Running fourteen seasons, Bonanza is the second-longest Western series – only eclipsed by Gunsmoke which lasted twenty seasons – so the fact that the writers of either show would dip into the classic story “The Most Dangerous Game” is not at all surprising, sadly, this episode titled “The Hunter” would also be Bonanza’s swan song.
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Earthquake (1974) – Review
Back in 1970, Universal Pictures released their star-studded disaster film Airport, a film based on Arthur Hailey’s popular novel that arguably kicked off the 70s’ disaster boom by pulling in $100 million dollars. Then, in 1972, good ol’ 20th Century Fox released their disaster epic The Poseidon Adventure, which amped the carnage up and earned…
Galactica 1980: The Return of Starbuck – Review
With the ratings plummeting faster than a crippled Viper it was only a matter of time before the Network pulled the plug on Galactica 1980, so producer/writer Glen A. Larson, who hated the direction the show was going due to Network interference, decided to basically say “Fuck it” and do his own thing for one…
Galactica 1980: Space Croppers – Review
In this second to last episode of Galactica 1980, we get our heroes battling racism on Earth as they try to colonize the planet.
Galactica 1980: The Night the Cylons Landed – Review
With apologies to Orson Welles – or at least they certainly should have apologized – this episode of Galactica 1980 has to do with alien invasions and a radio broadcast on Halloween night.