The Future of Walker (Season 4!) and Walker: Independence – Updated

The Future of Walker (Season 4!) and Walker: Independence – Updated

Great News WalkerFamily! Walker has been renewed for season 4! Sitting at #1 in viewership in CW’s line-up, Jared Padalecki and his Walker posse snagged one of the few, coveted scripted program slots on The CW! The season will only be 13 episodes long, which is the same length as the recent new series Walker:…

Reminiscences and Renegade Hair: A Sunday Session with Steve Carlson

Reminiscences and Renegade Hair: A Sunday Session with Steve Carlson

You can’t fall in love with someone’s music unless you know about it. On Sunday, January 8th, I attended a StageIt performance by Steve Carlson. These are fairly regularly scheduled events lasting about 30 minutes and at a cost of “pay-what-you-can.” Steve, as you might recall from my last review, is Jensen Ackles’ musical partner in…

Historical Context for Walker: Independence – The Buffalo Soldiers

Historical Context for Walker: Independence – The Buffalo Soldiers

Introduction When Philemon Chambers first mentioned that Augustus was once a Buffalo Soldier in an interview, I was intrigued. When we learned in “Random Acts” (1.06) of Walker: Independence that Augustus’ time in the Buffalo Soldiers was what led to him and Calian meeting and becoming friends, I was hooked and needed to learn more….

Historical Context for Walker: Independence – Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency

Historical Context for Walker: Independence – Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency

The Pinkerton National Detective Agency, while not the first private detective force in America, is one of the more well-known. Pinkerton and his many operatives set the standard for private detective work, both in the real world and in the world of fiction. Though the agency was steeped in controversy from the very beginning, Pinkerton…

Historical Context for Walker: Independence – The Civil War and Reconstruction Era

Historical Context for Walker: Independence – The Civil War and Reconstruction Era

Walker: Independence is set during the 1870s. This puts the events of the show right around the midway point of the Reconstruction Era following the U.S. Civil War. Hearing this inspired me to brush up on my Texas history for this era as I knew little about it, even with my mandatory Texas History class…

Gil McKinney in Metamorphosis (2022) – A Psychological Thriller Review

Gil McKinney in Metamorphosis (2022) – A Psychological Thriller Review

I finally sat down to watch Metamorphosis, which stars our beloved Gil McKinney. This movie opens with near-silent shots of nature. You hear the world outside and nothing else. This slowly changes when two people steer upriver on a small boat. We are still in a stilted land of no conversation as two people dressed…

Historical Context for Walker: Independence – Origin of Austin, Texas

Historical Context for Walker: Independence – Origin of Austin, Texas

Walker: Independence is a historical drama that takes place in the late 1800s. It tells the story of Abigail Walker, the first Walker in Texas, and details the beginnings of the Walker-Davidson feud. The events of this show will take place in and around the bustling town of Independence, Texas. Though Independence is a real…

Walker: The Downfall of Hoyt and Geri

Walker: The Downfall of Hoyt and Geri

Hoyt and Geri’s relationship is an interesting element of Walker‘s first season. From Hoyt’s introduction in “Bobble Head” (1.03), we learn that the two have a long-term on-and-off relationship that’s been going strong since their younger years. Through many trials and tribulations, conjugal visits and absences, Hoyt and Geri have come back together over and over…