Branded?

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:07 pm

TonyHiggins wrote:Before this thread crosses the event horizon of page 2, I just wanted to comment on our perception as kids (pre-70's) of the Indians as the bad guys. I'm guessing the turnaround came with Little Big Man (Dustin Hoffman). It seemed unbelieveable that the US Cavalry would do such things. I heard that film was referring to the My Lai massacre in Viet Nam. A lot of things were changing back then. How will we see ourselves as we are today 20 or 30 yrs from now?
Tony

The Indians weren't always the bad guys. I thought Tonto was very cool. And on the tv series Daniel Boone, there was Mingo. At least some of us identified with the Indians on tv westerns. Maybe it has something to do with how we grew up.

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:27 pm

Sure. I thought those guys were cool, too. But, I also recall a scene from Daniel Boone where they're all lined up on the top of the fort shooting at attacking Indians. I had a bad dream about that. I happened, by pure chance, to read the biography of Daniel Boone the summer before the tv show came on. It was mesmerizing to me. (I was going into the fourth grade.) There's a scene where Boone is given a head start by the Indians to run for his life. He escapes by submerging himself in a river or something and breathing through a reed. I was jumping out of my skin when I saw it was about to become a tv show. The book mentioned that his son was killed in an Indian attack on their settlement. I have a friend, Don Boone, who's a descendant of Dan'l. He told me his uncle went back to Kentucky to visit and was treated like royalty.
Tony

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:44 pm

Remember Pahoo in Yancy Derringer? The Indian sidekick with a sawed off in a backsling holster.

Philo

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:52 pm

PhilO wrote:Remember Pahoo in Yancy Derringer? The Indian sidekick with a sawed off in a backsling holster.

Ya got me there. I have no idea.
Tony

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 1:56 pm

Five pages and nobody mentioned Bat Masterson, or the Wild, Wild West.
Or my favorite horse opera, Gunsmoke.

fancypiper · Post by **fancypiper** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 2:14 pm

I like to listen to Gunsmoke, Dr. Sixgun (and all the other old radio shows) on the internet.

http://www.otrnow.com

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 3:44 pm

Five pages and nobody mentioned Bat Masterson, or the Wild, Wild West.
Or my favorite horse opera, Gunsmoke.

Oh, yeah.
Well, there was your big chance to mention them. Good job.
Did Bat Masterson carry a derringer? How did they come up with a name like 'Bat?'
Tony

blackhawk · Post by **blackhawk** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 4:01 pm

TonyHiggins wrote:
Five pages and nobody mentioned Bat Masterson, or the Wild, Wild West.
Or my favorite horse opera, Gunsmoke.
Oh, yeah.
Well, there was your big chance to mention them. Good job.
Did Bat Masterson carry a derringer? How did they come up with a name like 'Bat?'
Tony

I have some dim memory that it was short for Bartholemew. I know, you'd expect it to be Bart.

PhilO · Post by **PhilO** » Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:10 pm

"He wore a cane and derby hat, they call him Bat, Bat Masterson."

PhilO

satyricon234 · Post by **satyricon234** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:58 am

You might try and catch a rerun of Branded on television. Channel Six, here sometimes runs it on Saturday nights, after the news.

You should probably get out of Oklahoma more. Some other parts of the country use different channel numbers for the same networks.

Yes, Gunsmoke is one of my all time favorites. Did you know that William Conrad played Matt Dillon on the radio version?

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 7:57 pm

William Conrad always looked better on Radio.

Slan,
D.

susnfx · Post by **susnfx** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 8:22 pm

Many western movies and tv series (including some Gunsmoke episodes, Death Valley Days, and many more) were filmed around the town where I grew up in southern Utah. Six years ago the town came up with the idea of honoring all the stars of those westerns - Western Legends Roundup. It's really become quite a fun event. The movie folks are always glad to come to Kanab and get fussed over for a week - get interviewed, pictures taken, give autographs. I went two years ago when they were honoring Robert Fuller (remember Laramie?), Alex Cord (oh, mama!), Peter Brown (another studly dude), and others. Here's the link for this year's honorees - those still around nearly always come and really enjoy reliving the golden days of westerns. I'm going again this year - looking forward to it!

http://www.westernlegendsround-up.com/h ... heros.html

Susan

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 9:28 am

(remember Laramie?)

I busted out my own two front teeth in either Laramie or Cheyenne once. First time I ever got knocked out. Matter of fact, I think it was the only time.
Tony

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 8:20 am

satyricon234 wrote:
You might try and catch a rerun of Branded on television. Channel Six, here sometimes runs it on Saturday nights, after the news.
You should probably get out of Oklahoma more. Some other parts of the country use different channel numbers for the same networks.

Heh heh, yeah. Well, Channel Six is a CBS affiliate, but it wasn't a network broadcast, the reruns are syndicated or something.