#The Vigilantes Begin

[kwebtv]

From the Golden Age of Television

Series Premiere

The Californians - The Vigilantes Begin - NBC - September 24, 1957

Western

Running Time: 30 minutes

Written by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan

Produced by Robert F. Sisk

Directed by Hollingsworth Morse

Stars:

Adam Kennedy as Dion Patrick

 Sean McClory as Jock McGivern

Nan Leslie as Martha McGivern

Alan Napier as Alfred Perkins

Stuart Randall as Andrews

James Griffith as Weasel

Michael Emmet as Sailor

Russ Bender  as Prospector

Damian O'Flynn as Police Chief

Charles Evans as Pelham

Harry Lauter as Gang Member

[mamawasatesttube]

peak timsteph to me is like, some situation where they are in the heights of their divorce era, but something happens that gets steph real rattled, and tim doesn't want to comfort her himself but he doesn't want her to be completely alone with it either. so she hears a knock at the door and opens it to find a plate full of steaming hot mashed potatoes. he's nowhere to be found but she knows no one else would've known what her number one comfort food is. the presence of the potatoes means something. so does his absence. who else knows her like he does? it haunts her every time she sees the scars on the nape of his neck. (not that she sees those often. there's a reason he keeps the cowl up and his hair long, these days.)

[rhapsoddity]

callback time!!!! :D

nightmare almost over too!

[littlefankingdom]

Dick: The Titans don't want me to be their leader. :(

Bruce *who already has put in the Justice League plans and systems that if anything happens to him, Dick becomes the leader, even tho Batman isn't the unique leader of the JL*: Making mistakes is an important part of growing up.

[feppepurin]

ALRIGHT some of my fav leaning tower of pizza moments except they're gifs bc . idk i'm insane and i liked making them (under the cut so they don't take too long to load ¡¡¡)

1) HAPPY GOOP + "get this fucking pizza OUTTA HERE"

2) FEAR !!!!!!

3) stupid rat hug ✅✅✅

4) everybody's doing the little videogame sway but phil is too locked in for that

[theinfinitedivides]

sneaking into a stadium during an EDM festival with your boyfriend to throw off the f*ckers that are trying to kill you: 10/10, perfect date night, said boyfriend is having the time of his life

your best friend/academy boyfriend following you into the stadium during the festival bc his gut knows what you're up to but he still wants to make sure to confirm: 0/10, evacuate that gay immediately he's going to get himself f*cking killed

[turndon100-blog]

I had been underestimating few recent kdramas/movies and was proved wrong when I watched all of these now lol

The story, the acting and everything was so engaging. Kinda got obsessed with the shows and ended up binge watching them.

ugh why didn't I watch them before?! Are we getting a season 2? When are we getting them because I can't wait to see more out of it 😪

What more dramas/movies am I missing out on?

[starrycomics]

I know Jack Drake is Public Enemy Number One in most Batfamily fandom circles, and obviously he’s not winning any dad of the year titles anytime soon, but -

The more I sit with it, the more Jack Drake’s response to Tim being Robin (making him give up the mantle and focus on school) is actually very reasonable and one of the best parenting moves he ever makes

As comic readers we’re naturally drawn into the superhero POV, meaning we witness (and implicitly agree with) their moral logic, in this case that it is ethical to train a teenage boy and allow him to illegally fight crime. I’ve talked about it before how we can talk about whether Bruce training the Robins is an act of harm reduction or actual harm, but when you step outside of the vigilante world view, getting a 15 year old to take down violent murderers with you is objectively bad! Jack has a duty of care over Tim and would absolutely be a bad parent for willingly letting it continue!

[bowsnbots]

Been a minute, hasn't it?

The Vigilante hasn't dealt with the fallout of all of that the same way seemingly everyone else has. When the dust settled, and he was allowed to go back to Fun Farm, he just... did. The worst of it was getting the grenade launcher back from Mort, a tug-of-war match that the barn hasn't yet recovered from.

At least it wasn't where he was keeping the Weenie Mounts. He would've found a way to blame Omino for that.

...Actually, speaking of the little twerp, he's been on the mind. Vigi doesn't have a lot of people to talk to on Fun Farm, and even less who will actually respond. Lots of time to let your mind wander, get stuck on a little incident you got way too attached to, get really pissed off about said incident again.

"Mort, yer in charge."

He's nearly certain he actually talked to Omino recently. That Man he received an anonymous, definitely verified tip about. The bastard was playing dumb, but he knows better! They have, like. Similar hair. Basically means they're the same guy. And if anybody brings up the whole 'Vigi Without His Hat' thing Pap pulled, they'll be next on the list.

"...Mm, maybe m'grandpappy should run the farm again."

Said idly to Mort, who is definitely paying attention, while building up his arsenal. Weapons bigger than The Vigilante himself being shoved into the hammerspace that is his face as he gets ready for the hunt.

...Doesn't look like John's ghost wants to run the farm. Mort it is.

Finally, a revolver is pulled, and stashed in the holster slung around his waist. Which then instantly disappears into the hammerspace, which you shouldn't worry about. The Vigilante stretches his arms forward, lacing his fingers together and cracking his knuckles, somehow quite loudly, before he turns his gaze to the gates to Fun Farm.

He'll find Omino, and make that bastard pay for, uh... hang on, let him think.

...The Weenie Mount! The retired one! His march for the gate is quick and methodical. Outlaw, beware...

...Or, uh, Mii who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, beware. Whichever comes first.

