Talk:Bonanza

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WIDOWED BEN CARTWRIGHT. Why on earth would someone insert the words "whose wives are no longer living" when the previous sentence describes the patriarch as the "widowed Ben Cartwright". It is rather difficult to be widowed with surviving wives (not to mention being a bigamist). There should be some sort of IQ test to prevent such moronic contributions!!!- SL

Adam Lost

Of all western heroes, Adam Cartwright is the most unsual. He was the renaissance cowboy and openned the show to a wide depth of stories. The show lost depth without him. Any successful remake would have to center upon him to keep its theme relevant and interesting in a timeless fashion. In his absence the show became overly dependant upon Landon's character and suffered from his myopic outlook in contrast to its more imaginative past.

Oh puhlease

The show was successful for *years* after Roberts left. I guess it was the "Adam Cartwright Show". I personally didnt miss him a whole lot. Anyway, I have edited the article to make it less about how glorious the show was with Roberts--and more factual.

The Bonanza Syndrome is the term for how love interests, old friends, lost family members, etc of the Cartwrights would regularly end up dead, often as part of the episode in which they first appear. It should be identified by name. It is not a "running gag" as it was not intended to be a joke or humorous within the context of the show. In fact it is more of a dramatic device to raise tension and write out a character so they don't have to appear in further episodes. It is only a running gag in the context of televised drama fandom.

Someone a little too broken hearted about Roberts departure?

I find the tone of this article to be a little less than neutral. Obviously the author has not done their homework, because Bonanza did not reach the #1 rating spot until Season 6, Pernell Roberts last year on the show, and remained #1 for the next two years. It remained in the top ten from seasons three to twelve, despite cast changes. Also the wording on the cast-changes clearly favors Pernell Roberts ("half-hearted attempts at cast changes")

Greyias 13:17, 4 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No criticism

this entry does not seem to portray any criticism of the show. For example, did it contribute to the negative stereotype of native americans, or anything.

The only thing I can think of that negatively stereotyped anyone would be Asian-Americans (the Hop Sing role was very stereotypical), but then again that's my view and I don't have sources saying other people think so. Mike H. I did "That's hot" first! 20:01, 5 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mined

"Virginia City ... was mined for 19 years": ?

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UK broadcasts

I'm sure I used to watch Bonanza on BBC TV in the 1980s, but I can't remember any more details. It ran for what seemed like (and probably was) years and years there. 86.132.138.205 02:55, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Trivia & Pop Culture References

I would like to understand why this information about the show has been removed? Granted, a number of the references were obscure ones, however it's important to understand the impact this show (or any other TV program for that matter) has had on other aspects of TV, movies, etc.