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Re: TOMBSTONE - and the Western Genre
« Reply #100 on: March 04, 2013, 02:48:11 pm »
shouldn't have taken four of you


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGBsV992dGM
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« Reply #101 on: March 06, 2013, 06:42:09 pm »
***.....and then he shoots him.   FIVE TIMES!   LOL!

edit:  SIX TIMES!   
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And when shown on Tv, after the de-violencing of TV in 1968, due to the murder of Bobby Kennedy,  You see him pull his pistol and fire ONE SHOT.  Then cut to the dead man laying there with six bloody holes in him.
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« Reply #102 on: March 06, 2013, 07:08:36 pm »
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***.....and then he shoots him.   FIVE TIMES!   LOL!

edit:  SIX TIMES!   
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And when shown on Tv, after the de-violencing of TV in 1968, due to the murder of Bobby Kennedy,  You see him pull his pistol and fire ONE SHOT.  Then cut to the dead man laying there with six bloody holes in him.

LOL!   Didn't know that.
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Re: TOMBSTONE - and the Western Genre
« Reply #103 on: March 21, 2013, 06:50:41 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0vqQjaXLOU


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Yul Brynner.....James Colburn...Steve McQueen....Robert something or another.......LOL!
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Re: TOMBSTONE - and the Western Genre
« Reply #104 on: March 21, 2013, 07:52:31 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on March 21, 2013, 06:50:41 pm

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How many of you can name the magnificent seven?

Yul Brynner.....James Colburn...Steve McQueen....Robert something or another.......LOL!

Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Brad Dexter, Robert Vaughn, Horst Bucholtz.  :patriot:
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« Reply #105 on: March 30, 2013, 03:18:51 pm »
Watching a 1950's Western on cable right now....about an army outpost that was just notified that the Civil War had commenced with the attack on Fort Sumter.

Anyway, half the soldiers were born in the South and are allowed to leave the camp with Honorable discharges.

They run into the Sioux Indian chief, Red Cloud, who attacks the convoy....to the point that now the Union soldiers left behind at the fort are needed to rescue their Southern fellow soldiers.

The Southern convoy put up a defense alongside a 100 ft wide slow moving river/stream.  The Indians had to cross the water to reach the convoy wagons, etc..

They are on horses.   They are in the middle of ***king nowhere.

Since your ammunition is limited....WHY NOT SHOOT THE HORSES?   Then they are at a minimum slowed down where you can take longer to aim your gun at them....and furthermore....it's a helluva long walk back to your teepee back at home.

I'll be the historical record will show the horses were the first targets, but in 1950's USA...on television?  No way, Jose.
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« Reply #106 on: March 30, 2013, 06:09:03 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on March 30, 2013, 03:18:51 pm
Watching a 1950's Western on cable right now....about an army outpost that was just notified that the Civil War had commenced with the attack on Fort Sumter.

Anyway, half the soldiers were born in the South and are allowed to leave the camp with Honorable discharges.

They run into the Sioux Indian chief, Red Cloud, who attacks the convoy....to the point that now the Union soldiers left behind at the fort are needed to rescue their Southern fellow soldiers.

The Southern convoy put up a defense alongside a 100 ft wide slow moving river/stream.  The Indians had to cross the water to reach the convoy wagons, etc..

They are on horses.   They are in the middle of ***king nowhere.

Since your ammunition is limited....WHY NOT SHOOT THE HORSES?   Then they are at a minimum slowed down where you can take longer to aim your gun at them....and furthermore....it's a helluva long walk back to your teepee back at home.

I'll be the historical record will show the horses were the first targets, but in 1950's USA...on television?  No way, Jose.

Custer shot the pony herd at the Washita. Ranald MacKenzie broke the Quahadi Comanche [Quanah Parker] at Palo Duro by shooting about 800 horses. Kit Carson did the same to the Navaho at Canyon des Chelles.Only tribe it wouldn't really work on was the Apaches.
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« Reply #107 on: March 31, 2013, 06:54:54 am »
Quote from: DCPatriot on March 30, 2013, 03:18:51 pm
Watching a 1950's Western on cable right now....about an army outpost that was just notified that the Civil War had commenced with the attack on Fort Sumter.

Anyway, half the soldiers were born in the South and are allowed to leave the camp with Honorable discharges.

They run into the Sioux Indian chief, Red Cloud, who attacks the convoy....to the point that now the Union soldiers left behind at the fort are needed to rescue their Southern fellow soldiers.

The Southern convoy put up a defense alongside a 100 ft wide slow moving river/stream.  The Indians had to cross the water to reach the convoy wagons, etc..

They are on horses.   They are in the middle of ***king nowhere.

Since your ammunition is limited....WHY NOT SHOOT THE HORSES?   Then they are at a minimum slowed down where you can take longer to aim your gun at them....and furthermore....it's a helluva long walk back to your teepee back at home.

