tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936281921751735006.post6620775426275094935..comments2023-05-17T00:41:14.698-07:00Comments on Diary of a Madman: Of Wikis and Wold Newton: Part 9Sean Levinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17338199695708410919noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936281921751735006.post-77836800056738258312010-01-23T12:04:19.962-08:002010-01-23T12:04:19.962-08:00Yeah, but The Virginian is loosely based on Owen W...Yeah, but The Virginian is loosely based on Owen Wister's novel of the same name, where the title character and Trampas are actually enemies, and<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SPOILERS<br /><br /><br /><br />Trampas dies at the end of the novel, and the Virginian marries schoolteacher Molly Stark.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />END SPOILERS.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I would give more weight to the novel than the TV series, in the WNU anyway. And yes, I am aware of the Gambler film.Sean Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338199695708410919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6936281921751735006.post-65780907147189591932010-01-23T00:07:49.186-08:002010-01-23T00:07:49.186-08:00One of the TV movies for Kenny Rogers' charact...One of the TV movies for Kenny Rogers' character of 'The Gambler', "Luck of the Draw", could be used to contradict that assertion that Mark McCain was 'The Virginian'. <br /><br />Of course, first it would have to be conjectured that Doug McClure and James Drury were appearing as Trampas and the Virginian, but using the aliases of Doug and Jim.<br /><br />Later on in that TV movie, once Brady Hawkes was in California, Mark McCain shows up working on a silent movie. At least for my little pocket TV Universe, this means they are two separate individuals.Toby O'Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06999037844031101965noreply@blogger.com