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kriegerg69 wrote:
He's not very clever and easily identifiable.
BTW...I didn't see the humor in his post which started this thread. Not a very intelligent comment, just another "complaint about TCM" post.
Yeah, I didn't see the humor either. It must have been very subtle.
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WDS225 wrote:
Your responses are like a bunch of film-snobs, that think you are the only ones that can enjoy an old movie.
I watch this channel more than any other, and find the corny, B-Grade, films that are being featured this month to be interesting, but they should only be an occasional diversion from the great classic films usually on TCM.
TCM rarely airs any science fiction movies. And no, the horror movies in TCM Underground do not count as sci-fi. The five--count 'em--FIVE nights they are showing sci-fi films this month ARE the occasional diversion. TCM often shows movies I'm not interested in--do I write in and say, "don't show these movies?" No, I figure other viewers enjoy them so why would I try to stop TCM from airing them? I just watch another channel.
For five nights--NIGHTS only, not even all-day--this month, TCM is showing old sci-fi films. You can't watch another channel like HBO for five out of thirty nights this month? You consider FIVE out of THIRTY nights to be a blitz of sci-fi movies? Since they rarely show any sci-fi movies at all, this really amounts to maybe seven or eight nights a year. And if that is too much for you--how much would you consider truly "occasional?" One night a year? One film a year? I have a feeling the real answer is, "0 films a year." You seem awfully selfish in wanting TCM to show only what you want to see every single night of the year.
And just because you're a new poster doesn't mean we don't have the right to respond to your complaints if we feel they are exaggerated. And also to let the TCM programmers know that some of us enjoy sci-fi and we don't want to see the rants of one viewer derail the showing of sci-fi on TCM. This month's special feature is a ONE-TIME event, so I do consider it OCCASIONAL, and it amounts to only 5 out of 30 nights for the month.
Robbie
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I agree with PrinceSaliano--may Mothra lay an egg on you. And what has happened to the quote feature? I went to reply and was unable to find a button to quote PrinceSaliano.
To WDS225--it's been many months since TCM showed any science fiction films. A night of classic sci fi films was canceled a while back because a memorial tribute pre-empted it. You can't tolerate letting us science fiction fans have one single month in which science fiction is highlighted? There is nowhere else that one can watch old science fiction films on TV, since the SyFy Channel stopped showing them many years ago. I agree some of them aren't very good, but for people like me who are fans of the genre, I'm glad for the opportunity to watch any of them.
And since the definition of "classic" is not defined by any one person, such as yourself, I'm glad the TCM programmers are open-minded enough to allow fans of this genre to have a month in which one night a week is devoted to them. It's only one night a week for a month--are you so bored you can't find something else to watch on another channel for one night a week? Go ahead and watch HBO on those nights! And stop being so narrow-minded.
I just edited this message because I noticed WDS225 has just registered with only one post. Could this be the troll that everyone keeps saying registers under different userids?
Robbie
Edited by: voranis on Jun 18, 2011 7:38 PM
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> {quote:title=redriver wrote:}{quote}
> it doesn't look like the pathetic channel TV Land is going to do anything.
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> That's ironic, as TVLAND shows GUNSMOKE 18 times a day!
Yeah, but that's on autopilot. Presumably the regular airings of Gunsmoke on TV Land are controlled by computer. To have something special in memory of James Arness, the staff at TV Land would have to get off their duffs and make something special. And for that to happen, there would have to be staff left at TV Land who actually care about classic TV.
TV Land used to market itself as the channel for classic television, but they no longer do so, as they have branched out into original programming and reality shows. TV Land is slowly morphing into something completely different, the way A&E did.
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> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote}
> Hmmm...I'd probably groove to ACE DRUMMOND and the Tarzan feature live, and catch up with James Arness and Gunsmoke afterward, as they will be rolling most of the rest of the day and night. That's if I was going to be home!
