Monochrome

[mercurytheatre]

Return to the days of yesteryear.

Remember when everything was in Black and White?

List your favorite monochrome memories here.

I will start with my earliest memory of television.

The Twilight Zone episode #98....season three.

It must have been a rerun....because I was not yet born when it originally aired.

Aside from Night of the Living Dead.....which is also monochrome...this is the scariest thing that I remember.

[mercurytheatre]

oh..... ...it was called The Dummy

[HarleyQuinn]

The Twilight Zone of course.

Lassie

Leave It To Beaver

I Love Lucy :heart:

Oh and because the film version is now being filmed in my home state and I have high hopes of meeting Johnny Depp-
The Lone Ranger ;D

[mercurytheatre]

Those are great :heart:

Best of luck with the Depp

[HarleyQuinn]

Thanks Timmy

I really would love to meet him. I missed my chance several years ago to meet Russell Crowe and Christian Bale when they were here filming 3:10 To Yuma all because of a horrible snowstorm

[mercurytheatre]

You are getting more snow than us....yes?

[HarleyQuinn]

Sadly we have gotten no moisture since right before Christmas. Looks like our drought is here to stay again. Already dreading fire season it was horrible last year and I'm sure it will be again this year

[mercurytheatre]

The very first episodes of Gunsmoke are airing as 'Marahll Dillon'.

Lots of people die.
Doc never manages to save anyone.
Just WHAT dies Miss Kitty do for a living?
Every time we see the jail house.....Matt and Chester are always cleaning their guns.

[mercurytheatre]

Twilight Zone.....too many to list here....by myself.

[baronyvesderoch]

hahahahahaha and viva The Outer Limits

[mercurytheatre]

Feb 4, 2012 12:46:36 GMT -5 baronyvesderoch said:

hahahahahaha and viva The Outer Limits

Bravo!....my friend

That is what Monochrome is all about, Charlie Brown. :heart:

[baronyvesderoch]

hahahahaha and i play Sergeant Garcia lol

[Mistermoonlight]

This is one of the best show intros there ever was, in my book. It had it all. Tres cool!

[baronyvesderoch]

Not my best show for me but really great show and formidable actors.

[XCWModGramps]

Jan 19, 2012 19:20:11 GMT -5 mercurytheatre said:

The very first episodes of Gunsmoke are airing as 'Marahll Dillon'.

Lots of people die.
Doc never manages to save anyone.
Just WHAT dies Miss Kitty do for a living?
Every time we see the jail house.....Matt and Chester are always cleaning their guns.

This still remains one of the best shows produced. I watch everyday on Encore Western channel.

Yes a lot of people died. They talk of violence in shows today? They got nothin on westerns of yesteryear!

Doc has saved a bunch of people. He just dint do to good a job on those that were not regulars.

At 1st Kitty was one of the working girls. Saloon girls = prostitute. When this show was on the radio before TV it was clearly laid out what the Longbranch was all about and what the ladies who worked there did. In fact some real old timers complained that once the show went to TV it ruined it because of how nicey nice they made it. The radio series continued for 3 years I believe when the TV show started and at first got better overall ratings. Most say this was because people still did not have TV in the households like they do today.

They have to keep the weapons clean for all that killing!

What I always notice is all the drinking that goes on. But I suppose back in them days it was that or the loco weed for entertainment each night.

[mercurytheatre]

Hello

I watch it everyday, as well. A few years ago they were showing Maverick. I want to see Rawhide....but i do not always get home in time....and I forget to set the vcr.

I am a big fan of old radio shows. I have not heard very many epis of Gunsmoke, but i really like Johnny Dollar, Box 13 and Lights Out.

There is a radio show on some AM dials that play them....it is called Radio Spirits. On satellite it is called Radio Classics.

Do you recall the classic holiday series called The Cinnamon Bear?

[Bats]

Feb 10, 2012 16:14:11 GMT -5 mercurytheatre said:

Hello

I watch it everyday, as well. A few years ago they were showing Maverick. I want to see Rawhide....but i do not always get home in time....and I forget to set the vcr.

I am a big fan of old radio shows. I have not heard very many epis of Gunsmoke, but i really like Johnny Dollar, Box 13 and Lights Out.

There is a radio show on some AM dials that play them....it is called Radio Spirits. On satellite it is called Radio Classics.

Do you recall the classic holiday series called The Cinnamon Bear?

I have XM in my car, and I was listening to the Radio Classics a couple of weeks ago. The Life of Riley was on. Have you listened to that?

