RIP -- Pernell Roberts
Jan. 26th, 2010 12:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vanillafluffyPernell Roberts
1928 - 2010
I suspect there's quite a Bonanza cast reunion going on in the Hereafter. Yeah, I know, he exited in the middle of the series, not a great career move, but back in the day, he and Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker and Michael Landon were one of the most memorable TV families of all time, certainly of the Golden Age of TV Westerns. (I *miss* westerns! What's happened to America that we've let our greatest genre fade away?!)
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Date: 2010-01-26 05:48 am (UTC)Rest in peace, man.
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Date: 2010-01-26 08:36 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-01-26 02:47 pm (UTC)It brings up one of the major differences between the 'pretty boys' and those who are 'ruggedly handsome'. In general, pretty boys have an easier time playing younger parts, while rugged guys can play older without a lot of makeup.
Personally, with a few notable exceptions, I'm most often drawn to men who are a little weather-beaten and look like they've seen something of life.
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Date: 2010-01-26 08:21 pm (UTC)AMEN. I won't say I've never gone for a pretty one, but most of the time, I like 'em with a little wear. Johnny Depp being a prime example---when he was younger I couldn't have cared less, but once he started showing a few lines, I got interested. (Okay, so it was Jack Sparrow. What can I say? Bad boys....)
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Date: 2010-01-26 01:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-01-26 09:16 am (UTC)We're overdue for a comback of the western. The networks have gone through cop shows, lawyers, doctors, sci-fi, and fantasy. Reality shows threw a kink in things, but as soon as the cable networks figure out there's a market, we'll get a channel just for westerns and movies/shows set on farms and ranches. John Wayne, Roy Rogers, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Lonesome Dove, Little House on the Prairie, the Waltons, Lassie, and Sarah Plain and Tall, even Field of Dreams.
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Date: 2010-01-26 02:04 pm (UTC)Yup, definitely a western network, probably with some macho name, like SPUR or POSSE. And let's not forget to screen Clint Eastwood (Rawhide and all his western movies), Wild Wild West, The Big Valley, Deadwood and one of my favorites, the six episode series Wildside, which was a mid-80s cross between Wild Wild West and The A-Team....
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Date: 2010-01-26 09:19 pm (UTC)*mind boggles* Oh my....
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Date: 2010-01-26 09:24 pm (UTC)http://www.amazon.com/Bonanza-Orig-Cast-Christmas-Ponderosa/dp/B00004OCRS