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Originally Posted by Baz
The gold standard for TV westerns is "Gunsmoke", "Bonanza", "Rawhide", and "The Big Valley".
That said....there is a slew of others that are fantastic as well....such as:
Have Gun Will Travel
Maverick
Tales of Wells Fargo
The Virginian
The Rifleman
Bat Masterson
Tombstone Territory
Laredo
High Chapperal
Wanted Dead or Alive
Zane Gray Theater
Wagon Train
Lone ranger
"Gunsmoke" considered the best ever. I've watched every episode and it is such a good TV show, forget about western, I often watch re-runs and still enjoy them as much as when I watched the first time through. Jame Arness being the main reason why. His character Matt Dillon is amazing.
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Interesting.. You guys must be from a different generation than me. I just turned 60 and I have never watched or even heard of half of those movies. Also while I have heard of Bonanza, Gunsmoke etc, I have never seen one episode of any of those shows. It just wasnt a thing when I was a kid. None of my friends I can think of have ever seen them either. Probably why I still don't care for Old Westerns now. I did like Yellowstone but not the earlier era spinoffs as much. I did see and love Blazing Saddles though! I guess I was watching the Brady Bunch and Looney Tunes..