Please watch TREMORS the series....if ratings continue...2nd season possible

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GUMMER'S GUNS

Let's list the guns of Burt Gummer, penultimate survivalist of the Tremors series and movies. The ones that I recall include:

A bolt action .375 H&H magnum with wood furniture - a fairly good choice for hunting big animals, maybe you big game hunters could chime in on this one.
Burt gives two guns in this caliber, in side-by-side configuration, to his partners in the 2nd movie.
"I got something that'll calm him down: 375 H and H mag!"

A LAR Grizzly .50 BMG caliber single shot rifle - one of the more economical .50's out there, this gun is featured in Tremors 2.

A Barrett 82 .50 BMG - the big daddy of .50 BMG rifles and one of the few semi-autos out there. Some say it's not accurate enough out of the box but a man with Burt's financial resources could afford any level of customization necessary to bring it up to par. If you can get over the implausibility of Burt firing the gun off-hand(it doesn't even appear to have a bipod on it!) this is a pretty good choice for killing whale-sized man eating monsters.

A stainless steel .50 Desert Eagle - an overused gun as far as movie props go, but not quite as absurd given the animals Burt Gummer is facing.

In the 2nd and 3rd movies Burt carries some kind of stainless steel automatic sidearm - possibly a Taurus.

In the first movie, Gummer uses what appears to be a 4 bore side-by-side elephant gun to deliver the coup de grace to the monster that invades his basement. "Broke into the wrong ******* recroom didn't you?!"

Burt briefly uses what looks like an HK91 in one episode in the series to kill one of the heat-seeking monsters, though I can't remember which one.

A generic selective fire M-16/AR-15 type rifle with a collapsible stock is used in at least 2 episodes.

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Just to throw fuel into the fire:

Michael Gross, the actor who plays Burt Gummer, is on the list of anti-gun celebrities.
 
Coincidence, I just saw this for the first time last night. It was mildly entertaining. One interesting part though was where they run out of ammo and have to raid some guy's collection of antique muzzle loaders before the creatures attack. Since these weapons are hardly rapid fire capable, they get a bunch of the local kids and setup volley fire on the creatures. Pretty cool!
 
Nightfall he has changed, ever since going through the Tremors movies and the series...he used to belong to Brady...but then joined the NRA. Heard him say this in an interview.

He also owns some guns and has prepared himself for earthquakes so he has some survival gear.

His politics have changed A LOT since that list came out.

Burt has a Desert Eagle in #1 and #3. In #2 he has a pair of INOX DUAL Berettas:D

In #2 he says...not shotguns...double rifles, 480 (or was it 460) Richards, .375 H and H mag,...KNOCK down power up the ying yang...TREAT them well.....but hold 'em good and tight to your shoulder or you'll break your collar bone.

Blows a shrieker to have with the grizzly .50BMG...

Earl: "You smoked his azz"
Burt: "Doin' what I can with what I got"

All three movies and the series have quotes that us gun enthusiasts love as well as questioning the gov.

One more quote then i'll stop (YOU REALLY should see these movies and watch the series on Sci Fi)

Burt: "The reason I'm out of 9mm rounds is because I was not fully briefed...AND the reason for that is...this mission was NOT PROPERLY RESEARCHED. If certain people, had bothered to gather intelligence on the creatures before...BUMBLING into the situation...we wouldn't be out here with single shot big bores when we should be packing FULL AUTO....PREFERABLY BELT FED!!!!!!"

DB
 
I think I'm gonna start a new tradition and do mindless reloading tasks during Tremors, the Series. Hand-priming or chamfering or something. After all, reloading has been an important plot device in the show.

In the first movie, vibrations from Burt's tumbler bring the Graboid to the Rec room.

In the series, there's an episode where some folks get locked in his basement. He talks them through the process of using a kinetic bullet puller to take some cartridges apart and make an explosive charge to to blow the door free. Shown with proper technique, too!

Its kinda like, you have to fondle your Garand during "Band of Brothers" (if you have one.) I have to use my reloading gear during Tremors.
 
I thought it was already cancelled. Is that incorrect, or have the re-runs been getting enough viewers that they are debating bringing it back to life?

I loved it, seen all the episodes. Not as good as the movies, noticeably more cheesy/lowbudget (and they were already cheesy/lowbudget so...) but I still liked it. My favorite episode is the one where the shriekers get away from that stupid training experiment and everyone runs to Burt's place for cover. Where he arms a couple of them and they promptly gun down somwhere around a dozen, oh yeah!!

Burt is my own personal hero, lol...

To Burt: "Burt, anyone ever tell you you give a whole meaning to the word Overkill???"
Burt: "When you need it, and don't have it, you sing a different tune..."

I also love it how the liberals/animal rights freaks usually end up either eating Crow, or getting eaten themselves in the series. Fitting...
 
Michael Gross on guns:

MGROSS: People often ask me if I own guns. I should say I own a Mossberg pump action 12ga shotgun

MGROSS: I've belonged to both the NRA and Handgun Control Inc

MGROSS: That may make me bipolar

MGROSS: As much as i love weapons, I'm a friend of the Brady's and believe in sensable controls
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Sci Fi Channel live chat, 4/10/2003
http://www.scifi.com/transcripts/2003/mgross4.10.html

Further, Gross is CURRENTLY on the Brady Campaign national committee.
http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?ID=14

His anti-gun views go back for decades.

