Watching "The Rifleman" today and they are afoot in the desert. The 'dumb stuff' is they are sleeping at night and traveling during the day. Then the kid goes looking for help, drinks the last drop of water, and throws the canteen away.
Another TV oops
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Is that the one where Lucas is snake bit? 
caryc
Hawkeye
Standard procedure. They always throw away the canteen. It wouldn't be as dramatic if they didn't. Then if they walk a couple miles and discover water, they would have to walk back to get that canteen. I wonder why they have never made a movie where that happened?
I guess because no one is stupid enough to throw the canteen away in the first place.
OP
Not that I saw. Tuned in late but in time to see all the 'dumb crap'.Is that the one where Lucas is snake bit?
coach
Hunter
I don't know how many times I've seen the throw away the canteen when it's empty in old westerns
Kind of like throwing the gun when it's empty. 
Kind of like throwing the gun when it's empty.
caryc
Hawkeye
How about the old Superman TV program where the bad guy empties his gun trying to shoot Superman and then throws the gun at him like that's going to stop him when the bullets didn't?I don't know how many times I've seen the throw away the canteen when it's empty in old westerns
Well after you have fired 20+ rounds out of a six shot revolver there in no sense hanging on to it any longer.I don't know how many times I've seen the throw away the canteen when it's empty in old westerns
Busterswoodshop
Hunter
I always wondered why I kept finding empty canteens laying out in the desert.
Now I know.
Now I know.
And superman ducked when they threw the gun at him.
caryc
Hawkeye
Yeah, the bullets didn't hurt him but that heavy gun would've hurt.
Richbaker
Blackhawk
My LGS has some kind of Barrett for sale, over $10,000. I joke about needing to buy 2 in case one runs out of ammo….I don't know how many times I've seen the throw away the canteen when it's empty in old westerns
OP
Well you sure can't throw one very far.
Or this, Bad guy points a gun at good and demands good guy toss his gun.
So many things happen on TV or movie and people think because the scene looked good that's the way it happens in real life.
So many things happen on TV or movie and people think because the scene looked good that's the way it happens in real life.
A couple of LAPD guys surrendered their weapons. One died in an onion field. The other had to live with it.
Was just talking about that book yesterday, the wife had never heard of it or the movie. Wambaugh is one of my favorite authors. Ted Danson’s first movie I believe, as short as his dialogue was.
caryc
Hawkeye
It just means that the good guy is too stupid to live.
powder smoke
Hawkeye
What did you expect? Just a tv show no one in their right mind would do that!
Oh well carry on!
caryc
Hawkeye
You might just as well say, "No one in their right mind would watch a TV show".
Lighten up.
Moparfreak
Bearcat
Always carry a backup as a police officer. I don't care if it's a .22 short, 2 shot derringer...
Bob Wright
Hawkeye
I must say sleeping by night and travellin by day makes sense to me. I've been in the desert at night, and its dark,dark, dark!
Once, in the country I tripped over a cow in the dark!
Bob Wright
Bob Wright
Hawkeye
I watched a YouTube video depicting an ambush of a German firing squad detil preparing to execute some French resistors. Just as the execution is about to start, gunfire explodes fro every wuarter from French resistance fighters. They are everywhere, in the barber's chair in a barbershop, in the markets, on roof tops (Always have to be some posted on roof tops, regardless of the setting/time perios.)and seveeral are armed with what appears to be AK-47s.
Bob Wright
Bob Wright
Cofaler
Blackhawk
Did you forget where you tipped that cow over?
wheelgun1958
Hunter
What drives me nuts is when, be it western or war movie, after a gun battle no one gathers guns and ammo.
