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''Ponderosa'' is a television series developed by ''Bonanza'' creator David Dortort for ''PAX-TV'' (now known as ION) that ran for the 2001–2002 television season. Envisioned as a prequel to the long-running NBC series ''Bonanza'', covering the time when the Cartwrights first arrived at the Ponderosa, when Adam and Hoss were teenagers and Joe a little boy, it had less gunfire, brawling and other traditional western elements than the original. ''Bonanza'' creator; David Dortort, approved PAX TV's decision to hire Beth Sullivan, creator and executive producer of ''Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman'', to oversee scripts and executive produce, which some believe gave the series a softer edge. ''Ponderosa'' was canceled after one season, in part because of disappointing ratings and high production costs. Although Sullivan had hoped to film the series in and around Los Angeles, PAX decided to film in Australia to reduce costs. Series "show runner" Sullivan sustained severe injuries in a car crash only 12 days after the airing of the first season's last episode. The show should not be confused with ''Ponderosa'', the title used for ''Bonanza'' reruns aired on NBC during the summer of 1972.〔Brooks, Tim, and Earle Marsh, ''The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present (Sixth Edition)'', New York: Ballantine Books, 1995, ISBN 0-345-39736-3, p. 123.〕 ==Cast== *Matthew Carmody as Adam Cartwright *Daniel Hugh Kelly as Ben Cartwright *Drew Powell as Hoss Cartwright *Jared Daperis as Little Joe Cartwright *Brad Dourif as Frenchy *Josephine Byrnes as Margaret Green *Fernando Carrillo as Carlos Rivera de Vega *Sara Gleeson as Tess Greene *Nicky Wendt as Shelby Sterritt *Gareth Yuen as Hop Sing *Jaqueline Aries as Isabella Maria Rivera de Vega (episodes 10-16) *Marcella Toro as Isabella Maria Rivera de Vega (episodes 6–7) *Peter Stefanou as Jorge and others 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ponderosa (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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