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Aug. 5th, 2012 11:47 amGunsmoke - The original radio series
http://archive.org/details/OTRR_Gunsmoke_Singles
I grew up with James Arness as Matt Dillon and we never missed the TV version if we could help it. As good as he was it was hard to imagine anybody else playing the part even though he was the second actor to do so. Having heard William Conrad's portrayal though I can see why so many of the fans of the radio show were outraged when the news came that he wouldn't continue the part on TV even though he didn't physically match the character. Conrad is so incredible in the part that it would have been hard to believe that they could get another actor who could be as good. That they did and the TV show continued the high quality of the radio show is one reason this series ended up being one of the longest running series of all time.
( Read more to see why you should be listening to this... )
http://archive.org/details/OTRR_Gunsmoke_Singles
I grew up with James Arness as Matt Dillon and we never missed the TV version if we could help it. As good as he was it was hard to imagine anybody else playing the part even though he was the second actor to do so. Having heard William Conrad's portrayal though I can see why so many of the fans of the radio show were outraged when the news came that he wouldn't continue the part on TV even though he didn't physically match the character. Conrad is so incredible in the part that it would have been hard to believe that they could get another actor who could be as good. That they did and the TV show continued the high quality of the radio show is one reason this series ended up being one of the longest running series of all time.
( Read more to see why you should be listening to this... )
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