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Quote:If the show does end up coming back to the small screen one day, we just hope they can find someone as good as Milburn Stone to play Doc Adams!
They better never make a Gunsmoke reboot.
If they do, I'll literally die. For real. Can you imagine how much it would suck and what a joke it would be?
Don't do it y'all... it'll probably legitimately cause the world to come to an end, and that's no bullshit.
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Amanda Blake lived here for 17 years...
https://www.redfin.com/AZ/Phoenix/5105-E...e/27220267
Definitely one of the more beautiful and elegant homes I've ever seen belonging to a famous person.
It may seem like it goes without saying that a famous/wealthy person would have an elegant/beautiful home, but a lot of times, they live in places that are a bit boring. They may be large, but there's not very much flair... many of them are downright boring and lackluster, despite the size or other features of the property.
It's also not all that common for celebs to live in places like Phoenix, AZ instead of the cookie cutter bullshit places like Hollywood, and SoCal in general... or even New York City.
Amanda Blake was special.
Quote:Ms. Blake supported Performing Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) with donations, special appearances and fundraisers. When she passed away in 1989, she left the majority of her estate to PAWS.
During her final years, Amanda lived at the PAWS Galt, California sanctuary so she could be close to the animals she loved. She was there for the arrival of PAWS' first elephant.
Amanda's spirit lives on at PAWS. In 1997, the Amanda Blake Memorial Wildlife Refuge, located in Herald, California, was established in Ms. Blake's memory. The refuge once housed eland, fallow deer, rhea, and a small herd of scimitar-horned oryx (they have all passed away), and is now a refuge for a flock of rescued emu. Through this sanctuary, PAWS continues Amanda's commitment to the protection of animals in captivity as well as in the wild.
https://www.pawsweb.org/amanda_blake_memorial.html
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I've had a long held dream of having an animal reservation/sanctuary. I still really hope I get to do that someday.
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S9 E12 - "The Magician"
0:40 lmao, so as a tarot enthusiast, when I hear "The Magician", I'm thinking about this card... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c...gician.jpg And as soon as the episode opens, this magician guy is explaining that the Ace of Spades is essentially the "Death" card of the standard 52 card playing deck, which of course features none of the 22 Major Arcana found in the tarot (78 cards).
It just blows my mind... Gunsmoke IS magic.
1:12 are they gonna make old drunkard Louie disappear? That'd be awesome.
If I lived in the Gunsmoke universe, I'd be a (heavily armed) female mystic who lives in a wagon and travels around solo doing psychic/tarot readings. Word.
1:46 it figures drunkard Louie would choose the 5 of Hearts, the tarot equivalent of which is the 5 of Cups, said to be a card about a man who is mourning the loss of his taste for wine... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c...Cups05.jpg
I've said it before and I'll say it again... it's clear that the people who wrote this show knew about cartomancy and tarot meanings.
2:11 "Oh, the protector of the innocent!" lol, damn right!
2:26 his assistant is so pretty that I hardly mind the hair color... her eyebrows match well enough, so I'll let her pass.
4:30 "Only the small hearted and the frightened are stingy." He's right about that.
4:40 her hair looks slightly more ridiculous out of natural lighting, but meh, at least she's pretty enough to make up for it.
5:30 he's one of the more likable snake oil salesmen who have come to town.
6:02 "I'm only a mirror that reflects what you want to see." Yeah, this episode is gonna be epic.
6:10 he pulls out the 5 of Spades to do a disappearing trick... the card of mental conflict with others, a sense of empty victory when leaving behind the losers of an intellectual battle.
7:36 "But you know, that just might be his greatest illusion." Doc is probably right.
7:50 "Fetch the blacksmith," roflmfao oh dear.
9:03 ooohhh, shit! Tom's a looker!
10:01 hottie Tom draws the Jack of Spades, a card which traditionally speaks of a handsome dark haired young man with potentially ominous intentions.
10:10 7 of Hearts, card of being spoiled for choice, overwhelmed with options, emotional confusion... probably describes this old guy.
10:12 the magician draws the Queen of Diamonds... a rich inner world of resourceful intelligence and pragmatism, someone imbued with a caring nature.
10:35 well on one hand it's too bad her dad is breaking his promise to her, but on the other hand I'm sure she's not too sad about getting to spend some time with Quint!
11:30 lmao this reminds me of the "Window" scene from Little House on the Prairie... https://www.sectual.com/thread-9465.html *dancing banana*
12:18 number 7 numerology means victory.
13:46 yeah, Tom's definitely living up to that Jack of Spades energy.
16:48 https://i.imgur.com/UBLONNG.png ... 'nuff said.