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> Yes, today was a HUGE groove day with all the groovy pre-codes earlier today! My DVR is full up! Have to catch up soon! Tonight is Big Bug night though!
And on right now, big bugs in Them! with Arness himself.
Just imagine, I have three tracks to keep up with on Saturday:
(1) TCM
(2) MeTV James Arness tribute
(3) Encore Westerns James Arness tribute
Robbie
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> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote}
> That's why the DVR is a necessity! I can watch one now and one later.
How's that for a weasel out? >
> I'm very glad to hear that these stations are doing a proper tribute to this fine actor!
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> EDIT: I actually forgot that I have to work this Saturday though, so BOTH channels will be filling up the DVR!
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> Edited by: markbeckuaf on Jun 9, 2011 8:02 PM
Mark,
OK, but which one would you watch live if you were going to be home? ;-) It doesn't matter, I was just teasing!
If you get a chance, re-read the part I wrote about How the West Was Won, as I just edited it to add an ironic pairing of Ken Curtis and James Arness in an episode!
Sorry you have to work on Saturday. Haven't had time to read your grooves for this week but I bet today ranked fairly high on your TCM radar--lots of early and pre-code Wellman pictures, including two with my favorite Barbara Stanwyck!
Robbie
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> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote}
> Robbie,
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> Thanks very much for the alert! I don't have Me-TV yet, but I will definitely be adding the Encore Westerns to my DVR/watching on Saturday! I notice most of their 24 hour fest will be selected Gunsmoke episodes from their B/W 1 hour syndication package, so I'm looking forward to those, as well as 3 of the Gunsmoke movies that James made after the series had ended. Looks great!
Mark,
Yeah, Encore Westerns only has rights to the B&W hour-long episodes (seasons 7-11, I believe) of Gunsmoke. In addition to those, and three of the five Gunsmoke TV movies, they will also air two other movies with Arness: Many Rivers to Cross and Wyoming Mail.
Also, they are airing an episode of the James Arness TV miniseries How the West Was Won in its usual time slot Saturday morning at 9:05 a.m., so I consider that an unofficial "early start" to the marathon! This TV miniseries has a loyal following--the theme music is so good people have asked for CDs of it to be made. The first I knew of this miniseries was when Encore Westerns started running it a few months ago, although I have a feeling I may have seen it in its original run when I was a kid. Having been made in the late 70s, it has a 70s feel and color to it, so it is not nearly as tight as Gunsmoke, yet I still watch because of the many stars. I really like Fionnula Flanagan and Richard Kiley, and there is an episode with Ken Curtis (Festus) as a sheriff, which is a real switch! Curtis plays the lawman and Arness is the mountain man!
So what's it gonna be on Saturday, Mark? Tarzan or Gunsmoke? Ya got five seconds to answer, see, before I draw or loose the alligators on ya! :-)
Robbie
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The Encore Westerns channel has announced they will have a 24-hour tribute to James Arness on Saturday, June 11, beginning at noon EDT. So far, it doesn't look like the pathetic channel TV Land is going to do anything.
MeTV's tribute to Arness will begin at 11 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 11, and will last 11 hours. It will include a mix of B&W half-hour and color hour-long episodes. MeTV's marathon will start off with the very first four episodes, starting with the pilot, "Matt Gets It." I always thought the title of the pilot episode was a lovely play on words, since it seems to me to have two meanings: Matt "gets it," as in, he gets shot and almost dies, and he "gets it," as in, he "figures it out."
Below is a list of the episodes and facts about Mr. Arness from MeTV's web page for the event, http://www.metvnetwork.com/jamesarness.php.
