RANT: The new Lone Ranger

[Zeddan]

It was absolutely terrible. On so many levels.
Since when do Indians know some kind of mystical "Indian" karate. That has been a disturbing trend in western themed shows lately. And the Lone Ranger looked like he was dressed with clothes from Structure.

Though I like the music. Westerns could always use a good rock soundtrack.

The acting was pitiful, though, and they tarnished a somewhat decent Old TV Series.

There, my rant is Done.

Zeddan

 

[rangerjohn]

Agreed, and what happened to the silver bullets?

 

[KenM]

IMO if its not Clayton Moore in the lead, its not the Lone Ranger.

 

[Chun-tzu]

I watched it, too. It wasn't so much terrible as terribly mediocre and very formulaic. Like Birds of Prey, but with less potential.

Martial arts is not the way to handle an action Western. If you _must_ knock it up a notch, take a cue from shows like Firefly and Babylon 5: Legend of the Rangers (ok, this one wasn't as good as in Firefly).

The star seemed too young to be the Lone Ranger, to me. I also missed the silver bullets. My memories of the Lone Ranger go back to the cartoon from a while back (70's?), where he was a mystery man (I didn't know that the Lone Ranger's origin or real name had ever been known).

A western is just the wrong kind of show to do in this high-production-value pop-music pretty-boy Dawson's-Creek style. I just don't think it works. Cowboys are rugged; Chad Murray is not.

 

[MaxKaladin]

The star seemed too young to be the Lone Ranger, to me. I also missed the silver bullets. My memories of the Lone Ranger go back to the cartoon from a while back (70's?), where he was a mystery man (I didn't know that the Lone Ranger's origin or real name had ever been known).

Oh, yes. He had a name. John Reid. He also had a backstory. He and his brother were part of a posse of six rangers tracking a band of bandits when they were ambushed in a canyon. All of the rangers were gunned down and John was left for dead. Instead, he was found by Tonto who nursed him back to help and they set off together to right wrongs throughout the old west. The silver bullets, and his means of paying for his travels, came from a silver mine he and his brother had discovered. He had an honest old man operating it and the Lone Ranger would periodically visit to stock up on money and silver bullets.

A western is just the wrong kind of show to do in this high-production-value pop-music pretty-boy Dawson's-Creek style. I just don't think it works. Cowboys are rugged; Chad Murray is not.

That's the truth. They need to keep martial arts out of westerns. While they're at it, keep rap and rock out of them too. Oh, and they need to listen to one of the old TV shows to hear how to do the section of the William Tell Overture that is used as the Lone Ranger theme as that screaching monstrosity they used is NOT how to do it.

 

[rangerjohn]

I also thought the Lone Ranger and Tonto were too young. Even in there incarnation the Lone Ranger has graduated college and is ready for Harvard Law School and Tonto has studied under the tribal shaman and was expecting to be war chief. I mean come on how far is incredulity supposed to be stretched? I think they thought they were telling a superhero comic set in the old west.

I kept thinking Green Hornet and Kato.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Crap, this is the future of TV. Lines were bad, actting so so, and too much young hip action (getting old). If the writers ever watched an old western they could have made a better show than this. Bring back Brisco County!

Please tell me this is not a pilot!

 

[Sagan Darkside]

Crap, this is the future of TV.

Eh, TV has been bad since it started.

I avoided this show due to the commercials, but if you people want to watch a western- go get copies of the old Have Gun, Will Travel.

It does not get much better then Paladin.

SD

 

[Hand of Evil]

Eh, TV has been bad since it started.


SD

True...only one to two good shows a season but the writing was better then. It went down hill somewhere in the eighties, could have been the seventies but here lately it has been the horrid. Reality TV is the killer.

 

[WayneLigon]

Oh, yes. He had a name. John Reid. ... The silver bullets, and his means of paying for his travels, came from a silver mine he and his brother had discovered. He had an honest old man operating it and the Lone Ranger would periodically visit to stock up on money and silver bullets.

Interesting that someone whould bring up the Green Hornet later on. The Hornet (Britt Reid) is actually a descendent of the Lone Ranger. The silver mine being what gave him the funds to start his newspaper, afford all that cool crimefighting gear, etc...