19:17 lol this guy thinks his friends are scum.
21:24 drunk people are sooo gross.
22:20 lol, ol' Jack of Spades is at it again.
22:48 [dog barking in distance] Yuuuup, we all know what that means.
24:56 man, these two are NOT having a good time in Dodge City.
29:09 just look him, hiding in the house like a pussy.
39:06 damn, Miss Kitty's cuter than a button in this scene.
42:58 lol this guy's life's become some kinda nightmare.
43:20 oh he's 100% over you, son.
44:19 check out that terrace, damn there are some nice buildings in Dodge now.
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S9 E13 - "Pa Hack's Brood"
1:06 as if he'd ask for anything else, lol.
15:10 seems like these two guys lucked up if you ask me.
18:04 how the fuck is he interested in her and not the other chick?? Is it just cuz she looks dirty??
25:25 check out these flies trying to make out with James Arness in this scene.
26:30 I don't think she should wash anything... he obviously wants her dirty.
27:24 this show just plain spoils me... *heart eyes*
28:00 this is the same Jeb from the "Jeb" episode... lol, man, he's damn near grizzled after that time he spent in Dodge!
30:08 "a pale eyed wench" roflmfaololol!!!!!!!!
36:03 man talk about throwing somebody under the bus... that's fucked up.
39:00 TURRRN AROUUUNND.
42:08 it's too bad Jeb doesn't like her the way he should... they'd have a great setup right about now if he did.
47:40 lmfao the look on Marshal Dillon's face, it reminds me of this earlier post in the thread...
(05-12-2022, 09:14 PM)Dev Wrote: Matt has this bemused look on his face when he's talking to some of these people.
100%.
49:43 seems like a horse could be a super great friend for travels though. I mean like... I can just imagine a sad lonely cowboy riding along the plain, crying and hugging his horse.
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S9 E14 - "The Glory and the Mud"
1:08 it's James Best again.
2:33 this can't end well, lmao.
3:51 Dan's like "Fuck's sake, don't leave me here with this guy."
6:48 "Kind of a dude, isn't he?" Roflmfaofmfaoloaflolol.
10:00 re: the dress length discussion, the 1960s are starting to creep in.
19:00 oh so your ancient ass is "ready" to settle down now, and she's supposed to act like you're doing her a solid or something? Pft, beat it, old man.
21:08 lmao well that's a relief.
23:20 he's about as dumb as a rock, so yeah, he probably would try it.
28:10 this is an epic scene between these two. He's right. Marshal Matt Dillon, whether he's always a lawman from here on out or not, will always be the target of those wannabe gunslingers trying to outdraw the legends.
29:45 oh wow, I'd tell him to fuck off right then and there. Screw this dude.
30:17 running a business in Dodge and just sleeping in the store... man that'd be the life.
30:50 pretty sure that's exactly what she did when she opened her own dress store, asshole.
37:50 damn yo, this guy can get DEEP deep though. I don't like him much, but he sure says some amazing things.
43:50 I'll tell you what, if his adversary tries it on him right now, he won't be able to beat him because of the way he's dressed. Those clothes are uppity... that's not gunfighting garb. As Matt and Doc noted when he first got to town, he dresses like "a dude" now.
49:36 "I'LL NEVER LET GO, JACK."
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S9 E15 - "Dry Well"
1:25 wow, this guy is all up this lady's ass with a microscope. WTF!
7:52 what in the hell!? Is this her OTHER boyfriend?!?!?!?
34:37 pft, damn, this lady never quits does she? I mean, in a way I almost kinda respect her hustle!
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S9 E16 - "Prairie Wolfer"
2:22 oh shit oh shit oh SHIIIIT, IT'S FESTUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AH MY GOD IT'S FESTUS!!! And he looks SOOOOOO GOOOOOOD. OMG he's so sexy. He's SOOOOOO SEXY. His voice and the way he looks and EVERYTHING is sooooo much sexier as Festus... https://imgur.com/a/TRTqngL
Make no mistake about it... despite his earlier appearance/first introduction, THIS right here is THE Festus. Of course his character will be refined over time just like the rest of them were (although they all started off solid in the first place). This is the Festus we know and love. As far as I'm concerned, this is really the first time we've ever met him.
3:10 OMG he's so damn fine, I CANNOT.
Why is Festus so sexy?!??!??!?!?!?
He's like... PERFECTLY intimidating. He's intimidating in this super weird, backwoods way that I've honestly never seen before, at least not on screen. Like wow. I'm blown away by Festus, dude. Like I said in the beginning when I knew fuck all about Gunsmoke, lmao... Festus is bestest. By golly, I was right. I mean, aside from the Marshal of course.
