

The cool part is that The Waltons is still meaningful enough that it can be used as shorthand to describe a move away from family-oriented programming to something where the content will be PG-13.Įxternal Link: New management maps a radically changed TNT, TBS So, there is no way those sets are standing up somewhere occupying stage space. We haven't used the interior set pieces since 1997. Even if they have torn it down, it wasn't the original set, which burned down years ago. So far as I know, the Walton house exterior still stands on Columbia Ranch. The network is trying to create the message that they will be developing edgy, high-end content, and the easiest way to do that is to say they "tore down" The Waltons set.
KAMI COTLER BROTHER TV
He was also in the short-lived sitcom, Struck By Lightening, which is why I say we were each in the one of the worst TV shows ever- Me and the Chimp and Struck By Lightening.Ī few people have asked about the article (to the right with the link below), which says the TNT "had to destroy the Waltons set." I encourage you to take this with a grain of salt. My brother was in several episodes of The Waltons, as many of you remembered, and he worked as a child, recurring on Eight is Enough as Nicholas' best friend Irving, guesting on Emergency, and featured on The Young Pioneers with Linda Purl, Robert Donner, Mare Winningham and Robert Hayes. We've talked about his acting on the Waltons anyone recognize him from any other show? Here is my brother's casting photo from back in the day. (Note: In the final image of John-Boy sitting on the roof of the truck you can see the edge of the rear projection screen on the left. I think it was also synced with the film camera to make sure the camera was filming frames at the same moment the projector was showing images. Rear projection is a big projector that projects the image from behind onto a screen. Green Screen, is a green screen that they digitally add images to. (Follow up comment) Rear projection is an older process. On our show all these shots were filmed between the porch and the backdrop, where there was enough space to line up the projector, the screen, the car and the camera crew. It creates a grainy effect you can recognize if you look for it. We would act in the foreground, while a pre-filmed background was projected onto a screen behind us. These photos are from the reconstructed set from the reunion show.Įver wonder how we filmed inside vehicles? 99% of the time we used rear projection. When they filmed inside the living room, a giant painted backdrop of trees might be glimpsed through the lace curtains. The porch existed on stage 26 and on the back lot. If you want to read the comments click the date of each post to go to the original post on Facebook. Preserved here are those memories that she has shared for your easy reference and enjoyment. Recently, Kami has become quite active on her Facebook page, sharing her memories of working on The Waltons. Since her time acting on the show she has become a teacher, educator and school principal. Kami Cotler portrayed Elizabeth, the youngest member of the Walton family.
