Jack P
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I had not heard the radio episodes of Gunsmoke before but I have felt by and large that from the outset Gunsmoke took scripts that even while radio originally at least knew how to use the film medium properly and make them TV stories. I could tell the "Boot Hill" intros that were part of the early seasons were clearly a radio holdover, but they made it properly cinematic I felt and transcended that. It helped that "Gunsmoke" debuted in 1955 which is when the medium I think was maturing more. Had it debuted in 52-53 it might not have been as strong.