This episode is one of my favorites and has all the Barkley's in it(rare for season 4). A good story and excellent acting, a little much compassion for a killer from Health I think. In one scene where Vern is healed up from his gunshot wound, he is practicing drawing and shooting at the Barkley Ranch. He is really slow for a gunfighter??, Health or Nick are much faster than him. The director should have made Robert Loggia(Vern) take lessons from a fast draw expert, or done a close up of a stand in that is fast with a gun. Even have a different actor portray Vern, like Steve Forest or Alex Cord who are really fast draws with a gun. This would have made this episode more creditable. My score would have went from an 8 to a 10.
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Storyline of episode incorrect!
24 October 2017
I read the story line and a review regarding this episode and they were incorrect. Julie Barnes(Meg Foster) fiancée was Rafe Norris(Jeremy Slate), not Ed Barnes(Karl Swenson)he was her Dad?? Once I saw the episode it made more since, Ed was way to old for Julie's fiancée for 1972, audiences would not have approved. This would not be and issue now a days. Storyline needs to be corrected.
A very fine and different episode!
25 May 2016
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The reason I liked this episode from season 7 is it gave a semi-regular some over due screen time like Ward Wood as Lt. Art Malcolm. There were other semi-regulars like Robert Reed as Lt. Adam Tobias & Jack Ging as Lt. Dan Ives. I didn't understand Art's old buddy from patrol days Lt. Vic Grant wasn't at his wedding reception?? It plays out later why he didn't want be seen. If I were Mannix that would have been a red flag!! Why wasn't Adam Tobias involved more, like Dan Ives. I believe Adam & Dan would have been more hands on and not in the background. I only saw Robert Reed at the reception, I guess he had to run back to The Brady Bunch! Also the other reviewer mentioned at the reception Adam Tobias's wife was there?, but I see her at the end of Art's reception cuddled up on the stairs in the background at Mannix's apartment with Dan Ives!! No Adam Tobias in sight. I guess Adam left without her?
What was Rossi thinking?
24 September 2015
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This was an excellent episode that introduced Rachel Nichols as Ashley Seaver, she was the replacement for JJ. This case hits home for her and her very dark past, the song at the end was a perfect choice to feel Ashley's pain. The only problem I have is when Rossi's placing the little girl Heather in a police car totally alone, and leaves to go back into the house with Hotch?? For goodness sake the child just saw her father shot to death by Hotchner, and there isn't even a female police officer or paramedic in the car to comfort her? Rossi is a seasoned FBI agent and a supervisor for the team, what was he thinking?? My score is 8 out of 10.
Heath really had a lot to do!!!
20 April 2013
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This season 4 episode was the second time Richard Long(Jarrod)sat in the directors chair. He did a good job, but certain things about this episode that is out of character. First, Heath at the beginning seems to cavalier and trusting of a man who just wandered in his camp, and after their fight he leaves his gun near him and turns his back??! Second, Heath has a bullet in his gut and is unconscious most of the episode, then they put him the mine, and he wakes up and is able to push a heavy mine cart into Dutton who is shooting at him?? Another character flaw is as good as the Barkley family is,why would they be partners with a greedy and heartless fool like Web Dutton. This episode should have had Jarrod in the Nick role, because he always looks into the Barkley ventures that had problems(his attorney skills). These are
possible over sites,but did anyone notice Nick's gun belt change during this episode, he has a darker one with more bullets, than a lighter color one with less bullets?? Also Nick's hat was loss in the collapsed mine, yet at the end of the episode he is wearing it. My score is 5 out of 10.
possible over sites,but did anyone notice Nick's gun belt change during this episode, he has a darker one with more bullets, than a lighter color one with less bullets?? Also Nick's hat was loss in the collapsed mine, yet at the end of the episode he is wearing it. My score is 5 out of 10.
Pitiful Movie!!
17 July 2012
I agree with jewel5's review, I had not seen Lee Horsley in anything since he did the series "Paradise", He was a very popular actor in the 1980's. He had the starring role in " Sword and the Sorcerer", and I thought this was a sequel to his character "Talon". I was totally wrong about that, he had a very small cameo role and was listed as "The Stranger"?? This movie was a mess from the beginning, and Michael Pare's acting was terrible, he sounds like he is reading "Q" cards. I guess Lee Horsley's acting career is limited to "cameo" roles of less than "B" movies now, this is a shame that a gifted actor such as Horsley is reduced to this because of his age(mid 50's I believe). I rated this a 1 out of 10, but it should be a 0 out of ten!!
Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge
(1987 TV Movie)
"Matt Dillon & Kitty Dillon"
1 June 2011
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"Gunsmoke" was one of my favorite westerns growing up, I was very excited when the 1987 reunion movie "Return to Gunsmoke" was made.
Unfortunately I wished they had brought back all or most of the regulars that were still living. Ken Curtis, Burt Reynolds, Dennis Weaver, and Roger Ewing were in this if they only had a cameo appearance. Another reviewer wrote that James Arness acted more like his "Zeb Macahan" character than "Matt Dillon", and the ex-Marshal would have definitely "NOT" became a mountain man?? They should have open the movie with Matt & Kitty married and living peacefully on a ranch, with Matt a rancher/cattle buyer.
Newly O'Brien as the new doctor of Dodge,since "Milburn Stone" (God Bless Him)"Doc Adams" has passed away. In the original series Newly was being trained by "Doc" in many of the latter year episodes.
The Marshal should have been Claude Atkins, Glen Corbett, or even Alex Cord,they looked the part of a Lawman. "Mannon" character was superb, for him to be released from prison and go after Matt & Kitty. This would have turned by rating of 6 to a 10!!
Unfortunately I wished they had brought back all or most of the regulars that were still living. Ken Curtis, Burt Reynolds, Dennis Weaver, and Roger Ewing were in this if they only had a cameo appearance. Another reviewer wrote that James Arness acted more like his "Zeb Macahan" character than "Matt Dillon", and the ex-Marshal would have definitely "NOT" became a mountain man?? They should have open the movie with Matt & Kitty married and living peacefully on a ranch, with Matt a rancher/cattle buyer.
Newly O'Brien as the new doctor of Dodge,since "Milburn Stone" (God Bless Him)"Doc Adams" has passed away. In the original series Newly was being trained by "Doc" in many of the latter year episodes.
The Marshal should have been Claude Atkins, Glen Corbett, or even Alex Cord,they looked the part of a Lawman. "Mannon" character was superb, for him to be released from prison and go after Matt & Kitty. This would have turned by rating of 6 to a 10!!
I believe this is an episode from season 7
20 October 2009
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Did the writers run out of new ideas or what, I know this is season 9 of the series but with the name changed to "The Men From Shiloh", a new theme song, and new duds for "The Virginian & Trampas" the episodes should be new as well. This episode is from Season 7 "Dark Corridor", some of the character names were changed, but pretty much the same exact story. "Dark Corridor" was better then "Flight to Memory" the acting was much better. Ironically Robert Fuller plays the part of "Ellis" in this one, while his "Laramie" costar John Smith plays the exact same part in "Dark Corridor". Robert Fuller's talent was totally wasted in this episode. I give "Flight to Memory" a 3 or of 10.
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