Tag: The Virginian Vault
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On this week’s Piercing Pop Culture, I’m bringing The Virginian Vault to podcast form to discuss episode 17 of season three. This week Fabian arrives in Medicine Bow as a cowboy who just might have multiple personalities. Then, we have Trampas (Doug McClure) returning to Shiloh after far, far, far too long away.
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Season Two, Episode 25 Sometimes an episode comes along that just feels like a beast to talk about. Too many guest stars!! Not enough time! It’s the struggle of a nostalgia nerd. Frankly though, this was not what I was expecting when I read the “Rope of Lies” episode description. As the credits roll, we’re…
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Season Two, Episode Twenty-Four Nerdy confession alert. We’ve finally gotten to what is probably my favorite “type” of The Virginian episode types, the mooney James Drury romantic narratives. As we get to season two, episode 24, “Another’s Footsteps”, we’ve finally found another one. Will it live up to the standards set in “The Mountain and…
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Season Two, Episode Twenty Three As “The Intruders” came around, I was preparing myself for a “Judge Garth episode”. Speaking truthfully, there’s little I enjoy more than watching Lee J Cobb chew the scenery with his traditional verve, I don’t always vibe with his quieter, often more sedate episodes. However, “The Intruders” rolled around, I…
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Season Two Episode 22 So, there’s been a few episodes of The Virginian that have messed with my fangirl feelings. I’m looking at you “The Mountain and the Sun” *sniffle*. However, this one is another which had me sucked in… and I really wasn’t expecting it. “Smile of a Dragon” is a complex ball of…
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Season Two, Episode Twenty-One. Holy guest stars, Batman! Kids, I must admit I’m a little surprised how much Peter Graves has (and will continue to) come up in Piercing Pop Culture over the coming weeks. With that being said, here he is again in “A Matter of Destiny,” our next installment of The Virginian Vault.…
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Season Two, Episode Twenty. I know what you’re thinking out there. “A soldier’s way, saves the day!”. That’s right, that is a baby, baby, baby Bruce Dern here in “First To Thine Own Self”. This is, I suppose, a Betsy (Roberta Shore) episode. Shore shines (as per usual!) as Betsy takes a liking to a…
