Westerns: Old & New

[zoey1996]

Murry Christmas (Gunsmoke) was on this week, so we watched it again. I never get tired of it.

Starz Westerns afternoon line up now includes Wyatt Earp, two Death Valley Days, Tales of Wells Fargo, and The Rifleman. I’m enjoying The Rifleman; I haven’t seen any of them before that I recall.

[Raja]

26 minutes ago, zoey1996 said:

Murry Christmas (Gunsmoke) was on this week, so we watched it again. I never get tired of it.

Starz Westerns afternoon line up now includes Wyatt Earp, two Death Valley Days, Tales of Wells Fargo, and The Rifleman. I’m enjoying The Rifleman; I haven’t seen any of them before that I recall.

I consider The Rifleman as the best in its class of the half hour western or modern, mostly up to the 80s, cop/action shows

[Tom Holmberg]

On 12/24/2021 at 10:53 PM, Raja said:

I consider The Rifleman as the best in its class of the half hour western or modern, mostly up to the 80s, cop/action shows

Despite the improbability of the show, I agree it is top-notch.  They had a lot of very good character actors, who they frequently reused in different roles.  Personally I have a soft spot for half-hour dramas, the writing seems to be tighter.