The s series, about a rural Virginia family struggling through the Great Depression, ran for nine seasons on CBS, earned 13 Emmys, and at its peak was watched by an estimated 18 million people weekly. When The Waltons debuted in September , the divorce rate in America was already above 30 percent, on its way to The Watergate break-in had happened in June. The climate hardly seemed right for a family drama set in the s. It looked soft, to be sure. John-Boy Richard Thomas , the eldest son of seven children, dreams of being a New York City writer, but times are hard and his family needs him.
You bet. But it was also radical. By its second, The Waltons was the No. The country was in a state of upheaval that would continue for years, and The Waltons provided Americans with an escape hatch to a simpler time, a comforting reminder of the principles that had helped build America in the first place.
Wow—between this and the Little House on the Prairie reboot, we have a lot to look forward to! As for the original John Boy, actor Richard Thomas will return to narrate the movie.
We love this casting so far! The film follows John Boy on an unforgettable journey to bring his father home to Walton's Mountain in time for Christmas Considering the TV movie was so successful that it spawned the longrunning TV series, we have to wonder if the reboot could lead to more Waltons.
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