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#51 JBB

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Posted 29 September 2021 - 07:38 PM

 

Oops sorry. Heres the other one. Its called The Senior and is about Mike Flynt, a 59 year old college football player at Alpine.

https://deadline.com...ama-1234834066/

 

Wasn't there a similar plot already done in the 90's classic "Necessary Roughness?" 

 

 

Filmed at the UNT campus in Denton with a scene filmed at Billy Bob's and said to be inspired by the SMU football scandal.  A silly, predictable movie, but I've always liked it.



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Posted 29 September 2021 - 10:11 PM


 


Oops sorry. Heres the other one. Its called The Senior and is about Mike Flynt, a 59 year old college football player at Alpine.

https://deadline.com...ama-1234834066/

 
Wasn't there a similar plot already done in the 90's classic "Necessary Roughness?" 
 
 
Filmed at the UNT campus in Denton with a scene filmed at Billy Bob's and said to be inspired by the SMU football scandal.  A silly, predictable movie, but I've always liked it.
What 90s movie would be complete without an appearance by Rob Schneider?

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Posted 30 September 2021 - 11:30 AM

 

 

 

Oops sorry. Heres the other one. Its called The Senior and is about Mike Flynt, a 59 year old college football player at Alpine.

https://deadline.com...ama-1234834066/

 
Wasn't there a similar plot already done in the 90's classic "Necessary Roughness?" 
 
 
Filmed at the UNT campus in Denton with a scene filmed at Billy Bob's and said to be inspired by the SMU football scandal.  A silly, predictable movie, but I've always liked it.
What 90s movie would be complete without an appearance by Rob Schneider?

 

 

There's a number of 90s movie regulars in Necessary Roughness: Hector Elizondo, Robert Loggia, Sinbad, Larry Miller, Fred Thompson.  Plus the cameos by the NFL players and former players in the scrimmage scene.



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Posted 25 October 2021 - 08:35 AM

I watched 'No Future' (Catherine Keener, Charlie Heaton, Rosa Salazar) which was filmed a few years ago and delayed due to covid but out now. It was filmed I believe entirely in Fort Worth, with most scenes being in the Near Southside and Carter Riverside areas. I will say that this film should have a heavy content warning of being just really sad and would not recommend watching it if you aren't in the mood to be very emotional. It's just 90 minutes of depressing. 

Review and summary on Roger Ebert.com

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Posted 05 January 2022 - 09:22 PM

Anyone seen 1883 yet? 



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Posted 05 January 2022 - 10:38 PM

Anyone seen 1883 yet? 


Tried several times but the Paramount app on my smartTV wouldnt load it for some reason. I have it recorded and ready to watch on another platform when I get some time this week.

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Posted 13 January 2022 - 01:04 PM

 

Anyone seen 1883 yet? 


Tried several times but the Paramount app on my smartTV wouldnt load it for some reason. I have it recorded and ready to watch on another platform when I get some time this week.

 

 

I've watched the first couple of episodes and I have enjoyed it thus far.  The cinematography is superb.  The only odd thing I found are the transitions at the end of some scenes are sort of random / abrupt, like all of a sudden it just ends and goes to commercial break but with on-demand it rolls into the next scene.  It just felt a little raw / sloppy but everything else has been good.

 

As far as characters, the cast is solid.  Tim McGraw does a great job in his lead role and sort of funny with Faith Hill on screen too.  I imagine Isabel May is going to be getting a ton of casting calls for new roles when she's done with this series, certainly could become a real breakout star.



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Posted 13 January 2022 - 01:57 PM

I'm re-watching The West Wing and there's a "sort of" Fort Worth sighting in the final season.  The presidential candidate played by Jimmy Smits was called up for Marine reserve duty and he reported to Fort Worth.  Unfortunately, Mirimar in San Diego stood in for the base in Fort Worth, hence the mountains and palm trees in the background, but nice to hear the city mentioned multiple times.



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Posted 17 January 2022 - 08:31 AM

Haha.  Mountains....


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Posted 17 January 2022 - 08:54 AM

Haha.  Mountains....


We've got Western Hills, Eastern Hills, South Hills, Arlington Heights, Mistletoe Heights, Hi Mount, Edgecliff ... someone looking only at a map would think Fort Worth is just full of terrain!

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Posted 17 January 2022 - 09:05 AM

 

Haha.  Mountains....


We've got Western Hills, Eastern Hills, South Hills, Arlington Heights, Mistletoe Heights, Hi Mount, Edgecliff ... someone looking only at a map would think Fort Worth is just full of terrain!

