07-22-2022, 05:36 PM
S13 E1 - "The Wreckers"
0:03 slightly different intro music, same footage... I like it, it's sexy. This is the season premiere, maybe it'll be spicy.
1:15 you can help me anytime baby!!!!!!
1:33 he really looks like Antonio Banderas.
3:10 lol @ Kitty nagging on Matt. I guess the point of this is to tell us they were SUPPOSED to be on a semi-romantic trip together but they ended up transporting this prisoner guy.
4:05 so the wagon will just make it far enough away to break down and be out of convenient distance to help.
5:20 well that was definitely the longest, most dramatic carriage wreck ever, AND it seemed like an EXTRA well built carriage too. On any other episode, it would have broken into 5 pieces no more than 50 yds away from where it took off.
5:44 Roger Ewing/Thad isn't in the opening credits anymore so I guess he's left us... I dunno if this is okay with me or not. It's not so much about him as it is just a general sense of change in the show.
You guys...
This may be where Gunsmoke starts to suck.
How WHACK would that be? Cuz it's season 13, it's a freaky number, you know things are bound to be weird. Is this where Gunsmoke... JUMPS THE SHARK???
There used to be a site called "Jump The Shark" and it was just a list of shows and the general consensus about when they jumped the shark. I am tempted to go see if it's still around. Hmmm... JumpTheShark.com redirects to TVGuide.com.
I just wonder what the general consensus is about Gunsmoke. I'm tempted to see where people tend to agree that it JTS, or if people don't feel like it ever did. I don't want to be influenced by other people's opinions about it though.
https://www.metv.com/stories/the-jump-th...c-tv-shows
Oh my God, this is NOT a good sign... Gunsmoke is #1 on the list. It references an episode in season 18. It's not hard to imagine that the show starts to blow late in the series, but there are 7 seasons left at this point!
6:00 all of them would be door nail dead after an incident like that. This is a DEFINITE moment where shark jumping is entirely possible for Gunsmoke. It might have just happened.
I'm still looking around trying to find opinions about when the show JTS, and one source says it happened when Chester left, which is bullshit. Someone on IMDb said, "Gunsmoke ran for an amazing 20 seasons, and never had a 'Jump The Shark' moment." Someone else cited another episode as their personal "JTS" episode.
Somebody on Quora said the show JTS when Newly came on the scene, and this is around that time. Still just sounds like somebody's opinion though, not the opinion of the general audience. None of those sites are places I'd trust for unbiased info though.
I'm not seeing much in these results that make me think there's a general consensus about Gunsmoke.
Here's a more legit looking site, this is an archive of posts from 2014, these are real opinions right here...
https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/arc...25262.html
Priceless gems in that thread, here's a good one...
That's what I ALWAYS say! Those other bullshit "shows" don't count, fuck those shows!!!
Some people think it should have ended in 1967, so right about now... I can't blame them, but on the other hand, 1967 was a HUGE era change. It's not really Gunsmoke's fault that shit got weird that year, and around that time in general.
Earlier in S12 was when they were originally going to cancel the show, but that Babe Paley chick got Gilligan's Island canceled instead so that Gunsmoke could continue.
Still other sources say that the show jumped the shark when Kitty left, which seems pretty obvious... definitely JTS territory, IF the show hadn't fucked up UNTIL that point. But I'm thinking if it ever fucked up, it was before then.
I'm just saying, for me, this episode is totally ridiculous right out of the gate. The whole incident was too dramatic. I'll let you know if I change my mind, but I'm thinking this could be Gunsmoke's JTS moment. Keep in mind, this opinion is from an expert (me).
7:00 like they ain't gonna see her fingers wriggling out the slats on the carriage. Like they ain't gonna see her looking at them with those bright blue eyes and that red hair. It's unrealistic that they'd even be alive. NOTHING about it is even vaguely realistic, and this is gonna be a really hard sale for me.
7:40 she's gotta think all smart and fast right now... agh, what a bitch that would be! She's putting his badge on the other guy, that's brilliant, but it's totally throwing him under the bus. Is that guy even alive??
