This has absolutely no relevance to anything. Nobody remembers any of them except the baby boomers and we’re dying out. Soon,these memories will all be forgotten, replaced by violent, profane, politically-correct pap. So be it.
These are the shows I rushed home from school to see. The good guys (mostly) never killed anybody. They respected women, never made a mess, and we all pretended to be them when we played. There is no real purpose for this post… I just needed to do it.
GUY MADISON AND ANDY DEVINE AS WILD BILL HICKOK AND JINGLES
I LAST SAW HIM ON O’REILLY. I WEPT WHEN HE DIED.
WHAT BOY DIDN’T WANT TO BE ROY ROGERS?
(REAL NAME LEONARD SLY, BUT YOU WOULDN’T KNOW THAT)
RICHARD BOONE
NICK ADAMS AS THE REBEL
The Johnny Yuma scattergun made by Remco is one of the rarest toy guns to find. I collected for almost 20 years and never saw one.
STEVE MCQUEEN AS JOSH RANDALL
His modified 45/70 Winchester was nicknamed the “Mares Laig’.
Marx Toy Co. made this in 3 different sizes.I got one for Christmas in 1960.
CLAYTON MOORE AND JAY SILVERHEELS
HUGH O’BRIAN AS WYATT EARP AND HIS BUNTLINE SPECIAL
THIS WAS MY FAVORITE SHOW. I’VE PROBABLY SEEN EVERY EPISODE DOZENS OF TIMES.
I KNOW WAY MORE ABOUT THIS SHOW THAN I SHOULD.
CHUCK CONNORS USED HIS WINCHESTER MODEL 92,CAL. 44/40 TO RACK UP SOME BIG BODY COUNTS
Sorry for wasting so much bandwidth. I never learned to have manners as a kid.
CLIMATE HUSTLE, hosted by award-winning investigative journalist Marc Morano, reveals the history of climate scares including global cooling; debunks outrageous claims about temperatures, extreme weather, and the so-called “consensus;” exposes the increasingly shrill calls to “act immediately before it’s too late,” and in perhaps the film’s most important section, profiles key scientists who used to believe in climate alarm but have since converted to skepticism.
The movie is a study in the difference between thinkers and doers.
A lady spy with a French accent who works in Benghazi tells one of the security contractors (ex-military men), “I know what I’m doing” because it’s her second tour in a war zone. A contractor replies laconically, “It’s my 12th.”
Nerds may be adequate leaders when everything is going smoothly. But when there are jihadis gathering with rocket launchers outside the gate, send for a jock.
Lars Larson writes on Facebook:
It’s impressive that a movie released in January even includes a direct quoted reference to the Pentagon email by Chief of Staff Jeremy Bash, only released last month, that there were military assets “spinning up” and ready to go… but BHO and SOS Clinton never gave the go ahead.
The movie makes you proud to be an American and it makes me more determined to never let power like that ever rest again in the hands of such feckless losers. It’s well worth seeing and if you care about your country, take as many Democrat Party voters with you as you can.
13 Hours, as most of you know, is the true story of a handful of individuals who showed uncommon bravery in the face of a colossal security clusterflock*, at a US diplomatic outpost, after the fall of Qaddafi in Libya. The movie doesn’t go into the politics, most of which consisted in the (almost?) criminal refusal on behalf of the State Department to provide adequate security to, as the opening credits note, one of the twelve most dangerous spots on the planet.
If you listen closely, you can hear the faint voice of Barack Obama blathering about the wonderful opportunities for the Libyan people now that Qaddafi had been overthrown. Mercifully, I did not see any pictures of Hillary or hear the dreaded cackle, which, now that I think of it, might have sent their attackers fleeing in fear at the sound of it.
The story starts with the arrival of Jack Silva, played by The Office’s John Krasinski**. A tense and potentially deadly situation arises on the streets of Benghazi before they can even reach the compound. Welcome to Benghazi! Jack is not an FNG***, as he has worked with some of the team in years past.
The CIA station chief “Bob”, is portrayed as a snot nosed, condescending, officious prick who treats his security detail, mostly former Navy SEALS, as rent-a-cops. Not surprisingly, the former CIA station chief for Benghazi has said this is all ‘baloney’, but then, if even a fraction of it were true, I would vehemently deny it, too. Whose word are you going to trust? His, or the three men who risked their lives to save his bacon? Me, too.
The movie shows the very human side of these operators: interactions with their wives and kids, albeit long distance, the boredom, the bureaucracy, and when the balloon goes up, their professionalism and willingness to die for their friends and even some complete strangers, because that’s what they signed up for.
The movie is well paced and suspenseful, and at times, like “24”, gives the sense of taking place in real time. The suspense is heightened in that the bad guys do not wear any uniform or insignia and therefore look like anyone else. These men know all too well the consequences of shooting a “friendly”, therefore you literally cannot tell friend from foe until they start shooting at you.
The battle scenes are intense and the down time in between them are very revealing of these men’s character.The requests for help that go unanswered, surprising in the face of the number of people actually ready to respond, may cause one to pause.
I highly recommend this movie. The movie is accurate, according to (most of) those who were there. Director Michael Bay does the script, the story, and the heroes behind them justice. One caveat, you may not be able to leave the theater with a dry eye. Two ladies who saw the movie before I did, Tweeted: There was only one word when we left the theater: Speechless.
