tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post8754902996206470302..comments2008-05-28T04:56:41.626-07:00Robhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-34961258178763260382008-05-20T03:41:00.000-07:002008-05-20T03:41:00.000-07:00Seminoles dressed as Apaches building pueblo in a mud-free desert area. Well, I guess it could have been worse. Were any of them named Squanto, and did they have totem poles in front of their pueblos?dmarkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-25718122749823143812008-05-19T10:17:00.000-07:002008-05-19T10:17:00.000-07:00Writerfella here --<BR/> Not so careful was the 1998 - 2000 TV series, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. In a parallel plot, a Native village comes under attack and predation by a gang of Confederate expatriates. Members of the village head for nearby towns to recruit white men for protection. They contact and bring together seven differing men of unique skills. After the story's resolution, the men remain in loose association and take up residence in a small town where they receive other such opportunities. Several episodes were sterling, especially one gritty story where they must rescue indentured women who were forced into prostitution.<BR/> But the two-part pilot was a mess, Native-wise. One, the Natives were Seminoles, in the Old West. Two, they lived in arid, rocky desert and the village was an adobe pueblo. Three, they dressed like Yaquis and/or Apaches. The pilot otherwise was well done, full of action, good acting, crisp dialog, and a worthy 'origin' story. But writerfella remembered one caveat taught by Gene L. Coon when they worked together at Universal: Write it right the first time and get it right the first time because you can't trust THEM to get it right anytime!!<BR/>All Best<BR/>Russ Bates<BR/>'writerfella'writerfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00111681906238053379noreply@blogger.com