I'll be the historical record will show the horses were the first targets, but in 1950's USA...on television?  No way, Jose.
I'd venture a guess that it was a logistics issue. Horses are not as good at acting as humans, and getting one to act like it's been shot would've been pretty close to impossible.
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« Reply #108 on: July 04, 2013, 09:58:29 pm »
An unapologetic BUMP!!   :patriot:
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« Reply #109 on: November 14, 2013, 04:52:32 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqyojnM9tlc

Charles Bronson takes a trip to Boot Hill. 
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« Reply #110 on: November 28, 2013, 08:18:34 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF8ETyOcDCE

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« Reply #111 on: November 28, 2013, 08:31:26 pm »
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« Reply #112 on: November 28, 2013, 08:43:32 pm »
Quote from: Lando Lincoln on November 28, 2013, 08:31:26 pm
Great thread.

I run back here when I want to remember the country in my earlier life.

Black and white...good guy on the white horse, bad guy black on black. 

Marshall Dillon was very good at teaching us right from wrong....wasn't he?

I remember watching Gunsmoke as a child, sitting on the floor in front of a 16 inch Admiral B&W...with my parents.

Hang in there, Lando! 
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« Reply #113 on: November 29, 2013, 09:57:32 am »
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« Reply #114 on: November 29, 2013, 10:05:34 am »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDDOd8kGBXo

This may be upthread but, what the heck...
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« Reply #115 on: November 29, 2013, 10:11:07 am »
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« Reply #116 on: November 29, 2013, 10:39:24 am »
Quote from: Lando Lincoln on November 29, 2013, 10:11:07 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZyA49IOXVk

That was great, Lando!

Sigh.....wish I could go back there to that time.

Did you know that there is an article floating around that asks the question, paraphrased....."Which would you prefer....the United States back in 1950, or the USA you're living in today?"

I'll look for it and post it on the forum.
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« Reply #117 on: November 30, 2013, 11:51:03 am »
Head's up--The Searchers is on Turner Classic Movies tonight.
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« Reply #118 on: December 20, 2013, 02:58:42 pm »
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« Reply #120 on: June 16, 2014, 11:04:21 am »
Quote from: Lando Lincoln on June 16, 2014, 10:36:05 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtI1KECVOUw

Excellent, Lando!   :beer:

Watched a 1967 Western yesterday titled "The Shooting".

Warren Oates, Jack Nicholson, Will Hutchins and Millie Perkins.

It was good enough to hold my attention....but can somebody please explain the ending?  Still don't get it.   LOL!
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« Reply #121 on: August 31, 2014, 02:11:19 pm »
Just happened to catch an episode of MAVERICK, with James Garner and Wayde Preston titled THE SAGA OF WACO WILLIAMS.

Was not surprised...well, okay, I was surprised...that it was the #1 Maverick episode in terms of viewers of all time.

In the episode, Maverick runs into Waco Williams on the trail and Bret plans on getting a $2500 reward for turning in a wanted man that Waco is planning to meet in Bent City.

Bent City is a cattle town and there is a growing rift between them and the the settlers coming in to farm the land.

Waco Williams is the fastest draw that the town...and Bret has ever seen.  One catch.  He's NOT a gunslinger.  His morals are unquestionable and he NEVER backs down from a fight...no matter the odds.

This episode took me right back to my childhood..the episode came out in 1959.   It serves as a starting reminder on just how far we've fallen as a society and also how tidy things were back then.  The good guys always deserved to 'win' and in 45 minutes without commercials...he did.

A truly enjoyable episode.  Check it out.

http://www.primewire.ag/watch-793995-Maverick-The-Saga-of-Waco-Williams


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayde_Preston
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« Reply #122 on: September 02, 2014, 03:57:23 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on August 31, 2014, 02:11:19 pm
Just happened to catch an episode of MAVERICK, with James Garner and Wayde Preston titled THE SAGA OF WACO WILLIAMS.

Was not surprised...well, okay, I was surprised...that it was the #1 Maverick episode in terms of viewers of all time.

In the episode, Maverick runs into Waco Williams on the trail and Bret plans on getting a $2500 reward for turning in a wanted man that Waco is planning to meet in Bent City.

Bent City is a cattle town and there is a growing rift between them and the the settlers coming in to farm the land.

Waco Williams is the fastest draw that the town...and Bret has ever seen.  One catch.  He's NOT a gunslinger.  His morals are unquestionable and he NEVER backs down from a fight...no matter the odds.

This episode took me right back to my childhood..the episode came out in 1959.   It serves as a starting reminder on just how far we've fallen as a society and also how tidy things were back then.  The good guys always deserved to 'win' and in 45 minutes without commercials...he did.

A truly enjoyable episode.  Check it out.

http://www.primewire.ag/watch-793995-Maverick-The-Saga-of-Waco-Williams


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayde_Preston

As soon as I get a chance, I'll check it out.
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« Reply #123 on: September 07, 2014, 11:44:36 am »


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu4Hnbor9rI


or....direct from the movie:      https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=473340909355259&video_source=pages_finch_thumbnail_video


When this movie came out, I thought Salma Hayek was truly, the most beautiful woman in the world.

