Not Mini Series..so no Lonesome Dove or How the West Was Won.
I assume this is blowout but maybe not.
I assume this is blowout but maybe not.
Best Classic Television Western Series
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It won't let me correct my mistake. Gunsmike was a classic
Totally get why someone would pick Gunsmoke, but for me Bonanza was more enjoyable.
I was in paddock. Please delete or move. Sorry.
Tonight must be my night for total idiocy.
Tonight must be my night for total idiocy.
Matt Dillion was the **** for so many years. I love that show, but towards the end I knew he wasn’t going to marry Kitty.
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I was on cell phone reading Paddock and made this thread. I hit I and wanted to edit and it was gone. The thread appeared here. Sorry about this. Didn't mean to do this.
Small print and aging.
Rafters? It has to be "Little House on the Prairie".
Wish I had a woman friend like Kitty Russell
Why isn't all the above an option?(minus The Virginian and Smith and Jones) Should have included Guns of Will Sonnet and Cheyenne
Bonanza was ruined by fake backgrounds.
Gunsmoke is hands down the best. The last few seasons werent as great as it shifted to guest stars dominating the episodes and Matt would come in at the end of the episode and kill the bad guys.
How the west was won was great as well. Arness was a fantastic actor
Gunsmoke is hands down the best. The last few seasons werent as great as it shifted to guest stars dominating the episodes and Matt would come in at the end of the episode and kill the bad guys.
How the west was won was great as well. Arness was a fantastic actor
Not really considered a western I don't think but when I was a kid, my favorite was Daniel Boone with Fess Parker. Of the ones listed though, I'd have to go with Gunsmoke then the rifleman
So Buzz Williams is a fan of the Rifleman. Good to know.
I think Rawhide is underrated.
First couple seasons Amanda Blake was hot. She gained weight fast smoked 3 packs a day and aged really fast.
When I was a kid, Alias Smith and Jones probably got me into westerns. So there's probably a group of people that are 55 to 65 that rank it higher than everybody else.
I flip it on to Pluto at least once a week a watch a episode or two of Gunsmoke.
Uh, no need to apologize. I like the change of pace. I love TV/Movie threads. I was just joking brother!
I used to love that show. Watched reruns every day at like 10 or so, forget what channel, maybe like TBS or something.
When I was a kid we had a cat named Miss Kitty.
Good movie! Band of Brothers though is one of my all time favorite shows/movies/series.
Lot of people have told me I look like Matt Damon. So that is me in about 30 years.
IIRC they initially wanted John Wayne to play the role. He wanted to focus on movies but recommended James Arness. Worked out pretty well.
Gunsmoke but more specifically the black and white episodes up to season 12. I'm currently reading the James Arness autobiography. The man was a badass on and off the screen.
He had to film most of his walking scenes early in the day due to the fact that he had part of his foot shot off at Anzio Beach in WWII.
He had to film most of his walking scenes early in the day due to the fact that he had part of his foot shot off at Anzio Beach in WWII.
Gunsmoke and it’s not even close! The B&W episodes were better in my opinion. Those green walls in the Longbranch were hideous lol.
I voted for Gunsmoke but I liked Bonanza too. Just think that Gunsmoke was better.
Honorable mention for Tales from Wells Fargo. Jim Hardie was the James Bond of the West.
Kinda sad to see no love for the Virginian. Ole Trampas was fast with that gun.
Honorable mention for Tales from Wells Fargo. Jim Hardie was the James Bond of the West.
Kinda sad to see no love for the Virginian. Ole Trampas was fast with that gun.
Fun fact: One of the characters portrayed in Alias Smith and Jones was based on real life outlaw and 2nd cousin (3 times removed) of mine, Harvey "Kid Curry" Logan, whose father was born in Morehead.
Here he is (back row right) with Butch Cassidy and the "Wild bunch" gang in a 1900 Fort Worth photo.
Here he is (back row right) with Butch Cassidy and the "Wild bunch" gang in a 1900 Fort Worth photo.
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I'd pick Gunsmoke. The High Chaparral was another good one.
I am not a direct descendant but am a great (some number of) nephew of the Younger's. I need to double check, that might be a cousin Anyway, don't mess with me.
Born in Ohio County, KY. Actually his brothers. He was born in Illinois.
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Has to be Maverick for me. Brett Maverick was the epitome of cool while also self-deprecating. He didn't claim to be brave or good with a gun, etc. as in most Westerns. He was just smarter than everybody else and used those wits to play poker for a living. Loved the Rifleman, Rawhide - well, basically all of them to varying degrees. But Maverick is still my favorite. Everybody who loves those old TV Westerns has their favorites - and I can understand why. As a kid I wouldn't watch the old black and white episodes of any of them, which was my loss. I discovered eventually that the stories in those B & W episodes were the best.
Missing: The Big Valley starring female badass Barbara Stanwyck and EKU alum Harvey Yeary, aka Lee Majors.
Went to school with some twins named Brett and Bart .lol
Loved the Maverick character and personna which I felt was carried over to The Rockford Files.