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Mennonite · 09-24-2021, 11:34 AM

It seems like there are a lot of western fans around here. What are some of your favorite western movies? TV shows? Books? Songs? Radio programs? Video games?

Movies:

While I actually prefer what was known as the "psychological" westerns of the 1950s my top two favorite western movies are Lonesome Dove (1989) and Unforgiven (1992). Warlock (1959) is probably my favorite 50s western.

TV Shows:

Gunsmoke (fav. episode "Thirty a Month and Found" - Season 20)
The Wild, Wild West
Maverick
The Rebel (fav. episode "The Waiting" from season 2)
The Westerner (fav. episode 'Hand on the Gun")

Favorite western books:

The Searchers by Alan Le May
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry
Ramrod by Luke Short
The Unforgiven by Alan Le May (not related to the 1992 movie)
Death Ground by Ed Gorman

Songs:

El Paso by Marty Robbins
Big Iron by Marty Robbins or Johnny Cash
Cool Water by Hank Williams
Ghost Riders in the Sky by Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash
Cowboy's Lament by Burl Ives

Radio programs:

Gunsmoke

You may or may not know that the Gunsmoke tv series started out as a radio show. It starred William Conrad and ran for several years. It was excellent.

My Top 25:

02/14/1953 THE ROUNDUP
04/02/1955 BLOODY HANDS
04/30/1955 REWARD FOR MATT
10/02/1954 MATT GETS IT
09/27/1952 THE RAILROAD
07/19/1959 SECOND ARREST
09/19/1953 THERE WAS NEVER A HORSE
10/21/1956 TILL DEATH DO US PART
12/27/1952 THE CABIN
06/06/1953 SUNDOWN
11/10/1956 CROWBAIT BOB
03/20/1954 OLD FRIEND
08/08/1953 SKY
09/23/1956 BOX O' ROCKS
07/22/1956 LYNCHING MAN
02/21/1953 MESHOUGAH
02/26/1955 CRACKUP
03/06/1960 BLOOD MONEY
09/20/1954 THE F.U.
12/06/1959 BIG CHUGG WILSON
01/01/1955 THE BOTTLE MAN
07/02/1955 GENERAL PARSLEY SMITH
11/03/1957 BULL
05/06/1956 THE PHOTOGRAPHER

All those can be listened to for free at the Internet archive.

Video Games:

I'm old so I've never actually played any western games. I've heard good things about the Red Dead games though.

09-24-2021, 11:34 AM	Topic Starter
Mennonite Veteran Join Date: Jun 2014	Your Favorite Westerns? It seems like there are a lot of western fans around here. What are some of your favorite western movies? TV shows? Books? Songs? Radio programs? Video games? Movies: While I actually prefer what was known as the "psychological" westerns of the 1950s my top two favorite western movies are Lonesome Dove (1989) and Unforgiven (1992). Warlock (1959) is probably my favorite 50s western. TV Shows: Gunsmoke (fav. episode "Thirty a Month and Found" - Season 20) The Wild, Wild West Maverick The Rebel (fav. episode "The Waiting" from season 2) The Westerner (fav. episode 'Hand on the Gun") Favorite western books: The Searchers by Alan Le May Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Ramrod by Luke Short The Unforgiven by Alan Le May (not related to the 1992 movie) Death Ground by Ed Gorman Songs: El Paso by Marty Robbins Big Iron by Marty Robbins or Johnny Cash Cool Water by Hank Williams Ghost Riders in the Sky by Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash Cowboy's Lament by Burl Ives Radio programs: Gunsmoke You may or may not know that the Gunsmoke tv series started out as a radio show. It starred William Conrad and ran for several years. It was excellent. My Top 25: 02/14/1953 THE ROUNDUP 04/02/1955 BLOODY HANDS 04/30/1955 REWARD FOR MATT 10/02/1954 MATT GETS IT 09/27/1952 THE RAILROAD 07/19/1959 SECOND ARREST 09/19/1953 THERE WAS NEVER A HORSE 10/21/1956 TILL DEATH DO US PART 12/27/1952 THE CABIN 06/06/1953 SUNDOWN 11/10/1956 CROWBAIT BOB 03/20/1954 OLD FRIEND 08/08/1953 SKY 09/23/1956 BOX O' ROCKS 07/22/1956 LYNCHING MAN 02/21/1953 MESHOUGAH 02/26/1955 CRACKUP 03/06/1960 BLOOD MONEY 09/20/1954 THE F.U. 12/06/1959 BIG CHUGG WILSON 01/01/1955 THE BOTTLE MAN 07/02/1955 GENERAL PARSLEY SMITH 11/03/1957 BULL 05/06/1956 THE PHOTOGRAPHER All those can be listened to for free at the Internet archive. Video Games: I'm old so I've never actually played any western games. I've heard good things about the Red Dead games though. Last edited by Mennonite; 09-24-2021 at 01:47 PM..
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