Robbie
11AM / 10C: Marshal Dillon - Matt Gets It
11:30AM / 10:30C: Marshal Dillon - Hot Spell
12PM / 11C: Marshal Dillon - Word of Honor
12:30PM / 11:30C: Marshal Dillon - Home Surgery
1PM / 12C: Gunsmoke - The Goldtakers
2PM / 1C: Gunsmoke - The Gunfighter
3PM / 2C: Gunsmoke - Champion of the World
4PM / 3C: Gunsmoke - Waco
5PM / 4C: Gunsmoke - Trafton
6PM / 5C: Gunsmoke - Hostage (aka Executive)
7PM / 8C: Gunsmoke - Matt Dillon Must Die
8PM / 7C: Marshal Dillon - Potshot
8:30PM / 7:30C: Marshal Dillon - Old Faces
9PM / 8C: Marshal Dillon - Big Man
9:30PM / 8:30C: Marshal Dillon - Little Girl
Facts About James Arness:
It was his personal friend John Wayne that recommended James Arness to the producers of the television series of Gunsmoke. The two had appeared in numerous films together and were regarded as quintessential cowboys, but Wayne was not interested in television at the time of the series debut in 1955.
James Arness was a decorated veteran of World War II. At six foot seven, he was too tall to serve as a naval fighter pilot, so he served in the army instead. He was injured in Operation Shingle at Anzio, Italy, and was awarded the Purple Heart.
At twenty seasons, Gunsmoke was the longest-running television drama series of all-time. By the time the series had ended its run in 1975, they had produced an incredible 635 episodes. He later revived the role of Marshal Matt Dillon for a number of made for TV Gunsmoke movies in the '80s and '90s, meaning Arness played his iconic role over the course of five decades.
Actor Peter Graves followed his brother James Arness out to Hollywood in the late '40s and made a name for himself on TV, as well as the big screen. Though the two Minnesota-born brothers never appeared on Gunsmoke together, Graves actually directed several episodes of the show.
In addition to his many medals of valor presented for his service in the US military, James Arness was made an honorary US Marshall in 1986. The award was presented in recognition of his unique contributions to the Image and Traditions of the US Marshal's Service.
Though he didn't when an Emmy, despite three nominations, James Arness was awarded with something even more enduring. The legendary TV cowboy was given his own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame in 1981. Then, in 1989 he was named number 6 in People magazine's top 25 television stars of all time.
Other awards Arness received include the 'Western Heritage Wrangler Award' for acting in 1971 (and again in 1981) from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center; International Broadcasting's 'Man of the Year' award (1973). He was made an honorary citizen of Tucson, Arizona in 1987 and was awarded the 'Western Heritage Award' by the Gene Autry Western Heritage Museum in 1999.
James Arness began his showbiz career as a radio announcer in Minneapolis. He soon headed west and got his first big break in 1947, when he landed a role in "The Farmer's Daughter" with Loretta Young. That appearance led to series of western roles, in by the early '50s Arness signed on with John Wayne's production company.
James Arness' film career took off at a full gallop almost immediately. He followed in 1947 big screen debut with another pair of films that same year: "Man From Texas" and "Roses Are Red". From then on, Arness averaged about four films a year until his full-time duties at TV's "Gunsmoke" kicked in in 1955.
Though his role as TV's Matt Dillon was unforgettable, there's one role that stands out in James Arness' career as equally unforgettable, albeit in a much different way. Western roles came quickly and plentifully for the young Arness, but he took a brief detour from six shooters and saddles to appear as the title, er, thing, in the 1951 sci-fi classic "The Thing From Another World".
The affable James Arness was of Norwegian-German-American heritage, whose name was actually shortened twice. His original name was Aurness, having previously been altered from Aursnes after the family moved from their native Norway in the late 1800s. And the naturally fair-haired marshal had to color his hair to a darker shade for his TV performances.
At six feet seven inches, Arness was surely one of the tallest TV stars to ever ride in the saddle. But his wartime injuries had left him with perpetually sore legs, making it difficult for the actor to endure long stretches of standing, walking or (unfortunately for a cowboy) riding a horse.
