Me either, wtf?

then don't watch it. Simple

Depends on whether you like action detectives or cerebral...

Hi Susan,
That reminds me, Pernell Roberts would have stayed on Bonanza if they had gone along with
his idea of marrying a Black woman. NBC suits nearly fainted at the thought and how all
their affiliates in southern states would have reacted. He then compromised, how about
Adam marrying an American Indian, but no go. Instead they did a couple of episodes
with him wooing Darren McGavin's wife, the beautiful blonde actress Kathie Brown.
That was the last straw for the intellectual Roberts, who had wanted more serious
story lines. Producer Dortort later on explored many explosive civil rights issues
and even thinly veiled Vietnam War commentary in the grossly over looked Western
classic "High Chaparral". Unlike Hoss and Joe going to town for beers, the men of
Chaparral went in looking for women, many plainly hookers. In the first episode
Buck takes his young nephew in to town to get, um, friendly with a saloon girl.
Ben never did that for Joe and Hoss.
Check out David Greenland's book on Bonanza, he will even tell you of "Hoss's"
role as a zombie monster from Venus on a 3 Stooges episode.

Where did you read that? Roberts was also known for his lifelong activism, which included participation in the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and pressuring NBC to refrain from hiring White people to portray minority characters/ AKA Whitewashing. He felt his talent was wasted on the show because everything the sons did they had to ask Dad for permission, so the guys basically had no life other than working the land and doing what Pop wanted. Even if the producers had allowed any of the boys to wed it dam sure wouldn't have been a black woman. I loved Bonanza but Lil Joe, Adam, or Hoss were too white for the audience to believe that they could love or have a black wife. No way would it be believable at all. JMO

Hi Vonabee, I read it in the book I cited, David Greenland's "Bonanza. A Viewers Guide To The
TV Legend". Greenland hit it off with the producer Dortort who supplied much insight.
I contributed one or two tiny items, David Greenland was nice enough to send me a tape
of Bonanza out takes given him by Dortort which no one else had(at the time, who knows
now). As for the cast being "too white", whatever that means, you might recall the boys
had romantic moments with both Indian and Mexican women. It was the network that
would have stopped any dalliance with a Black woman, not the characters as they were
created. Bonanza was ahead of its time in many respects, see the outstanding episode
with Lou Gossett. How about when Hop Sing fell in love with a white woman, and she
with him? A two part episode where a Mormon is the good guy. Veiled commentary
about Civil Rights by Hoss when he talked about his leprechaun pals? I would agree,
they had to do it that way with cute leprechauns when they would have preferred
having Hoss doing that with Black people. But it was 50 years ago, the stations in
the south would have revolted, so the producers did the best they could.
Anyway Vonabee, check out the book, I think you will enjoy it. And the opening
in the preface, about the kid who was about to shoplift but then saw Hoss on
a lunchbox and put the item back, was me. Corny yes but true and it shows
TV does influence kid's morals.

you got some good points

Thank you Country46. I'll buy you and little Joe a beer the next time you are in Virginia City.

10/13, I never heard of the same ones as you!

I agree. Why can't MeTV air COLD CASE or MURDER, SHE WROTE?

If you have cable/satellite, Murder She Wrote is on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. If you don't (or your provider doesn't offer that channel), download the Peacock app--they have all twelve seasons.

Ughh, I am so tired of all this whining about Monk. If you don't like the show, CHANGE THE CHANNEL It is so simple.

These shows may be too new for MeTV. Which also means more expensive to obtain. BTW, Cold Case is shown on a sister channel "Start TV", women focused or starring shows.

Me too! Lol besides I like Monk, he is brilliant but also quirky & hilarious!

Yes that would be a good one to see!

I have to agree. Monk doesn’t fit my MeTV

I concur. Only drama shows prior to 1995 (my initial feelings are 1980 but Matlock and Heat of the Night seem to be a decent fit-at least they are 25+ years old). Sit-coms no later than 1975. Bring back Rockford files and/or original Hawaii 5-0.

How about Barney Miller? I know it's on Antenna TV, but Monk is on H&I and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at the moment, so it may not be a problem.