4:30 shit, apparently she likes what she sees too. I guess Festus is a hit with ALL the ladies. But WHY?!
5:05 maybe it's cuz he looks all rough and dirty, but he's got a quick wit and stands his ground with that personality.
5:10 lmfao the look on Chester's face, he thinks he's all gross and nasty, lol!!!!!!!!
6:28 "Well that's alright with me, dude." ROFLMFAOOOOOMG I CANNNNOOOTTTTTT. HE JUST SAID THAT. HE JUST FUCKING SAID THAT. HE REALLY JUST SAID THAT. Obsessed. I'm obsessed with Festus.
11:37 damn, this sheltered prairie bitch really lucked up hard... she's got THE Festus comin' up on her, it's just too bad he's cleanly shaven. Ah well, at least he's still dressed the part. He's sexier with the beard, but still a million times sexier than everybody else even without it... except for the Marshal of course.
12:00 yeah he looks different... we just discussed that.
12:09 oh whatever, you know you prefer him all dirtied up. I know I do.
16:16 no one is sexier than Marshal Dillon.
24:02 oh, Festus... I wanna see you in EVERY SINGLE EPISODE FOR THE REST OF THIS SHOW. EVERY SINGLE ONE.
24:55 he's going for the neck, hell yeah!!!!!!!
27:50 yeah, that's the love of your life right there baby.
28:50 oh wow... I guess there IS something wrong with her, lol. Like, hasn't she ever heard of a wolfer and what wolfers do?? What the heck??
35:27 I dunno if this is the right approach, but it's pretty hot.
Check out this article...
https://www.metv.com/stories/ken-curtis-...ster-goode
Quote:When Curtis was a boy, he remembered a real character he often encountered who went by the name of Cedar Jack, one of those town locals whose story everyone seemed to know.
Curtis funneled some of Cedar Jack's nature into his portrayal of Festus, creating one of TV Westerns' most iconic characters as a sort of tribute to this hometown legend who always stuck out in his mind.
In 1971, Curtis said he was still wondering what happened to Cedar Jack.
47:50 lol that was one of the best dying scenes ever!
49:17 God I love you Festus.
So epic. So good. So epic and so good.
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Absolutely ridiculously epic.
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They could have made this show half as good and it would still be better than all the rest.
For real.
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Gunsmoke is one of mankind's greatest achievements.
Like yeah, we went to the moon but...
That Gunsmoke though.
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This song reminds me of Gunsmoke...
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352 episodes left, and Festus is in 300 of them.
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That's 52 whole episodes without Festus...
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At the end of the show, Ken Curtis will be 58, James Arness will be 51, and Milburn Stone will be 70. Milburn Stone (Doc) died 4 years after the show ended.
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S9 E17 - "Friend"
4:20 they're always breaking Kitty's balls about all the money she makes, but then whenever she's doing the books it's like they're barely making it, lol.
4:30 she mentions about 3 months ago, they had to have flooring replaced because it was full of bullet holes... that was like 3 episodes ago. So how the fuck is it still only 1878?
4:46 lol that's fucked up... the real Long Branch did burn down.
6:20 I can't believe they ever let Amanda Blake go from this show... they must have been out of their minds. Guy said he regretted it... well no shit, man.
11:00 so the Marshal gives a little bit of his history here saying he traveled around and worked on some ranches and basically found there were nasty dirty criminals everywhere, so it seems like he took it on himself to become a lawman. The way I take it is that he figured as long as he's gonna have to be confronting and killing bad guys, he might as well do it with a badge on.
11:17 seems like they're suggesting that 10 years ago, this Judd guy found Matt under the same kinda circumstances as he found this other guy.
17:00 when he says he never saw who jumped him, Matt gets this look on his face... I dunno, I just interpret it as suspicion. I think he's connecting the similarities between his experience 10 years ago and what happened to this guy.
24:10 I meeean, maybe they should dig him up and make sure he's in there. They've done it under less worthy circumstances, IMO.
29:42 well I guess that says a lot.
33:40 damn, that looks like a long run.
35:33 I TOOOOLLLLDDDD YOOOOUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bahahahaha, WHAT THE EFF??~?~?~?!?!?!?!!? What kinda psycho goes around doing shit like this?!?!?!?!?!?
I've got it all figured out... it ain't Judd in that grave, it's the other guy.
43:20 "I'm gonna dig up the grave, Marge." Oh hell yeah!!!!!!!!!
44:27 well it's a grim job, but let's be real... it's necessary. I bet somebody walks up before he's finished though.
44:40 I know this show too well.
47:50 lol well you don't see that every day.