Fans of James Arness were saddened by his June 3, 2011 death of natural causes. Visitors to his website are now greeted with a farewell message that he composed prior to, and in the event of his death. In it Arness thanks his friends, and family, speaks of his military service, and tells his fans how much he appreciated their decades of support. To read the message in its entirety, just visit: http://www.jamesarness.com/greeting.html.
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Two films with James Arness will air on TCM on Thursday, June 9: Battleground at 6 p.m. EDT and Them! at 8 p.m. EDT. I wonder if they have re-done the Robert Osborne commentary for the 8 p.m. film to acknowledge his passing.
Also The Thing from Another World with Arness will air on TCM on June 30 at 2 a.m. EDT (late night June 30, or early morning July 1, depending on your point of view).
Robbie
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> {quote:title=misswonderly wrote:}{quote}
> Love Barbara Stanwyck ! She was so good at that sort of role, you're right...especially in some of her pre-codes. Someone else, earlier on this thread, mentioned *Baby Face*. Oh yeah, perfect example of Babs sleeping her way to the top ( that is, being both "at the top", and " on top". heh heh.)
Stanwyck is my favorite actress, and Baby Face was the very first theatrical film I saw her in.
Personnel clerk: "Have you had any experience?"
Stanwyck: "Plenty!"
And a very young John Wayne in the film. It was the movie that started my adventure into classic movies (pre-TCM).
Of course, John Wayne was not a big star at that point, but I found the number of times some of the very top leading men in motion pictures took second billing to Stanwyck in her later films quite impressive.
Robbie
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TCM will air two sci-fi/horror films starring James Arness this month as part of the Drive-In Double Features theme. Them! will air on June 9, and The Thing from Another World on June 30. I assume the Robert Osborne commentary for these films had already been recorded before Arness died, but I wonder if they will redo the commentary to acknowledge his passing...
Robbie
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> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote}
> As always, Buddy proved his mettle and did the necessary heavy lifting in defeating Killer Kane and his henchmen and he even brought Buck and Wilma together at the end (but no fade-out kiss).
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> As for *Tarzan and the Amazons*, Johnny and Brenda Joyce have almost no chemistry together and Jane as a blonde is just too distracting.
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> But Mother Molo (Maria Ouspenskaya) as Queen of the Amazons is inspired casting!
Way to go, Buddy! I found a competent sidekick very refreshing.
I don't mind a blonde Jane at all. :-) But I agree, there was little chemistry there.
You're right, the Queen of the Amazons was terrific! The casting was perfect.
Robbie
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> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote}
> Robbie, dig it, but there were folks on the boards asking for those then too!
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> I dunno, just thinking TCM is kinda responsive!
Maybe not, but nice to think so!Wow, people were asking specifically for the Superman serials, a sci-fi monster film, and a mystery movie to be shown on Saturday mornings in 2006? If that's the case, I guess TCM was definitely responsive!
I was thinking since they don't do it consistently, it might just be coincidence that sometimes their Saturday morning lineup reflects what some viewers have asked for in the forums...especially since it would be easy for them to air an old-style mystery movie every Saturday morning and yet they don't do it consistently.
And I thought the TCM programmers would naturally have decided to air the serials on Saturday mornings, even without any input from the viewers, since the serials were shown on Saturdays in theaters to begin with...
Robbie
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> {quote:title=redriver wrote:}{quote}
> I don't remember a time before GUNSMOKE. Even before I became aware of other now classic westerns, my family watched this fine show on Saturday nights. For Christmas, I was given a Matt Dillon outfit! (My brother got Wyatt Earp!)
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I used to watch what I consider the grandfather of all game shows, What's My Line, on the Game Show Network (now just GSN). I loved it because it was like a window into the past of what life was like in America in the 1950s and early 60s. I remember near the end of one episode, hearing the announcer say something like, "And now stay tuned for our brand new show, Gunsmoke, airing on most of these CBS stations." And also Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz coming on one episode to promote their new show, I Love Lucy. I remember thinking how incredibly old What's My Line was to have predated Gunsmoke and I Love Lucy! There was TV before Gunsmoke and Lucy! Even though they were all before my time...