Note of interest: Gross, a supporter of handgun control for years, was so nervous about handling guns in the film that he took lessons at a shooting range, working with assorted semiautomatic handguns, revolvers and shotguns. He said he enjoyed target practice so much he now favors allowing handguns for target shooting, kept under lock and key at home, of course.
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WASHINGTON POST 11/27/88
http://www.brucegreenwood.com/mov-tv/fbi/wash_post881127.htm


From a 2001 interview:
I have a great respect for weapons. I’m not afraid of them. In fact, like anyone, I get a pure testosterone rush from them, which is why I think they’re so dangerous....

I’m actually a gun control person. Someone said to me once, “Would you want that right taken away?†I said, “Oh, my God, yes! Take it away from me in a minute! The only reason I own a gun is because I assume everyone else in the United States does as well.â€
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http://www.roughedge.com/videoverdicts/features/michaelgrossinterview.htm
 
O K so he's pro-gun as long as it is on his approved gun list.
I don't see how you could an NRA supporting Bradyite that would be as ridiculous as PETA buying stock in a steak restaurant
 
MGROSS: People often ask me if I own guns. I should say I own a Mossberg pump action 12ga shotgun
MGROSS: I've belonged to both the NRA and Handgun Control Inc
MGROSS: That may make me bipolar
MGROSS: As much as i love weapons, I'm a friend of the Brady's and believe in sensable controls
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Note quite, that makes him an Enigmatic Oxymoron.
 
Here's more Michael Gross:

Well, that's why survivalists have guns. I never really thought about it. You know, survivalists were so associated with guns and things like that. I did a lot of reading, particularly with the first "Tremors" movie, about the survivalist movement and realized, of course, that they weren't necessarily violent people but the guns were there because when all your neighbors who were not prepared came knocking at your door, you had to have a way to keep them at a distance. Because the ones who are going to pooh-pooh you are the first ones who will be there saying, "Can I have some of that water of yours?"
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By the way, on the movie website it lists the guns used in Tremors 2 as a Wesley Richards 480 and a 375 caliber h&H mag(these are the ones given to Burt's partners).

Let me say that it's the character of Burt Gummer we love, not the actor who plays him. There's a little Burt in all of us . . .
 
Too bad Gross sees Burt not as a responsible, self-sufficient character, but a paranoid psycho.
MG: Well, I love Burt. You know, there's a little scene in the third movie that is quintessential Burt. Burt is so fear-driven that he's a paranoid, ultimately, but a comic paranoid. And there's a scene in which he goes up to his house to punch in his keycode on his pad. But before he does, he takes a good look around and stands in front of the pad - there's nobody there for miles! - but he blocks the keypad with his body. Because Burt would rightly assume that there's somebody in the hills with a high-powered telescope who wants his keypad information, wants the code. Now that's the level of paranoia. Does it get funny? Yeah, because it's just so over the top. I love that. I love that about him. It's inherent in the fact that he has no sense of humor. It's because he doesn't consider life funny that we find him funny and his extremes which are so marvelous in human behavior.
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http://www.roughedge.com/videoverdicts/features/michaelgrossinterview.htm
 
He also used a very large revolver in one episode. I think it was a Dan Wesson .445 SuperMag.

I thought Tremors was already cancelled?
 
"I can't believe I ran out of ammunition. That has NEVER happened before!"
(or words to that effect...)

Adios
 
Too bad Gross sees Burt not as a responsible, self-sufficient character, but a paranoid psycho.
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Ahh, but the show keeps proving Burt right...

Even in the 2nd movie, one of the Characters says "We'll have to stop teasing you about your lifestyle..."

Sure, Burt is a caricature. The character is an exaggeration. But he's always the one who bails everyone else out...

Just a thought.
 
Yes, I've noticed that as much as they make him out to be a paranoid nut, and many jokes are at his paranoid expense, he is proven right time after time and his doubters come off with egg on their face... Burt saves the day every damn time...
 
Burt is slowly changing...he was more anti gun...now he owns guns and said he had a blast shooting that dual .50BMG turret mount..

his views are slowly coming around and he has also said he is NOT a fan of big government...if he actually WAS like the Tremors character and DID have all of those convictions...why would he say that in an interview...?

Sci FI channel....
http://www.scifi.com/tremors
 
Burt is slowly changing...he was more anti gun...now he owns guns and said he had a blast shooting that dual .50BMG turret mount..

his views are slowly coming around and he has also said he is NOT a fan of big government...if he actually WAS like the Tremors character and DID have all of those convictions...why would he say that in an interview...?
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DualBerettas, did you read what I wrote? HE IS ON THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE BRADY CAMPAIGN.

He is most decidedly NOT coming around.

It was April 2003 that he said
I'm a friend of the Brady's and believe in sensable controls
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I think we can safely say that he hasn't changed very much.

Oh, and the actor is Michael Gross. The character is Burt. You do understand the difference, right?
 
"10 min....glad you gave it a chance...."


Let's see...

Terrible acting. Check.

Terrible dialog. Check.

Missing plot. Check.

Mediocre production. Check.

Why should I give it "a chance" when the first 10 minutes stank so badly that I was laughing out loud?

10 minutes, no that doesn't sound like a lot, until you figure that the entire "1 hour" show is actually closer to 48 minutes...

So, I watched just shy of a quarter of the show.

I think that is by far enough time to determine whether or not a particular show is of any interest to me.

But, just to show that I'm a fair person, the next episode of this scintilating, debonair, and erudite television extravaganza will be broadcast on December 5 at 8 p.m.

I'll try watching again.
 
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