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CherokeeDem

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82. Love love loved this show....

Mon Aug 6, 2012, 11:11 PM

Aug 2012

My mother adored Blue and one night she fell asleep before the ending...when she woke up she asked what happened and my Dad told her, "They shot Blue." She was devastated...he let her go until the next morning before he told her otherwise. She didn't talk to him for a full day. I think my mom liked this show better than we did.

Me? I named my first dog, a long-coat chihuahua Don Manolito Montoya II.

Also, Maverick....James Gardner my favorite actor of all time!

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{Poll} - Best TV Western ever! [View all] Ptah Aug 2012 OP

Wanted: Dead or Alive OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #1

I liked Maverick/Rockford Ptah Aug 2012 #5

I wanted a Pontiac Firebird because of Rockford OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #10

Maverick/Rockford (James Gardner) was my favorite, too Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #60

I liked the Maverick episodes where they lampooned other westerns. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #61

The entire program was a spoof on westerns. Hell, the star (James Gardner) was a self-avowed coward Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #63

Rawhide-for the theme song alone randr Aug 2012 #2

Rawhiiiiiiiiiiide!! Ptah Aug 2012 #6

+1 cyberswede Aug 2012 #30

Rowdy Yates, Jesús HarveyDarkey Aug 2012 #35

YESSS! trof Aug 2012 #71

Sky King GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2012 #3

Great addition! Ptah Aug 2012 #12

He was also in the naval reserve Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #70

"Justified" applegrove Aug 2012 #4

I enjoy Elmore Leonard. Ptah Aug 2012 #13

It is a great show. applegrove Aug 2012 #15

That is a GREAT show... hlthe2b Aug 2012 #39

wild wild west Mosby Aug 2012 #7

Off the wall stuff! Ptah Aug 2012 #14

Oh, I loved that as a kid... and what a crush I had on Robert Conrad... hlthe2b Aug 2012 #38

This^ geardaddy Aug 2012 #79

Hell On Wheels graywarrior Aug 2012 #8

That looks fun from what Google says. Ptah Aug 2012 #16

I just watched the first season on Netflix over 3 days - really quite enjoyable! petronius Aug 2012 #26

Anson Mount, the lead actor, posts a lot of info on his fb page graywarrior Aug 2012 #33

Brisco County Jr. n/t msu2ba Aug 2012 #9

I'm hooked = Harvard-educated lawyer-turned-bounty hunter Ptah Aug 2012 #18

The orbs come from outer space. (nt) harmonicon Aug 2012 #46

Bruce Campbell does... msu2ba Aug 2012 #80

YES!!!!! Justice wanted Aug 2012 #81

Palladin turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #11

Have Gun, Will Travel Ptah Aug 2012 #17

yeah turtlerescue1 Aug 2012 #48

A big +1 for Richard Boone. Graybeard Aug 2012 #54

Trivia quiz: What was Palladin's first name? Brother Buzz Aug 2012 #57

Believe it or not... Graybeard Aug 2012 #69

The Cisco kid! Sky Masterson Aug 2012 #19

He was a friend of mine! Ptah Aug 2012 #20

Another vote for Sky King and Penny OffWithTheirHeads Aug 2012 #21

I wish I remembered Sky King Ptah Aug 2012 #23

How could you forget twizzler Aug 2012 #22

If I had fourty-five choices on a DU poll, Ptah Aug 2012 #24

LOL - loved that show! cyberswede Aug 2012 #31

Branded Tom Ripley Aug 2012 #25

How could you forget__________Paladin??? CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2012 #27

Paladin was a great hero to play. Graybeard Aug 2012 #68

Legend, with John DeLancie as a Nicoli Tesla type in the Wild West (TM). haele Aug 2012 #28

I voted for Kung Fu BootinUp Aug 2012 #29

The Big Valley cyberswede Aug 2012 #32

Duh. MiddleFingerMom Aug 2012 #34

I loved Deadwood... Still pisses me off that they cancelled it without any kind of finality. hlthe2b Aug 2012 #37

The only consolation is that the actors are EVERYWHERE Patiod Aug 2012 #51

Hi, I'm Larry and this is my brother Darryl OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #55

It's said that the writers wear rubber bracelets that say WWED? Patiod Aug 2012 #59

Not sure I can pick just one... But you left off "the Virginian" hlthe2b Aug 2012 #36

Lonesome Dove Enrique Aug 2012 #40

My favorite was The Wild Wild West Art_from_Ark Aug 2012 #41

How Can You Fucking Cocksuckers Forget Fucking "Deadwood"? Yavin4 Aug 2012 #42

I know, right? Patiod Aug 2012 #49

I still quote Al Swearingen, full of deep and very profane wisdom. kwassa Aug 2012 #83

Rather Partial to Wagon Train grilled onions Aug 2012 #43

That's the one I was trying pipi_k Aug 2012 #66

No one has mentioned "Laredo"? Doc_Technical Aug 2012 #44

My favorite as a kid was Law Of The Plainsman starring Michael Ansara aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2012 #45

The High Chaparral. SixString Aug 2012 #47

Cameron Mitchell was a cousin of mine. BootinUp Aug 2012 #53

Love love loved this show.... CherokeeDem Aug 2012 #82

Deadwood... Iggo Aug 2012 #50

+ 81,963 Populist_Prole Aug 2012 #77

Firefly. baldguy Aug 2012 #52

And IIRC, Roddenberry originally pitched Star Trek as "'Wagon Train' to the Stars" Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2012 #56

i can only remember bonanza barbtries Aug 2012 #58

Zane Grey Theater. ohiosmith Aug 2012 #62

Wild, Wild West (which was really a sci-fi show), followed closely by... Bucky Aug 2012 #64

Alias Smith and Jones n/t Shrek Aug 2012 #65

Not sure if it's one of the best, but... pipi_k Aug 2012 #67

Have Gun, Will Travel Angry Dragon Aug 2012 #72

My choice as well. SteveG Aug 2012 #73

I agree El Supremo Aug 2012 #76

I'll go with Maverick. rurallib Aug 2012 #74

That was tough! I went with Gunsmoke. But I ALMOST went with Bonanza. Tough call. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2012 #75

The Outcasts chemenger Aug 2012 #78

Dusty's Trail pokerfan Aug 2012 #84

The Big Valley ArnoldLayne Aug 2012 #85