bonanza : the return is a 1993 made-for-television film sequel to both the 1959 – 1973 television series bonanza and the 1988 made-for-television film bonanza : the next generation .

the movie was directed by jerry jameson and featured noted character actors ben johnson , jack elam , dean stockwell , linda gray , and richard roundtree .

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bonanza : the return cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of bonanza : the return actors includes any bonanza : the return actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each bonanza : the return actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of bonanza : the return have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
for true bonanza fans . a montage of the next generation of cartwrights as they return in 1993 ' s
bonanza , the return ,
with michael landon , jr . watch as a . c . , son of adam cartwright , josh , son of hoss , sarah , daughter of little joe , and benj , son of little joe , all return to the ponderosa ranch .
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he sang in several episodes of bonanza ( 1959 ) and appeared on 2 record albums with the bonanza ( 1959 ) cast as well as 1 solo album .
would like to see a day where they showed the first episode to the last . also that return to bonanza where ben johnson said he knew ben cartwright . that wasn’t right ben johnson was shot by little joe in one episode as a bad deputy
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in 1970 after a contract dispute with the show ' s producers . he would return after co - star dan blocker ' s may 1972 death . canary said that he loved
negotiations are back on , says dana ashbrook , and there ' s a fifty - fifty chance david lynch will return to direct the 9 new twin peaks episodes on showtime .
“the return” turns out to be an overly reverential attempt to cash in on one of tv’s most beloved series that suffers from the lack of appeal of its young leads and slipshod action sequences .
pernell roberts was the longest living bonanza cast member , followed by lorne greene , who played his tv father in the series .
this latest “bonanza” revival was bound for firstrun syndication before nbc snared it , hoping to recapture some of the magic the show conjured for the network from 1959 - 73 . it follows a 1988 movie , “bonanza : the next generation , ” also based loosely on the series .
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the return
is an episode of bonanza starring lorne greene , pernell roberts , and dan blocker . when trace cordell comes back to virginia city after serving his time for bank robbery , ben cartwright is among those at the stage to welcome his former neighbor home . but , except for ben , . . . see full summary »
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and
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bonanza
( and its prequel ,
the ponderosa
) , and
the high chaparral .
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his ex - bonanza co - star , michael landon , died of pancreatic cancer , the same disease roberts succumbed to , years after .
i miss them too . . awesome show . i love all the old westerns . . bonanza , the virginian , rawhide , riffleman…you name them…i still watch them
there is a sense in nbc’s tuesday night strategy , however . nbc starts with a one - hour show , bonanza , against two half - hour comedies , which puts the hold on bonanza viewers thru the first half - hour of opposition programs that begin at 7 : 30 .
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in 1962 landon released a bonanza related single , gimme a little kiss / be patient with me , on columbia records .
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on monday , november 6th , 1972 nbc officially canceled bonanza . it was a complete surprise to the cast and crew but not , perhaps , to the television industry as a whole . bonanza ‘s nielsen ratings had tumbled following the strong season premiere . the october 24th episode ranked 52nd ; the october 31st episode 48th [ 5 , 6 ] .
he was only 13 years younger than lorne greene who played his television father , ben cartwright , on bonanza ( 1959 ) .
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dan blocker ( december 10 , 1928 – may 13 , 1972 ) appeared as eric
hoss
cartwright in the nbc - tv series bonanza .
was reunited with his ex - bonanza ( co - star , lorne greene , for 2 episodes of vega $ ( 1978 ) .
nbc should have let “bonanza”‘s producers and cast do one final episode , even if it would have been a 90 - minute special not airing until september ( perhaps pre - empting “mystery movie” for a week , so the finale could’ve been broadcast in “bonanza”‘s longtime sunday - night timeslot ) .
“bonanza” probably could have survived either the death of dan blocker ( if the show had stayed on sunday nights ) or the move to tuesday nights ( if dan blocker were still alive and part of the cast ) .
at the peak of his and the tv show ' s popularity , pernell elected not to renew his contract and left at the end of the 1964 - 1965 season to the utter dismay of his fans . the show continued successfully without him , but a gap was always felt in the cartwright family by this abrupt departure . the story line continued to leave open the possibility of a return if desired , but pernell never did .
while attempting to learn more about an “alternate” theme song for bonanza , i found a number of articles discussing bonanza ‘s sudden cancellation in november 1972 . the tragic death of dan blocker on may 13th of that year , less than a month before production was to begin on bonanza ‘s 14th season , meant drastic changes had to be made to scripts that had already been finished . blocker’s character , hoss cartwright , was incredibly popular .
seasoned tv - drama director mark tinker might have been seen in the mould of jacques tourneur and robert altman , who had directed episodes of the classic western series , bonanza , in its 1960s heyday . however , this second updated visit to the ponderosa ranch ( after 1995 ' s bonanza - the return ) proved an underwhelming experience . veteran western stalwarts ben johnson and jack elam turn in effortless performances and there ' s an unexpected turn from leonard nimoy as the outlaw frank james , who seeks sanctuary from a band of lynch - happy pinkerton detectives . fans of the original series might also be touched by the presence of michael landon jr , whose late father played little joe .
actually i thought it was more like the twighr zone then bonanza . it was just a very strange show and one i would not have ended a legand on .
