Palms of Glory

[mr_breckenridge]

The first episode of Big Valley is set six years after the death of Tom Barkley, according to several lines of dialogue. And the date on Barkley's tombstone is 1870, so we can assume it's now 1876.

The Barkley's once again are battling The Railroad, a favorite villain of ranchers and homesteaders (often used as the deciding force that turned Jesse

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[intheyear2004]

Actually the Mexican ranchhand is called "Ciego". In "The Lost Treasure" ep 1 of season 2 we see Leah's headstone and it indicates 1872 as year of death... Really, they had no money for a continuity person or something.

At the Writer's Desk we refer to the BV timeline and layout of the mansion as the twilight zone as it tends to be just like the writer of the weekly episode needs it at that moment. I've done a simple timeline on the BVslashcomm, but stepped back from my efforts to do a layout. My architect friend fell down laughing upon seeing my feeble attempts.

Mind if I friend you?

[mr_breckenridge]

Thank you! I'd love to have you friend me. I'll friend you back!

Yes, I realize BV unfortunately wasn't strong on continuity. I find it equally fascinating and annoying. The fanfic writers have to make due as best they can, I suppose. The fans always seem to care more than the producers.

I appreciated your timeline on the season one episodes. I tend to get caught up in the time period, and I need an 'era' to play in. The later we get, the more information is available, and I like the 1876 time, which works well, although it seems like some of the stories were placed closer to the Civic War. Do you remember if there was a timeline reference in the Delilah episode from the 4th season?

[intheyear2004]

Great, thanks! You're welcome, of course, to friend me back, but I don't really write into my journal, I just use it for reading and commenting, so it might be somewhat boring. You can however also/instead friend my bigvalleytales where I store my gen-fics as they get published on the WD and where I keep some timeline, fanon and other stuff as it emerges.

I tend to go with the facts as they come up in canon, e.g. I take the 1870 death date on Tom's headstone as a given and think of later contradicting facts like the date on Leah's headstone as flukes.

Regarding the Delilah episode I would have to watch it again to answer your question, but will have to do that on Sunday evening or Monday, as I'm going to be away for the weekend. Offhand I just remember that they say something like the war's been over for eight years now - which would make it 1873 - and they cannot understand that there are still some people who hold a grudge that strong against the woman.

[intheyear2004]

So, I re-watched the Delilah-episode for you and took some notes