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| Laughing Gravy | May 5 2014, 05:32 PM Post #31 |
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Columbia serials I recommend, but keep in mind, some are, uh, cheesy. The Spider’s Web Flying G-Men The Shadow Terry and the Pirates Deadwood Dick White Eagle The Spider Returns The Iron Claw Holt of the Secret Service Captain Midnight The Secret Code Valley of Vanishing Men Batman The Phantom Monster and the Ape The Vigilante The Sea Hound Batman and Robin Adventures of Sir Galahad Pirates of the High Seas Mysterious Island Captain Video Blackhawk The Lost Planet The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd |
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| Pa Stark | May 5 2014, 07:03 PM Post #32 |
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Gravy, you recommend RADAR PATROL VS. SPY KING and PANTHER GIRL OF THE KONGO, but not THE FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS, KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED, ADVENTURES OF RED RYDER,JUNGLE GIRL, KING OF THE MOUNTIES, DAREDEVILS OF THE WEST, or THE MASKED MARVEL??? |
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| Laughing Gravy | May 5 2014, 07:19 PM Post #33 |
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Yep. |
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| moodyhound | May 6 2014, 02:18 AM Post #34 |
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Cheesy serials, Laughing Gravy? You much be watching different ones than I am.
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| panzer the great & terrible | May 6 2014, 03:59 AM Post #35 |
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Bet you haven't seen Sir Galahad and Mysterious Island, moody.
Edited by panzer the great & terrible, May 6 2014, 03:59 AM.
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| Laughing Gravy | May 6 2014, 04:33 AM Post #36 |
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We watch serials one chapter a week over three or four months, you know. A level of goofy fun really helps. You'll note I don't like a lot of Western serials. |
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| moodyhound | May 6 2014, 05:08 AM Post #37 |
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Got both of them. I like them both. In Sir Galahad, I really liked seeing Charles King play a good guy. He does well at playing a more light hearted/humerous character. I can only think of a few times he got to do that. |
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| moodyhound | May 6 2014, 05:11 AM Post #38 |
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You dont find a whole lot of goofiness in the western serials, well, at least not intentionally. Not sure if it qualifies as a western or not, but I just finished watching The Sign of the Wolf. That guy really needs to start leaving his windows open.
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| Laughing Gravy | May 6 2014, 06:15 AM Post #39 |
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Deadwood Dick is probably my favorite Western serial. |
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| Pa Stark | May 6 2014, 08:51 AM Post #40 |
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Gravy, a few years ago somewhere you posted that KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED was a lousy serial. I always wanted to reply and ask what you didn't like about it. Also, what did you think of the sequel, KING OF THE MOUNTIES? |
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| moodyhound | May 6 2014, 11:37 AM Post #41 |
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I have Deadwood Dick, but havent watched it yet. I gotta admit I do love old westerns. Western serials probably arent my favorite type of serial, but I do still really enjoy them. |
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| Pa Stark | May 6 2014, 01:20 PM Post #42 |
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DEADWOOD DICK somehow really works for me. The Skull is a very effective villain, with the mood created by the music and lighting. However, I really don't accept Don Douglas as the hero, he looked to be too much of a milquetoast person to be fighting five crooks at once. I thought he fit in much better as the butler in THE SPIDER'S WEB. |
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| panzer the great & terrible | May 6 2014, 05:48 PM Post #43 |
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Back in the day serials were mostly shown with a western feature, so the western serials got dissed. These days, a serial like Red Ryder, The Mystery Rider, or anything with Buck Jones is more likely to get respect. Except from Gravy of course. |
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| Laughing Gravy | May 6 2014, 06:18 PM Post #44 |
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I respect 'em, I just don't watch 'em. Audiences these days don't connect with 'em. Well, MY audience doesn't. They like Zorro well enough, though. |
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| Laughing Gravy | May 6 2014, 06:24 PM Post #45 |
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Universals I recommend: Gordon of Ghost City Pirate Treasure The Vanishing Shadow The Red Rider Tailspin Tommy in the Great Air Mystery Flash Gordon Ace Drummond Jungle Jim Radio Patrol Tim Tyler's Luck Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars Scouts to the Rescue Buck Rogers The Phantom Creeps The Green Hornet Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe Junior G-Men The Green Hornet Strikes Again Sky Raiders Sea Raiders Gang Busters Junior G-Men of the Air Adventures of Smilin' Jack Adventures of the Flying Cadets The Great Alaskan Mystery Mystery of the River Boat The Master Key Secret Agent X-9 (1945 version) Sheesh, many of these are cheesier than the OTHER ones... |
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Not sure if it qualifies as a western or not, but I just finished watching The Sign of the Wolf. That guy really needs to start leaving his windows open.

6:53 AM Jul 11