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Post by snsurone on Nov 29, 2018 23:19:45 GMT
This half-hour Western was one of the best shows on TV. I love the strict but loving relationship between Lucas McCain and his son Mark.
But one thing I can't understand--why didn't Lucas teach survival skills to Mark, such as shooting and fist-fighting? Mind you, I loathe violence, especially gun violence, but I also realize that it was necessary in those lawless days. And didn't Lucas want his son to "inherit" his precious rifle?
Honestly, it really saddens me to see how helpless this teenage boy is in difficult circumstances, having to depend on "Daddy" to save him!
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Post by heeeeey on Nov 30, 2018 1:56:30 GMT
Did Lucas ever find out why Mark looked nothing like him?
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Post by snsurone on Nov 30, 2018 2:13:34 GMT
Did Lucas ever find out why Mark looked nothing like him? Maybe he resembled his dead mother.
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Post by telegonus on Dec 12, 2018 8:31:53 GMT
Excellent western, The Rifleman, yet it's grim, grim, grim. Chuck Connors owns the screen when he's on, Johnny Crawford's Mark is a good match despite his not looking at all like his old man, but no matter; they seem like father and son.
The villains were often psychos or borderline non-psycho sadists. Some had a score to settle with Lucas, who seemed to have made a few enemies prior to moving to North Fork. It was a well written, intensely dramatic show. The occasional comedy moments didn't really lighten it up that much.
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Dec 12, 2018 20:35:52 GMT
One of the few westerns I did watch.
Maverick and Have Gun, Will Travel were rerun along with it.
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Dec 12, 2018 21:46:41 GMT
Excellent show that is still run on several different channels in my cable package. I believe he did teach Mark to shoot.
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Post by RiP, IMDb on Dec 13, 2018 4:24:04 GMT
Did Lucas ever find out why Mark looked nothing like him? Maybe he resembled his dead mother. His ACTUAL real-life son was in an episode.
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Post by snsurone on Dec 26, 2018 21:24:00 GMT
Excellent show that is still run on several different channels in my cable package. I believe he did teach Mark to shoot. Really? When?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Feb 1, 2019 4:30:17 GMT
Excellent show that is still run on several different channels in my cable package. I believe he did teach Mark to shoot. Really? When?
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