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What is/was your favorite Western movies or television series. Mine was Lonesome Dove. How about you? (Original Post) debm55 Jul 7 OP
This one is EASY. beemerphill Jul 7 #1
Thank you very much, beemerphill debm55 Jul 7 #3
Centennial and Tombstone DODI Jul 7 #2
Thank you very much DODI. for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 7 #4
Does Firefly count? markodochartaigh Jul 7 #5
Yes it does. Thank you markodochartaigh for sharing. And yes it should not have been cancelled. debm55 Jul 7 #8
Favorite movie: "Red River." Paladin Jul 7 #6
Thank you very much Paladin for sharing. debm55 Jul 7 #9
I will second "Have Gun, Will Travel". LoisB Jul 7 #24
High Noon Raven123 Jul 7 #7
Yes High Noon, and Blazing Saddles. Thank you for sharing with us Raven 123, debm55 Jul 7 #10
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Brother Buzz Jul 7 #11
great film. Thank you Brother Buzz for sharing. debm55 Jul 7 #13
WagonTrain and Maverick.. whathehell Jul 7 #12
Thank you whathehell. I love all your choices. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Jul 7 #14
You betcha! whathehell Jul 7 #15
Wagon Train and The Big Valley Opbrg Jul 7 #16
Thank you very much, Opbrg. for your selections. debm55 Jul 8 #48
The greatest western ever 303squadron Jul 7 #17
Thank you very much for your selections 303squadron. I will have to look for that one. debm55 Jul 7 #20
Movie: Silverado ProfessorGAC Jul 7 #18
Thank you very much for your movie and series selections. And may the memories of your dad be a blessing to you debm55 Jul 7 #21
Rawhide was my fave western as a child. lark Jul 8 #63
The Magnificent Seven -movie; Maverick - television series. LoisB Jul 7 #19
Thank you LoisB, I loved The Magnificent Seven and Maverick Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 7 #22
I didn't like that James Coburn (Britt) and Charles Bronson (Bernardo) got killed at the end. LoisB Jul 7 #23
Agree, that was a bummer. debm55 Jul 7 #27
Definitely Maverick and a neo-Western Longmire,,,, KarenS Jul 7 #25
Thank you very much. Loved Maverick. Thank you for sharing your two selections. debm55 Jul 7 #31
HBO DEADWOOD Emile Jul 7 #26
Thank you very much Emile. for sharing with us. debm55 Jul 7 #29
Movie, Tombstone. boonecreek Jul 7 #28
Thank you very much boonecreek. I will have to look for Tombstone. Thanks for both of your selections. debm55 Jul 7 #33
TV series Gunsmoke movie The man who doc03 Jul 7 #30
Thank you very much doc03 for sharing. both were great. debm55 Jul 7 #32
Movie: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Emile Jul 7 #34
Thank you very much Emile for you sections and videos. debm55 Jul 8 #49
Great question sorcrow Jul 7 #35
Thank you very much for your wonderful selections, sorcrow. debm55 Jul 8 #50
Gunsmoke and Lonesome Dove. mentalsolstice Jul 7 #36
Thank you very much mentalsolstice. for your great selections. debm55 Jul 8 #51
This is bittersweet. My BFF unexpectedly died more than two months ago. no_hypocrisy Jul 7 #37
Thank you so much for post ,no_hypocrisy. I hope you find those episodes. May the memories of your boyfriend bring debm55 Jul 8 #55
There are many movies and TV shows LogDog75 Jul 7 #38
Oh wow what a list. Thank you very much LogDog75, debm55 Jul 8 #47
TV I would say Longmire, movie Luciferous Jul 7 #39
Thank you very much, Luciferous for your wonderful selections. debm55 Jul 8 #46
Wanted Dead or Alive Figarosmom Jul 8 #40
Thank you very much Figarosmom. for sharing You have great selections. debm55 Jul 8 #45
The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr, Bonanza electric_blue68 Jul 8 #41
Thank you very much for sharing with us , electric_blue68 debm55 Jul 8 #44
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman for TV Coventina Jul 8 #42
Thank you very much, Coventina, for sharing with us. Enjoyed them both. debm55 Jul 8 #43
Rio Bravo, The Searchers and El Dorado. Sibelius Fan Jul 8 #52
Thank you very much, Sibelius Fan for your great selections. debm55 Jul 8 #58
Have Gun, Will Travel CanonRay Jul 8 #53
Thank you very much for your selctions. CanonRay. debm55 Jul 8 #56
F-Troop catbyte Jul 8 #54
HAHAHAHAHHAHa. I agree with that. Thank you catbyte. debm55 Jul 8 #59
The Deputy staring Henry Fonda TexLaProgressive Jul 8 #57
Thank you vey much , TextLaProgressive. debm55 Jul 8 #60
Only seen three Western movies Bluestocking Jul 8 #61
thank you very much Bluestocking. I forgot about Dances with Wolves. What an epic picture. debm55 Jul 8 #62
film: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly TV: The Big Valley Eugene Jul 8 #64

markodochartaigh

(3,443 posts)
5. Does Firefly count?
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 05:02 PM
Jul 7