I haven't changed my mind.    :laugh:
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« Reply #124 on: November 22, 2014, 12:11:29 pm »
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« Reply #125 on: January 03, 2015, 09:11:05 am »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJP3_NmXa4M

One of my favorite role models growing up as a young man.   It's fun to see clips with other famous actors/actresses that appeared on Cheyenne.

Dennis Hopper....
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« Reply #126 on: January 17, 2015, 08:24:38 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPeinD_Ohzc

The Last Stand at Saber River - Trailer.

Another Tom Selleck classic.
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« Reply #127 on: January 24, 2015, 04:44:12 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYzWNjtPfq8

The Virginian 2000  Nathan Barr

Bill Pullman, Diane Lane (((sigh))) 

The closing music is beautiful.   
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« Reply #128 on: January 25, 2015, 03:14:42 pm »
http://www.locatetv.com/listings/encore-westerns

The above link is the Encore-Westerns schedule.

Today, they're featuring the Black-Fox triolgy , starring Christopher Reeve, Rauol Trujillo, Tony Todd.

When the world is insane and burning, and nobody in charge seems to give a shit.....there's NOTHING like a Western to get your mind right.

N.O.T.H.I.N.G!!
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« Reply #129 on: February 21, 2015, 12:59:23 pm »
Snowing like a crazy Banshee out there this Saturday morning and afternoon.

What could be better than laying in bed drinking great coffee....and watching SILVERADO?    :laugh:

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« Reply #130 on: February 22, 2015, 10:49:28 am »
Lando...I think you still follow this thread.  We had a great evening or three back when this thread was going.

Just wanted to tell you that I am totally wrong about Silverado.   It's been bugging me for days, because I still recall how, IMO, Silverado was too slapstick and not a serious Western in a Clint Eastwood, spaghetti Western-sense.

Perhaps, it was the time back in 1985 that they thought in order to appeal to the younger audience, they'd inject some Romancing the Stone fight sequences. 

I still wonder if Silverado was first written as a serious movie and maybe Kevin Cline....he of A Fish Called Wanda, was the one who couldn't contain himself.

.....knocking out a horse with a punch to the jaw had soured my POV on the film.

Anyway, I was wrong.   I've watched it twice over the weekend.  LOL.   On in the background...snowed in.  No football or baseball on TV. 
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« Reply #131 on: February 22, 2015, 11:12:28 am »
DCP... I just love that movie. I am certain when the Kasdans wrote it, they had a checklist. Wagon train? Check. Stampede? Check. Saloons? Check. Awesome shooting?  Check. Evil land/cattle baron? Check. Corrupt law/sheriff?  Check. Hideouts?  Hero?  Scenery? Jail break? Friendship?  Yep, all of them.

It is not a deeply meaningful movie, but I love it. For me, it is quintessential entertainment.
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« Reply #132 on: February 22, 2015, 11:15:42 am »
The Kasdans offered Kevin Costner the role in that movie since Kostner's part in The Big Chill was left on the edit room floor (he played the dead friend).
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« Reply #133 on: February 22, 2015, 11:17:23 am »
BTW... This is a great thread.
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« Reply #134 on: February 22, 2015, 11:45:55 am »
Quote from: Lando Lincoln on February 22, 2015, 11:17:23 am
BTW... This is a great thread.

Thanks, buddy!

I have been DVRing the 1950's Alan Ladd and Randolph Scott Westerns, that I know I must have seen when I was a young boy of 8-9. 

Wish the younger generation could appreciate the moral messages and strong plot lines, sans explicit nudity or copulation.  Women were respected and protected.

But alas, they probably appear and have as much interest as you and I would have in silent films.  It's a shame.
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« Reply #135 on: February 22, 2015, 11:59:17 am »
Taken together as a whole, that genre of films celebrated the triumph of the American spirit.
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« Reply #137 on: March 08, 2015, 09:22:19 pm »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NhX7g-nO_U

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« Reply #138 on: March 12, 2015, 05:14:04 pm »

Watching GUNSMOKE reruns....and just noticed that Doc Adams was actually a pretty sh*tty doctor.

Man or woman....they all die.  Nobody ever heals except Matt..



hmmmmmm.........
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h87YgCPVXwk

The Descent.....

A terrific movie for a lazy Sunday morning.....
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Lonesome Dove Bar Scene.....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYzWNjtPfq8

Beautiful violin and cello.  Soundtrack to The Virginian (2000)   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164962/
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Re: TOMBSTONE - and the Western Genre
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Quote from: DCPatriot on March 12, 2015, 05:14:04 pm
Watching GUNSMOKE reruns....and just noticed that Doc Adams was actually a pretty sh*tty doctor.

Man or woman....they all die.  Nobody ever heals except Matt..



hmmmmmm.........

The radio Doc was better that the TV one. In one episode, Doc got shot and he directed Matt to get the bullet out of him.
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The radio Doc was better that the TV one. In one episode, Doc got shot and he directed Matt to get the bullet out of him.

LOL! 

I thought I saw that on the TV version too.  Maybe not.

How long was it on the radio?
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