Jimmy, your obvious cherrypicking of those stats does not help your case. I am old enough to have lived through the original runs of both shows and remember them both as being very popular. If Bonanza defines westerns for you, fine. Others, like Joe Lugoff, feel differently. Relatives a bit...
Jimmy, I don't see how you could argue that Bonanza "defines" westerns any more than The Lone Ranger, The Gene Autry Show, Gunsmoke, Have Gun, Will Travel, etc.. Using Nielsen ratings as a benchmark (which I think is a poor way to analyze this) leaves Bonanza pretty far behind Gunsmoke in terms...
The Thrill Killers wasn't a two hour episode. It was originally shown in two parts, on 9/30/76 & 10/7/76. I haven't received my set yet, but I am surprised to hear that the opening credits were not remastered, while the episodes themselves were. Strange.
I'm confused as to why Inception Media is fooling around with the "Best Of" 3-episode release, and not releasing season 2 on 12/18. Whom do they think will be buying the "Best Of", and how many copies do the think that they'll sell? Is this great show so little remembered that they are having a...
Timeless will soon be releasing Stoney Burke (confirming previous reports), Tombstone Territory season 1, Wagon Train season 6, and The Virginian season 7 (not B&W, but many here will be happy to know this).
Great news! With the long gap between seasons 4 & 5, I figured I'd have to buy the Madman sets to finish the run. Now, it looks like the Madman releases are stalled out with season 6, and maybe Universal will finish the half hour shows after all.