The Silver Screen Oasis

MissGoddess wrote:He made me smile as the Yonder Man but he was not a miscreant. I kind of admired his free character, though he was certainly undomesticated.

I will be watching the Bonanza epi tomorrow night. From your description it sounds as though Vernon finally got to break out of his streak of bad guy roles in this show.

Watched an episode of "Combat" today that used the set of the Dodge House from "Gunsmoke." It double as an orphanage in England. (Interiors only.)

I recall Canary being on the show almost regularly quite a few years earlier.

"I'm called Candy. For candidate. I was born on Election Day."

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I'm reviving this old, old thread because I happened to be watching a Bonanza episode today and realized how very fickle I must be. When the show started in 1959, I was still a starry eyed teenager and naturally thought the sun rose and set with Little Joe, but by the second season, I admired Adam's calm, quiet demeanor much more more. After Adam left, I watched for a while longer but didn't have much time between school, graduation and getting married, so I find most of the episodes are new to me, however, in the years that have passed and having gone through 2 husbands, and raised 4 people to maturity (?), now in my later years I find myself becoming attracted to good, thoughtful, courtly Pa Ben Cartwright. I recall thinking at one time long ago; 'how can such an old man still be acting?' Ha, ha, the joke's definitely on me : lol: Right now, that white wavy hair looks mighty good to me.

Maybe that's why I like Gunsmoke and some other series so much. I've watched Jim Arness mature from a very young handsome Marshall Dillon, to the head of the Family Mcmahon, along with his movie roles, and now can appreciate an older man whom I've been seeing all my life. This of course is in direct agreement with my Golden Age actors who I also watched as they aged like fine wine.
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That's too funny, Anne! I haven't really had that happen with Bonanza, but I do find myself watching some of our classic films and thinking the same thing about actors who aren't the leading man, but instead, the leading man's father! Charlie Ruggles aged pretty darn gracefully, and I think he'd be a fun date! And there's my favorite older actor, who was probably around my age when he was playing all those dads - Henry O'Neill. So elegant. And Joan Crawford, despite her eyebrows that everyone (including me) made fun of, looked damn good in those movies from the 50's and 60's! She gets younger every time I see her.

As far as Bonanza is concerned, I think Adam is the cutie, but I also happen to like Hoss an awful lot. He's got a sweet nature and pretty eyes.

Hoss is the heart of the show but I see how many go for Adam. He is well read, articulate, thoughtful and patient. Little Joe was not patient. He was fun and loyal and determined.

I ....don't like Little Joe.

But I'm not a huge Bonanza fan, so you can kick me out of the thread if you want.

You like one of them and that is fine. (It'd be fine if you didn't like any of them - a little weird but fine.)

He's kind of like those hothead boys in the later Wayne westerns. I don't dislike him, but I'm not really watching for him.

My favorite episode so far (besides Top Hand with Ben Johnson which doesn't have a lot to do with the Bonanza cast anyway) is the one with Inger Stevens, where Hoss falls for her.

What an odd but sweet pairing Hoss and the lovely Miss Stevens made. That was a good episode. I think I enjoy the stories set on Hoss best of the early shows. His character does make a good contrast with his brothers.

I agree.

It was called The Newcomers, and it's here. I saw it on Antenna or MeTv or some channel one day and stopped because I love Inger, too. I think you'll like it very much, MissG.

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