Bret Maverick "The Mayflower Women's Historical Society"
Adam H. Kerman
A young, self-deluded woman desperate for adventure has read about Bret
and constructed elaborate fantasies about him and decides to live a
Western life in Sweetwater. She's a member of the title society, which
she claims both records history and preserves it. She puts Bret in the
latter category and gains control of him as he's been convicted of murder,
awaiting execution in St. Louis. She uses society funds to bribe a judge
and a guard. That she wants to "merchandise" Bret is briefly amusing.
Back in Sweetwater, Bret feels sorry for her and sets up an imaginary con
to keep her entertained. Meanwhile, he makes up fake backstories for several
of the town's characters, hoping to distract her from investigating his life.
But the head of the society has followed her to Sweetwater, so the con is
dropped.
Nothing about the episode's A plot works because it's not possible to suspend
disbelief in order to accept the woman's delusions. "Paradise Cove" it's not.
The B plot is Mary Lou's encounter with a young man wanted for murder of a
couple, who wants her to fake his death in the newspaper, hoping his son
won't believe he's a hero and will grow up with decent morals. Mary Lou falls
for the bad boy. That one doesn't work very well either.
Written by Lee David Zlotoff, who wrote 7 of 17 episodes (counting the
pilot).
Wiseguy
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Since the pilot is the length of two episodes you could say 8 out of 18
upping his output to 44% of the series.
Adam H. Kerman
>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>Written by Lee David Zlotoff, who wrote 7 of 17 episodes (counting the
>>pilot).
>Since the pilot is the length of two episodes you could say 8 out of 18
>upping his output to 44% of the series.
That's how epguides lists it, syndicated length, but that's not how it
aired on NBC.
dw
"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote in message
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I sure don't understand why Encore doesn't air the second episode, or call
it the third if you count the pilot as two episodes.
Adam H. Kerman
>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>Wiseguy <epw...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>>Written by Lee David Zlotoff, who wrote 7 of 17 episodes (counting the
>>>>pilot).
>>>Since the pilot is the length of two episodes you could say 8 out of 18
>>>upping his output to 44% of the series.
>>That's how epguides lists it, syndicated length, but that's not how it
>>aired on NBC.
>I sure don't understand why Encore doesn't air the second episode, or call
>it the third if you count the pilot as two episodes.
Encore Western will air the pilot "The Lazy Ace" 7:50 am Eastern Saturday
complete in one time slot. I don't have advance listings for the following
Saturday, so we'll see if "Welcome to Sweetwater" shows up in rotation.
Wiseguy
@news.albasani.net:
How NBC aired it is irrelevant. If a 2-hour pilot is shown as two episodes
in syndication, then it is counted as 2 episodes.
Adam H. Kerman
>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>Wiseguy <epw...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>>Written by Lee David Zlotoff, who wrote 7 of 17 episodes (counting the
>>>>pilot).
>>>Since the pilot is the length of two episodes you could say 8 out of 18
>>>upping his output to 44% of the series.
>>That's how epguides lists it, syndicated length, but that's not how it
>>aired on NBC.
>How NBC aired it is irrelevant. If a 2-hour pilot is shown as two episodes
>in syndication, then it is counted as 2 episodes.
We had this idiotic discussion before about Quincy.
It's not like you're actually making a relevant comment anyway. The pilot
was shown as one episode in syndication on Encore Westerns.
As you're wrong, you want to drop it now?
Wiseguy
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Syndication means local stations showing it.
You don't have syndication on a network, whether broadcast or cable.
You're wrong. Again.
Adam H. Kerman
>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>Wiseguy <epw...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>>Wiseguy <epw...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>>>>Written by Lee David Zlotoff, who wrote 7 of 17 episodes (counting
>>>>>>the pilot).
>>>>>Since the pilot is the length of two episodes you could say 8 out of
>>>>>18 upping his output to 44% of the series.
>>>>That's how epguides lists it, syndicated length, but that's not how
>>>>it aired on NBC.
>>>How NBC aired it is irrelevant. If a 2-hour pilot is shown as two
>>>episodes in syndication, then it is counted as 2 episodes.
>>We had this idiotic discussion before about Quincy.
>>It's not like you're actually making a relevant comment anyway. The
>>pilot was shown as one episode in syndication on Encore Westerns.
>>As you're wrong, you want to drop it now?
>Syndication means local stations showing it.
No, dude, it doesn't. Syndication means material or content that is
supplied by one entity to another entity that will in turn incorporate
it into material or content being sold by the second entity without
distinguishing it from material or content the second entity produces
itself. The most common example is a newspaper buying a feature from a
syndicator, like a comic strip or a column, then running it in one of
its sections along with locally-produced content.
>You don't have syndication on a network, whether broadcast or cable.
>You're wrong. Again.
The concept of syndication is irrelevant to local versus national. In
practice, it means that a programming executive has purchased rights
to a program supplied by a distributor who is syndicating it to be
incorporated into the lineup of the station he is scheduling, whether
that's a local broadcast station or a nationally aired cable/satellite
station. It becomes one of the shows the station airs and isn't distinct
from local programming.
Even though you've made up your very own definition of the word, it's
irrelevant to your insistence on miscounting the number of episodes,
when there aren't any examples of the pilot being aired in two parts.
Do you want to shut up now, or keep making a fool of yourself?
Wiseguy
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The term syndication has always meant a local station showing it at
whatever time they wanted to a local audience using a syndicated version
supplied by the syndicator.
Networks (broadcast, cable, satellite) which broadcast to a national
audience often show original network versions rather than syndicated
versions and aren't considered syndication.
A good example of this is TVLand which gets the original versions of
episodes and then edits them themselves. They often show long versions
of sitcom themes and the tags which are rarely seen in syndication. (See
"Three's Company" and "All in the Family, for example.)
Give up. You're wrong.
Adam H. Kerman
>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>Wiseguy <epw...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>>Wiseguy <epw...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>You're wrong. Again.
You are so completely without a clue. I'm not arguing that the station doesn't
control its own schedule. That's the entire point of the syndication.
That there are different versions of an episode distributed is irrelevant.
That it's local or national programming is irrelevant.
>Networks (broadcast, cable, satellite) which broadcast to a national
>audience often show original network versions rather than syndicated
>versions and aren't considered syndication.
>A good example of this is TVLand which gets the original versions of
>episodes and then edits them themselves. They often show long versions
>of sitcom themes and the tags which are rarely seen in syndication. (See
>"Three's Company" and "All in the Family, for example.)
This crap about editing and different versions having anything to do with
the concept of syndication is totally pulled out of your own ass. That a
station might edit the episode is irrelevant. The concept of syndication
has no relation to editing or versions.
>Give up. You're wrong.
I'm wrong only for thinking that you can be educated. Clearly you are
entirely clue resistant.