![“Get the hell out of Dodge” is a reference to Dodge City, Kansas, which was a favorite location for westerns in the early to mid 20th century. Most memorably, the phrase was made famous by the TV show “Gunsmoke,” in which villians were often commanded to “get the hell out of Dodge.” The phrase took on its current meaning in the 1960s and 70s when teenagers began to use it in its current form.
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“Get the hell out of Dodge” is a reference to Dodge City, Kansas, which was a favorite location for westerns in the early to mid 20th century. Most memorably, the phrase was made famous by the TV show “Gunsmoke,” in which villians were often commanded to “get the hell out of Dodge.” The phrase took on its current meaning in the 1960s and 70s when teenagers began to use it in its current form.
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HBO’s THE NEWSROOM
From the mind of Aaron Sorkin, creator of The West Wing and screenwriter of The Social Network and Moneyball, comes The Newsroom, a behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor (played by Jeff Daniels), his new executive producer (Emily Mortimer), the newsroom staff (John Gallagher, Jr., Alison Pill, Thomas Sadoski, Olivia Munn, Dev Patel) and their boss (Sam Waterston), the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the face of corporate and commercial obstacles-not to mention their own personal entanglements.
- Official Website
- Interview with Jeff Daniels on NPR’s Fresh Air
- NPR Fresh Air review
- Slate reviews the show
- Slate profiles Aaron Sorkin
- The New York Times speaks with Aaron Sorkin
- The New York Times reviews the show
- The A.V. Club speaks with Jeff Daniels
- TIME speaks with Jeff Daniels
- The A.V. Club reviews the show
- TIME reviews the show
- The Wall Street Journal speaks with Aaron Sorkin
- The Wall Street Journal speaks with Jeff Daniels
We have every right and should adapt tales because society changes. But the Grimms would flip over if they were alive today. They were better known during their time as scholarly writers; they were in the pursuit of the essence of story telling. By collecting different versions of every tale they published, they hoped to resuscitate the linguistic cultural tradition that keeps people together—stories that were shared with the common people.
—Jack Zipes, fairy tale scholar
Read his full interview about fairy tale adaptations with Smithsonian Magazine’s Reel Culture blog
[Illustrations: Hansel and Gretel: Kay Rasmus Nielsen / Little Red Riding Hood: Walter Crane]
