tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post2438723263522391942..comments2024-03-23T03:57:15.055-07:00Comments on Caftan Woman: James Arness (1923 - 2011)Caftan Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-22053232035677671182011-06-06T13:50:14.270-07:002011-06-06T13:50:14.270-07:00"Via con dios""Via con dios"Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-14539796738675003572011-06-06T06:35:32.774-07:002011-06-06T06:35:32.774-07:00Thanks Jim, for all those wonderful westerns. Adio...Thanks Jim, for all those wonderful westerns. Adios Amigo.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-22212147476282551072011-06-05T21:10:26.134-07:002011-06-05T21:10:26.134-07:00Everything I have read, or heard in the case of th...Everything I have read, or heard in the case of the commentaries on the anniversary dvd's, indicates that everyone involved in "Gunsmoke" throughout the entire 20 year run cared deeply about the show, its fans and its legacy. <br /><br />Yes, Rick, James Arness made Matt Dillon real for us, and we will always have him.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331373971294623620.post-56363632564691364202011-06-05T16:48:34.601-07:002011-06-05T16:48:34.601-07:00My parents never missed GUNSMOKE and it was mostl...My parents never missed GUNSMOKE and it was mostly because of James Arness. It's easy to underestimate his contributions to that classic Western--but he was the glue. He made Matt Dillon a realistic hero, flawed at times, but a good man dedicated to making Dodge City a place where families could grow and feel safe. It may sound sappy, but Arness made his character believable and that's a key reason that GUNSMOKE ran for so long.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.com