Longmire

[SAFireman]

Just started watching the series on Netflix. I am hooked, and will watch it through to the end.

I am a bit perplexed by Ferg and his S&W. His holster doesn't even come close to fitting, he has no reload (visible), and no cuffs. What gives? His TransAm is pretty cool though...

I do like the 1911 that Walt carries, but I don't understand the hammer down carry. Maybe there was a reason in the book....

Vic is just too hot for words, we never had any deputies that looked like that where I have been (or I would be at SO and not the FD ).

Anyone else a fan?

 

[rockquarry]

A slow mover. I watched it when it first came out. After four or five episodes, it didn't get any better. The only redeeming point of the show for me was that much of it is (or at least was) filmed in northeastern New Mexico, an area I've been familiar with since the '60s.

 

[hittman77]

Yeah I watched the entire series when it was on.

It was recently in re-runs on the Outdoor channel and I watched it again.

Like all fictional shows, some story lines were better (for me) than others but overall I really enjoyed it.

 

[k22fan]

I enjoyed the series. Ferg's S&W appeared to be a Model 29 or 57. Walt needs to carry his 1911 hammer down so the writer or director can have him cock it for dramatic effect. Ferg also cocks his revolver many times for no other reason than to create drama. Fortunately the other two deputies Glocks do not have hammers to cock.

Parts of the series are absurd so like nearly all the police shows it's best to not look at it critically. That gets worse as the seasons progress but I still enjoyed them. Without spoiling anything else I'll point out one thing that some watchers don't notice for a while. Every time the owl appears, which usually is during Walt's morning coffee, there has been a murder to solve. For a tiny city they have a lot of murders.

One thing that never was explained is how Walt became the owner of a huge property or who keeps the grass or hay from growing tall. They never show livestock in his fields. They do occasionally show Walt riding a horse for recreation but it's never shown around his cabin or fields.

Edit to add: I bet hittman77 would have enjoyed the series more if Ferg had carried a RH.

 

[Absalom]

Since this is the S&W Forum:

One thing I wish they had carried over from the books to the show is the old sheriff Lucian Connally’s choice of gun:

In the various flashbacks when he is still working, he carries an old Victory model, clearly described down to the swivel.

Although, the single-action revolver that Peter Weller does get to use in that role fits the character pretty well too.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

Also have seen all of it.
It was filmed here in NM and I recognize a bunch of the locations.
For example, Walt’s House is the Foreman’s House at the Valles Caldera.

 

[djohns6]

Vic is not a pretty girl , but DAMN she makes those jeans look good .

 

[45B10]

I'm on season 6 I believe.. Its my Sat morning show while I have my coffee and before everyone else gets up in the house.

Funny you mention Ferg's and Walt's gun as I've chuckled over them several times and may have a plausible explanation.. I lived in a small town of less than 2000 for several years. The PD never had more than five people total, sometimes no more than two or three. I became friends with one of the officers who later became chief and asked about some of the questionable weapons carried while on duty.

Most of our officers were fresh hires right out of the academy and using the department as a stepping stone to get experience before being hired somewhere else. Most of them were young and being hired at just a little more than minimum wage and way less than starting wages at a factory.

They were given uniforms and use of a patrol car and that was pretty much it. Their duty gear was often either borrowed, donated from other officers or they were just left to scrounge their gear. The department had a few Mossberg shotguns for the cruisers, but handguns were the responsibility of he officer so they used what they had or what they could borrow.

Come to find out that's a pretty common occurrence for small town departments.

 

[crstrode]

Ferg is lucky he has any bullets at all.

Reminds me of this guy.

 

[biku324]

When I started with a small sheriff's office in '79, road deputies had to buy their own cars, fuel, maintenance, and emergency vehicle insurance. We got $400 vehicle allowance monthly IF we proved 2000 miles driven. We did get 20 cents per mile to serve warrants and civil process. The county furnished red lights, siren, and a radio. Of course, unforms and all duty gear (including badges, by the way) was our expense. The county also furnished 8 shoulder patches.

 

[Targets Guy]

We enjoyed the "Longmire" series. I am glad I watched the series before reading the books. Books are much better.

 

[Exmilcop]

I liked the series but up here in Canada, episodes were sometimes a long time between and I'm sad to say, I never really finished watching it. Maybe down the road sometime. One thing I often say to my brother is, "it's entertainment, not a ******* documentary!" We're both pretty knowledgeable about history and both have a military and law enforcement background and it's hard not to critique some of the silliness we see on television or in the movies. As a "fr'instance", ever notice in the series Seal Team that, for supposedly tier one operators, they spray around a hell of a lot of ammo to little effect?

 

[max]

I liked Lizzie.

 

[eb07]

For that small of a town, they sure have a high violent crime rate. Definitely not a place to raise kids.

 

[bruce5781]

Enjoyed all the books. Never saw it on TV.

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[S42N8]

Books are books, TV is TV. Craig Johnson has acknowledged errors, but the books do stretch credence. That said, we often critique to the detriment of the story. Enjoy the ride!

 

[Puller]

I watched the entire series on Netflix a couple of years ago. I thought it was good entertainment.

 

[Muss Muggins]

Geez. It’s fiction. I liked it. The meandering is part of its charm. All I know about the violence is that most, if not all, of the good federal violent and sex crime case law arises from the reservations. That’s all I got . . .

 

[Muss Muggins]

I liked Lizzie.

I always had hopes that would work. More fitting for Walt. She was awesome on Two and a Half Men . . .

 

[SS336]

I too like the TV series before and after Netfix got it.
Also I have read the books. The books to me were more enjoyable. At times they were pretty far fetched but fun.