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Best Republic serials
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 The Lightning |
Re: Best Republic serials | #41 | ||
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Posts: 1031 10-Mar-05 12:31 Thunder Rider |
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Jerry Blake Operator 99 |
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Posts: 955 10-Mar-05 03:11 Banned User |
1. KING OF THE TEXAS RANGERS
2. ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL 3. HAWK OF THE WILDERNESS 4. DAREDEVILS OF THE RED CIRCLE 5. ADVENTURES OF RED RYDER 6. THE LONE RANGER 7. KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED 8. THE BLACK WIDOW 9. JESSE JAMES RIDES AGAIN 10. G-MEN NEVER FORGET Runners-up would be: 11. DON DAREDEVIL RIDES AGAIN 12. DANGERS OF THE CANADIAN MOUNTED 13. HAUNTED HARBOR 14. G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON 15. SECRET SERVICE IN DARKEST AFRICA 16. THE MASKED MARVEL 17. THE FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS 18. THE CRIMSON GHOST 19. FEDERAL AGENTS VS. UNDERWORLD INC. 20. SON OF ZORRO Before someone bites my head off for omitting DRUMS OF FU MANCHU, ZORRO'S FIGHTING LEGION, and SPY SMASHER I should say I've only seen FU once and it's not fresh in my memory, which is the reason for its omission. And I have yet to see ZFL and SPY SMASHER. |
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The Lightning |
Re: Best Republic serials | #43 | ||
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Posts: 1031 10-Mar-05 04:03 Thunder Rider |
I forgot to include ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL, but that would have made my top ten, eleven.
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paul panzer |
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Posts: 3787 10-Mar-05 04:07 Banned User |
It IS hard!
Chronologically: UNDERSEA KINGDOM HAWK OF THE WILDERNESS DAREDEVILS OF THE RED CIRCLE DRUMS OF FU MANCHU MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR SATAN KING OF THE TEXAS RANGERS DICK TRACY VS. CRIME, INC. PERILS OF NYOKA ZANE GREY'S KING OF THE ROYAL MOUNTED G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON Of course there are others that cry out for mention, but the man said ten. |
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HiYoSilverAway |
Re: Best Republic serials | #45 | ||
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Posts: 642 10-Mar-05 05:03 Serial Fan |
1. Daredevils of the Red Circle
2. Manhunt of Mystery Island 3. Lone Ranger 4. Adventures of Red Ryder 5. Spy Smasher 6. G-Men vs. the Black Dragon 7. Jungle Girl 8. Fighting Devil Dogs 9. Dick Tracy vs. Crime, Inc. 10. Mysterious Dr. Satan |
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EROLaliasKIZILMASKE |
Re: Best Republic serials | #46 | ||
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Posts: 326 10-Mar-05 05:33 |
1.Zorros Fighting Legion 2.Zorro Rides Again 3.King Of The Royal Mounted 4.King Of The Texas Rangers 5.Adventures Of Captain Marvel 6.Spy Smasher 7. The Painted Stallion 8.Manhunt Of Mystery Island 9.The Lone Ranger 10.Mysterious Doctor Satan |
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Pa Stark |
Re: Best Republic serials | #47 | ||
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Posts: 3439 10-Mar-05 11:06 Thunder Rider President of Vice |
1. ZORRO'S FIGHTING LEGION
2. DRUMS OF FU MANCHU 3. MYSTERIOUS DR.SATAN 4. SPY SMASHER 5. DAREDEVILS OF THE RED CIRCLE 6. DICK TRACY'S G-MEN 7. DAREDEVILS OF THE WEST 8. ZORRO RIDES AGAIN 9. THE MASKED MARVEL 10. G-MEN VS. THE BLACK DRAGON |
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Pa Stark |
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Posts: 3439 10-Mar-05 11:08 Thunder Rider President of Vice |
Jerry, you absolutely have to check out ZORRO'S FIGHTING LEGION and SPY SMASHER. You will love them, and put them in your top five.
