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Leonard Katzman; like him or loathe him?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jock Ewing Fan" data-source="post: 368204" data-attributes="member: 40536"><p>I respect what he has accomplished</p><p></p><p>From Wikipedia,</p><p>...He started out on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_film" target="_blank">adventure</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_film" target="_blank">movie serials</a> such as <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Starr,_Reporter_(film)" target="_blank">Brenda Starr, Reporter</a></em> (1945), <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(serial)" target="_blank">Superman</a></em> (1948), <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_and_Robin_(serial)" target="_blank">Batman and Robin</a></em> (1949), <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Adventures_of_Captain_Kidd" target="_blank">The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd</a></em> (1951), <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_with_Buffalo_Bill" target="_blank">Riding with Buffalo Bill</a></em> (1954), et al.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Katzman#cite_note-Obituary-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> During the 1950s he continued working as assistant director, mostly with his uncle, in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_film" target="_blank">feature films</a> such as <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Yank_in_Korea" target="_blank">A Yank in Korea</a></em> (1951), <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giant_Claw" target="_blank">The Giant Claw</a></em> (1957), <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_of_a_Fugitive" target="_blank">Face of a Fugitive</a></em> (1959) and <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Baby_(1961_film)" target="_blank">Angel Baby</a></em> (1961). Besides his big screen work, Katzman also served on television shows, including <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Wild_Bill_Hickok" target="_blank">The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok</a></em>, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Mickey_Rooney_Show:_Hey,_Mulligan&action=edit&redlink=1" target="_blank">The Mickey Rooney Show</a></em> and <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Masterson_(TV_series)" target="_blank">Bat Masterson</a></em>.</p><p></p><p>In 1960, Katzman made his production debut, serving not only as assistant director, but also as associate producer, on all four seasons of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_film" target="_blank">adventure drama</a> <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_66_(TV_series)" target="_blank">Route 66</a></em> (1960-1964), which he would later regard as his favorite production.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Katzman#cite_note-Obituary-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> His additional early work in television production (and occasional writing and directing) includes shows <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_drama" target="_blank">crime drama</a> <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee_7000" target="_blank">Tallahassee 7000</a></em> (1961), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerns_on_television" target="_blank">western drama</a> <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Wild_West" target="_blank">The Wild Wild West</a></em> (1965-1969), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series,_season_2)" target="_blank">the second season</a> of crime drama <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series)" target="_blank">Hawaii Five-O</a></em> (1969-1970), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drama" target="_blank">legal drama</a> <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storefront_Lawyers" target="_blank">Storefront Lawyers</a></em> (1970-1971), the final five seasons of western drama <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunsmoke" target="_blank">Gunsmoke</a></em> (1970-1975) as well as its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-off_(media)" target="_blank">spinoff series</a> <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Sally" target="_blank">Dirty Sally</a></em> (1974), legal drama <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrocelli" target="_blank">Petrocelli</a></em> (1974-1976) for which he was nominated an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award" target="_blank">Edgar Allan Poe Award</a>, and the two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_on_television" target="_blank">science fiction dramas</a> <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantastic_Journey" target="_blank">The Fantastic Journey</a></em> (1977) and <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%27s_Run_(TV_series)" target="_blank">Logan's Run</a></em> (1977-1978). In 1965, he wrote, produced and directed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_film" target="_blank">science fiction film</a> <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Probe_Taurus" target="_blank">Space Probe Taurus</a></em> (also known as <em>Space Monster</em>). Aside from his work as assistant director, this was his only venture into feature films."</p><p></p><p>This was all prior to Dallas</p><p></p><p>I liked his work on Gunsmoke</p><p></p><p>Dallas was certainly not as good seasons 11-14. All of that can not be attributed to Katzman, as a result of reduced budgets, the departure of major actors/actresses and the increased power of Hagman and Duffy in the show's content. Maybe Dallas had just run its course and audiences lost interest.</p><p>I think that the show could have been better with better scripts, better stories but we will never know</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jock Ewing Fan, post: 368204, member: 40536"] I respect what he has accomplished From Wikipedia, ...He started out on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_film']adventure[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_film']movie serials[/URL] such as [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Starr,_Reporter_(film)']Brenda Starr, Reporter[/URL][/I] (1945), [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(serial)']Superman[/URL][/I] (1948), [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_and_Robin_(serial)']Batman and Robin[/URL][/I] (1949), [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Adventures_of_Captain_Kidd']The Great Adventures of Captain Kidd[/URL][/I] (1951), [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riding_with_Buffalo_Bill']Riding with Buffalo Bill[/URL][/I] (1954), et al.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Katzman#cite_note-Obituary-1'][1][/URL] During the 1950s he continued working as assistant director, mostly with his uncle, in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feature_film']feature films[/URL] such as [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Yank_in_Korea']A Yank in Korea[/URL][/I] (1951), [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Giant_Claw']The Giant Claw[/URL][/I] (1957), [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_of_a_Fugitive']Face of a Fugitive[/URL][/I] (1959) and [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Baby_(1961_film)']Angel Baby[/URL][/I] (1961). Besides his big screen work, Katzman also served on television shows, including [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Wild_Bill_Hickok']The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok[/URL][/I], [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Mickey_Rooney_Show:_Hey,_Mulligan&action=edit&redlink=1']The Mickey Rooney Show[/URL][/I] and [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Masterson_(TV_series)']Bat Masterson[/URL][/I]. In 1960, Katzman made his production debut, serving not only as assistant director, but also as associate producer, on all four seasons of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_film']adventure drama[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_66_(TV_series)']Route 66[/URL][/I] (1960-1964), which he would later regard as his favorite production.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Katzman#cite_note-Obituary-1'][1][/URL] His additional early work in television production (and occasional writing and directing) includes shows [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_drama']crime drama[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee_7000']Tallahassee 7000[/URL][/I] (1961), [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerns_on_television']western drama[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Wild_West']The Wild Wild West[/URL][/I] (1965-1969), [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series,_season_2)']the second season[/URL] of crime drama [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaii_Five-O_(1968_TV_series)']Hawaii Five-O[/URL][/I] (1969-1970), [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_drama']legal drama[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storefront_Lawyers']Storefront Lawyers[/URL][/I] (1970-1971), the final five seasons of western drama [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunsmoke']Gunsmoke[/URL][/I] (1970-1975) as well as its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spin-off_(media)']spinoff series[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Sally']Dirty Sally[/URL][/I] (1974), legal drama [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrocelli']Petrocelli[/URL][/I] (1974-1976) for which he was nominated an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe_Award']Edgar Allan Poe Award[/URL], and the two [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_on_television']science fiction dramas[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantastic_Journey']The Fantastic Journey[/URL][/I] (1977) and [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logan%27s_Run_(TV_series)']Logan's Run[/URL][/I] (1977-1978). In 1965, he wrote, produced and directed the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction_film']science fiction film[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Probe_Taurus']Space Probe Taurus[/URL][/I] (also known as [I]Space Monster[/I]). Aside from his work as assistant director, this was his only venture into feature films." This was all prior to Dallas I liked his work on Gunsmoke Dallas was certainly not as good seasons 11-14. All of that can not be attributed to Katzman, as a result of reduced budgets, the departure of major actors/actresses and the increased power of Hagman and Duffy in the show's content. Maybe Dallas had just run its course and audiences lost interest. I think that the show could have been better with better scripts, better stories but we will never know [/QUOTE]
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