CineSavant Column
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Dependable Dick Dinman has a guest on his podcast, actor Clint Walker, to talk about his well-remembered 50s TV show Cheyenne, which just arrived in a massive Warner Archive Collection box. It was one of the first TV shows I remember seeing. Before digging into it, we can hear Clint reminisce a little bit. The recording comes from Dinman’s interview archive, as Mr. Walker passed away in 2018.
So many celebs of the past are disappearing. This is a reminder to start watching Cheyenne episodes … I always watch the first couple of shows, and then go for episodes with favorite actors.
High on the list of things you really didn’t need is this link from Michael McQuarrie, the Archive.org web publication of a book of prognostications by the one and only The Amazing Criswell. The 100% flaky seer was made (in)famous by via appearances in the flakier films of Edward D. Wood, Jr..
It’s 150 pages of looney predictions, leading up to the big one … the final word from the great seer is that the world will end on August 18, 1999, whether Prince records a song or not.
Criswell really belongs in a Museum of Self-Promotion. In today’s era of total disinformation, all the time, his impact is benign. And how do we know that the world didn’t end in 1999? The last 26 years could be just a dream.
Thanks for reading! — Glenn Erickson