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PumamanRedux
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 Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2024 11:32 am Post subject: Outlaws [1986-1987] [CBS Television] |
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| Quote: | Outlaws is an American science fiction Western television series which aired Saturday nights on CBS from December 28, 1986 until May 30, 1987. The original series began as a 2-hour pilot movie, and was followed by eleven one-hour episodes.
The story told in Outlaws begins in Houston, Texas in 1899, as Sheriff Jonathan Grail tried to round up the villainous four-man Pike Gang, of which he had once been a member. After cornering the gang in a stormy Native American graveyard, a bolt of lightning struck all five men - transporting them 87 years forward in time to 1986. With no way to get back to their original time, the five men agreed to a truce, and started a private investigation/detective agency to pay their bills.
The five men, now working as the "Double Eagle Detection Agency," helped right wrongs, protected the downtrodden, and fought off drug lords and gang leaders, all while continuing to operate with 19th-century weaponry, including revolvers and shotguns. Several of the episodes dealt with problems the men faced in the 1880s that had to be resolved in the 1980s. No one knew their real identities, and most people assumed that their old-style clothing and weapons were an affectation. During their first case they met Lt. Maggie Randall, a Houston detective, who became romantically involved with Grail and often helped them in their cases....
MAIN Character [actor] list:
Sheriff Jonathan Grail [Rod Taylor] was a former member of the Pike Gang and now leader of the Double Eagle Detection Agency
Harland Pike [William Lucking], who took over the gang when Grail left
Billy Pike, Jr. [Patrick Houser], Harland Pike's younger brother
Wolfson Lucas [Charles Napier], a born-again half-breed Native American scout
Isaiah "Ice" McAdams [Richard Roundtree], an escaped slave from New Orleans who rode with the Pike Gang
Deputy Maggie Randall [Christina Belford], who assisted the Double Eagle Detection Agency on several of their cases.
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Per the wiki: 'The series featured crime drama and shootouts, and humorous moments. The humor derived primarily from the outlaws' unfamiliarity with 20th-century technology, as well as the contrast between their 19th-century mores and those of the 20th century. '
The show never found much of an audience and it got canceled ...
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Mike's notes: I was fascinated by this show ... it featured five men who were sent 87 years forward in time and had to deal with the problems they had in both time periods. It was a fascinating premise for a lad just out of high school lad to enjoy.
'The series featured crime drama and shootouts, and humorous moments. The humor derived primarily from the outlaws' unfamiliarity with 20th-century technology, as well as the contrast between their 19th-century mores and those of the 20th century. '
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See the show's title sequence at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SaKqb7Q5aI
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See all of the Outlaws' episodes via this playlist .....
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLt2wVtQVyqC-I5rRwL008_gHR08_9hJ2k
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Info about the various episodes can be found at this wiki ..
https://tinyurl.com/yc2h4erz
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Bud Brewster
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Well bless my biscuits if this series ain't more fun than barroom brawl in Tombstone, Arizona! 
I watched about 20 minute of the pilot, and I was mighty impressed, pardners! The imaginative premise is handled well. For example, the first place these displaced cowboys go into is a bar which is filled with good ole' country boys in cowboy hats and boots.
And wouldn't ya know it, they get into a barroom brawl and wipe the floor with them modern-day city slickers!
I'm looking forward to watching more of the episodes.
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PumamanRedux
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| Quote: | | [you can delete this post, Bud or other admin] |
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PumamanRedux
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| Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2024 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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I'm happy you liked my humble contribution to ASF, Bud
| Bud Brewster wrote: | _____________________________________________
Well bless my biscuits if this series ain't more fun than barroom brawl in Tombstone, Arizona!
I watched about 20 minute of the pilot, and I was mighty impressed, pardners! The imaginative premise is handled well. For example, the first place these displaced cowboys go into is a bar which is filled with good ole' country boys in cowboy hats and boots.
And wouldn't ya know it, they get into a barroom brawl and wipe the floor with them modern-day city slickers!
I'm looking forward to watching more of the episodes. |
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