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> Love that coffee pot!
An image from the show that has always stayed with me is that coffee pot sitting on the stove they show in the closing credits of the color episodes. The coffee pot that has a piece chipped off the side of it.
Robbie
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> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote}
> It might just be coincidence with some of them, but clearly they are running serials and a Tarzan feature every Saturday at the same time (barring special events). So that's very groovy! As for the rest, well, you're probably right, but still, pretty groovy!
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What I meant was that the fact that they are running serials on Saturday mornings and the fact that some users have been requesting serials specifically on Saturday morning may be coincidence...because TCM has often run serials right before noon on Saturdays. In other words, I don't know that the current lineup on Saturday mornings is just because some users in the forums requested it; the lineup is very similar to what TCM has run on Saturday mornings during some periods in the past.
Here was the lineup in 2006 when the Superman serial began Saturday, October 28 on TCM:
6:00 AM Sherlock Holmes and the Woman in Green (1945)
7:15 AM Sherlock Holmes in Dressed to Kill (1946)
8:30 AM Quatermass Xperiment, The (1956)
10:00 AM Superman Comes To Earth (1948) C-0 mins,
Depths Of The Earth (1948) C-0 mins,
Reducer Ray, The (1948) C-0 mins,
Man Of Steel (1948) C-0 mins,
Job For Superman!, A (1948) C-0 mins,
11:30 AM Cartoon Alley #34 (2006) C-0 mins,
Gee...a couple of old-style mystery films, a sci-fi monster film, a movie serial, and some cartoons...on Saturday morning! Way back in...2006!
Robbie
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Also, I just saw a commercial on MeTV that they will have a full tribute to James Arness next Saturday, June 11, starting at 11 a.m. EDT...
Robbie
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> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote}
> Robbie, I'm really looking forward to seeing the 1/2 hour Gunsmoke (syndicated as "Marshall Dillon" I guess?) when we switch over to ME-TV here (week after next I think). I try to catch the early 60's version that they air on Western Channel now...I believe that package is from 61 through sometime in the mid-60's, right before they went color in 66, I believe. TV Land runs the late 60s through the end of the run, I think, but I'm not sure they have all of them from that time frame. They seem to repeat a lot, but I don't know as I have stopped ever even turning on TV Land anymore.
Does Me-TV also run that same package? If so, I'm guessing they will do a better job of it!Mark,
Both TV Land and MeTV run all the color episodes of Gunsmoke (seasons 12-20). They run on TV Land from noon to 2 p.m. weekdays, although I rarely watch TV Land anymore either. They run on MeTV at 1 p.m. weekdays and Saturday. The half-hour B&W episodes (seasons 1-6) run on MeTV daily.
The hour-long B&W episodes (seasons 7-11) run on Encore Westerns weekdays at 7 p.m. Between Encore Westerns and MeTV, I can now see all 20 seasons of Gunsmoke on TV.
I am watching Marshal Dillon right now on MeTV. Right before the episode began, they had an "In Memory of James Arness" interstitial.
CBS also ran one in primetime last night.
Encore Westerns ran an episode of the TV miniseries How the West Was Won, in which Arness starred, this morning, but there was no "In Memory of James Arness" before or after. Was there one after the 7 p.m. episode of Gunsmoke last night? I missed that one. Maybe they need a little more time.
Robbie
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> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote}
> > {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote}
> > Alert! Alert!
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> > Buck, Wilma and Buddy (no doubt doing all the heavy lifting as always) battle Killer Kane and his henchmen one last (well, actually two) more times tomorrow morning before this *Buck Rogers* serial comes to an end.
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> > Next week, Ace Drummond takes over the time slot.
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> > Thanks, TCM, for bringing these Saturday morning serials back to us!
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> I wholeheartedly agree, LZ! The serials are great!
