To: oldfarmer
In on of the very early episodes, Sheriff Rosco P. Coletrane shoots and (if memory serves me correctly) kills a man. It wasn't until after the writers realized there was a large number of children watching the program that the Dukes of Hazzard became a "Family Friendly" program with A-Team style violence.
While "Cooter" is right that an icon shouldn't be remade into something vulgar, it wasn't the initial intent of the writers to make "Dukes" a wholesome romp through the backwoods.
8 posted on
07/13/2005 7:08:04 PM PDT by
Dr.Zoidberg
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To: Dr.Zoidberg
Roscoe did shoot a crook early in the series, but didn't kill him. I think it was a leg wound. You are correct, however, about the creators rethinking the theme later and making the show more family-friendly. That's what gave the Dukes of Hazzard the legacy that it has. It's a shame that Hollyweird is abandoning that legacy to keep the nihilistic MTV crowd interested.
11 posted on
07/13/2005 7:15:19 PM PDT by
GenXFreedomFighter
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To: Dr.Zoidberg
In on of the very early episodes, Sheriff Rosco P. Coletrane shoots and (if memory serves me correctly) kills a man.In the 3rd episode, he shot a man in the foot.
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