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Ad: The Wilder Life

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:49:00 +0000

Hello readers, I know I haven't updated in ages, but I wanted to let you know about a new LHotP book that came out last week. The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie by Wendy McClure follows Wendy's adventures as she explores the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder through the books, TV show, historical sites, and the fanbase. Full disclosure: this blog is mentioned in the book, so I wanted to reciprocate the shout out. Woo! For people who have read the...

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Still fishin'

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:07:00 +0000

Hello readers, I realize my last post hinted that I would only be gone for a week. Obviously that was inaccurate. There are two reasons for this: •I am currently writing for the site TVLatest.com. Along with articles about the latest happenings in the world of television, I have been recapping/liveblogging Big Brother, So You Think You Can Dance, and one episode of Bachelor Pad (that last one was not by choice). Although the recaps aren't as in-depth as the ones I write here, at the...

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Gone Fishin'

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:40:00 +0000

Greetings, I won't be doing a recap this week -- I have some other projects that, although not as fun, need my attention. Also, with this being a holiday weekend I figured everyone could benefit from a little break. The next episode has been selected so be sure to drop by next week. Thanks for visiting!

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The Music Box 5/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 12:03:00 +0000

Laura finds Anna crying in a field. Her tears are either made of Vaseline or her nose is running up her face. Laura apologizes saying that she didn’t know that Nellie was going to be a horrible person. “I trusted you,” Anna says. At this point the stutter is indistinguishable from the sort of staggered speech someone Anna’s age would have when sobbing uncontrollably. Anna says she just wanted to be a part of the club because Laura was in it. Laura tells her she isn’t in the club anymore. ...

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The Music Box 4/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:40:00 +0000

Laura runs through some woods and slows down when she reaches a clearing. She creeps up to a tree and tags Willie. “Gotcha,” says Laura. “No you didn’t,” says Willie. Sounds to me like Willie is planning on a career in soccer refereeing. Laura says she just tagged him, shaking his shoulders a bit to illustrate her point. Willie still claims that Laura didn’t find him. Has Willie started reading up on existentialism? I already have to deal with the dream sequences; don’t throw philosophy...

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The Music Box 3/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:45:00 +0000

Laura, Anna and Mary are carrying their books as they walk past the Mercantile on their way to school. “Laura Ingalls!” Nellie races down the front steps as Laura stops in her tracks. Nellie sneers that she wants to talk to Laura then offers her a gumdrop. Willie observes the bi-polar action from the porch. Laura accepts the gumdrop while Nellie invites Laura to eat lunch with the club. Laura says she is still mulling over her membership. Anna volunteers that she will be in the club, but...

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The Music Box 2/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:09:00 +0000

Laura and Anna walk home through a field. Laura asks Anna to name all the items she can in Nellie’s dollhouse. Anna rips through the list without a stutter or stop. Laura has Anna go through another list, this time shouting it as loud as possible. I forgot that Laura has a knack for speech therapy. You go girl! Both of you! As Laura returns to the Ingalls barn, she remembers she has a music box in her petticoat. She rushes up to the loft to play with it. She winds up the music box...

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The Music Box 1/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 12:02:00 +0000

Oh God! Bees are chasing the girls down the hill! Oops, I hit the soccer ball button by mistake on YouTube. Damn vuvuzelas. No worries – the girls are safe. See, a closeup of a bunny rabbit ornament opens the show – everything is super. We pan across the window display and see all sorts of toys. Uh oh. This one is directed by Michael Landon. I take back what I said about the girls being safe – some bad shit is about to go down. Deep breath. Okay. Laura stands outside the...

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Next Week's Episode

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:31:00 +0000

The Music Box The song in the video: "Across the Universe" by Laibach

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Fred 5/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:02:00 +0000

Laura and Carl are walking Fred through a field. Carl mentions that Reverend Alden didn’t seem to demonstrate the compassion and understanding he was advocating earlier. Laura decides that she is just going to have to abandon the animal. Fred looks resolute in this decision. Or sleepy. Or hungry? His face is difficult to read. Fred is an enigma. Laura waffles at her own decision, convinced that someone has to love the animal. “Like Pa would,” Carl says, “with biscuits and gravy.” ...

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Fred 4/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:23:00 +0000

Caroline feeds the chickens while Charles and Mr. Janks chat about swamp grass. Janks picks up a few tufts and declares them “tolerable, tolerable.” Since the grass passed a rigorous inspection, Charles asks for his payment. Janks puts his thumbs under his armpits – that's a bad sign. He offers Charles five dollars even though the original deal was for eight. Janks claims the price for grass went down so his price also goes down. Charles is pissed, but Janks says that with nothing in...

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Fred 3/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:37:00 +0000

Oy, it’s Mr. Edwards. I hate this episode. Drunk music plays as he walks over to a sheet hanging over a tree limb. He moves away some branches – I think he was trying to hide the sheet? Even Mary in her later years would have been able to see it, Edwards. He lifts the sheet and reveals the Edwards Distillery. He takes a sip of his concoction when someone yells “Pa” offscreen. Edwards yells at his son Carl for sneaking up on him, but the kid claims he wasn’t sneaking. Carl starts to...

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Fred 2/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:09:00 +0000

Mary giggles as the family eats dinner. Charles asks her what her deal is and Mary says she still can’t get over how Laura named the goat Friendly Fred. Mary Ingalls sucks at irony. Charles doesn’t find it funny, saying that he found more friendship after poking a hole in a hornets’ nest. Huh? It stops Mary’s laughter, so I guess mission accomplished? He then sets his sights on Laura asking if she thinks its funny. Laura lifts her head up from grousing and says no and that she feels...

