Melissa Gilbert, well-known for her role on 'Little House on the Prairie', responds to criticisms surrounding a reboot of the series. She emphasizes the importance of diversity in storytelling and the need for the reboot to stay true to the original books,

I love the age I am right now,” she tells us. “Sixty has been the most incredible year, just to look back on all the things I’ve done and to know that I’ve earned my

Melissa Gilbert, who starred as Laura Ingalls in the original ‘Little House on the Prairie’ series from 1974 to 1984, reflected on the literally explosive ending

“Part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale and part origin story of the American West, this fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic semi-autobiographical Little House books offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier,” a logline for the new show says.

TV’s original Laura Ingalls is speaking out about Netflix’s plans to reboot Little House on the Prairie. In an interview with EW, Melissa Gilbert, aka the Laura in the long-running NBC series from 1974-1984,

Last week, we reported that Netflix had announced it would reboot Little House On The Prairie over forty years after the beloved original show went off the air. Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder in the original series that ran from 1974 until 1983,