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> Actually, TCM seems to have unofficially responded to a lot of us here as to what we've been hoping would happen on Saturday mornings, in terms of having serials, usually an old style mystery film, Tarzan films, and usually a big monster film (sci-fi/horror). Loving it! TCM rocks!
Although next Saturday (June 11) has no mystery or monster film...so have the programmers really responded to what some of the forum posters hoped would happen, or is it just coincidence? Saturday mornings have often had a mystery film, for many years. And TCM has been showing serials on Saturday mornings for many years as well. I saw the Superman serials on Saturday mornings on TCM quite a few years ago.
Regardless of whether there has really been any recent change or not, I agree with you that Saturday mornings do rock on TCM!
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> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote}
> Alert! Alert!
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> Buck, Wilma and Buddy (no doubt doing all the heavy lifting as always) battle Killer Kane and his henchmen one last (well, actually two) more times tomorrow morning before this *Buck Rogers* serial comes to an end.
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> Next week, Ace Drummond takes over the time slot.
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> Thanks, TCM, for bringing these Saturday morning serials back to us!
Lynn,
As for Buddy doing all the heaving lifting...at least the sidekick was competent, for a change, rather than being a complete buffoon as so many sidekicks are portrayed. I am thinking of Gilligan from Gilligan's Island, and, sometimes, Chester, from Gunsmoke, and, sometimes, Barney, from The Andy Griffith Show. It was a refreshing change to see.
Robbie
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> {quote:title=hamradio wrote:}{quote}
> If it makes you feel any better, I have made worst mistakes here, sort of having my clouds painted with thunderstorms with a chance of tornado.
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> We're all human. :|
Yeah, I thought TCM used to air the Stanwyck Titanic, then I remembered it was probably FMC. Which would make sense since that is a Fox film.
Sometimes it's hard for me to keep what I've seen on which channel straight.
Of course, it's important to remember that just because Robert Osborne or TCM might make a mistake does not mean they are deliberately lying. Why would they want to do so?
Robbie
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> {quote:title=lzcutter wrote:}{quote}
> *Actually Law and ORder mothership did tied Gunsmoke for record on 20 years and plus now I Think the Simpson broke the Gunsmoke record*
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> While *Law and Order* may have tied the *Gunsmoke* record at 20 years, *Gunsmoke* produced more original episodes (by over 100) in those twenty years due to the fact that television seasons used to be much longer in the early days of television.
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> RIP, Big Jim.
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> You've got lots of friends waiting for you.
Of course, the first six seasons (233 episodes) of Gunsmoke were half-hour, while Law & Order was hour-long throughout its entire run. So if want to get down to actual airtime... Of course, shows ran longer back in those days because there were fewer commercials, while Law & Order episodes were shorter due to more commercials, so each Gunsmoke episode had a few more minutes... You can run in circles trying to make the comparisons.
Kelsey Grammer tried to claim he had been playing Frasier for as long as James Arness had played Matt Dillon, between the time he spent on Cheers and Frasier totaling 20 years. But, of course, Gunsmoke had more episodes and was hour-long through much of its run, so such comparisons are hard to make exactly.
And such shows as The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and My Three Sons now have to list themselves as the longest and second-longest live-action sitcoms in U.S. history (imagine! My Three Sons ran for 14 years!), thanks to The Simpsons. I wonder how much longer The Simpons can keep going? It seems to fly under the radar now; I don't hear much about it on TV talk shows the way I did six or seven years ago. I haven't watched Fox's Sunday night lineup in years because baseball makes its season premieres difficult for me to keep track of, since I still do my recording manually. I wonder if the material on The Simpsons is still fresh and how are they able to keep it up, especially if they are keeping the children's ages relatively frozen.
But in my book, Gunsmoke stands head-and-shoulders above the other shows, much as Arness did in real life.