Five out of five stars.
*Hey! We are still PG-13 here! But if that kind of language offends you, wait until 13 Hours comes out on network TV, and read the book while you wait. The language is not excessive, but realistic.
**Don’t let that concern you. I was never a fan of The Office, but his acting is first rate here. He gives a very credible performance, showing wide range.
***F’ing New Guy, for the uninitiated.
Update by Grunt: Sean Smith’s mother could not review this movie because she was too emotional about it. To see her comments about Hillary Clinton after attempting to sit through the movie, watch this video: (Hat tip: Common Cents.)
The images on the screen were in black and white. The sponsors were cars, cleaning products, and hair cream. There was no nudity, no sex, and no profanity. The good guy always won in the end and there was never any doubt the heroes were all man. We kids had control of the television from after school, after chores were done, until supper and for a few hours of Saturday morning cartoons. We were stuck watching whatever dad or mom wanted to watch otherwise. There were three channels and one TV set. The rotary telephone was on a party line and you waited until after 7PM when the rates were cheaper. Granny’s kitchen appliances included a refrigerator, a stove, and a Sunbeam mixer. What she could create with them was nothing short of magical. You did your homework, your folks paid the bills and saw that you were safe and well-cared for. Dad never said ‘I love you’, but you just knew. You were taught to respect your elders, you watched TV together, ate together, and prayed together. I wish more of us still did.
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THE ORIGINAL. IT ALWAYS AMAZED ME HOW GEORGE REEVES COULD PUT ON A PAIR OF HORN-RIMMED GLASSES AND NO ONE RECOGNIZED HIM.
JACK WEBB AND HARRY MORGAN (TOM TULLY WAS SGT. FRIDAY’S FIRST PARTNER, BUT YOU PROBABLY ALREADY KNEW THAT)
WEBB WAS NEVER ACTUALLY A POLICEMAN, BUT HE WAS BURIED WITH FULL POLICE HONORS.
I SO ENVIED RUSTY… HE GOT TO HANG OUT WITH LT. MASTERS AND RINTY AND HAD HIS OWN PONY. SOME KIDS HAD ALL THE LUCK.
FRIDAY NIGHT ON CBS. YOU DIDN’T TALK WHILE THIS WAS ON. GRANNY WAS TERRIFIED OF WATER, BUT HAD TO SEE HER PROGRAM. EVERY EPISODE HE’D BE TRAPPED UNDERWATER AND RUNNING OUT OF AIR. SHE’D PUT HER HAND ON HER CHEST AND START TO GASP, BUT HE ALWAYS GOT OUT AT THE LAST MINUTE.
THE NAME OF HIS BOAT WAS ‘THE ARGONAUT’… BUT YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT.
THERE HAVE BEEN TARZAN MOVIES MADE SINCE THE SILENT ERA. OLYMPIC SWIMMER JOHNNY WEISMULLER WAS THE ONE I GREW UP WITH. ‘TARZAN THE APE MAN’ CAME OUT ABOUT 1934 AND COULD NEVER BE MADE LIKE IT WAS TODAY. IT WAS SOOOO RACIST WITH ALL THE LOS ANGELES AFRICAN NATIVES SHOUTING ‘JU JU BWANA!’ AND GETTING EATEN BY CROCODILES AND LIONS.
NO ONE SHOULD HAVE EVER ATTEMPTED TO PLAY THE LONE RANGER AND TONTO AFTER CLAYTON MOORE AND JAY SILVERHEELS. NOT CLINTON SPILSBURY IN 1980 OR ARMIE HAMMER AND JOHNNY DEPP. NEVER SAW EITHER OF THEM. NEVER CARED.
AT THE END OF THE OZZIE AND HARRIET SHOW, THEIR BABY BOY WOULD OFTEN SING HIS LATEST HIT
I AM A STONE RIFLEMAN FREAK. IT WAS ON FROM 1958 UNTIL 1963. JOHNNY CRAWFORD AND I ARE THE SAME AGE. THIS SHOW CAN STILL BE FOUND ON MeTV AND I’VE SEEN EVERY EPISODE SO MANY TIMES I KNOW THE DIALOGUE. WHEN I WAS A KID I NEVER REALIZED WHEN HE FIRED AT ALL THE TARGETS WITH HIS WINCHESTER 44/40 IT WAS ALL SPECIAL EFFECTS. IT WAS SOMEWHAT SANCTIMONIOUS, HE RARELY KISSED A GIRL AND HIS KID WAS ALWAYS GETTING KIDNAPPED SO HE HAD TO KICK SOMEBODY’S ASS TO GET HIM BACK. I KNOW WAY MORE ABOUT THIS SHOW THAN A GROWN MAN SHOULD ADMIT TO.
ART LINKLETTER STRUCK GOLD ASKING KIDS QUESTIONS, AND ALL IT COST WAS SOME CANDY. GENIUS.
HOPE THESE MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT BACK A MEMORY OR TWO.
The real people behind these stories were involved in the making of each movie and are interviewed in the Special Features. I recommend both the movies and the specials.
These are faith-based movies that made every effort to depict trauma and violence in ways that were not exploitative. But the situations were horrifying, so use caution before allowing your youngsters to view either.
I have read 90 Minutes in Heaven and can recommend it; I have not read Unlikely Angel, so can’t say one way or the other.
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