AirwickWithCheese Posted November 29, 2021 Share #1 Posted November 29, 2021 The Big Valley deserved more love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted November 29, 2021 Share #2 Posted November 29, 2021 Bonanza had one of the worlds most recognizable intro songs. Hawaii Five Oh is the only one I can think of that is more recognizable 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted November 29, 2021 25 minutes ago, Further said: Bonanza had one of the worlds most recognizable intro songs. Hawaii Five Oh is the only one I can think of that is more recognizable Big Valley intro is pretty good too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted November 29, 2021 Share #4 Posted November 29, 2021 Our family watched Bonanza. The Big Valley... not so much. I found this... “Bonanza” vs. “The Big Valley” Which series is better to watch as reruns decades later? Let's assess. "Bonanza" had a winning theme song. "The Big Valley" had Barbara Stanwyck. Sometimes a little bit of Little Joe went a long way. Nick Barkley's hot temper could get old. "Bonanza" sometimes did comedy pretty well. "The Big Valley" had Linda Evans. (Which could be considered a pro or a con.) "Bonanza" had Dan Blocker, who played a character with the best name in TV Westerns. The Virginia City in "Bonanza" was home to slightly more nut jobs than Stockton in "The Big Valley." Both shows invited you to root for a powerful, rich family. The life expectancy of young women who got engaged to boys from either the Cartwright or Barkley families tended to be alarmingly short. Silas was not as ridiculous as Hop Sing. After watching "Deadwood," they both seem a bit like "Teletubbies." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 29, 2021 Share #5 Posted November 29, 2021 The Big Valley was a rip-off of Bonanza. Rip-offs are never as successful as the original. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Kirby Posted November 29, 2021 Solution Share #6 Posted November 29, 2021 Richard Long .> Pernell Roberts Michael Landon > Lee Majors Dan Blocker and Linda Evans were both good in different ways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 29, 2021 Share #7 Posted November 29, 2021 Linda Evans - The Big Valley 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted November 29, 2021 Share #8 Posted November 29, 2021 This definitely requires more analysis! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 29, 2021 Share #9 Posted November 29, 2021 I do not recall a chain of budget Big Valley Steakhouses 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted November 29, 2021 Share #10 Posted November 29, 2021 I don't recall Tim Matheson ever appearing on Big Valley! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 29, 2021 Share #11 Posted November 29, 2021 Anybody who is anybody remembers the song. In fact it's still a staple stadium anthem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted November 29, 2021 Share #12 Posted November 29, 2021 34 minutes ago, Kirby said: I don't recall Tim Matheson ever appearing on Big Valley! I don't think Sherry Jackson was in either, which is a glaring omission and a big black eye on both shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted November 29, 2021 Share #13 Posted November 29, 2021 I only got one like for Linda and her big valley? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted November 29, 2021 27 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I only got one like for Linda and her big valley? You almost won Marked As Solution. However, Kirby occasionally sends me texts. I can only be impartial to a point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted November 29, 2021 Share #15 Posted November 29, 2021 WoKzoo was a big fan of Big Valley. 'nough said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted November 29, 2021 Share #16 Posted November 29, 2021 Quote Although the TV show was supposedly set in the Stockton area, filming took place in southern parts of the state. I've never run across sites or memorabilia collections in the Stockton area to visit. Supposedly the TV show was loosely based on the Hill Ranch, east of Stockton. That location today sits underneath the waters of Lake Camanche but there is a historical marker nearby. But I have never seen any valid source confirming that the show was based on the Hill Ranch, all I have seen is that story repeated on the internet but with no evidence to support the connection. ^^^about The Big Valley. Quote Lake Tahoe Ranch That Served as Ponderosa on ‘Bonanza’ Sells for a Record $38M You can’t help but wonder what Hoss and Little Joe would say about the sale of the site of TV’s fictional Ponderosa Ranch for $38 million. It set the record for the highest-priced waterfront residential sale on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. Now known as Sierra Sunset, the 24-acre property in Zephyr Cove was used as backdrop for the popular TV series “Bonanza,” which aired from 1959 to 1973. You may remember the family riding horseback on the pine-forested property along the shores of the massive freshwater lake. ^^^about Bonanza. So the answer to your question is location. It's better to be on the lake shore than under the lake. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirwickWithCheese Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share #17 Posted November 29, 2021 Wilbur bought the Ponderosa? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris... Posted November 29, 2021 Share #18 Posted November 29, 2021 Our family watched The High Chaparral 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted November 30, 2021 Share #19 Posted November 30, 2021 5 hours ago, Kirby said: I don't recall Tim Matheson ever appearing on Big Valley! Or on bonanza! I’d like to see that! I just realized that Leonard from Big Bang was the kid on Christmas vacation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted November 30, 2021 Share #20 Posted November 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Philander Seabury said: Or on bonanza! I’d like to see that! I just realized that Leonard from Big Bang was the kid on Christmas vacation! Here he is at least talking about it And a clip starting here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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