Enjoying LRTC got me wondering whether a U.S. version of the show would work. I was thinking that something in a setting/time similar to that of "Little Women" (rather than something taking place in the West) could work.
I dunno...would this work, or would any attempt to remake or adapt Lark Rise fail from the beginning?
~After enjoying that movie, I figured I'd drop by IMDB to read about all of its problems.
There is a U.S. version of "Lark Rise to Candleford". It's called "Little House on the Prairie".
shareFunny. But I don't know how if Walnut Grove is idealistic enough to serve as a suitable substitute for Lark Rise. LHOTP was also not filmed in HD.
~After enjoying that movie, I figured I'd drop by IMDB to read about all of its problems.
Exactly
shareNo. Rural rubes in the US are dumber than dirt.
shareLittle House is as close as you'll get, and it's utterly different bc American society, and the notion of what American stood for, were utterly different from English society and ideas of what England stood for. (By "society," I mean "population as a whole.")
The intense stratification of English society undergirds every ep in some significant way (Dorcas and Sir T couldn't marry bc of class diffs; the Rev is a firm believer in every man being content in his station, which irks Robert (and causes conflict re: the concert); Thomas delays courting Margaret because he's mindful of their different stations in life; the Pratts talk about how Patty, the domestic from the workhouse, knows how to address "her betters"), and there's nothing comparable in the US. US at that time was about mobility, coming here to better oneself / to use everything one had to the fullest.
"All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people."
I see your post is several years ago, but if you are still interested there is Christy based on the book by Catherine Marshall. It's kind of in reverse to Lark Rise. Christy Huddleson leaves her comfortable life in Asheville, NC to teach poor children in a remote Appalachian community. I think it starts out around 1910.
shareInteresting. I'll have to look it up.
~After enjoying that movie, I figured I would drop by IMDB to read about its problems.