My mom watches this show and she constantly points out screw ups. Shirt colors changing and stuff like that. One of them was some people getting chocolate cake with chocolate icing. They get a piece and put it on their plates. When they cut back they have white cake and white icing. What the hell?
shareReggie67 I ignore the goofs cause the whole cinematography can not be duplicated these days because of the cost per episode. The locations and characters were terrific, so I overlook a few goofs.
jeanp1948
They used a lot of footage from previous episodes, presumably to cut down on costs. This is the reason Trampas, The Virginan, & most of the other regulars wore the same clothes in every season (except season 9). In fact the only time in 8 years you see Trampas or The Virginan not wearing their regular clothes & hat is when they are in formal wear at a dance or at a funeral etc.
In season 9 the clothes were changed (along with the title of the show) to give it a 'new' look, which ultimately didn't work. :(
Never payed that close enough attention to those minor details. I kind of enjoy finding flaws in shows. It makes sense that the characters wore the same outfits so they could use stock footage. I have not noticed it on the Virginian very much. I know a lot of cops shows use a lot of stock footage. You get used to seeing the same turn on the same street a lot. The Virginian is really a beautiful looking show on the DVD's they have released. I still can't decide which western is the best of all time. There are so many good ones. I think
I can safely put it in the top 5. Bonanza, Big Valley, Rifleman, Wanted: Dead or Alive, Have Gun Will Travel, Wagon Train, Little House on the Prairie, Law of the Plainsman & Wild Wild West all have good moments in them which makes it tough to choose.
I would not consider Have Gun - Will Travel anyway near even the top 100! The plot lines are the worst I have seen in the Oaters of the '60!
Jeanp1948
jeanbarb, I ignore the cinematography and plot lines and concentrate on the major goofs because that's what makes the show.......worth watching...I guess.
shareOn his official site, James Drury notes: "There were times when we had four Virginian episodes shooting on the same day," he recalls. "I would literally ride on horseback from set to set to give two lines here, three lines there, then over here to do 10 pages of script."
I imagine the standardized wardrobe helped production speed along - little need to change out for various scenes or episodes and stock footage could be more easily inserted as required, as others have mentioned.
Not sure how I managed to never have seen an episode of The Virginian until a month ago but it's been fun catching up.