
Westerns
This episodes reviews various contributions to the western genre on early US television. Maverick (1957), starring 'James Garner' was an early success and noted for its humor. The Rifleman (1958) was created by Sam Peckinpah, late...
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"I was entertained (up to a point) by the vintage clips and interesting interviews in this latest segment of the "Pioneers of TV" series, a gloss on the Golden Era of Westerns on the tube. But it barely scratched the surface. Director Steven Boettcher is clearly hampered by the sad fact that so many of the great creators and performers have died. Basically, such a documentary should have been done sooner, or he should have done more archival research in digging up vintage interviews with more key people. Instead there is too much utterly pointless generic "new footage" wit..."
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This episodes reviews various contributions to the western genre on early US television. Maverick (1957), starring 'James Garner' was an early success and noted for its humor. The Rifleman (1958) was created by Sam Peckinpah, late...