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As a kid, I use to love Gunsmoke for the cowboys and gun fights.

Now I love it to goon over these guys.

Matt Dillon/James Arness

Yes, even Festus/Ken Curtis

But Doc/Milburn Stone get it. HARD.

You're traveling through another dimension - a dimension in which director Peter Jackson is currently getting ready to direct one of his biggest film projects to date, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. He has decided to cast beloved actor, John Astin, of The Addams Family fame, as Gandalf the Grey.

Inspired by this singular casting decision, Peter Jackson and the film's producers have decided to cast The Lord of the Rings films entirely with other vintage television actors. They've entrusted the process of casting for the film to whom they believe will make the perfect decisions: the tumblr userbase.

Each actor will be taken from places in the prime of their television career (as pictured). A common practice in this strange alternate dimension.

You are now the new casting director for The Lord of The Rings. Who will you choose?

I loved Gunsmoke. Just watched this on YouTube about Amanda Blake. It was a good documentary. I didn't know she died of AIDS contracted from her last husband. Sad.

The Thing from Another World

"Now, calm down, remember what I told you."

I wanna shine a light on the unsung heroes of sci fi,the folks in monster suits ,so will be showcasing a few notable Movie and TV monsters and the performers who played them and some fun facts

Gort from Day the Earth Stood Still

And a Mutant in Invaders from Mars

Were both Played by Lock Martin .Fun fact was a doorman at the Graumans Chinese Theater

The Thing from Thing From Another World

Was played by James Arness,most famous for playing Marshall Matt Dillon for 20 years on Gunsmoker

The Martian from War of the Worlds

and the Alien from I Married a Monster from Outer Space

were Played by Charles Gemora,who also designed and made the costumes and whose initial career was playing Gorillas and apes from the 20's to the 40's

The Swimming Gill Man from Creature of the Black Lagoon trilogy

Played by Ricou Browning who was the last surviving Universal Monster and fun fact co created Flipper

Robbie the Robot from Forbidden Planet

Played by Frankie Darro who fun fact was the voice of Lampwicke in Disneys Pinocchio

It from It! The Terror from Beyond Space

Played by Ray "Crash" Corrigan,famous stunt man /Gorilla actor who also ran Corriganville Movie Ranch, a shooting location and tourist spot

The Gremlin from the Twilight Zone ,Nightmare at 20'000 Feet

Played by Nick Cravat,lifelong friend of Burt Lancaster ,starring in 9 films with him including The Island ofDr Moreau

Cyberman Controler from the Doctor Who serial Tomb of the Cybermen

Played by Michael Kilgarriff who also adapted the novel ,The Hobbitt into a radio series

Moon Watcher from 2001 a Space Odyssey

Played by mime Daniel Richter,a friend of John Lennons

But there is a king of classic monmster performers who protrayed

Rodan

The Mothra LArvae from Mothra

Baragon from Frankenstein Conquers the World

Gaira from War of the Gargantuas

And Godzilla from 1954 -1972

all played by Harou Nakajima ,who enjoyed watching the audience reactions to the monsters

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