The Greatest Westerns of all Time

good list ... but it's NOTHING without "Lonesome Dove."

 

Some personal comments on the TV series:

1 - Watched "Gunsmoke", "Bonanza", and "The Big Valley" when I was a kid.
2 - Also, watched "Laredo" as a kid(loved Neville Brand's character) and started watching it on a cable channel a while back and still have a bunch recorded(until that channel stopped showing it) that I haven't watched yet.
2 - Watched "Walker, Texas Ranger" back in the 1990s.
3 - Been watching a few of "The Virginian" over the past couple of years and might watch a lot more eventually.
4 - I am currently watching the "The Rifleman" on the Roku Channel and getting late into the second season.
5 - Watched all of the "Laramie" episodes over the past couple of years. Loved it.
6 - Been watching a few of "Cheyenne" over the past couple of years and would like to watch more of it eventually.
7 - Watched as many episodes of "Lawman" as I could over the past couple of years until the channel I was watching it on dropped it. I really, really like it. I think Peggie Castle is as beautiful of a woman as I have ever seen. Really sad how her life ended.
8 - I have watched a few episodes of "Tales of Wells Fargo" over the past couple of years. I like it.
9 - I watched all of the episodes of "Trackdown" about 3 or 4 years ago. Loved it.
10 - I was watching "Tombstone Territory" on the Roku Channel until recently when they dropped it. So I ordered all 91 episodes from Amazon at a good price and my order is due to be delivered today.

 

Unless "The Three Amigos" is #1, the list is invalid.

 

Loved that movie.

 

Speaking of The Greatest Westerns of All Time... One of mine didn't make the list either... Blazing Saddles!... Now after thinking it thru about posting some clips from it, I decided... I Better Not!... Brother Glen

 

I have heard about "Blazing Saddles" through the years but I have never watched it. Should I, @tyndale1946?

 

Well first of all Ken, it was produced by Mel Brooks in 1974 and it will uncommentary the social commentaries that are going on now... But if you want good belly laugh... Go for it!... if it offends you, then just turn it off... Brother Glen

 

Btw... Give those who have seen it, your reaction, when you do!

 

So Jon... From one Western dude to another... You think Ken should watch it?... Brother Glen

 

Oh Jon don't go all philosophical on here!... I've really "bean" thinking of watching it again... For the sound effects... Brother Glen

 

Okay. I had to go at least see the start of it. I starting laughing as soon as I heard the start of "I Get a Kick Out of You". I stopped watching with "What in the wide, wide world of sports is a-going on here?" since I can't watch it all right now. I will try to watch it this week. I can't tonight. Maybe tomorrow.

 

Well I'm glad to see you are going to quit "horsing" around Ken and finally see the whole thing... Brother Glen

 

Well Ken on the serious side, there was another horse movie I saw that I recommend... Base on a real event that happened in 1908, A real horse race, Cowboy style!... Called "Bite The Bullet"... Filmed in 1975!... Time to get your Cowboy on... Brother Glen

 

I watched a little bit of that a few months ago on the Starz Encore Channel.

 

First, Bad Day At Black Rock is a great movie, but NOT a western. Neither is Treasure Of Sierra Madre.

Second, The Wild Bunch is a good movie, but I'm just not a Peckinpah fan. I can think of several I'd put before it.

Third, The Searchers should be #1 and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance should be much higher. So should Tombstone.

Fourth, really disappointed Fastest Gun Alive isn't on the list. Glenn Ford, who normally isn't a very compelling actor, gives a great performance.