I Love Gunsmoke

[JB Books]

Why don't they make Westerns like that any more?

I'm 43, I can barely remember Gunsmoke in it's first run, but as a kid, I remember them all in syndication; Bonanza, Rawhide, Wagon Train, and even the silly Wild, Wild West. A few years ago on the Encore Westerns Channel, my wife and I discovered Cheyenne and The Virginian. We watched every episode.

I guess it is a reflection on our changing country, but damn TV sucks nowadays!

 

[flatwins]

I used to watch Big Valley quite a bit when I was a kid. My dad is a fan of Gunsmoke and I've seen a few episodes over the years. I wonder if Netflix has them.

 

[JB Books]

Netflix does.

 

[flatwins]

Netflix does.

Cool deal! Also gotta watch The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly again soon.

 

[dutchwrangler]

Because the virtue they portrayed is outdated.

Instead, people want to watch "law enforcement" garbage that extolls the supposed value of local and federal police agencies. Of course I notice that there are no shows that have a sherriff, an elected position.

 

[Dale00]

America has become a predominantly urban society. When westerns were popular there was still a positive cultural memory of the rural frontier. In today's world, those times are considered dangerous and the individual who practices self-reliance is unwise.

 

[twocan]

I watch gunsmoke 5 days a week. not very many I haven't seen.

 

[MFCEO]

Before I opened this thread I thought you were talking about the new show on discovery. Thank god you weren't and have great taste.

 

[JB Books]

Before I opened this thread I thought you were talking about the new show on discovery. Thank god you weren't and have great taste.

Actually, I'd like to give that guy a Marshal Dillion backhanded fist for his doucheiness.

 

[hipshot]

I miss all those great western series also, My favorite was "Alias Smith And Jones"