It is basically a Western sci-fi series. It should have run for several more seasons too.

debm55

(48,743 posts)
8. Yes it does. Thank you markodochartaigh for sharing. And yes it should not have been cancelled.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 05:06 PM
Jul 7

Paladin

(31,118 posts)
6. Favorite movie: "Red River."
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 05:03 PM
Jul 7

Favorite TV series: Toss-up between "Lonesome Dove" and "Have Gun, Will Travel."

303squadron

(742 posts)
17. The greatest western ever
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 05:23 PM
Jul 7

Once Upon a Time in the West!

Henry Fonda as the bad guy in a reversal to the roles he so often played is psychologically jarring.

ProfessorGAC

(73,751 posts)
18. Movie: Silverado
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 05:24 PM
Jul 7

Series: Rawhide.
My dad loved Wagon Train, Bonanza, & Wanted: Dead Or Alive.

debm55

(48,743 posts)
21. Thank you very much for your movie and series selections. And may the memories of your dad be a blessing to you
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 05:29 PM
Jul 7

debm55

(48,743 posts)
22. Thank you LoisB, I loved The Magnificent Seven and Maverick Thank you for sharing with us.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 05:31 PM
Jul 7

LoisB

(11,176 posts)
23. I didn't like that James Coburn (Britt) and Charles Bronson (Bernardo) got killed at the end.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 05:40 PM
Jul 7

boonecreek

(1,155 posts)
28. Movie, Tombstone.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 06:06 PM
Jul 7

Probably the most accurate accounting of the events that led up to
the gunfight at the OK Corral and its aftermath. Series, Bonanza.
I liked that they would do a comedy episode once in awhile like
"Hoss and the Leprechauns".

debm55

(48,743 posts)
33. Thank you very much boonecreek. I will have to look for Tombstone. Thanks for both of your selections.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 06:12 PM
Jul 7

sorcrow

(598 posts)
35. Great question
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 07:08 PM
Jul 7

Movie -- Little Big Man
Cat Ballou is a close second
TV -- The Wild, Wild West


Best regards,
Sorghum Crow

mentalsolstice

(4,596 posts)
36. Gunsmoke and Lonesome Dove.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 07:15 PM
Jul 7

Gunsmoke…. I loved the Festus years. Lonesome Dove, I read the book before the miniseries, however, they were both great.

no_hypocrisy

(52,379 posts)
37. This is bittersweet. My BFF unexpectedly died more than two months ago.
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 07:35 PM
Jul 7

Our last conversation was his fascination with the cable Western Channel. (He was in rehab, learning to stand and walk.)

He went on and on about Dame Judith Anderson and Bette Davis (separately) appearing on Wagon Train. I'd say he was excited.

I hope I can find these episodes, if only to understand better his last conversation with me.

debm55

(48,743 posts)
55. Thank you so much for post ,no_hypocrisy. I hope you find those episodes. May the memories of your boyfriend bring
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:14 AM
Jul 8

blessings to your heart. May he RIP

LogDog75

(676 posts)
38. There are many movies and TV shows
Mon Jul 7, 2025, 09:00 PM
Jul 7

Movies:

The Searchers (probally the best western ever made)
The Way West
Rio Lobo
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
How the West Was Won
The Ox-Bow Incident

TV:
Rawhide
Maverick
Have Gun - Will Travel
Bonanza
Wagon Train

Figarosmom

(7,222 posts)
40. Wanted Dead or Alive
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 02:50 AM
Jul 8

Maverick,The Wild,Wild West and Deadwood.

Movie: Little Big Man and Blazing Saddle

I Liked the Spagetti westerns like The Good, Bad and the Ugly. Can't stand to watch Clint Eastwood now though. But Eli Wallach was so funny as a Mexican.

electric_blue68

(22,656 posts)
41. The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr, Bonanza
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 03:04 AM
Jul 8

The others named here, a lot sound familiar, and I'm sure I watched some of them at times as a kid.

I think Bonanza was the one I watched consistently as a kid.

Briscoe County as an adult - very clever, funny. A bit of a Science Fiction flavor at some point.

TexLaProgressive

(12,569 posts)
57. The Deputy staring Henry Fonda
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:19 AM
Jul 8

I loved the jazz guitar soundtrack, the stories were good as well

Bluestocking

(192 posts)
61. Only seen three Western movies
Tue Jul 8, 2025, 08:32 AM
Jul 8

and never watched Western tv shows. Three movies were Blazing Saddles, Dances with Wolves and Back to the Future 3, so I would have to say Blazing Saddles is favorite.

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