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Fred 1/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:56:00 +0000

We see a lone goat chomping away in a field. An elderly gentleman carrying a bucket into a nearby barn catches the goat’s attention. The goat bleats before investigating the man in the barn. Inside, the man attempts to sing, but it sounds like he may be drunk and a horse whinnies in disapproval. The man strikes up a conversation with the horse before checking its hooves. The goat enters. The man starts to sing again while he moves some bags. As the man bends over, the camera, er, goat,...

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Next Week's Episode

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 16:26:00 +0000

Fred (1976) - Laura is tricked into taking a billy goat home with her, who she names Fred. After Fred eats the crops, however, Charles tells Laura that she has to find Fred a new home.

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The Camp-Out 5/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:10:00 +0000

Charles and Nels are still searching for their daughters. After a few barks from Jack, we rejoin the girls on their White Water Adventure. Nellie manages to put aside her sense of survival to whine and pout some more. She’s like a more annoying version of Willie from Temple of Doom. Charles calls out for Laura while Nels skips a stone on the river. Jack starts to freak out and bark at the bushes where Nellie fell in. I think there’s a dog that could benefit from some Lassie training. ...

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The Camp-Out 4/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 12:04:00 +0000

The next morning Willie and Harriet are covered in some homemade paste that Caroline applies. Laura and Mary watch as the Olesons scratch themselves. Thank God for TV – that is not my idea of entertainment. Harriet tells Willie to stop scratching, causing Laura to smirk. Mrs. Oelson wonders aloud why she and her son are the only ones to be affected. Well, if you let Willie share his treasure trove then everyone would be complaining. Happy now, Harriet? Mary doesn’t offer my answer and...

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The Camp-Out 3/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:19:00 +0000

Later on, we see Caroline bringing some tree branches to Harriet who is struggling with setting up the Oleson tent. Caroline offers to help, but Harriet insists on trying to get it done herself. Mrs. Ingalls observes for a bit before complimenting Mrs. Oleson on her outdoors skillz. Harriet jokes about giving her brothers camping lessons when they were growing up. Who is this pleasant person and what did she do with Mrs. Oleson? As Harriet starts to lay down the branches in the tent, the...

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The Camp-Out 2/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:14:00 +0000

I guess Charles reconsidered, because we now see him carrying Carrie and leading a horse down a trail with the rest of the traveling party following. Laura grabs some leaves from a bush and Nellie grabs some as well. Good strategy Nellie, go for the tie. Bringing up the rear are Nels, who appears to have packed the same way Waldo does, and Harriet, who is struggling to keep her balance while walking with a parasol. I have to wonder if Jennifer Saunders used this scene as inspiration for...

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The Camp-Out 1/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:45:00 +0000

Walnut Grove hasn’t changed much since our last visit: Kids still running down the hillside, the wagon still rolling into “The Town”, same old, same old. This episode begins in the school where Miss Beadle is hanging some pictures above the chalkboard. The chalkboard reads “HAppy HoliDAy”. I’m guessing Miss Beadle was an early adopter of MySpace. As the camera zooms in we see the pictures are of different types of leaves. Miss Beadle acknowledges that the kids are probably excited about...

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Happy Birthday!

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:27:00 +0000

Hello readers, I'm a little late with this, but this project recently celebrated its first anniversary last week! Woo! Yeah, it's a little bit of a cheat since it has been a few months since the last recap, but I assure you that the project has not been abandoned. Besides, the analytics for this site show a YTD traffic increase of 7636% -- surely that level of growth can be maintained. Did I mention that stats are not my strong suit? Anyway, I just want to thank all you readers for...

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Season Finale

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:33:00 +0000

Hello readers, I think I need to take some time and step away from this project. Currently there are 24 episodes (including two-parters) on the blog which is a full season. That's...a lot. I don't want the quality to diminish because of burnout. That's not to say that I am done writing about shows or doing recaps. If you head over to my main blog you'll find reviews and comments about current TV plus some other randomness. I also have another recap blog in the beginning stages, this time...

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A Matter of Faith 5/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:36:00 +0000

Establishing shot of the house as seen through the open barn door. Inside the house, Caroline is using the table to lift herself up to the medicine cabinet. Horse linament? No -- she grabs a smaller bottle and starts chugging. After she takes whatever medicine was in that bottle, Caroline looks over at the table and sees the key to the front door. She slowly works her way across the table and grabs the key. We’re zoomed in on her hand, specifically her wedding ring, as Caroline...

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A Matter of Faith 4/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:04:00 +0000

A song of mourning plays as we return to Casa di Tetanus. There is a close up of an unlit lantern sitting on the mantle that we pan down from to find Caroline, who is writhing in her rocking chair. She decides to take a look at the wound and we switch to her POV. Ew, if her discolored foot is any indication you may want to wait until the end of your lunch break to finish reading this. No joke, y’all, it’s about to get unpleasant. Caroline slowly lifts up the nightshirt to reveal the now...

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A Matter of Faith 3/5

noreply@blogger.com (Mike McComb) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:24:00 +0000

Caroline eventually comes to but there’s no indication as to how much time has passed. It is still raining and when she looks over to the house it looks all squiggly and out of focus. Also, there’s a cat on a Theremin. Caroline struggles to pull herself up and she staggers over to the house. Once inside, she tries to towel herself off and takes refuge in front of the fireplace. She slips off her skirt and it is revealed that the poultice has moved down her leg revealing the full extent of...

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