http://www.metafilter.com/tags/ColorTV Posts tagged with 'ColorTV' at MetaFilter. Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:53:07 -0800 Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:53:07 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/34801/We%2Dchased%2Dlady%2Dluck%2Dtil%2Dwe%2Dfinally%2Dstruck%2DBonanza In 1967 the television program <i><a href="http://bonanza1.com/history/">Bonanza</a></i></a> enjoyed a three-year run as the most-watched television show in the United States. <i>Bonanza</i> had not started well; its first two seasons returning <a href="http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/ratings.html">disapointing ratings</a> but kept alive by the bequest of (then) <a href="http://www.ketupa.net/nbc.htm">NBC-parent RCA</a>. RCA had a vested interest </a> in keeping the color series alive in order to <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4027641604&category=18835">push sales</a> of their <a href="http://www.rca.com/content/viewdetail/1,2811,EI102-CI263,00.html">color technology</a>. <br><br> That same year <a href="http://www.marktwainbooks.com/shop/item.asp?itemid=48">Bill</a> and Joyce Anderson created <a href='http://www.ponderosaranch.com/'>The Ponderosa Ranch</a> tourist attraction near Incline Village, Nevada on the site allegedly shown by the <a href="http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/laketahoe/a/ponderosa.htm">burning map</a> in the opening credits. The property annually attracts nearly 350,000 <a href="http://www.tahoeinfo.com/visit/">tourists</a> to Lake Tahoe's north shore to enjoy the <a href="http://www.ghoststudy.com/monthly/august/ponderosa.html">surroundings</a> of a period recreation including <a href="http://www.ponderosaranch.com/html/entertainment.html">mock gunfights, cowboy rope tricks</a> and an honest 1860's-style saloon. (more inside) tag:metafilter.com,2004:site.34801 Thu, 05 Aug 2004 11:53:07 -0800 Bonanza brokenlink ColorTV NBC Nevada Ponderosa PonderosaRanch RCA television TV western Ogre Lawless