Palmerin Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Would you agree that, of the four Cartwrights, Roberts was the best actor?; he certainly had a vigor and earnestness that overshadowed the other three. A very sweet factoid about TRAPPER JOHN, MD, which in PR was named HOMBRES DE BLANCO=MEN IN WHITE: my sister was so inspired by that show that she resolved to study medicine, and is now a nurse practitioner who cares for old people, such as our mother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Kimble Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 I always thought the show belonged to Dan Blocker as Hoss. Both Roberts and Greene were overly theatrical, rather mannered actors. Landon, who I never much cared for, started out over the top as well but I admit he toned it down a bit in later years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 As I have five nieces who also went into nursing, I salute your sister. When they were still students, I took a peek into their textbooks. There's NO WAY I'D have ever made it! And when I was hospialized, and when my wife was in there so long this year, I see how much harder they work compared to the much higher paid doctors. Anyway.... I remember Roberts as ADAM in BONANZA when I was a kid. He always just struck me as the "intellectual" of the Cartwright brothers, And in my circle, HOSS was everybody's favorite guy on the show. I was kind of glad to see him still around when he did TRAPPER JOHN, M.D., and also glad to see he didn't try to hide his baldness. Like I learned he did on BONANZA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vautrin Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 His character Adam was kind of reasonable, stern, and a bit on the dull side. Hoss and Little Joe were much more broadly drawn--Hoss the gentle giant and Joe the young but well meaning hothead. So Adam was a little more difficult to play. I saw the "Joe Cartwright, Detective" episode tonight and though it was pretty much over the top, it was still pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikisoo Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Illustrious? The smug swaggering guy with the toupeé in SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT? Ew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 He has one of those names that could easily be juxtaposed. Like, he could just as easily been "Robert Pernell" just like JAMES STEWART could have been "Stewart James". As another could have been "Dean James". or "Douglas Kirk". Or even "Leonard Sheldon". Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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