 

 

Don't forget Eagle Mountain and White Lake Hills.



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Posted 17 January 2022 - 12:15 PM

When I moved here from L.A. the two most significant changes in the physical environment was the lack of ocean and the lack of mountains.  It was kind unnerving for a while to not see mountains on the horizon.


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Posted 19 January 2022 - 01:33 PM

Anyone seen 1883 yet? 

 

So I caught up the other evening watching '1883' for the episodes aired to-date.  They have a lot of interesting conversations about crossing "The River" in their trek towards Oregon.  At one point, I thought they may have been trying to cross the Red River in that they talked about the reservation on the other side but they also re-routed at some point to go further west and cross the Brazos with mention of stopping in Abilene, although suddenly right after crossing the river it appears way more like a desert.  In one line they said something to the effect of where the confluence of the Clear Fork (Trinity) and the Brazos, on the other side is wild country or something to that effect.  That got me wondering, did the Clear Fork (pre Benbrook Lake) meet the Brazos and where?  Possum Kingdom?  South of Cresson?  I see Mustang Creek, Fall Creek, South Bear Creek.  Then I'm wondering why would they stop in Abilene on their way to Oregon and not Amarillo?  Perhaps someone who played Oregon Trail back in the 1980's has a better sense of the route they are taking and can help me understand this better?

 

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I was also curious to know where did the Clear Fork start and this is the best I could come up with, North of Weatherford, east of Peaster. 

 

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Posted 19 January 2022 - 04:49 PM

Nitixope, actually you are a little off on the source of the Clear Fork of the Trinity River.  Due to my extensive cycling on the roads around North Texas, you will find that the town of Poolville is actually on the Clear Fork.  The largest body of water near the source of the Clear Fork is Reservior Number Two, or Turpin Lake, west of Poolville.  If you look on the aerials, you can even see a stream going further west.  The source of the fork is north of E. Lone Star Rd. on Advance Rd.  The vegetation associated with the stream stops at Turpin Lake Rd., north of E. Lone Star.

 

As for the separation between the Brazos River and the Clear Fork of the Trinity, there is a watershed, or ridge line running roughly along TX 171 between Weatherford and Cresson.  To the southwest, the water drains to the Brazos, to the northeast, the water drains to the Clear Fork of the Trinity.  Watersheds and drainage areas are shown on dfwmaps.com.  You have to make a few clicks, but you can see where all the water is naturally flowing.



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Posted 19 January 2022 - 09:49 PM

Thats excellent info John. Thanks for providing and I will spend some time looking up those locations. It is really interesting on 1883 hear them describe these locations in and around Fort Worth and imagine what that had been like back then. I may have some additional follow-up questions.

Heres one question that I have been thinking about:

So the premise of the show is a group of pioneers traveling by horse-drawn wagons from Fort Worth to Oregon to start a new life. What was the significance of Fort Worth as the starting point of their journey? Was it the end of the line by train? Was it the idea of taking the Chisholm Trail and connecting to the Oregon Trail? It seems they ended up using the Great Western Cattle Trail instead heading towards Doans Store and Abilene, Kansas. When suggested they take the train, the Germans said they couldnt afford it. Did they travel by boat to New Orleans then to Fort Worth? I wonder how many months that trip would take to get to Oregon?

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Posted 20 January 2022 - 01:01 PM

Are you sure y'all are in the same place?

 

Appears the clear fork of the Brazos in 1883 is 1 mile north of South Bend Texas



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Posted 20 January 2022 - 01:33 PM

We may not be in the same place.  In Nitixope's post, he specifically called out the Clear Fork of the Trinity and the Brazos River.  I took my cues off of his post, forgetting about the Clear Fork of the Brazos River.  That branch of the Brazos is near South Bend, and is a part of the Brazos River system and may be closer to what was mentioned in 1883. 



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Posted 21 January 2022 - 09:37 PM

I think youngalum could be right.  I'll go back and listen to that scene again and see what they said but one other odd thing was they made it sound like they went north along the Chisholm trail but decided not to cross at the Red River and instead went west to cross the Brazos because it was less treacherous.  Would it even be necessary that far north to deal with crossing the Brazos even if they were heading over to the Great Western Cattle Trail unless they were going further west to the Goodnight-Loving Trail?  I read a fan page that talked about the Chishom Trail by 1883 was becoming less accessible to travelers, even some ranchers / farmers putting fence along the trail crossing their land?

 

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Posted 24 January 2022 - 05:34 PM

You guys have mixed up your topics.






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