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television movie sequel to the nbc western series
bonanza .
the ponderosa ranch is in trouble , and it ' s up to the next generation of cartwrights to battle the unscrupulous businessman who plans to desecrate the land by establishing a strip - mining operation .
love , love the show . wish we had more shows like that today . i still watch bonanza every chance i get . cheri morris . 3 - 15 - 16
we need moe wholesome shows like bonanza … but , sadly those days are forever lost . the world has bent to far down . it actually hurts . no pun intended .
the final episode of bonanza was broadcast on tuesday , january 16th , 1973 . it wasn’t the final episode filmed , however . that episode was shown the previous week . and thus , the show that had once topped the nielsen ratings limped rather than galloped off into the sunset after 431 episodes .
well , i found out that the answer to what network and what show made the series bonanza ed . the answer is no show and no network . the producer’s did it , and they didn’t even care if there was an “ending episode . ”
the episode ranked fourth for the week with a 25 . 1 / 38 nielsen rating [ 3 ] . but its new tuesday competition was more than bonanza could handle . clarence peterson , writing in the chicago tribune , suggested as much in september while analyzing the new season :
director robert altman befriended blocker while directing episodes of bonanza . years later , he cast blocker as roger wade in the long goodbye , but blocker died before filming began . the role went to sterling hayden , and the film was dedicated to blocker .
bonanza was considered an atypical western for its time , as the core of the storylines dealt less about the range but more with ben and his three dissimilar sons , how they cared for one another , their neighbors , and just causes .
you always saw stories about family on comedies or on an anthology , but bonanza was the first series that was week - to - week about a family and the troubles it went through . bonanza was a period drama that attempted to confront contemporary social issues . that was very difficult to do on television . most shows that tried to do it failed because the sponsors didn ' t like it , and the networks were nervous about getting letters
, explains stephen battaglio , a senior editor for tv guide magazine ( paulette cohn ,
bonanza : tv trailblazer
, american profile magazine , p . 12 , june 5 , 2009 ) .
and writer h . glenn canary ( 1934 - 2008 ) . the brothers are descended from folk figure calamity jane , also known as martha jane canary (
bonanza gold
, april 2006 ) .
based on the long - running tv western series bonanza , this tv movie follows the descendants of the original ponderosa bunch as they take on an evil strip - mining tycoon . a well - directed climax aboard a speeding train caps this enjoyable
retro
film .
roberts appeared with his ex - bonanza ( 1959 ) co - star ' s , michael landon ' s , former television daughter , melissa gilbert , in donor ( 1990 ) .
waycross , georgia - born pernell roberts played eldest son adam , an architectural engineer with a university education . adam built the impressive ranch house (
the philip diedesheimer story
, oct . 31 , 1959 ;
bonanza : the return
, nbc tv , april 21 , 1993 ) . roberts disdained the assembly - line mindset of serial television ( a rigid 34 episode season ) , and fought with series writers regarding adam ' s lack of independence , noting that his 30 - plus year old character was dependent on his
pa ' s
approval . despite the show ' s success , roberts departed the series after the 1964–65 season ( after 202 episodes ) and returned to stage productions .
the return of a news and public affairs hour at 9 p . m . , on the other hand , indicates that nbc views its tuesday night chances as a long shot . viewers who start with nbc and find themselves locked in for three hours will quickly discover that they’ll miss the movie on cbs or marcus welby on abc , and they are unlikely to make a habit of that [ 4 ] .
i watched when i was a kid and i watch today… . could they bring back bonanza again… . or a show like so that whole family could watch it… . great show… . .
blocker received partial ownership in a successful chain of ponderosa / bonanza steakhouse restaurants in exchange for serving ( in character as hoss ) as their commercial spokesman and making personal appearances at franchises .
on the 2010 pbs special ,
pioneers of television : westerns
, actor mitch vogel who played the young brother jamie cartwright on bonanza , said that blocker
was so easy to get to know - the kind of guy you could go and have a beer with .
were shaken by his death , and the writers took the then - unusual step of referencing a major character ' s death in the show ' s storyline that autumn . it is speculated , however , that the loss of the show ' s most affectionate character hastened its end . bonanza lasted another season , but the final season in which blocker did not appear is the least - requested in reruns .
the latest attempt to saddle up the “bonanza” franchise doesn’t get much right beyond the theme music , as the new generation of cartwrights won’t make anyone forget ( or , for that matter , remember ) their forebears . prospects for a series spinoff look dim as a result , but packaged with a nostalgic special the movie could corral ok [ … ]
the title
bonanza
is a term used by miners in regard to a large vein or deposit of ore , [ 1 ] and commonly refers to the comstock lode . in 2002 , bonanza was ranked no . 43 on tv guide ' s 50 greatest tv shows of all time , [ 2 ] and in 2013 tv guide included it in its list of the 60 greatest dramas of all time . [ 3 ] the time period for the television series is roughly between 1861 ( season 1 ) to 1867 ( season 13 ) during and shortly after the american civil war .
the producers have done themselves a disservice , as well , by hewing as close to the original series as they do . faded , hazily shot clips of old “bonanza” episodes are used , for example , to provide a link to the past , but those snippets serve only to make the movie itself look pallid by comparison .
the latest attempt to saddle up the “bonanza” franchise doesn’t get much right beyond the theme music , as the new generation of cartwrights won’t make anyone forget ( or , for that matter , remember ) their forebears . prospects for a series spinoff look dim as a result , but packaged with a nostalgic special the movie could corral ok one - shot ratings .
