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Hanny, I remembered one other X-Files that has a connection with the Civil War: I'll bet you've seen it. "Home", 4X03. 4th season, 3rd episode. The southern family who lived in their home since, as the mother referred to it, "the war of northern aggression". I forget the family name. They had no heat, running water, raised hogs, etc, and never left the farm, except to beat the sheriff, Andy Taylor, and his wife to death.
My absolute favorite episode of all time, which had nothing to do with the CW, is "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose".
Terry
__________________ "In this great struggle, this form of Government and every form of human right is endangered if our enemies succeed. There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one." Abraham Lincoln - August 18, 1864 Speech to the 164th Ohio Regiment
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Hanny, I remembered one other X-Files that has a connection with the Civil War: I'll bet you've seen it. "Home", 4X03. 4th season, 3rd episode. The southern family who lived in their home since, as the mother referred to it, "the war of northern aggression". I forget the family name. They had no heat, running water, raised hogs, etc, and never left the farm, except to beat the sheriff, Andy Taylor, and his wife to death.
My absolute favorite episode of all time, which had nothing to do with the CW, is "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose".
Terry
Yes its rather a dark episode, mum tied to a board and hiding under the bed, im rather fond of XFiles and like many, ones that stick in my mind today are the doc drama style one with the werewolf, the man who stretched himself through small spaces to eat part of the hyperthalmus and the one where the man is cursed with good luck, wins the lottery but its to much for his needs, throws the ticket away and the passerbye runs to pick it up and is hit by a truck, hit man comes to kill him and ends up shooting himslef by bizare acident, and lastly the one withe genie and 3 wishes.
Yes, and old Twilight Zone (taking place in the 1960s) in which a man (a history professor) is about to get married to a young gal (one of his students) but her father is a little leary of the guy... something just doesn't seem right. I can't remember all the reasons why the dad was unhappy with his daughter's choice of husband, but right as the gal and the professor were about to take off for an elopement, the dad figures out what 'the bad feeling' is. The guy is one of the 'undead', made some sort of deal with the devil, and will live forever. The way the dad figures it out? The professor had a picture of himself and his Union regiment on his desk!! Somehow the secret is revealed, as well as whatever it is that will make the prof become one of the 'dead', so to speak. We see him age right into dust before our eyes on the persian rug!
I guess the Twilight Zone episode from the '60's was done before re-enacting became popular. Otherwise, a picture of a guy with a Union regiment would be no big deal.
ones that stick in my mind today are the doc drama style one with the werewolf, the man who stretched himself through small spaces to eat part of the hyperthalmus ...
Another one of my favorites...."Tooms" , Eugene Victor Tooms had a fondness for human liver every 30 years or so. His first appearance was in "Squeeze", and you're right, he could squeeze himself through air vents, jailhouse bars, come up through toilet pipes, just to get to his quarry.
Terry
__________________ "In this great struggle, this form of Government and every form of human right is endangered if our enemies succeed. There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one." Abraham Lincoln - August 18, 1864 Speech to the 164th Ohio Regiment
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I don't think re-enacting was done at all in the time of that episode. Although interesting enough, I guess it is because I have seen so many CDVs and other period photos, it is near impossible to fool me on one being from 'now' and one from 'then'.
BTW, who here knows when CW re-enacting took off big time? Was is sparked by the centennial?
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Another one of my favorites...."Tooms" , Eugene Victor Tooms had a fondness for human liver every 30 years or so. His first appearance was in "Squeeze", and you're right, he could squeeze himself through air vents, jailhouse bars, come up through toilet pipes, just to get to his quarry.
Terry
Terry watched your Fav episode last night, and yes your right on the money, its a cracker! (yes i do know that means something else where you live, but in the Uk its more of a very pleasent suprise).
I bought 6 seasons on DVD at Xmas and might just be in mood to start a re watch after last night fun.
BTW, who here knows when CW re-enacting took off big time? Was is sparked by the centennial?
I dont know, but the film Glory uses them and this certainly gave it more exposure, in the Uk it all beings with Brig PeterYoung when he founds in 1968 the sealled Knot to re fight ECW battles. (http://www.sealedknot.org/
I don't think re-enacting was done at all in the time of that episode. Although interesting enough, I guess it is because I have seen so many CDVs and other period photos, it is near impossible to fool me on one being from 'now' and one from 'then'.
BTW, who here knows when CW re-enacting took off big time? Was is sparked by the centennial?
The Centennial and the NSSA turned it into the hobby it has become back in the early 60's. At that tie an original M1861 could be had for less than $100 and original Sharps Carbines were not uncommon in hardware stores...
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A buddy of mine was hevily into re-enacting in the 60's and he says his entire unit equipped themselves through Bannerman's surplus. The uniforms were modern repros but everything else, including the weapons, were authentic.
Early Bannerman's catalogues list Model 61's for $17.50 and carbines for $20!
Terry watched your Fav episode last night, and yes your right on the money, its a cracker!
Hanny, yes it is, if you're talking about the Clyde Bruckman episode. Peter Boyle won an emmy that year in the Best Performance by a Guest Role category for his performance in that episode. I liked his character's philosphy on life. He knew he could not control any events, didn't know what compelled people to do what they did, or why they chose certain hobbies, and he didn't even know why he sold insurance for a living. But the one insight he had that nobody else had, was one that he felt cursed with...the ability to see how other people were going to die. Of course that fascinated Mulder, who couldn't stop asking him questions about it.
I have the first four seasons on DVD, and would like to get more. Here's a link to all the episodes if you're interested. Any other X-philes out there might want to check it out. Take care.
__________________ "In this great struggle, this form of Government and every form of human right is endangered if our enemies succeed. There is more involved in this contest than is realized by every one." Abraham Lincoln - August 18, 1864 Speech to the 164th Ohio Regiment
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His first appearance was in "Squeeze", and you're right, he could squeeze himself through air vents, jailhouse bars, come up through toilet pipes, just to get to his quarry.
but in the Uk its more of a very pleasent suprise).
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