Tag Archives: TV Westerns

James Garner RIP

Posted on July 20, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

I am very sorry to learn of the death of James Garner. One of my favourite actors. He played Brett Maverick…one of the young actors in the Warner Brothers TV Westerns. Maverick (Garner and Jack Kelly), Cheyenne (Clint Walker), Bronco … Continue reading →

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“Alias Smith And Jones”…Stormont

Posted on February 27, 2014 by fitzjameshorse

If you are as old as I am…you might think that the whole controversy over amnesty/pardon for 187 people sounds a bit familiar. The early 1970s, there was a popular comedy Western called “Alias Smith and Jones” (BBC2 Monday 8pm). … Continue reading →

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Sexism, Racism And The TV Western.

Posted on November 2, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I am pretty sure that the first TV Western I ever saw……my granny’s house in around 1958 was “Boots And Saddles”, a little remembered show about the Fifth Cavalry fighting Apaches in Arizona. Of course in 1959, when we got … Continue reading →

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