, canary was one of the
a list
candidates . when david dortort (
bonanza
,
high chaparral
,
the cowboys
, and
ponderosa
creator / producer ) was looking for a new ponderosa foreman , he saw canary in
on may 13 , 1972 , blocker died in los angeles of a pulmonary embolism following gall bladder surgery . the writers of bonanza took the unusual step of referencing a major character ' s death in the show ' s storyline that autumn . bonanza lasted another season without hoss , as the fourteenth and final season ended on january 16 , 1973 . blocker ' s remains are interred in a family plot in woodsmen cemetery , in dekalb , texas , although he had lived there only briefly . the common grave site is marked by a plain stone with the name
blocker
engraved ; three family members are buried beside him .
bonanza ‘s sudden cancellation meant there was no time for the cast and crew to write a final episode . said lorne green , “if we had know this was coming , we would have gone out with a bang and not a whimper [ 7 ] . filming on the last episode was finished on wednesday , november 8th , only two days after the network had announced bonanza ‘s cancellation [ 8 ] . “i was rather surprised nbc renewed the show after dan died , ” greene stated , “but since they did , i would have liked to see them play out the year” [ 9 ] .
greene was the 1987 recipient of the earle grey award for lifetime achievement at the canadian gemini awards .
as part of a full night of stellar , media - approved music . since they hit the road last year , the oso guys have been keeping plenty busy , touring around the state and country with their one - of - a - kind blend of post - rock and gypsy two - step . expect high energy and a huge turnout for their big hometown return . also sharing stage time : pilar d - az , franklin for short , le petit protest , and raining and
1 buck , jerry . “bonanza’s dan blocker : unique and irreplaceable . ” chicago tribune . 21 may . 1972 : n2 . 2 an episode called “the witness” was broadcast on january 2nd , 1973 and is presumably a reworking of this script . 3 smith , cecil . “old - timer felled by ratings : nbc will drop bonanza in middle of its 14th season . ” los angeles times . 7 nov . 1972 : a3 . 4 petersen , clarence . “networks plan tuesday night shakeup . ” chicago tribune . 5 sep . 1972 : a11 . 5 “‘bonanza’ put out to pasture ; n . b . c . also axes ‘bold ones’ . ” new york times . 7 nov . 1972 : 71 . 6 smith , cecil . “old - timer felled by ratings . ” 7 kilday , gregg . “bonanza’s final ride into the sunset . ” los angeles times . 14 nov . 1972 : d1 . 8 ibid . 9 ibid .
the latest attempt to saddle up the
bonanza
franchise doesn ' t get much right beyond the theme music , as the new generation of cartwrights won ' t make anyone forget ( or , for that matter , remember ) their forebears . prospects for a series spinoff look dim as a result , but packaged with a nostalgic special the movie could corral ok one - shot ratings .
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i love , love , love bonanza i was watching bonanza on august the13th 1972 when i was in labor with my daughter i will never forget it we watched every sunday night i am so happy i can watch it in reruns i loved all the men but hoss was my favourite . my husband and i had the opportunity to go to the theme park in lake tahoe it was awesome we , ll never forget it , that was back in 1994 may ben , adam , hoss , and little joe all r . i . p . and thank you guys for all the awesome memories of
i still watch bonanza daily . . what a great show . . i feel as though the cartwright are still alive and they are on film forever . . don’t have a favorite as i loved them all . i really enjoyed adam but also thought candy was a great replacement and now he’s gone too . many lessons to be learned from the characters / ! cartrights that would do good today . the scenery was always so beautiful . gives me a peaceful feeling to watch the show . oh yes i also liked hopsing and sheriff roy as well . wont be another like bonanza - : ( .
he made his broadway debut in 1955 with
tonight in samarkind
and that same year won the
best actor
drama desk award for his off - broadway performance as
macbeth ,
which was immediately followed by
romeo and juliet
as mercutio . other broadway plays include
the lovers
( 1956 ) with joanne woodward , a return to shakespeare ' s
the taming of the shrew
( 1957 ) and
the duchess of malfi
( 1957 ) . he returned to broadway fifteen years later as the title role opposite ingrid bergman in
captain brassbound ' s conversion
( 1972 ) .