9:30 daammnn, these dudes are freaking me the fuck out. Look at these guys. Look how this one dorky dude in the glasses is levitating Miss Kitty out of the carriage.
9:40 that guy's teeth are SUPER white.
11:30 so did she make the right choice or not though?? It seems like it's still up in the air.
17:40 turns out the Marshal is in total agreement with Kitty's quick thinking... this is hot. It's definitely not shark jump, but they JUST BARELY MISSED it with this episode. It was sooo, sooo close.
19:00 lmfao, THEY'RE LARPING RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE ACTUALLY LARPING.
20:20 now the secret marshal is making his stand to take command of Kitty's fine tail. This is an iconic scene, and it's rather sexy too. But it's "Gunsmoke sexy"... not normie sexy.
21:24 "I got took 'cause I didn't run." OOOOOOHHHHOOOOOO... *bites knuckle*
21:40 look at that gorgeous curly hair.
26:40 lol. Mood.
27:58 he's such a natural dominator... I love it. So sexy.
30:00 Hooo my God. This is gonna be a TOUGH ONE!!! LOLOL!!! I'm cringing already.
31:17 this guy is in bad shape... if he dies after that scene, that's gonna be next level.
31:30 what, is Kitty gonna smother him with a PILLOW?!?!?! *eyeroll*
32:30 they did something EVEN MORE HARDCORE than I anticipated.
36:10 unpopular opinion, but I really like this Luke character... he's dork hot and super creepy.
38:00 S12 and onward is not a "jumping the shark" situation... for me, it's a matter of INTENSITY.
40:28 Doc should have been a politician!
49:25 ultimately, Gunsmoke didn't JTS because of this episode, but the show HAS to dial back on the intensity WITHOUT shark jumping.
It has to level itself out without outright sucking, without dumbing itself down (because intensity doesn't necessarily equate to intelligence)... there are a lot of plates to juggle with this one, and it's a tall order.
0:03 slightly different intro music, same footage... I like it, it's sexy. This is the season premiere, maybe it'll be spicy.
1:15 you can help me anytime baby!!!!!!
1:33 he really looks like Antonio Banderas.
3:10 lol @ Kitty nagging on Matt. I guess the point of this is to tell us they were SUPPOSED to be on a semi-romantic trip together but they ended up transporting this prisoner guy.
4:05 so the wagon will just make it far enough away to break down and be out of convenient distance to help.
5:20 well that was definitely the longest, most dramatic carriage wreck ever, AND it seemed like an EXTRA well built carriage too. On any other episode, it would have broken into 5 pieces no more than 50 yds away from where it took off.
5:44 Roger Ewing/Thad isn't in the opening credits anymore so I guess he's left us... I dunno if this is okay with me or not. It's not so much about him as it is just a general sense of change in the show.
You guys...
This may be where Gunsmoke starts to suck.
How WHACK would that be? Cuz it's season 13, it's a freaky number, you know things are bound to be weird. Is this where Gunsmoke... JUMPS THE SHARK???
There used to be a site called "Jump The Shark" and it was just a list of shows and the general consensus about when they jumped the shark. I am tempted to go see if it's still around. Hmmm... JumpTheShark.com redirects to TVGuide.com.
I just wonder what the general consensus is about Gunsmoke. I'm tempted to see where people tend to agree that it JTS, or if people don't feel like it ever did. I don't want to be influenced by other people's opinions about it though.
https://www.metv.com/stories/the-jump-th...c-tv-shows
Oh my God, this is NOT a good sign... Gunsmoke is #1 on the list. It references an episode in season 18. It's not hard to imagine that the show starts to blow late in the series, but there are 7 seasons left at this point!
6:00 all of them would be door nail dead after an incident like that. This is a DEFINITE moment where shark jumping is entirely possible for Gunsmoke. It might have just happened.
I'm still looking around trying to find opinions about when the show JTS, and one source says it happened when Chester left, which is bullshit. Someone on IMDb said, "Gunsmoke ran for an amazing 20 seasons, and never had a 'Jump The Shark' moment." Someone else cited another episode as their personal "JTS" episode.