Robbie
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> {quote:title=wouldbestar wrote:}{quote}
> Since Dennis Weaver and Ken Curtis have both left us as well, I couldn't help but picture Chester and Festus arguing over which one would be first to offer "Mr. Dillon" or "Matthew" a cup of coffee from that famous pot. Those characters were true icons of our culture played by fine actors and decent men.
Chester used to say the secret to his coffee was the egg shells. Later in the color episode Tycoon, Festus, Doc, Matt, and Kitty are having coffee at the Long Branch. Doc praises Miss Kitty's coffee and asks Matt why the coffee in their office isn't that good. Doc asks Kitty her secret, and she says, "egg shells." I guess Chester didn't pass along his coffee making tips to Festus. :-)
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> {quote:title=sewannie wrote:}{quote}
> 6'7"...I didn't realize he was that tall. Gunsmoke was before my time. I was born 5 years after it last aired. Have seen reruns though and enjoyed it.
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> My mom says it was her older brother's favorite show.
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> RIP Mr. Arness
Both James Arness and Fess Parker, who played two of my favorite TV western leads, were very tall. I used to wonder who was taller (this was before the days of IMDB and easy Internet access), so I finally got to find out when they faced each other in Them! Arness was the clear winner. And they died within almost a year of each other.
I grew up on Gunsmoke reruns, too. I miss all of the original stars and will miss Arness too. I agree with the post that the actor and character of Dillon seem to have been made for each other. I wish I could have met Arness, although I think the actor I would most liked to have met from the show was Milburn Stone.
Even most of the stars from the later seasons are gone, now. I think only Buck Taylor (Newly) is still alive. You might count Roger Ewing (Thad) as well, since he starred for two seasons during the transition from B&W to color. And Morgan Woodward, the most frequent guest star on Gunsmoke, is still alive. I had figured out he was the most frequent guest star just by watching the episodes, long before having it confirmed on Wikipedia.
MeTV runs Gunmoke weekdays and Saturdays, and Marshal Dillon (the syndicated version of the B&W 30-minute episodes) every day, and Encore Westerns has been running the TV miniseries How the West Was Won on Saturday mornings (as well as running the Gunsmoke TV movies). I wonder if either channel will have a tribute. TV Land also runs Gunsmoke, although I don't know if they still have a staff that loves classic TV enough to bother putting together a tribute.
Robbie
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> {quote:title=markbeckuaf wrote:}{quote}
> Hi Robbie,
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> Yes, I've noticed that Svengoolie plays Universal classics, better than the PD films on either of the other two channels horror features. Though THIS will play some of those during other times of their schedule, just not on the Elvira Movie Macabre that is featured late Sat and Sun.
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> Sounds like you're set and that's cool! I think Mike Hammer has cycled through a few times, so I'm good to go there, also, and I think the same with Peter Gunn. Also I have seen that Kraft Suspense Theatre episode with Broderick Crawford, it was cool!
Mark,
Yeah, THIS has some good horror films at other times of the week. The movies during Elvira's Movie Macabre are really bad. I only watch occasionally for nostalgia reasons--the original MST3K!
It is too bad we can't have all three channels at the same time--some areas do (or are going to) have all three--plus some have a fourth called AntennaTV.
It could be worse, though--at least we are not losing THIS! Highway Patrol rocks! Plus, I enjoy The Patty Duke Show for some light entertainment as I have never seen the series before, not even when it was on Nick at Nite.
Robbie
The Woman in the Window to air on THIS on Friday, July 1
in General Discussions
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For those who saw Scarlet Street recently on TCM and now want to see The Woman in the Window, it is airing on THIS on Friday, July 1, at 10:30 p.m. EDT.
Yes, I know THIS is not as good as TCM because it is not uncut or commercial-free, but I just wanted to mention it's being shown on THIS for those who are OK with it (and are able to get the channel).
Also, for Elizabeth Taylor fans who may not have been able to see it when it aired on FMC, THIS is also airing Cleopatra the same day--Friday, July 1, from 4 to 8 p.m. EDT.
Robbie