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Spoiler warning! They go into RDR2 plot details for anyone who’s currently playing it.

djsumdog 8y ago
eh .. not a lot. They touch on when the Pinkertons are first introduced and they also talk about one showdown scene between the main characters and the Pinkertons. I'd say two to three mild spoilers, but nothing that really surprises you in the game (it's a great game, highly recommended). Until this article, I had no idea the Pinkertons were a real outfit, or that they're still around! In the game, your character(s) are bandits, and portrayed that way from the very first hour of game play. The Pinkertons may seem aggressive, but the players characters are never portrayed as malevolent. It is a western after all. Client Eastwood might have done some nice and honorable things as The Man with No Name, but he was hardly a hero. This would be different if it were a household name like Sears or General Electric or IBM; very old 100+ year companies. I wouldn't be surprised of some lawyers at Rockstar were like, "Fuck...they still exist? Really?" The article shows how they were in other fiction (Boardwalk Empire and Deadwood) and I honestly do not remember them being mentioned at all. They're not even that big in RedDead2 really; just one of the many many people who want to kill the protagonists. Maybe they're just suing so people still remember they exist. No publicity is bad publicity right? Besides if they didn't defend their historic trademark in other fiction, they've got no case here. Without constant trademark defense, a trademark can turn into a common name or generic idea. Bikini is one example (once a trademark), although there are counter examples (Band-aid is still trademarked even though it's commonly used as generic, where the correct non-brand term is Bandage or adhesive bandage .. or plaster if you're an Aussie).
- darkpuma 8y ago
  Pinkertons are practically a mainstay of the western genre. One example I've seen recently is the 2007 remake of 3:10 to Yuma in which they play a fairly important role. IMDB has a list that's far from comprehensive: https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword?keywords=pinkertons https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword?keywords=pinkertons
  - TylerE 8y ago
    Also a relatively major sub-plot in Deadwood.
- 52-6F-62 8y ago
  I’ve long known all about the Pinkertons (came from a union working-class family). But even partway into your first paragraph is a spoiler of the plot for me. It’s not the stuff about Pinkertons Its the storylines they’re giving away. But I guess I digress.

eh .. not a lot. They touch on when the Pinkertons are first introduced and they also talk about one showdown scene between the main characters and the Pinkertons. I'd say two to three mild spoilers, but nothing that really surprises you in the game (it's a great game, highly recommended). Until this article, I had no idea the Pinkertons were a real outfit, or that they're still around! In the game, your character(s) are bandits, and portrayed that way from the very first hour of game play. The Pinkertons may seem aggressive, but the players characters are never portrayed as malevolent. It is a western after all. Client Eastwood might have done some nice and honorable things as The Man with No Name, but he was hardly a hero. This would be different if it were a household name like Sears or General Electric or IBM; very old 100+ year companies. I wouldn't be surprised of some lawyers at Rockstar were like, "Fuck...they still exist? Really?" The article shows how they were in other fiction (Boardwalk Empire and Deadwood) and I honestly do not remember them being mentioned at all. They're not even that big in RedDead2 really; just one of the many many people who want to kill the protagonists. Maybe they're just suing so people still remember they exist. No publicity is bad publicity right? Besides if they didn't defend their historic trademark in other fiction, they've got no case here. Without constant trademark defense, a trademark can turn into a common name or generic idea. Bikini is one example (once a trademark), although there are counter examples (Band-aid is still trademarked even though it's commonly used as generic, where the correct non-brand term is Bandage or adhesive bandage .. or plaster if you're an Aussie).

darkpuma 8y ago
Pinkertons are practically a mainstay of the western genre. One example I've seen recently is the 2007 remake of 3:10 to Yuma in which they play a fairly important role. IMDB has a list that's far from comprehensive: https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword?keywords=pinkertons https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword?keywords=pinkertons
- TylerE 8y ago
  Also a relatively major sub-plot in Deadwood.
52-6F-62 8y ago
I’ve long known all about the Pinkertons (came from a union working-class family). But even partway into your first paragraph is a spoiler of the plot for me. It’s not the stuff about Pinkertons Its the storylines they’re giving away. But I guess I digress.