Somebody on Quora said the show JTS when Newly came on the scene, and this is around that time. Still just sounds like somebody's opinion though, not the opinion of the general audience. None of those sites are places I'd trust for unbiased info though.
I'm not seeing much in these results that make me think there's a general consensus about Gunsmoke.
Here's a more legit looking site, this is an archive of posts from 2014, these are real opinions right here...
https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/arc...25262.html
Priceless gems in that thread, here's a good one...
Quote:It was reaching the wrong demographic group by the 1974-1975 season, its last.
Older viewers were watching it, not the younger ones CBS was wanting to
attract. It was decided to end it after an astounding 20 year run, which for
a drama only Law And Order (NBC) came close to reaching (sorry The
Simpsons and 60 Minutes doesn't count, they weren't dramas).
That's what I ALWAYS say! Those other bullshit "shows" don't count, fuck those shows!!!
Some people think it should have ended in 1967, so right about now... I can't blame them, but on the other hand, 1967 was a HUGE era change. It's not really Gunsmoke's fault that shit got weird that year, and around that time in general.
Earlier in S12 was when they were originally going to cancel the show, but that Babe Paley chick got Gilligan's Island canceled instead so that Gunsmoke could continue.
Still other sources say that the show jumped the shark when Kitty left, which seems pretty obvious... definitely JTS territory, IF the show hadn't fucked up UNTIL that point. But I'm thinking if it ever fucked up, it was before then.
I'm just saying, for me, this episode is totally ridiculous right out of the gate. The whole incident was too dramatic. I'll let you know if I change my mind, but I'm thinking this could be Gunsmoke's JTS moment. Keep in mind, this opinion is from an expert (me).
7:00 like they ain't gonna see her fingers wriggling out the slats on the carriage. Like they ain't gonna see her looking at them with those bright blue eyes and that red hair. It's unrealistic that they'd even be alive. NOTHING about it is even vaguely realistic, and this is gonna be a really hard sale for me.
7:40 she's gotta think all smart and fast right now... agh, what a bitch that would be! She's putting his badge on the other guy, that's brilliant, but it's totally throwing him under the bus. Is that guy even alive??
9:30 daammnn, these dudes are freaking me the fuck out. Look at these guys. Look how this one dorky dude in the glasses is levitating Miss Kitty out of the carriage.
9:40 that guy's teeth are SUPER white.
11:30 so did she make the right choice or not though?? It seems like it's still up in the air.
17:40 turns out the Marshal is in total agreement with Kitty's quick thinking... this is hot. It's definitely not shark jump, but they JUST BARELY MISSED it with this episode. It was sooo, sooo close.
19:00 lmfao, THEY'RE LARPING RIGHT NOW. THEY'RE ACTUALLY LARPING.
20:20 now the secret marshal is making his stand to take command of Kitty's fine tail. This is an iconic scene, and it's rather sexy too. But it's "Gunsmoke sexy"... not normie sexy.
21:24 "I got took 'cause I didn't run." OOOOOOHHHHOOOOOO... *bites knuckle*
21:40 look at that gorgeous curly hair.
26:40 lol. Mood.
27:58 he's such a natural dominator... I love it. So sexy.
30:00 Hooo my God. This is gonna be a TOUGH ONE!!! LOLOL!!! I'm cringing already.
31:17 this guy is in bad shape... if he dies after that scene, that's gonna be next level.
31:30 what, is Kitty gonna smother him with a PILLOW?!?!?! *eyeroll*
32:30 they did something EVEN MORE HARDCORE than I anticipated.
36:10 unpopular opinion, but I really like this Luke character... he's dork hot and super creepy.
38:00 S12 and onward is not a "jumping the shark" situation... for me, it's a matter of INTENSITY.
40:28 Doc should have been a politician!
49:25 ultimately, Gunsmoke didn't JTS because of this episode, but the show HAS to dial back on the intensity WITHOUT shark jumping.
It has to level itself out without outright sucking, without dumbing itself down (because intensity doesn't necessarily equate to intelligence)... there are a lot of plates to juggle with this one, and it's a tall order.
