Paul Newman: Actor or Salad Dressing Man

[Tortimer]

The Western was one of the early victims of Political Correctness. I don't know the exact number, but I think Hollywood made hundreds of them, but you can't hardly see them on TV anymore. The PC Police went after the 3 Stooges, too. They were once shown on many of the early morning children's shows.

My dad and mom were big TV and movie western fans. So, I watched many or most TV westerns when I was a kid. I really liked Gunsmoke, Have gun will travel and Wagon Train. I have seen Gunsmoke but haven't seen Have Gun will Travel for years. It has been so long I'm not even sure I would like anymore but it was good when I was a kid.

 

[Denny Crane]

My dad and mom were big TV and movie western fans. So, I watched many or most TV westerns when I was a kid. I really liked Gunsmoke, Have gun will travel and Wagon Train. I have seen Gunsmoke but haven't seen Have Gun will Travel for years. It has been so long I'm not even sure I would like anymore but it was good when I was a kid.

Gunsmoke was the longest running TV show in history and was always the most watched program. I don't think there was any issue with the PC Police over that show. There was a big buzz made over Kelsey Grammar breaking the record set by Gunsmoke for an actor playing the same character - he played Frasier Crane first on Cheers and then on Fraser, for something like 20 years.

 

[Tortimer]

Gunsmoke was the longest running TV show in history and was always the most watched program. I don't think there was any issue with the PC Police over that show. There was a big buzz made over Kelsey Grammar breaking the record set by Gunsmoke for an actor playing the same character - he played Frasier Crane first on Cheers and then on Fraser, for something like 20 years.

I use to have a video store and I would sell a lot of movies VHS and DVD(when it first came out) on EBAY and the first episode of Gunsmoke DVD always had a ton of people bidding on and went way higher then I thought it would. I can't remember but I think the first few copies I sold went for something like $60. I could tell Gunsmoke had many fans just by how many different people bid on all the DVD's I sold on EBAY. I would sometimes get 100's different people bidding on the one DVD.

 

[Dumpy]

The Western was one of the early victims of Political Correctness. I don't know the exact number, but I think Hollywood made hundreds of them, but you can't hardly see them on TV anymore. The PC Police went after the 3 Stooges, too. They were once shown on many of the early morning children's shows.

I think that's why some people think "the searchers" is the best western of all time, because of how John Wayne's attitude changes towards american indians by the end of the movie (although it happened so abruptly that it wasn't very realistic, IMO).

There are plenty of westerns where the "bad guy" is the confederate or union army, or the land-grabbing rancher, or just some random bad guy that comes to town. "Bad day at Black Rock," "shane", "high noon," "rio bravo," etc. And of course Liberty Vallance, which started this conversation.

"Silverado" was a great sendoff of Westerns, BTW, and includes elements from all the best known, most influential ones.

 

[ucatchtrout]

My dad and mom were big TV and movie western fans. So, I watched many or most TV westerns when I was a kid. I really liked Gunsmoke, Have gun will travel and Wagon Train. I have seen Gunsmoke but haven't seen Have Gun will Travel for years. It has been so long I'm not even sure I would like anymore but it was good when I was a kid.

what about maverick?

 

[Tortimer]

what about maverick?

Yes, that was another great western. I liked Maverick better then most of the ones I listed. I just forgot about Maverick. I'm a big James Garner fan and thought he was great in Maverick. I wasn't as fond of the episodes with his brother in Maverick.

 

[Tortimer]

I think that's why some people think "the searchers" is the best western of all time, because of how John Wayne's attitude changes towards american indians by the end of the movie (although it happened so abruptly that it wasn't very realistic, IMO).

There are plenty of westerns where the "bad guy" is the confederate or union army, or the land-grabbing rancher, or just some random bad guy that comes to town. "Bad day at Black Rock," "shane", "high noon," "rio bravo," etc. And of course Liberty Vallance, which started this conversation.

"Silverado" was a great sendoff of Westerns, BTW, and includes elements from all the best known, most influential ones.

I agree but I did really like The Searchers but there are so many it is hard to pick my favorite. I guess High Noon was close to my favorite but many others were a close second. I think the PC police also have a hard time to like or even let people watch the Searchers because the way Indians were treats and portrayed.

 

[ucatchtrout]

Yes, that was another great western. I liked Maverick better then most of the ones I listed. I just forgot about Maverick. I'm a big James Garner fan and thought he was great in Maverick. I wasn't as fond of the episodes with his brother in Maverick.

me neither. but I did like the movie with mel gibson

 

[Dumpy]

Incidentally, IMO the best thing about Netflix is that you can get all of these old movies, which may not be available at Blockbuster or Hollywood Video.