he received partial ownership in a successful chain of ponderosa / bonanza steakhouses in exchange for serving ( in character as hoss ) as their commercial spokesman and making personal appearances at franchises . though not as widespread as they once were , a few of the restaurants still remain .
greene died of pneumonia on september 11 , 1987 in santa monica , california at the age of 72 . only weeks before his death , he had been signed to appear in a revival of bonanza . he was interred at hillside memorial park cemetery , culver city , california .
whilst i comierate with you on the demise of bonanza , it became too sugary sweet and predictable as the years weent by , not forgetting the god awful ranch set , exactly like a theatre stage where horse and buggy entered staged right and exited stage left ! ! and the terrible echo sound when dialogue was spoken on that set . no , it never was vthe best tv western , that was the virginian … . bar none
bonanza is an nbc television western series that ran from september 12 , 1959 to january 16 , 1973 . lasting 14 seasons and 430 episodes , it ranks as the second longest running western series ( behind gunsmoke ) , and within the top 10 longest running , live - action american series . it continues to air in syndication .
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had a penchant for martial arts ; was known for giving demonstrations at the annual circus of the stars ( 1977 ) , from the 1970s through the 1980s .
a man with a grudge against the late little joe seeks revenge on the cartwrights and attempts to take over the ponderosa .
i just ran across something interesting . in marc cushman’s excellent book , _ these are the voyages _ , the ultimate book about the original _ star trek _ series , he mentions that during production of the final episode of _ star trek _ ’s second season , called “assignment : earth , ” the script had the enterprise traveling back in time to earth’s 1968 . gene roddenberry wanted a scene in which the enterprise would briefly see a tv show broadcast at that time : _ bonanza _ . both shows were on nbc , so why not ? great idea , and everyone at the network and both shows wanted to do it . but it didn’t happen . why not ? because even a few seconds’ worth of _ bonanza _ showing on _ star trek _ would have meant countless legal headaches . the unions for the writers , actors , directors , etc . would have demanded compensation , plus written releases from all involved . the additional expense and red tape made it too much to bear .
prior to blocker’s death , the plan was to kick off the new season with a special two - hour episode written by michael landon . the episode would’ve seen hoss marry only for his new wife to be murdered . the script was filmed with landon’s character , little joe , taking over for hoss . landon also directed the episode . it was broadcast as scheduled on tuesday , september 12th , 1972 . previously , bonanza was seen on sunday nights for more than a decade .
while several anonymous sources are optimistic , dana ashbrook was actually outspoken about the matter in front of a large crowd at last sunday’s antwerp convention in belgium . during a q & a on stage , the actor told fans that negotiations for a david lynch - directed series are back on , confirming showtime’s repeated statements in e - mails and interviews . things are looking way better than they did on easter sunday , he added , and there’s a fifty - fifty chance that david lynch will return to direct the 9 new episodes . update : dana said mark frost’s the secret lives of twin peaks book is completed , but its release is uncertain and depends on the ongoing negotiations with showtime .
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beginning in 1962 , a foundation was being laid to include another
son
, as pernell roberts was displeased with his character . in the episode
first born
( 1962 ) , viewers learn of little joe ' s older , maternal half - brother clay stafford . the character departed in that same episode , but left an opportunity for a return if needed . this character ' s paternity is open to debate . in the 1963 flashback episode
marie , my love
, his father was jean de ' marigny . then in 1964 , lorne greene released the song
saga of the ponderosa
, [ 16 ] wherein marie ' s previous husband was
big joe
collins , who dies saving ben ' s life . after ben consoles marie , the two bond and marry . they choose to honor
big joe
by calling their son
little joe
. so , whether to stafford , de ' marigny or collins , marie cartwright was previously married . in the last of the three bonanza tv movies , it is revealed that
little joe
had died in the spanish american war - a member of the
rough riders
.
bonanza built a product catalog called
kaleidoguide
to organize items that don ' t have unique identifiers ( like upc , isbn , or mpn codes ) . kaleidoguide provides product reviews and laser - focused item recommendations to help you find exactly what you ' re looking for .
blocker was cast in 1957 in episodes of the david dortort - produced nbc series , the restless gun as a blacksmith and as a cattleman planning to take his hard - earned profit to return to his family land in his native minnesota . that same year , he had at least two roles as a bartender : in an episode of the syndicated western - themed crime drama sheriff of cochise , starring john bromfield and in the film , gunsight ridge . he appeared in the rifleman . in 1958 , he played a prison guard and later had a recurring role as tiny budinger in the nbc western series cimarron city , starring george montgomery , john smith , and audrey totter . he also was seen in
the señorita makes a choice
, a 1958 episode of walt disney ' s zorro series .
the secret word begins ! we ' re in the hoss pod . come join us .
the cast themselves should have seen that the end was coming . the series longtime sponsor : chevrolet , had pulled out and the very popular dan blocker had died . the truth is both the network and the producers only cared about ratings , so i suspect a wrap - up episode would have never crossed their minds .
