Hats on TV

[Hurricane Jack]

Reading Dinerman's thread about traveling the country full time & all the people real & fictional who have done it http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/the-time-has-finally-come.86499/#post-2102998 I thought of two of my favorites from long ago that he failed to mention.

"Then Came Bronson"

Watching "Then Came Bronson" is probably what almost got me killed once.

And "Route 66"

It was also during the TV run of "Route 66" that more & more television shows started to be filmed in color which probably helped Chevrolet sell a lot more cars.

 

[Frunobulax]

I thought I was the only guy in the world that remembered "Then Came Bronson."

 

[Joao Encarnado]

hm!?
What does the Rock in Rio Lisbon 2010 to do with the TV show?

"Then Came Bronson"

 

[Hurricane Jack]

hm!?
What does the Rock in Rio Lisbon 2010 to do with the TV show?

Joao, not sure what you are seeing but that's a sleeping bag tied on in front of the headlight & handlebars, not the logo.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I thought I was the only guy in the world that remembered "Then Came Bronson."

Tried to never miss an episode. My second bike was an old Harley K-model, the predecessor to the Sportster because I couldn't afford a Sportster.

 

[Joao Encarnado]

Joao, not sure what you are seeing but that's a sleeping bag tied on in front of the headlight & handlebars, not the logo.

Funny... I swear it was a map of Rock in Rio... now it appears right.

 

[Frunobulax]

The Helena clone from Orphan Black, played by Tatiana Maslany, in the beaver hat she killed and fashioned for herself.

And in something a little more traditional

 

[Benzadmiral]

I thought I was the only guy in the world that remembered "Then Came Bronson."

I remember it being on -- this was the heyday of "relevant" TV shows, which sub-genre I found even at age 15 to be slow-moving, preachy, and not terribly entertaining. Michael Parks looked a great deal like the late James Dean, didn't he?

 

[Benzadmiral]

Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp

...and showing the bash

When I was about 7 or 8, I had the "Wyatt Earp Set": a plastic "Buntline Special" pistol and a silky gold vest in that pattern. I wish I could find a vest like that today!

 

[Frunobulax]

I remember it being on -- this was the heyday of "relevant" TV shows, which sub-genre I found even at age 15 to be slow-moving, preachy, and not terribly entertaining. Michael Parks looked a great deal like the late James Dean, didn't he?

I think we watched mainly because my mom thought Michael Parks was pleasing to the eye.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Michael Parks looked a great deal like the late James Dean, didn't he?

I never thought about it but I can see the James Dean influence on the character of Bronson. All I know is I wanted to get on an iron horse & do the same thing, & it would be a few yrs yet before Wyatt & Billy would fuel that desire even further in Easy Rider.

 

[Bushman]

Anybody else been watching "Making of the Mob: Chicago"?

 

[RJR]

When I was about 7 or 8, I had the "Wyatt Earp Set": a plastic "Buntline Special" pistol and a silky gold vest in that pattern. I wish I could find a vest like that today!

+1!

 

[RJR]

Anybody else been watching "Making of the Mob: Chicago"?

Neat pic but if you ever handled a Thompson with a drum mag you probably didn't toss it around with one hand.

 

[Frunobulax]

 

[Kirk H.]

Anybody else been watching "Making of the Mob: Chicago"?

Yes, I am watching it. It's funny and kind of sad that AMC has better documentaries than the History Channel...

 

[Hurricane Jack]

 

[Zombie_61]

Yes, I am watching it. It's funny and kind of sad that AMC has better documentaries than the History Channel...

These shows are more "docudrama" than "documentary", and not particularly good ones if you actually want to learn anything about the subject matter. Still, I suppose they're better than more phony-baloney reality shows or 24 hours of Adolph Hitler.

 

[Frunobulax]

He's brilliant in that movie. I haven't seen it in 40 years or so, though.



Sent directly from my mind to yours

 

[zetwal]

Interesting use of a silly hat for dramatic effect. Those of you who watched Dexter are sure to remember this strange and affecting scene.