tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post462538493557070984..comments2024-01-05T10:46:06.674-06:00Comments on Scott D. Parker: Writer: Forgotten Books and Apollocon 2009Scott D. Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-6629101792570045112009-06-29T10:56:10.189-05:002009-06-29T10:56:10.189-05:00Charles - Thanks. I'm blogging about it over o...Charles - Thanks. I'm blogging about it over on SF Safari.<br /><br />Chris - I've seen the original 4-5 times. Watching the 1982 version, I quickly realized I needed to forget the 1950s version. Thought the 1982 was quite good. More later in the review.<br /><br />Barbara - Mainly I was thinking that westerns, like all genres, almost tell the same time story. For westerns, it seems like the setting is what makes it a western. I know that's obvious but what I'm saying is that the stories in westerns and non-westerns are similar. That one takes place in Arizona and not England makes the former a western and the latter a Dickens-type story.<br /><br />Patti - I will...and did!Scott D. Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293540073601809197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-79223915802988492492009-06-28T09:46:26.096-05:002009-06-28T09:46:26.096-05:00have a great time.have a great time.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-13258959749916315532009-06-26T22:07:04.328-05:002009-06-26T22:07:04.328-05:00A western is anything that happened west of the Mi...A western is anything that happened west of the Mississipi River or Fort Garry (Winnipeg in Manitoba) before 1890.Barbara Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00610140328527165017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-78139169390270009352009-06-26T12:11:17.849-05:002009-06-26T12:11:17.849-05:00Can't wait for your review of The Thing. One o...Can't wait for your review of <i>The Thing</i>. One of my favorites.<br /><br />As for what makes a Western a Western, I would say at least three appearances of "Yeeehawww!!", a couple of horses, and a gunfight. LOL...I'm actually reading a book right now by Candy Moulton called <i>The Writer's Guide to Everyday Life in the Wild West<br />from 1840 to 1900</i>. If I'm learning anything from that, it's that there's <i>a lot</i> that can make a Western a Western. :)Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284832038989114035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-440764593580848794.post-64053938300333350952009-06-26T11:13:34.851-05:002009-06-26T11:13:34.851-05:00Good luck at Apollocon.Good luck at Apollocon.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com