ben johnson , who guested on the original series as a ponderosa ranch hand , provides the sole link to the past here , playing bronc evans — a grizzled old - timer running the ranch for the deceased cartwrights and resisting the efforts of a slimy developer ( dean stockwell ) to buy and strip - mine the ponderosa .
in may 1972 , blocker died suddenly from a post - operative pulmonary embolism following surgery to remove a failing gall bladder . the producers felt nobody else could continue the role . it was the first time a tv show ' s producers chose to kill off a major male character ( though it was done twice previously with female leads - in 1956 on make room for daddy , and again in 1963 with the real mccoys ) . not until the tv - movie bonanza : the next generation was it explained that hoss had drowned attempting to save a woman ' s life .
pernell gained experience in various plays before spending a couple of years performing the classics with the renowned arena stage company in washington , dc . productions there included
the taming of the shrew
( as petruchio ) ,
the playboy of the western word ,
the glass menagerie ,
the importance of being earnest ,
and
twelfth night .
he attended texas military institute and in 1946 played football at baptist - affiliated hardin - simmons university in abilene , texas . he graduated from sul ross state university teacher ' s college in alpine , texas , where he earned a master ' s degree in the dramatic arts . ( although the
hoss
character on bonanza was conceived as lovable but slow - witted , blocker was the only cast member with a graduate degree . )
though not familiar stars in 1959 , the cast quickly became favorites of the first television generation .
the year 1967 was very good to canary and his resume . canary did the classic western movie
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even as the infamous code was breaking down television was late in following . issues like impotence could not be discussed nor of women ' s needs . that makes this bonanza episode highly unrealistic . tony young has come back to virginia city after serving a term in prison for attempted bank robbery when he was teen . in that robbery banker john conte was left a cripple and he ' s hated every minute in the wheelchair as it ' s left him unable to perform many bodily functions . even with that joan blackman who liked young back in the day marries conte because she feels sorry for him . gimme a break . even with lorne greene ' s support young is getting a rough time from the townspeople a lot of whom are into conte big time . all young wants to do is take up the farm that his parents had . the episode has elements of maytime in it , but even at that they compromised that ending . not the best story ever told on bonanza .
bonanza is a place i can retreat into and get out of the crazy world we live in now . each character was unique and i couldn’t say which i loved the most . i’m so very thankful i can go on u tube and view these episodes over and over . i try not to think the dear four men are gone now . they will . continue to bring laughter and tears to us as w go back in time to a better world . rip
retired marshal matt dillon tracks arizona rustlers and lands in the middle of the 1880s pleasant valley war .
the latest procrastination sensation . procrastination is the exercise of bearing out fewer pressing assignments in . . .
i was very young when “the hunter” aired . i vividly remember chewing my nails as the tension built every time tanner was heard whistling . ”frere jacques” . landon carried his part perfectly , as did the rest of the cast . the ending was as clever as any i’ve ever seen on tv . great episode , perhaps the best of the whole series .
he was made an officer of the order of canada on october 28 , 1969 ,
for services to the performing arts and to the community .
according to a may 21st article in the chicago tribune , 14 scripts had been completed . david dortort , bonanza ‘s creator and executive producer , felt “all will have to be scrapped . ” an additional 12 were in the process of being written and would “either have to be dropped or heavily rewritten” [ 1 ] . one finished script ( for an episode called “the witness” ) involved blocker’s character searching for “a witness to free his brother joe of a murder charge” [ 2 ] .
. however , the effort to revive the steve / alice / rachel triangle was largely unsuccessful and canary left the show in 1983 , after the character of steve frame was killed off in a car crash .
pernell was a heavily principled man and spent a life - time of work fighting racism , segregation , and sexism , notably on tv . he was at odds with the
bonanza
series writers of his concerns regarding equality . married and divorced three times , he had one son , jonathan christopher , by first wife vera . jonathan was killed in a motorcycle crash in 1989 .
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met peter breck on one of the two episodes of the big valley ( 1965 ) , where the two became friends until roberts ' own death in 2010 .
awesome , the book will only get published if we get the series . so it’s all or nothing .
the family lived on a 600 , 000 + acre ( 937 + square - mile ) ranch called the ponderosa on the eastern shore of lake tahoe in nevada . [ 5 ] the vast size of the cartwrights ' land was quietly revised to
half a million acres
on lorne greene ' s 1964 song ,
saga of the ponderosa .
the ranch name refers to the ponderosa pine , common in the west . the nearest town to the ponderosa was virginia city , where the cartwrights would go to converse with sheriff roy coffee ( played by veteran actor ray teal ) , or his deputy clem foster ( bing russell ) .
the younger landon , who also blocked out the story with producer tom brinson and writer michael mcgreevey , exhibits an obvious commitment to the material but lacks his dad’s easygoing charm , and the tenuous bonds between these characters ( barely acquainted cousins , after all ) don’t forge the sort of ties that made the original so compelling .
