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Post by Jim Boylston on Jul 1, 2008 20:53:49 GMT -5
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Post by elcolorado on Jul 6, 2008 9:03:00 GMT -5
That was awful. I should have heeded your warning. Talk about Hollywood at its worst. I remember watching that episode on T.V. and thinking it was pretty cool. But that was when I was about 10 or 11. Anything even remotely associated with the Alamo back then was "cool" to me.
I did find it amusing to see segments of the "Last Command" inserted into the story. How typical.
Thanks (I think) for posting the episode, Jim It was a hoot.
Glenn
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Post by oldredfox on Jul 8, 2008 13:48:04 GMT -5
Why do you suppose Crockett was dimissed with a simple "Crockett was killed yesterday"?
I always thought that his presence would have overshadowed the show's protagonists. Keeping Crockett out made a complicated story that much less complicated.
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Post by cougar on Mar 12, 2009 11:39:58 GMT -5
Do not complain about "The Time Tunnel". I watched it as a 7 year old when it first aired in 1966-67 and it placed me on the path of being a historian. Thank you, "Time Tunnel".
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Post by sloanrodgers on Mar 12, 2009 21:00:33 GMT -5
I'll have to agree with Coug on this one. I loved Time Tunnel, Batman, Star Trek, Wild, Wild, West and other campy action shows when I was a child in the late 60s. They often operated on a shoe-string budget. They sometimes borrowed stock footage, props, etc. from other TV shows, but I think they were good for their time. They just seem simple to present TV. Comparatively, I think the Alamo episode on The Time Tunnel was nearly as entertaining and historically accurate as Wayne's Alamo film. Look at all the money that was sunk into the big movie just to have Francis, the Talking Mule and skunk-hatted Frankie Avalon throwing off the few good scenes. I think they were both meant to depict fun, rollicking cowboy action with the Alamo and Texas history as merely a backdrop. As a Texan, I don't take them too seriously.
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Post by cougar on Mar 13, 2009 12:05:32 GMT -5
Thank you, Ranger Rod. "Time Tunnel" brings back a lot of pleasant memories. As far as Wayne's Alamo goes (We all could comment about it, both good and bad) Frankie Avalon did pretty good and he was terrific in the closing scene. However, Chill Wills was terrible! They should have given the Best Supporting Actor nomination to Lawrence Harvey and his much better performance.
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Post by sloanrodgers on Mar 14, 2009 12:30:17 GMT -5
No problem. I've always enjoyed the various time jumping movies and TV series over the years and some of them really make you think. So far as the Wayne Alamo, I think the Academy was probably correct in only giving it an oscar for sound based on its tough 1960 competition. The Time Machine won special effects. I do not think anything that year holds a candle to Spartacus, but would give some of the lesser awards to other movies. The animal work in the Alamo was good and its too bad they don't hand out an oscar for longhorn rustling. I'll have to disagree on Frankie's inclusion.
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Post by cougar on Mar 16, 2009 16:26:31 GMT -5
To take the 1960 Oscar race further, as for as the nominations go, the Wayne Alamo should have won for Song and Music Soundtrack. They are the ones that have stayed in one's film memory. The sound track winner, Exodus, is the only other one among the other song and soundtrack nominees that people can name today and that is just for the main theme.
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Post by Allen Wiener on Mar 16, 2009 18:34:08 GMT -5
I think "Spartacus" had a good soundtrack too, but no memorable tunes. Tiomkin got screwed, let's face it. Not only did they NOT give the best song to "Green Leaves of Summer," but they DID give it to "Never on Sunday," one of the goofier ones I've ever heard. I think they just had it in for Wayne. But, if you look carefully through the history of old Oscar, you'll see a lot more misses than hits.
AW
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Post by stuart on Mar 21, 2009 13:29:21 GMT -5
Why do you suppose Crockett was dimissed with a simple "Crockett was killed yesterday"? Its an interesting thought...
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Post by powderkeg on Dec 7, 2009 21:30:38 GMT -5
Did anyone notice the pistol one of our heroes got from the Captain? It had the action of an 1873 Springfield Trap Door with a fake frizzen added...and several characters seem to have the same gun, including the bandit with what appears to be a .30-'06 round in his bandolier.
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Post by cougar on Dec 16, 2009 15:59:15 GMT -5
Another comment on the 1960 Oscar race, I mentioned on March 16th, (I can't believe I didn't mention it) "The Magnificent Seven" was also nominated for Best Soundtrack. It's also the only other 1960 music theme other than "The Alamo" and "Exodus" that people remember.
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Post by Allen Wiener on Dec 18, 2009 12:57:27 GMT -5
And "Spartacus."
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