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Wich2		#61	[-]
Apr 13 12 7:48 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts
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Rick		#62	[-]
Apr 13 12 8:07 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Craig, I'm hoping that picture is flipped. The left-handed salutes look a little wonky. Anderson was a good Lincoln in a crummy movie, and a great Kenesaw Mountain Landis in a terrific movie (EIGHT MEN OUT).
ryanbrennan		#63	[-]
Apr 13 12 8:26 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There was one year of color episodes I really liked. Each show was like a one-hour mini-movie, was populated by several oft seen character actors (like Morgan Woodward in one episode) as guest villains and such, had excellent cinematography, and appeared to have been shot on location. Unfortunately, I don't remember anything about them beyond that. I think this was around 1968. I'd really enjoy seeing those again to measure if they hold up to memory.
Wich2		#64	[-]
Apr 13 12 8:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Anderson was a solid Abe several times - and needed almost no maikeup for the part!
bela lugosi		#65	[-]
Apr 14 12 1:57 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	This one was from 1973 toward the end of the run. A very good one though, even had some stuff going on in there between Matt and Kitty. I don't tend to like when they focus on a lot of guest stars and their story, because most of the time I found it either uninteresting, or just plain wanted to see more of the cast that I know and love. This one did a nice job blending those, as the central characters, particularly Matt, were involved directly in the plot.
bela lugosi		#66	[-]
Apr 18 12 7:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Just saw two incredibly good episodes the past few days. One where an entire family is ruined essentially due to the crime committed by one of them. The devastation of the aftermath, though somewhat low-key, was chilling. This was a half hour episode. Another more low-key one, but still packing a punch, involved Buddy Epsen getting taken in by a widow woman and abandoning his wife, until his wife figures it out and goes to extremes to prove a point. Really spot on these were. The other really excellent eppy involved Edgar Buchanan as an old acquaintance from Matt's youth. This episode not only provided a lot of insight into Matt's background, but a lot into the heart of his character. Really loved this one!
bela lugosi		#67	[-]
Apr 26 12 10:26 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Just watched an intense early 60s GUNSMOKE with Jack Lambert as a baddie horse thief and murderer. His fate at the hands of the Indian tribe was something that was pretty rare at the time. Good to see that the half hour episodes still packed that kind of wallop even in their last season.
kcor.tylerandjacksmo...		#68	[-]
Apr 26 12 3:14 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Glad to share a little love for Gunsmoke, we had the feeling that it was the most adult of the adult westerns even though it was shorter than some of the others. It might surprise you-all to know that the characters all seemed to us like people we knew from real life, whereas their was something unreal or falsely-fictional about a Cheyenne (body of a weightlifter) or a Rifleman (simple rancher who is a wizard with a rifle who shoots someone every time he comes to town--which is often). Nearly all the other big westerns had a gimmick. Gunsmoke was just Gunsmoke. I missed a lot of them as it was on real late, and weekends were family time anyway and I'd be pooped. We had a color tv by the time it went color, I think, and that was the end for me--not only was too pretty in color but also I was personally very critical of the corny-ness in it and never warmed to Festus. I'm mellower now but when it's a choice between Laugh-In and color 1-hour Gunsmoke with Festus there's no contest. And, when i was a kid, we knew plenty of people who were more or less Festus Hagens-es. Really. Cousins, some of them. Maybe he hit too close to home for me to be comfortable with him trotted out once a week before a national audience. Exception: The late one with Festus tasked with making sure a critically wounded Matt doesn't die ("Stay in the buggy, Matthew, stay in the buggy").
Zombie Dad		#69	[-]
Apr 26 12 10:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Always loved the banter between Doc and Chester. Caught up with a few old episodes recently and they still hold up. ZD Zombie Dad's Online Art Store www.zazzle.com/zombiedad
HalLane		#70	[-]
Apr 27 12 8:13 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Doc and Festus had some good banter too. Doc: "Festus Hagen hasn't bought a round of drinks since the day he rode into town on that old mule" Festus: "Now you leave Ruth outta this!"
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bela lugosi		#71	[-]
Apr 27 12 4:32 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	When Chester was phased out and Festus phased in during season 9, I believe, they were careful to revive the great Doc/Chester banter with Festus in that role. Both work pairs work for me, I believe. I've always loved Festus, but Chester has really grown on me since I've been saturating myself lately on the half hour episodes. He is really a wonderful character, Dennis Weaver did such a great job.
ScareBear		#72	[-]
May 3 12 9:59 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm so grateful to have the Westerns channel, and to the people who have put episodes on YouTube.
bela lugosi		#73	[-]
May 4 12 3:41 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	ScareBear, I'm with you. There are really only 3 cable channels I watch (or DVR from) regularly: TCM, Me-TV (which isn't a cable channel, but shows up in their lineup), and Westerns Channel.
ScareBear		#74	[-]
May 4 12 11:46 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Bela, me too!!!
Rick		#75	[-]
Jun 9 12 3:17 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Lookin' for a little help. One of the first books I ever read as a child (about 2nd Grade, I'm sure -- and that would be '57-58) was a kid's Gunsmoke novel. I tried Googling and couldn't find anything to help. These images are not it. It was a kid's book, but not this kind. And it wasn't a regular paperback, either. As I remember it, it was almost like a Big Little Book. It wasn't one of those, but it was, I think, smaller than standard size, with a hard cardboard cover. I don't remember the title, and I can't swear that I'd recognize the cover after all these years, but I'm sure I'd recognize the type of book, and that itself would be a help. Thanks in advance, if anyone has any notions.
Rick		#76	[-]
Jun 9 12 8:19 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, a little more searching and I've answered my own question. This seems to be the book. I can't honestly say that I remember the cover, but it's the right sort of book and was published in '58, so I'm guessing this is it. So, thanks anyway and...
Wich2		#77	[-]
Jun 9 12 8:20 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Is it this one, Rick? Whitman's WEREN'T small, but they had hard covers (I read TREK, VBOS, and COMBAT)
Wich2		#78	[-]
Jun 9 12 8:21 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Oopsy - stepped on your line, there...
Rick		#79	[-]
Jun 9 12 8:30 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	You found a better picture of it than I did, Craig. Yes, I do think that must be it. Far as I can tell from a few minutes of poking around, it was the only Gunsmoke book of its sort that was available during that time period. My memory of it was that it was a smaller edition, but it's all a very shaky memory, so I'm probably mistaken. I did think I remembered that both Matt and Chester were on the cover, but, if I'd made a guess, I would have put them on horseback. Still, I feel pretty sure this is it. Outside of Dick and Jane, it was the second book I ever read. The first was a similar edition of a story taken from the Annie Oakley TV series. I actually have a copy of that one (thanks to Ebay), and I just put a copy of this Gunsmoke in my Amazon cart. I'm reverting to childhood.
rvoyttbots		#80	[-]
Jun 9 12 8:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I was just gonna post that book as well. Published in 1958.
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