it is very sad reading how & why the show bonanza did not continue . it wouldn’t have been the same without hoss . i loved him & his character…loved them all . snd i still really enjoy watching all the re runs…i wish too , that they could have went out with a bang like mr . greene stated . . it was a much simpler time , and makes me always smile . too bad there are not shows like it , and other past westerns on t . v . now a days
during the summer of 1972 , nbc aired reruns of episodes from the 1967 - 1970 period in prime time on sunday evening under the title ponderosa . [ 4 ]
landon ' s development , was a bit stormy according to david dortort , who felt that the actor grew more difficult during the last five seasons the show ran .
no , no , no ! do not let this happen ! ! ! the capitalist way is the capitalist way . respect it . the model is : ‘dominate , dictate and take’ . the capitalists’ motto is : ‘take what you get whether you like it or not and even if it hurts you’ . let david be forced to work with insufficient funds or not at all . the brand will prove to be a bonanza for advertizers while the rest of us can eat gruel . if you want to escape the reasonable , holy bounds of neoliberal capitalism , twin peaks fans , then get the pirate bay to produce the series . they’re the ones that embrace weak principles like giving and sharing . sure , they may have some fuzzy idea that ‘all’ of society should win , and that’s nice . but they just aren’t… righteous . maybe that’s why they are hounded to death . think about it ! ! !
the adventures of ben cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community .
barring a big - screen version , it may be time to let the cartwrights ride off into the sunset .
blocker ' s big break also came in 1959 , when he was cast as hoss cartwright on the long - running nbc television series , bonanza , and played the role until his death . dan blocker said that he portrayed the hoss character with a stephen grellet excerpt in mind :
we shall pass this way on earth but once , if there is any kindness we can show , or good act we can do , let us do it now , for we will never pass this way again .
. [ 7 ]
the year after bonanza was canceled , landon went on to star in the pilot of what would become another successful television series , little house on the prairie , again for nbc . the show was taken from a 1935 book that was published by laura ingalls wilder , whose character in the show was played by then - unknown actress , melissa gilbert . in addition to gilbert , two other unknown actresses also starred on the show : melissa sue anderson who appeared as mary ingalls , the oldest daughter in the ingalls family , and karen grassle , as charles ' s wife , caroline ingalls . landon served as executive producer , writer , and director of little house , making him a driving force in hollywood . the show , a success in its first season , emphasized family values and relationships . little house became landon ' s second - longest running series . above all , the entire cast shared a close bond with landon , especially gilbert .
dirk blocker , the son of dan , turns up in a cameo as a tenderfoot reporter . the strapping leckner actually bears a stronger resemblance to the elder blocker , however , and emerges as the pic’s best , most underused asset .
the show centers on the cartwright family , who live in the area of virginia city , nevada , bordering lake tahoe . the series stars lorne greene , pernell roberts , dan blocker , michael landon , and later , david canary .
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, he played the first master of kunta kinte , john reynolds . greene was also popular as the spokesman for alpo beef chunks dog food commercials through - out the 1970s .
a community building at malibu ' s bluffs park was named the michael landon center following the actor ' s death .
if i’m at home during the afternoon i will watch the waltons , little house on the prairie and then bonanza . i think because those times represent something we are lacking today in this world . peaceful , simple days and family togetherness . i think down deep inside that’s what we all yearn for and maybe that’s why we watch . i will continue to watch as long as they are on . little house just started over again with them leaving their home and heading out for new opportunities . watched “country girls” last night . lol that nellie…one in every bunch .
the “real” ponderosa ranch house was a hollywood set . a theme park in incline village near lake tahoe had a house , but it was never used for the series . the theme park is closed but the buildings are still there and maintained by the owner ; they are used occasionally for special events .
originally , the cartwrights tended to be depicted as put - off by outsiders . lorne greene objected to this , pointing out that as the area ' s largest timber and livestock producer , the family should be less clannish . the producers agreed with this observation and changed the cartwrights to be more amiable .
dan blocker was 6 - foot - 4 , 320 - pounds [ 11 ] when chosen to play the gentle middle son eric , better known as hoss . the nickname was used as a nod to the character ' s ample girth , [ 12 ] an endearing term for
big and friendly
, used by his swedish mother ( & uncle gunnar ) , [ 13 ] or a rib to his humiliating , failed attempt to break a horse . [ 14 ] in the bonanza flashback . [ 15 ] his mother inger names him eric after her father . to satisfy young adam , inger and ben agree to try the nickname hoss and
see which one sticks .
inger says of
hoss
,
in the mountain country , that is the name for a big , friendly man .
according to a biography , [ 7 ] the show ' s crew found blocker to be the
least actor - ish as well as the most likeable
cast member . according to producer david dortort :
over the years he gave me the least amount of trouble .
[ 7 ]
when brandenburg is shooting from the back of the train , his first shot is heard but no muzzle flash is seen .
a reimagining of the next generation of cartwrights , three cousins benji , a . c . , and josh join together to fight off forces to save the ponderosa . under the guidance of old friend bronc evans , they learn the meaning of family .
. the series made roberts a bonafide tv star , while the program itself became the second longest - running tv western ( after
gunsmoke
) and first to be filmed in color .