[mercurytheatre]

Feb 10, 2012 19:22:40 GMT -5 Bats said:

Feb 10, 2012 16:14:11 GMT -5 mercurytheatre said:

Hello

I watch it everyday, as well. A few years ago they were showing Maverick. I want to see Rawhide....but i do not always get home in time....and I forget to set the vcr.

I am a big fan of old radio shows. I have not heard very many epis of Gunsmoke, but i really like Johnny Dollar, Box 13 and Lights Out.

There is a radio show on some AM dials that play them....it is called Radio Spirits. On satellite it is called Radio Classics.

Do you recall the classic holiday series called The Cinnamon Bear?

I have XM in my car, and I was listening to the Radio Classics a couple of weeks ago. The Life of Riley was on. Have you listened to that?

Yes!!! :heart: ....with William Bendix
It is on the lighter side .....like Gildersleeve and Duffy's Tavern....( I do not ever recall Duffy actually being there.... )

[mercurytheatre]

Look into The Cinnamon Bear for the holidays.

I can burn and send you all 28 episodes.

It seemed to have been a staple of yule holiday radio.

i believe that idea was that the first epi would air on Thanksgiving night and continue each evening towards Christmas Eve.

"Don't ever say BOO to a Crazy Quilt Dragon" :heart:

[Bats]

Feb 10, 2012 19:38:29 GMT -5 mercurytheatre said:

Look into The Cinnamon Bear for the holidays.

I can burn and send you all 28 episodes.

It seemed to have been a staple of yule holiday radio.

i believe that idea was that the first epi would air on Thanksgiving night and continue each evening towards Christmas Eve.

"Don't ever say BOO to a Crazy Quilt Dragon"

Sounds like fun. Where did you get your copies of the episodes?

[mercurytheatre]

Feb 10, 2012 19:47:52 GMT -5 Bats said:

Feb 10, 2012 19:38:29 GMT -5 mercurytheatre said:

Look into The Cinnamon Bear for the holidays.

I can burn and send you all 28 episodes.

It seemed to have been a staple of yule holiday radio.

i believe that idea was that the first epi would air on Thanksgiving night and continue each evening towards Christmas Eve.



"Don't ever say BOO to a Crazy Quilt Dragon"

Sounds like fun. Where did you get your copies of the episodes?

I have the box set of The C Bear which I bought from Radio Spirits.

[mercurytheatre]

Looks like it might be ...umm...'Public Domain"?...idk....

[Bats]

This is really wonderful. :heart: Sometimes I wish the radio was still all there was for entertainment. I love the way kids sounded "back then." Their voices remind me of "Leave it to Beaver."

Their attic reminds me of my basement.

[mercurytheatre]

Feb 10, 2012 20:24:12 GMT -5 Bats said:

This is really wonderful. Sometimes I wish the radio was still all there was for entertainment. I love the way kids sounded "back then." Their voices remind me of "Leave it to Beaver."

Their attic reminds me of my basement.

I listen to it faithfully night after night....during the Yule Season.

I will burn them and send them along......and the offer is good for any poster who might have an interest. :heart:

[Bats]

I'm glad you do. Our lives are way too complicated, aren't they?

Let me see if I can get them electronically first, so I don't have more "stuff" to store. And if I can't, then I'll take you up on it.

[mercurytheatre]

Feb 10, 2012 20:59:15 GMT -5 Bats said:

I'm glad you do. Our lives are way too complicated, aren't they?

Let me see if I can get them electronically first, so I don't have more "stuff" to store. And if I can't, then I'll take you up on it.

Cool biz!....i truly think your kids will love it....as well as you.

[mercurytheatre]

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[Bats]

Feb 10, 2012 21:03:28 GMT -5 mercurytheatre said:

Feb 10, 2012 20:59:15 GMT -5 Bats said:

I'm glad you do. Our lives are way too complicated, aren't they?

Let me see if I can get them electronically first, so I don't have more "stuff" to store. And if I can't, then I'll take you up on it.

Cool biz!....i truly think your kids will love it....as well as you.

The entire collection of episodes is available on iTunes for $9.99. Thanks for introducing me to it! :heart:

[davidhayes1956]

A retro TV network started running a British series "The Invisible Man." I saw an episode and am shocked at the effects they were able to pull off that long ago.

[Bats]

Feb 12, 2012 20:03:54 GMT -5 @davidhayes1956 said:

A retro TV network started running a British series "The Invisible Man." I saw an episode and am shocked at the effects they were able to pull off that long ago.

That was the late 50's version?

Speaking of Monochrome, your avi picture is very sweet. How old?