TV Westerns

[Marky B]

Which television westerns would any of you would like to see repeated. For me:
The Virginian
High Chapparell
Lancer
Bonanza
Alias Smith And Jones
Casey Jones
Champion The Wonder Horse
F Troop
Anymore suggestions?
Ta Ta
Marky B

[GRAEME]

High Chapparell!

A beautiful - often poetic - series covering the whole range of the genre's themes as well as being a nicely acted family drama.

I was brought up with this show. The characaters semm like family to me. It's been off our screens too long.

And unavailable on DVD! (apart from horribly expensive pirate copies)

[billy bentley]

Not that i'm in a rush to see them again, but two Chuck Connors' shows come to mind - "The Rifleman" and "Branded". Also did "Paladin - Have Gun will Travel'ever show in Blighty ?

[donna]

I love Westerns always have, suppose most of the storylines were much the same , but liked
Gunsmioke
Wyatt Earp
The Big Country
Virginian
Tenderfoot
Cisco Kid

[donna]

How could I have missed my favourite

Maverick.

[Briant]

I'd like to see the Wagon Train episode 'The Jesse Cowan Story' (1958) because it featured a bravura perfomance by Lee Van Cleef (aged 33!) Also The Tall Man TV series (1960-62) that starred Barry Sullivan as Pat Garrett and Clu Gulagher as Billy the Kid. I don't think it was ever shown in the UK, unless anyone knows different?

[wadsy]

Rawhide, Lawman, Laramie, Tales of wells fargo, Lancer.

My all time favourite was "Alias Smith & Jones'', a great series!! ("I still

think the missing ingredient is brains")Wonderful!!!

[Fellwanderer]

Originally Posted by billy bentley Also did "Paladin - Have Gun will Travel'ever show in Blighty ?

Yes.

[batman]

Custer with Wayne Maunder. I have all of this series on DVD. Terrific stuff!

[Moor Larkin]

Originally Posted by donna How could I have missed my favourite Maverick.

I only recently noticed Roger Moore did this in the 1960's. How did that happen I wonder. He took over from James Garner. Seems very odd. I don't remember him in that at all.

[batman]

Originally Posted by Moor Larkin I only recently noticed Roger Moore did this in the 1960's. How did that happen I wonder. He took over from James Garner. Seems very odd. I don't remember him in that at all.

His US series The Alaskans was cancelled but he was still under contract ... so, when Garner got the hump and left Sir Rog stepped into the breach playing the English cousin Beau Maverick.

[Lord Brett]

Originally Posted by Moor Larkin I only recently noticed Roger Moore did this in the 1960's. How did that happen I wonder. He took over from James Garner. Seems very odd. I don't remember him in that at all.

Warner Brothers TV were notoriously stingy with actors salaries, and if I remember rightly, James Garner simply refused to continue. Fortunately for him, he was by then a big enough name to pursue a big screen career. Roger Moore, however, was contractually obliged to step into his costume (literally - it still had Garner's name in it), and even, legend has it, perform some of the Garner's old scripts with the character names changed.

I can't remember his name off the top of my head, but the lead in another Warner TV Western, Colt 45, went on strike due to poor money and having to perform dangerous stunts. He never worked in Hollywood again, though he did turn up in a few Spaghetti Westerns later in the sixties.

[batman]

Originally Posted by Lord Brett Warner Brothers TV were notoriously stingy with actors salaries, and if I remember rightly, James Garner simply refused to continue. Fortunately for him, he was by then a big enough name to pursue a big screen career. Roger Moore, however, was contractually obliged to step into his costume (literally - it still had Garner's name in it), and even, legend has it, perform some of the Garner's old scripts with the character names changed. I can't remember his name off the top of my head, but the lead in another Warner TV Western, Colt 45, went on strike due to poor money and having to perform dangerous stunts. He never worked in Hollywood again, though he did turn up in a few Spaghetti Westerns later in the sixties.

It was Wade Preston. The same thing happened on both the Lone Ranger and Cheyenne series .... John Hart replacing Clayton Moore for one season and Ty Hardin taking over the reins from Clint Walker before getting his own series.

[wadsy]

Originally Posted by Lord Brett Warner Brothers TV were notoriously stingy with actors salaries, and if I remember rightly, James Garner simply refused to continue. Fortunately for him, he was by then a big enough name to pursue a big screen career. Roger Moore, however, was contractually obliged to step into his costume (literally - it still had Garner's name in it), and even, legend has it, perform some of the Garner's old scripts with the character names changed. I can't remember his name off the top of my head, but the lead in another Warner TV Western, Colt 45, went on strike due to poor money and having to perform dangerous stunts. He never worked in Hollywood again, though he did turn up in a few Spaghetti Westerns later in the sixties.

"Wade Preston" was "Christopher Colt."( Colt45). (AW BATS!!)

[Lord Brett]

I certanly wouldn't pick a fight with Clint Walker!