I just realized the first season of Gunsmoke had 39 episodes.
I just realized the first season of Gunsmoke had 39 episodes.
I was never a big fan of Gunsmoke. I'll watch it, but I wasn't a devoted fan in which I watch it every week.
If you like a lot of exterior location filming, HG- WT is the best choice.
Really, I never cared for Gunsmoke when I watched it back in the 1960s and and 1970s. I watched the first two episodes of the first season tonight and they were fine.Really? The color seasons (I'm on 14 now) are like someone else mentioned in another thread like 50 minute Western movies. The remastered DVD's are fantastic.
Same for me.You hit on one of the primary reasons HGWT trumps Gunsmoke for me. The location work is spectacular! Love the scenery in many of the episodes. And while I really do enjoy James Arness, I think Richard Boone is just a tad better. So his series wins out in my book.
Gary “long live Paladin” O.
Robert, I think Gunsmoke actually holds up better today than when it originally aired. I’m a bit too young to have seen it during its original run, but when I tried watching it in the ‘80s I didn’t care for it as I was a big fan of The Big Valley at that time. But when I started watching Gunsmoke when the DVD seasons began coming out I fell in love with the show and now I think it’s up there with the best TV Westerns (granted I haven’t seen seasons 14-20 yet).Really, I never cared for Gunsmoke when I watched it back in the 1960s and and 1970s. I watched the first two episodes of the first season tonight and they were fine.
So, I watched the first episodes of Gunsmoke and Have Gun Will Travel last night, and I enjoyed both! I think I liked the Have Gun pilot ever so slightly more, but it was close.
Does Disney’s 1950s-ish Zorro show count as a western? I just realized that I bought that years ago but still haven’t watched it.
Does Disney’s 1950s-ish Zorro show count as a western? I just realized that I bought that years ago but still haven’t watched it.
IMHO, Yes! It's part western, part swashbuckler, all fun. It's not a "traditional" western BUT Don Diego and his father own a ranch. It's really more like The Scarlet Pimpernel (fop by day, formidable swordsman and a quick-thinking escape artist fighting oppressors by night). It's a top 10 favorite from my childhood days and I still greatly enjoy the show. I get a thrill every time I hear the theme song.Does Disney’s 1950s-ish Zorro show count as a western? I just realized that I bought that years ago but still haven’t watched it.