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Sgt Saturn |
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Posts: 414 11-Mar-05 02:29 |
In no particular order:
Dick Tracy The Painted Stallion Daredevils of the Red Circle Zorro's Fighting Legion Adventures of Captain Marvel King of the Texas Rangers Spy Smasher Perils of Nyoka Jesse James Rides Again Radar Men from the Moon The Ol' Sarge |
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SATANAS1 |
Re: Best Republic serials | #50 | ||
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Posts: 338 11-Mar-05 03:10 Serial Fan |
Oooh, making lists--like everyone else it's my favorite pastime. So, here's mine:
UNDERSEA KINGDOM FIGHTING DEVIL DOGS ZOOR'S FIGHTING LEGION DRUMS OF FU MANCHU MYSTERIOUS DR. SATAN ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL PERILS OF NYOKA MANHUNT OF MYSTERY ISLAND CRIMSON GHOST BLACK WIDOW |
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marlin lee |
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Posts: 620 11-Mar-05 04:04 Serial Fan |
I've stayed away from the studio specific lists because I've only watched 40 some serials with a fairly even mix amoung the studios. But what the heck I think I can come up with 10 favorite Republics. Not necessarily in order.
Spy Smasher King of the Royal Mounted Undersea Kingdom The Tiger Woman Daredevils of the West (only having 4 chapters is no reason to exclude it) Jungle Girl Radar Men from the Moon Perils of Nyoka S.O.S. Coast Guard The Adventures of Red Ryder Edited after viewing more serials which definitely belong on the list. |
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paul panzer |
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Posts: 3787 11-Mar-05 07:45 Banned User |
I really like these new threads you devised, Black Tiger, because we're comparing apples to apples and oranges to oranges. Of course, we all have more than 10 favorite Republics, but that's what makes this a good game.
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Bonga |
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Posts: 1178 15-Mar-05 01:58 Thunder Rider&Officer Emeritus |
Okay, the others were easy. Any Republic list that stops at 10 is guaranteed to slight some great serials. But here goes:
1. Drums of Fu Manchu 2. Jungle Girl 3. Perils of Nyoka 4. Mysterious Dr. Satan 5. Undersea Kingdom 6. Darkest Africa 7. Hawk of the Wilderness 8. Daredevils of the Red Circle 9. King of the Texas Rangers 10. some conglomorate serial in which Billy Batson, Lance Reardon, Rex Bennett and the Tiger Woman team up with Spy Smasher to defeat Sombra, Mephisto, the Crimson Ghost and The Scarab, who are all secretly working for the Nazis. |
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Bonga |
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Posts: 1178 15-Mar-05 02:07 Thunder Rider&Officer Emeritus |
If I have to really choose number 10 or be fed to the orangopoids, I think it'll have to be King of the Royal Mounted.
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Bonga |
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Posts: 1178 15-Mar-05 11:09 Thunder Rider&Officer Emeritus |
PS, it's nice to see the growing appreciation for King of the Texas Rangers, a serial which did not poll in most folks' top ten lists five years ago.
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Captain Canuck |
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Posts: 1869 15-Mar-05 11:54 Thunder Rider |
It's hard to stop at 10. Each time I see one I want to add it to the list. Well, with the possible exception of say Darkest Africa or Robinson Cruso of Clipper Island. Also time keeps shuffling the list. Nevertheless, here goes.
1) Nyoka and the Tigermen 2) Jungle Girl 3) Mysterious Dr. Satan 4) Masked Marvel 5) Spy Smasher 6) Drums of Fu Manchu 7) Zorro's Fighting Legion  Captain Marvel9) King of the Texas Rangers 10) Daredevils of the Red Circle |
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Sgt Saturn |
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Posts: 414 15-Mar-05 02:14 |
Cap,
I notice that all your lists have a smiley face for the number eight. Is there some significance in this that I don't recognize? The Ol' Sarge |
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marlin lee |
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Posts: 620 15-Mar-05 03:34 Serial Fan |
If you are using plain text posting certain 2 character combinations will display an emoticon. 8 and ) will display a smiley face with glasses emoticon. So if I were using plain text 8) would display as
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Powder Solvang |
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Posts: 435 6-Jul-05 08:47 |
Now that I've posted my least favorite Republics I'll focus on something more positive.
My list in chronological order: Mysterious Dr. Satan Adventures Of Captain Marvel Jungle Girl King Of The Texas Rangers Perils Of Nyoka Spy Smasher Captain America The Tiger Woman Zorro's Black Whip DaughterOf Don Q One thing some of these have in common is a strong female character who can hold her own in the action scenes instead of just getting in the way. |
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FightingDevilDogs |
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Posts: 10 29-May-06 09:56 |
I rate Captain Marvel as the best Republic serial, closely followed by Drums of Fu Manchu. The other greats, in my book, include Daredevils of the Red Circle, Perils of Nyoka, Spy Smasher, Zorro's Fighting Legion, and yes, even S.O.S. Coast Guard.
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