Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
The book series everyone loves is getting a reboot! Out July 9th on Netflix, Little House on the Prairie follows the Ingalls family who left everything in the big woods of Wisconsin to pursue a big life on the prairie. Jocko Sims plays Dr. George Tan, a Black physician, civil war veteran, and pioneer in Kansas who saved the Ingalls family and much of their town from a near-fatal brush with malaria.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Growing up, you always wanted to play doctors on the screen, what drew you to that role?
3:08 What can we learn from Dr. Tan and apply to modern times?
5:10 How did you take into account Dr. Tan’s Civil War experience when preparing for this role?
6:22 Why do you think this reboot is happening now? What about this story keeps people coming back to it year after year?
7:54 In the very first episode, the character of Pa tells Laura that “hope is everything, it’s the only thing.” Can you speak to that?
9:18 Have you taken anything away from playing Dr. Tan and applied it to your own life?
10:30 Did you get to work with the kids a lot during shooting?
12:12 What is next for you?
13:15 What do you hope audiences will take away from this show?
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The book series everyone loves is getting a reboot! Out July 9th on Netflix, Little House on the Prairie follows the Ingalls family who left everything in the big woods of Wisconsin to pursue a big life on the prairie. Jocko Sims plays Dr. George Tan, a Black physician, civil war veteran, and pioneer in Kansas who saved the Ingalls family and much of their town from a near-fatal brush with malaria.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Growing up, you always wanted to play doctors on the screen, what drew you to that role?
3:08 What can we learn from Dr. Tan and apply to modern times?
5:10 How did you take into account Dr. Tan’s Civil War experience when preparing for this role?
6:22 Why do you think this reboot is happening now? What about this story keeps people coming back to it year after year?
7:54 In the very first episode, the character of Pa tells Laura that “hope is everything, it’s the only thing.” Can you speak to that?
9:18 Have you taken anything away from playing Dr. Tan and applied it to your own life?
10:30 Did you get to work with the kids a lot during shooting?
12:12 What is next for you?
13:15 What do you hope audiences will take away from this show?
Make sure to subscribe to the channel, like the video, and jump into the comments section to let us know what you thought!
FOLLOW US:
thecollision.org
X @DanielBlackaby
Facebook.com/thecollisionbmi
