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Adventures of Brisco County,Jr. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Bonanza 4%  4%  [ 1 ]
Deadwood 28%  28%  [ 6 ]
Dr. Quinn,Medicine Woman 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
F Troop 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Gunsmoke 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Kung Fu 4%  4%  [ 1 ]
Little House on the Prairie 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
The Lone Ranger 9%  9%  [ 2 ]
Lonesome Dove 14%  14%  [ 3 ]
Maverick 4%  4%  [ 1 ]
Rawhide 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
The Wild Wild West 9%  9%  [ 2 ]
Zorro 9%  9%  [ 2 ]
________ 14%  14%  [ 3 ]
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 Post subject: Best TV Western
PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:29 pm 
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Deadwood, with a big gap before #2.


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 Post subject: Best TV Western
PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:52 pm 
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The Wild Wild West, because it would also win "Best TV Anything"

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Deadwood, with a big gap before #2.

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 Post subject: Best TV Western
PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:03 pm 
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The High Chaparral, (but really the answer is Deadwood)


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 Post subject: Best TV Western
PostPosted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 9:05 pm 
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It really depends on what you're looking for in a Western, or if you're looking more for a
Western variant. For example, I voted for Maverick because I enjoy it and James Gardner,
but is it a true Western. I guess, but I would think something like Gunsmoke is more a typical
Western. I liked the various Zorro series quite a bit, but I see them more as a super hero show.
The Lone Ranger likewise. I never watched too many straight Western shows. Maybe the
Rifleman. I think I watched that one more than most. Watched a lot of Bonanza, too. I liked
Kung Fu in the 1970s, but, again, doesn't seem to be a primary Western. Davy Crockett and
Daniel Boone felt like "mountain men" or pioneer tales. Little "Horse" on the Prairie felt like
family drama to me, not really a Western. Mid-Western, maybe.

I'll stick with maverick because I've enjoyed that series enough to watch episodes more than once.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 2:07 am 
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Bonanza.

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PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 3:04 pm 
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Best? Well, I bought the series, Kung Fu and have watched it many times. But it's not the traditional western.

Deadwood was great. Ian McShane. Grittier. Probably more real in that regard. I'd recommend it.

Marverick is always watchable, while some of those earlier ones, like The Lone Ranger, were pretty hard for me to rewatch as an adult. Ugh. One of those "they stretched that little bit into a whole hour" programs. :roll:

Aside from the comedies - which one watches for laughs - most of the others are watchable western dramas, but nothing so great I would recommend them as must see TV. They are more filler shows - something you could watch if there was nothing else around.

Still, I did buy Kung Fu, and I would recommend it, even today, so I voted for that. It's more family viewing, too, while Deadwood would not be in that category, though I'd recommend that one, too.


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 Post subject: Best TV Western
PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 4:06 pm 
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Add another vote for Deadwood.

However, I would like to mention the original Lonesome Dove mini-series. I thought it was very well done. The series itself less so, but that original mini really was quite good.

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It doesn't surprise me that some call Longmire a western.

It did surprise me, however, that some called Firefly a western, but I guess I can agree with it.


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PostPosted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:11 pm 
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The original LONESOME DOVE miniseries is one of my top five favorite westerns, period, so I voted for it. Just pretend the sequel with Jon Voight and the series with Scott Bairstow don't exist.

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:30 am 
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Have Gun-- Will Travel starrring Richard Boone was/is my favorite.

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 Post subject: Best TV Western
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I haven't seen too many of those. But I used to record Maverick right after, so I saw a lot of endings. It didn't look too bad.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:08 pm 
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 6:22 pm 
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But Richard Boon as the bad guy is quite good, too.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 9:21 am 
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:52 pm 
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That's quite a variety of series in the poll. And they could indeed all be considered westerns of one sort or another. A surprisingly versatile genre.

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