out.
I'll tell her about your post and see if she wants to add more!
Lorrie
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post: 24 | 11-04-2006 7:14:15 pm |
| Thanks Lorrie for bringing this post to my attention...I've been very busy lately (lots of Laura presentations) and haven't been "on the prairie" for a couple months.
Lorrie was right....as I understand it the correct pronounciation was Al-man-zo. I hear it pronounced Al-mon-zo quite often, so I'm glad this was caught be a quick eye.
See ya in March Lorrie.
Beth
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post: 4244 | 03-04-2007 3:28:25 am |
| countrygirls wrote: Hi yall...just thought I would start some comments on the Beyond the Prairie movie! I got my DVD's from Lennon last week, I had never seen them before...we just watched the first one and I loved it!! I encourage everyone to read the books too, the movie was exactly as I had pictured in my mind, while reading Long Hard Winter & These Happy Golden Years
My husband had a hard time with the "new" Charles & Caroline, but I thought they portrayed the couple pretty true. I thought the relationship of Charles & Laura were portrayed true to life too, they were extremely close and I think since Charles didn't have a son to help with some of chores, he relied on Laura for a lot. Well, enough rambling for now, what do you all think of the movie?
ps....I still think Dean Butler is the best Almonzo!!!
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post: 4244 | 03-04-2007 3:41:50 am |
| Dean will always be Almanzo for me. Walt Goggins did a great job, but Dean is my man for that role. He brought Almanzo to life for me first.
The one major difference between the two portrayals that I saw was how much more serious Walt's Almanzo was than Dean's. I think that's because the writer of BTP wanted a grittier, true to life picture of how pioneer life was, rather than the glossed over version that Landon created.
Not much seemed to bother Dean's Almanzo. He was a pretty happy guy and rarely got sidelined by anger or disappointment. When I think about the LHOP episode Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow I can see the hardships that Almanzo must have suffered because of his health, and BTP addressed that in a long-term way by having Almanzo's stroke continue to affect him (as it did in real life) instead of having him miraculously healed after one two-part episode.
I always wished LHOP had worked Almanzo's handicap into the storyline permanently, but Landon seemed to want to showcase the triumphs more than the trials of that time period. But perhaps, that is what made the show so successful.
Cheryl
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post: 851 | 03-05-2007 6:54:51 pm |
| Lennon has interviewed the writer/producer from the BTP movies. He talks about the title and explains the TRUE part.
5. Since the title of these movies was Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, how did you achieve the level of accuracy fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder would be looking for?
I know that the word “true” in the subtitle has caused a good deal of discussion among Laura Ingalls Wilder purists, who may disagree with this or that dramatic decision that we made. But I started out with the idea that the movies would be true in the sense that they accurately conveyed what life might have been like for these people on the prairies of South Dakota or on a struggling farm in Missouri. I did a lot of research, a lot of reading, a lot of soul-searching. Laura’s unpublished manuscript “Pioneer Girl” was probably my most important source, since it set down without much embellishment the events of her life and suggested areas that could be mined for dramatic purposes. I don’t make the claim that every single scene in both movies is a hundred per cent historically accurate. It’s almost impossible to hold an audience’s interest and create something truly dramatic without consolidating certain events or embellishing others. But what mattered deeply to me was that the Beyond the Prairie movies presented something authentic in tone and texture and emotion, and I think we achieved that.
You can read the whole interview here at http://www.pioneerontheprairie.com/interviews/stephen_harrigan.htm
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post: 4244 | 03-06-2007 3:55:18 am |
| It still bugs me Marilyn. I just can't get by the whole "true" thing needing to be accurate. Maybe it's just because that one scene where Almanzo and Laura consumate their marraige in a field is too modern for such a period piece.
Cheryl
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post: 4244 | 03-12-2007 3:33:34 pm |
| Hey everyone, I know Lennon sent out some DVDs, so I'm hoping you won't be shy about sharing your thoughts on these great movies.
Cheryl
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post: 157 | 03-12-2007 4:22:23 pm |
| I really enjoyed the two movies. There were 2 things that bothered me though. Laura and Mary were older than they should have been when the fire ball hit and they fought the flames. Also Carrie would have been an infant then and Grace would not have been born yet. On Beyond the Prarie 2, they aged Rose too much. She must have been 3 at the end of the first movie and then she was all of a sudden 6 on the second one. I loved them and will watch them again. I am truly loving having every little house movie out there
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post: 4244 | 03-12-2007 5:12:41 pm |
| That must have been one long ride from South Dakota to Missouri. LOL! I thought it was strange how they aged Rose so much too. Ah, the wonders of TV.
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| I seen it on t.v..but i did't really like it has much
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| I have only seen the second movie and I thought it was really good. I thought Meredith Monroe did an awesome job as Laura. Now I can't wait to see the first movie :)
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Join Date: 08-28-2005
post: 3306 | 08-02-2007 1:29:48 pm |
| It's been a while since I've seen these movies. I think it's time to dust them off and have a "Beyond the Prairie" marathon this weekend.
I thought Meredith did an excellent job playing the part of Laura. Yep that's what I'm gonna do watch a little TV this weekend and stay out of the heat !!
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Join Date: 08-12-2005
post: 4244 | 12-10-2010 2:28:07 am |
| I thought I would resurrect this thread now that the movies are out on DVD. Did you you see these movies when they originally aired? Do you plan to purchase the DVD?
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