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S9 E18 - "Once a Haggen"
Guaranteed Festus in this episode... *popcorn & lust*
1:34 there's absolutely nothing that isn't legendary about Festus.
1:44 holy shit, it's SLIM PICKENS!!!!!!!!! Not only did he have one of the GREATEST 'stage names' of all time, but he was also in Blazing Saddles (1974). And let's not forget his legendary 'riding the bomb' scene in Dr. Strangelove (1964).
3:03 oh well this guy definitely isn't gonna get robbed or anything.
10:17 "You ain't surmisin' it was me, are ya?" Roflmfaoooo, 10+ for not only the use of the word "surmising" but for dropping the 'g' from it too. Just wow.
10:46 "The dude?" Roflmfaololol. Every time he says it, I crack up. He pronounces it "dewd"... rofl.
14:58 it's obvious this guy did it.
26:02 yeah, Ken Curtis was a singer and they've got him showing off on this one.
28:08 Festus's woman is a little bit less annoying in this episode. She makes a couple more appearances and then they do away with her thankfully though.
29:09 lol this is fuckin' scandalous, I love it.
29:30 it's SLIGHTLY ridiculous that this singing ability is coming from the character of Festus, but I'm gonna look past it. I'm just saying that anyone as talented as Ken Curtis is formidable.
38:16 how did things go from this to Festus being a deputy marshal? Lmao!
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S9 E19 - "No Hands"
2:53 wow, just look at those fancy new signs!!!
6:30 "Folks around here know I can't be pushed." Hell yeah Doc, that's what I'm talkin' about!!!!!!
17:36 I really don't envy Doc's position right now.
22:28 let me just take a guess at who he's gonna run into... *eye roll*
26:00 gotta be the sausage.
27:00 sheeeeeit... it ain't gonna be very funny to you later either bro.
27:50 too bad he didn't take more sausage.
28:50 hm, well this is an interesting karmic situation. So this is the son that wasn't with them in the Long Branch.
29:27 so they're never gonna connect the dots here. My guess is they're gonna go kill the dude, rob him of what little he has, including the sausage of death, and then they're all gonna die from it. Lmao!
33:07 "Go through the wagon and see if he's got anything we can use." BWAHAHAHAHA, MUWAHAHAHAHA.
34:50 now, boy, don't forget to tell your pa and your brothers about those righteous sausages you found... sharing is caring!
36:21 strange artifact right in the middle of the picture... https://imgur.com/a/HbmN1xf
49:20 finally.
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S9 E20 - "Mayblossom"
0:40 lol, Festus is always playing cards.
0:46 *resists urge to read into meaning of cards* Just kidding, I didn't resist. 5C, 6H, 7D, 8S, 9S... https://i.imgur.com/hTYCM3a.png Means worry/fretting, feeling trapped/confined, conflict/fighting, a love offer that involves competition, undertones of nostalgia, examining the fruits of one's labor, doubts about continuing with a course of action.
2:08 lmao he's showing Festus how a level works... https://i.imgur.com/ebLevXo.png
10:48 roflmfao he's just standing there holding his level.
13:50 shit, that place is awesome!
19:09 "Aunt George come a'grinnin' up outta that sorghum patch, totin' that youngin'," roflmfaololol, she had the baby in a field somewhere, roflmfaolol.
Damn, I gotta say... Ken Curtis had the hardest lines on this show, no contest.
21:20 lmao he's trying to get the marshal to marry her instead.
23:11 dude, Kitty's sexy as fuck in this scene, and the way she said "Honest." Damn, I felt a little somethin' somethin'.
23:35 I like that ring she's wearing.
23:45 lmfao @ Festus and his level.
24:20 "You got any more pretties we could play poker for? *hugs level*" Oh my goodness... priceless, absolutely priceless.
35:00 shit, she'll probably kill him.
37:54 he's still got the level, ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!
44:40 I think in this story, the level has symbolized the scales of justice.
Such a great episode.
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S9 E21 - "The Bassops"
0:32 that's the happiest looking horse I've ever seen.
7:45 they're gonna hang him IN DODGE??
13:10 God he's so brilliant, turns me on so hard.
22:55 oh he's gonna wake up for sure as soon as he senses those cuffs getting filed.
23:00 BHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA what'd I tell you.
27:00 usually characters with an attitude like this annoy me, but... I like her a lot.
27:45 as a Kentuckian, I appreciate that these characters are from Kentucky but they chose not to give them over the top retarded accents like they did with Festus's girlfriend. I'm just saying.
38:50 pft... that does it. Fuck wagons! It's horse and tarp/tent, all the way.
47:00 "Can I have my badge back?"
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