05-10-2022, 08:31 PM
Dodge was a rough place in those days... but when you find girls on barren pieces of land barely scraping by with a family who treats them like crap, Dodge is a step up. Especially under the care of Marshal Dillon... that's what makes Dodge okay. And that's sort of the idea... Matt Dillon is endeared even more to the townsfolk and the audience because he's this larger than life force that commands respect out of the bad guys just by virtue of having this "put the fear of God in ya" presence.
Miss Kitty in earlier seasons is very subtly hinted at as a madame (female pimp) with the Long Branch being where she works and manages the girls who work under her.
I read in an article that they dial back the theme of low key prostitution going on at the Long Branch, and I think that starts in season 3 most likely, as I'm nearing the end of season 2 and Kitty is now the official co-owner of the Long Branch, therefore legitimizing her presence there and making it possible to leave behind the madame theme.
I will miss that theme though. Not gonna lie. Hopefully it doesn't change too much.
In the radio series, it was made very clear that Kitty was a madame with ladies working under her... the radio show was referred to as an "adult" show, while the TV series progressively decided to tone down those more mature aspects and uphold morality. It was a decision heavily influenced by James Arness, who believed in putting a good message out there and upholding moral qualities as a mainstay, my guess is the whole thing was aimed at keeping America's moral fortitude intact during a questionable time. The 60s were just around the corner when the show began, and I think most likely they wanted to combat the 'free love' hippie movement, which was viewed as a morally lax time, and the degradation of society was feared to be the result.
Miss Kitty in earlier seasons is very subtly hinted at as a madame (female pimp) with the Long Branch being where she works and manages the girls who work under her.
I read in an article that they dial back the theme of low key prostitution going on at the Long Branch, and I think that starts in season 3 most likely, as I'm nearing the end of season 2 and Kitty is now the official co-owner of the Long Branch, therefore legitimizing her presence there and making it possible to leave behind the madame theme.
I will miss that theme though. Not gonna lie. Hopefully it doesn't change too much.
In the radio series, it was made very clear that Kitty was a madame with ladies working under her... the radio show was referred to as an "adult" show, while the TV series progressively decided to tone down those more mature aspects and uphold morality. It was a decision heavily influenced by James Arness, who believed in putting a good message out there and upholding moral qualities as a mainstay, my guess is the whole thing was aimed at keeping America's moral fortitude intact during a questionable time. The 60s were just around the corner when the show began, and I think most likely they wanted to combat the 'free love' hippie movement, which was viewed as a morally lax time, and the degradation of society was feared to be the result.
