06-09-2022, 12:00 PM
So this is 1963 and James Arness had ownership in the show, attended exec meetings etc. until like 1965.
I'm curious to see how the show changes after that point. That would essentially be the half way mark of the show.
Up til that point, I think it'll stay pretty high quality and pure. But with the late '60s/early '70s around the corner, anything could happen and it may end up compromising the show.
Just because he didn't "own" the show after 1965 doesn't necessarily mean he just went along with any ol' thing after that, let morals be compromised, let agendas be pushed, etc. But I can't imagine there being the same quality after he stopped attending the exec meetings and having that level of say in things.
If shit starts to go wrong on this show at any point, I'm gonna call it out. This is going to be a brutally honest assessment of Gunsmoke. I just hope they don't necessitate any harsh criticism out of me... it's been such an otherworldly kind of experience so far, the show is just unbelievably good. But that's not gonna stop me from calling it out if it goes downhill.
I'm curious to see how the show changes after that point. That would essentially be the half way mark of the show.
Up til that point, I think it'll stay pretty high quality and pure. But with the late '60s/early '70s around the corner, anything could happen and it may end up compromising the show.
Just because he didn't "own" the show after 1965 doesn't necessarily mean he just went along with any ol' thing after that, let morals be compromised, let agendas be pushed, etc. But I can't imagine there being the same quality after he stopped attending the exec meetings and having that level of say in things.
If shit starts to go wrong on this show at any point, I'm gonna call it out. This is going to be a brutally honest assessment of Gunsmoke. I just hope they don't necessitate any harsh criticism out of me... it's been such an otherworldly kind of experience so far, the show is just unbelievably good. But that's not gonna stop me from calling it out if it goes downhill.