[unordinaries]

‼️UNORDINARY 321 FASTPASS SPOILERS‼️

^ me watching Arlo and John (+John and Sera) interact positively this ep knowing that whatever bullshit Val’s working on rn it’s gonna fuck them up so bad later

[torgawl]

just remembered diluc and crepus' names mean dawn and dusk respectively... biting my fist

[cheralith]

just finished watching across the spider-verse and my brain is absolutely melting from how amazing it was

which may or may mean a continuation and the return of vigilante!vash for those interested 👀👀 as my mind is just SWIRLING with the idea of a miles x vash mashup because there was this one scene in the movie that made me just think “oh that’s literally vash”

[roobylavender]

i missed that class what dont you like about starlins rendition of their relationship?

(and also like, DID you think he did something in particular well or was it all…meh

the crux of my issues in this regard stems from batman #416. in the post-crisis era you began to see this way more lopsided depiction of bruce and dick's relationship wherein the former was portrayed to be almost.. bitter that dick had moved on to establish his own life. and it stood in great, great contrast to the bruce of the pre-crisis era, who was certainly devastated at the realization that dick was growing up, but also very intent for him to find his own happiness and way in life. they would have their disagreements on occasion (e.g., bruce initially disapproving of dick dropping out of college, bruce immediately taking leadership of a situation where the titans were involved when dick was better equipped to handle it, etc.) but the outcome of those situations was never outright bad yknow. bruce was very much capable of recognizing where he might have overstepped and subsequently stepped back to let dick have his own space. and i think initially max allan collins expanded on that dynamic in the post-crisis era in interesting ways by juxtaposing bruce's desire to see dick flourish against his own constant fear for dick's life. so instead of mike w. barr's comedic and lighthearted backup stories in early 80s tec where bruce disguised himself to keep an eye on dick's shenanigans and assure himself everything was going alright, you got this more serious confrontation within bruce with regards to his position as a parent. i don't think a lot of people read it that deeply but i've always viewed batman #408 as one of the most sensible depictions of that dilemma. the general complaints tend to be that this issue robbed dick of his pre-crisis decision to retire robin on his own, and i'll concede that as a worthwhile concern. but i don't think it's esp damning what with the implication that bruce no longer wants to be the person indirectly making the decision for dick to continue to be in this line of work. their moment at dick's bedside is less about bruce robbing him of the decision and more about him saying, if i let you still be robin, that's a direct reflection on me, bc i'm the one who got you to do all of this originally. i'm the one who put you directly in harm's way. if you're going to do this from now on, you need to do it on your own terms. you need to decide for yourself that this is who you want to be, without your relationship with me even being a factor.

it's a moment contributive to that delicious dynamic between them wherein every decision bruce takes to service dick's agency is inevitably read the wrong way by the latter to imply that he's not valued or not worthy of being seen as bruce's equal (and before the hounds pounce on me this obv does not include the increasingly abusive depiction of their relationship as the 90s progressed). that is an unavoidable dilemma when you're simultaneously someone's ward/adopted son and also their partner-in-crime! dick wants to be bruce's son and to be entitled to all of the love and care and protection that that entails but he also wants to be bruce's brother, his equal, his confidante, the one person he trusts more than anyone else in the world, etc. it's a tough place to be! it is paradoxical! and i'm so, so open to seeing that explored and think the way collins attempted to approach it in #408 was marvelous. but the way starlin (and other writers as well) totally swerved right in #416 to create this sudden resentment in bruce that dick had grown out of needing him was.. so utterly bizarre. like completely out of left field in a way i don't understand why people don't question it anymore bc in light of everything in the immediate fifteen years prior to the crisis it makes so little sense. their relationship with each other was so valued, bruce was so anxious to see dick establish himself while nonetheless maintaining a protectiveness over him, but it was all very much in good will even if he could overstep on occasion. it had all of the potential to allow for a very nuanced, empathetic exploration into the dilemmas of parenthood and esp when you are someone like bruce who has to forever live and contend with the crime of taking kids with him out onto the streets. bc he has to feel guilty! there is no escaping it. this is history, done and dusted forever, can't go back in time, so on and so forth. whatever harm comes any robin's way he has to live with as in some part being traceable back to his own actions. and i frankly believe that would be far more likely to evoke grief and anxiousness and concern than it would be bitterness that his son is charting out his own life

[3-n-1-g-m-4]

Went to the comic shop today 😋

Really happy I found the vigilante comic, I've been looking for literally ANY vigilante related media after watching peacemaker. The Joker comic collection is really really good as well, it's got that stupid comic where he keeps talking about boners as well 💀

I also moved my display so I'll probably show that at some point.

(I really like oingo boingo at the moment, I'm not coping well with the recent news about Danny elfman he's literally the whole reason I'm doing music 😁)

[h0tch0c0lat]

"All in a day's work"? Well, Vigilante might have spoken too soon

because as it turns out, his family survived and they are pissed.

As Ophelia takes her revenge by directing all the firepower she can after him,

he has no choice but to run away.

And this time, he has no extravagant banana friend to help him out.

Though, behind a dark alley, he might just find the help he needs.

Or the help might find him.

My friend Pedro: New Beginnings

Featuring our dear vigilante and a potential new friend

He has a long road ahead filled with danger

Will you join craziness?

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just watched the first few episodes of ripper street and it’s better than i expected it to be so i think after succession ends all us mattmac fans should watch it together <3