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Bonanza - The Twilight Zone

Cast of Bonanza, Hoss is on the bottom right

Bonanza

Sawyer and Locke discuss Jack's wanting the guns from the hatch armory and Sawyer once again uses the nickname "Hoss".


Quote:

LOCKE: But I can't leave the hatch unmanned. SAWYER: Sure, you move the guns and I'll stay here and push your damn button for you. LOCKE: How long 'til they get here? SAWYER: Well, that ain't my problem, Hoss; it's yours.

Bonanza premiered in 1959. Set in Nevada, in the 1860s, Bonanza chronicled the adventures of the Cartwright family who owned a large ranch - The Ponderosa. Dan Blocker played the role of Eric "Hoss" Cartright from 1959 - 1972. Read more at Fiftiesweb.com



 

The Twilight Zone

Confirmed by Damon Lindelof and J.J. Abrams, the ending scene which panned to the stars in the sky right after Hurley said "Or anytime...just kidding", was indeed a reference to the TV series The Twilight Zone.

The Twilight Zone is a television anthology series created (and often written) by its narrator and host Rod Serling. Each episode (156 in the original series) is a self-contained fantasy, science fiction, or horror/terror story, often concluding with an eerie or unexpected twist. Although advertised as science fiction, the show rarely offered scientific explanations for its fantastic happenings and often, if not always, had a moral lesson that pertained to everyday life. The program followed in the tradition of earlier well written radio programs such as The Weird Circle and X Minus One. A popular and critical success, it introduced many Americans to serious science fiction ideas through television and also through a wide variety of Twilight Zone literature.