. unfortunately , blocker died before filming commenced . the role went to sterling hayden , and the film was dedicated to blocker .
after changing his name to landon ( selected from a phone book ) he soon became one of the more popular and enduring young actors of the late 1950s , making his first appearance in the mystery of casper hauser . this part led to other roles such as : i was a teenage werewolf , crossroads , the rifleman , fight for the title , the adventures of jim bowie , wire service , telephone time , general electric theater , the court of last resort , the tales of wells fargo , johnny risk , and the legend of tom dooley , among many others .
tremendously popular with viewers , the show was nominated for several emmy and golden globe awards . after eight seasons , little house was retooled by nbc in 1982 as little house : a new beginning , which focused on the wilder family and the walnut grove community . though landon remained the shows executive producer , director and writer , a new beginning did not feature charles and caroline ingalls . the new beginning was actually the final chapter of little house , as the series ended the show ' s run in 1983 . the following year , three made - for - television movies followed , which served as the unofficial tenth season of little house .
a photo of blocker as hoss appears on the cover of lagwagon ' s 1995 release hoss , also named for the character .
, about the supposed subversion of the united states by canadian - born media personalities . for nearly a decade , greene co - hosted the macy ' s thanksgiving day parade on nbc . he is also fondly remembered as the founder of toronto ' s academy of radio arts ( originally called the lorne greene school of broadcasting ) .
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after the cancellation of highway to heaven and before his eventual move to cbs landon wrote the teleplay and directed where pidgeons go to die ( tv movie ) . based on a novel of the same name , the film starred art carney and was nominated for two emmy awards .
furthermore : some of the most memorable and transformative elements of the show were the result of lynch’s unique inspirations as a director ( especially in 2nd season , when he tended to extensively rewrite the scripts he was handed on the fly ) . seems to me that if the new episodes are to knock us out in a way comparable to the previous ones at their best , there has to be even more of that . those points where the old series stumbled were those where they lacked a cohesive and consistent vision from a distracted or absent lynch and / or frost .
blocker , a performance automobile fan , once owned a 1965 chevrolet chevelle ss396
z - 16
( rpo z16 option ) as chevrolet was the commercial sponsor of the show . he also owned a 1965 huffaker genie mk10 race car , nicknamed the
vinegaroon .
the car was run by nickey chevrolet in the 1965 and 1966 us road racing championship series as well as the 1966 can - am championship . [ 8 ]
returning to help fight the good fight are adam cartwright’s australian son , adam jr . ( alistair mcdougall ) , the son and daughter of little joe ( michael landon jr . , emily warfield ) and the illegitimate ( ! ) son of hoss cartwright , josh ( brian leckner ) , who conveniently shows up looking for pa just about the time the trouble begins .


midnight movies : from the margin to the mainstream is a 2005 documentary film written and directed by stuart samuels , based on his book on the subject .

the film chronicles the period between 1970 and 1977 in which six low-budget films shown at midnight transformed the way films are made and watched : el topo ( 1970 ) , night of the living dead ( 1968 ) , the harder they come ( 1973 ) , pink flamingos ( 1972 ) , the rocky horror picture show ( 1975 ) , and eraserhead ( 1977 ) .

also portrayed in the film are the films freaks ( 1932 ) and reefer madness ( 1936 ) , which gained notoriety and a huge cult following thanks to midnight showings .

providing interviews are filmmakers george a. romero , alejandro jodorowsky , john waters , perry henzell , david lynch , and richard o'brien , as well as film critics roger ebert , jonathan rosenbaum , and j. hoberman and ben barenholtz .

the film was screened out of competition at the 2005 cannes film festival .

midnight movies : from the margin to the mainstream is a feature documentary that tells the hidden history of these classic midnight movies of the 1970 . . .
a documentary about the history of exploitation movies , from the silent movie era to the 1970s .
from 1970 - 1977 , six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films .
midnight movies - from the margin to the mainstream de stuart samuels est un documentaire qui retrace le parcours de six films cultes des années soixante - dix . entre 1970 et 1977 , ces six films à petit budget , montrés aux séances de minuit , ont influencé la manière de faire et de voir les films . . . .
at midnight on december 18th 1970 manager ben barenholtz showed alejandro jodorowsky ' s surrealist western ' el topo ' at the elgin theatre , 175 eighth avenue , new york , ny 10011t . it was an instant , unexpected hit , running seven nights a week till the end of june 1971 . despite almost no publicity , word of mouth turned ' el topo ' into an overnight phenomenon . segment from stuart samuels ' midnight movies : from the margin to the mainstream . ' urltoken
midnight movies - el topo de alejandro jodorowsky ( v . o . s . e . )
midnight movies : from the margin to the mainstream is a feature documentary that tells the hidden history of these classic midnight movies of the 1970 ' s - - el topo , night of the living dead , the harder the come , pink flamingos , rocky horror picture show , and eraserhead . between 1970 and 1977 these 6 low budget films , shown at midnight , transformed the way we make and watch movies , films that re - invented the medium while pushing the boundaries of “bad taste” and “social taboos . ” attending “midnight movies” became a social identifier , a badge of one ' s intellect , a mark of a person ' s cinematic sensibilities and cultural allegiance , a rite of passage for a whole youth generation in crisis . appearing in the documentary are original interviews with directors john waters ( pink flamin
midnight movies : from the margin to the mainstream tells the hidden history of these landmark films , el topo ( 1970 ) , night of the living dead ( 1968 ) , the harder they come ( 1973 ) , pink flamingos ( 1972 ) , the rocky horror picture show ( 1975 ) , and eraserhead ( 1977 ) . the documentary includes in - depth interviews with the directors , producers , writers and actors who were part of these low - budget , yet monumental productions , the exhibitors and distributors who played them , and the audiences who viewed them .
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a documentary on diy producer / director roger corman and his alternative approach to making movies in hollywood .
the collection of films gathered in this documentary is centered around the cult of the midnight movies , a series of films in the 70s which were not only experimental in form and shocking in content , but also presented a different type of viewing experience in the decade between the flower power 60s and the electronic explosion of the 80s . all these films became cult objects and enjoyed success which was not necessarily , or not only commercial , but also focused on a type of non - mainstream audience . the films themselves were very unequal judged on the art scale , with three of the six being important films , to be remembered in any history of the moving pictures art , and the other three closer to the trash pan . it is however interesting to see the authors of the movies looking back to the time of the making and the critics trying to put them in perspective . at the end it is not so much the documentary material that stays with the viewer but the reflection process that makes us think about the relationship between art , viewing conditions , experiment and success .
midnight movies : from the margin to the mainstream
focuses on six movies that re - invented the film medium while pushing the boundaries of bad taste and social taboos . they are :
el topo
( 1970 ) ,
night of the living dead
( 1968 ) ,
the harder they come
( 1973 ) ,
pink flamingos
( 1972 ) ,
the rocky horror picture show
( 1975 ) , and
eraserhead
( 1977 ) . the documentary includes in - depth interviews with the directors , producers , writers and actors who were part of these low - budget , yet monumental productions , the exhibitors and distributors who played them , and the audiences who viewed them . these filmmakers shared a common desire to upset the traditional aspects of making films - - taking filmmaking beyond the norm by making films for ritual viewing , not box office success .
to the film ' s credit he does manage to get the major participants together , with each film having a representative key creative person talking about the project .
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ìpink flamingos , î ìnight of the living dead , î ìeraserhead , î ìthe rocky horror picture show , î ìthe harder they come , î and the legendary mexican surrealist western ìel topoî all have one thing in common : they were 1970s midnight sensations . screaming in from way outside the margin , these films were fueled by audiences attracted to the absurd , the grotesque , bad taste , and in the case of ìel topo , î the hallucinogenic experience . the time was marked by risk - takers , adventurous theater owners , and a sense that there was a secret life of movies only the privileged few would see . director stuart samuels singles out these films as six key midnight pics and interviews directors david lynch , george romero , john waters , perry henzell , alejandro jodorowsky , and richard oíbrien , presenting them as creators of a certain rite of passage for an entire generation . clips from the films and of film audiences of the time punctuate this fascinating flick . ña . s .
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it ' s really informative , and you can tell there ' s a high appreciation for these films behind the camera . it ' s great to see some of the movies i think are among the all time greats getting some attention .
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a fun doc about the birth of cult film in the 70 ' s . focusing on 6 influential ' midnight ' movies including 2 of my all time faves , night of the living dead and rocky horror , it shows how the phenomenon changed film and helped bring about our ironic post - modern culture . makes u wish you ' d been there at the start * sniff * i ' ve yet to see the infamous pink flamingos and jodorowsky ' s mystical ' eastern , ' el topo , but i ' m sure i will just to say i did lol
home video changed the world . the cultural and historical impact of the vhs tape was enormous . this film traces the ripples of that impact by examining the myriad aspects of society that were altered by the creation of videotape .
a horrifying , surrealist version of edgar allan poe ' s
the pit and the pendulum
directed by the masterful animator jan svankmajer .
a fast moving odyssey into the subterranean world of the rarely explored province of filipino genre filmmaking .
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a documentary analyzing the furore which so - called
video nasties
caused in britain during the 1980s .
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i saw this many months back and remember liking it . it offered great insight into a period of moviemaking that we ' ll never see the likes of again . it made me happy and sad all at the same time .
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it ' s a celebration of cinema - going as a ' ritual experience or trip ' , a communal adventure with no real equivalent in the exquisitely atomised youtubeverse .
samuels ' own enjoyment for midnighters comes through in his funky visual design - - visually spunky for a clips - and - talking - heads film - - and in the energetic editing .
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in this affectionate glimpse into those countercultural times , filmmaker stuart samuels has compiled an engaging distillation of those nocturnal filmic emissions .
for any movie nut who craves their exhibition history , this is a must see documentary .
a documentary about challenging and outrageous films should offer something more provocative than counter - culture filmmakers congratulating themselves on a job well done .
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