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More Western Shows coming to TV !
This is getting interesting. In addition to the aforementioned Hatfields and McCoys and Gateway -- NBC have ordered a pilot script from the producers of the high school football show Friday Night Lights. The title of that one was not mentioned. However ...
The article (below) also mentions other TV western projects, coming our way. Including AMC's Hell on Wheels, a show about the building of the Union Pacific Railroad in the 1860's, A&E's…
ContinueAdded by James Allder on August 25, 2011 at 4:48pm — 11 Comments
Here Comes Another Western TV Series for TNT, called "Gateway."
Maybe things are looking up for the western, again, in spite of the lackluster performance of Cowboys & Aliens. This is the second western series announced this week.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tnt-orders-1880s-western-gateway-224998
Added by James Allder on August 18, 2011 at 2:47pm — 10 Comments
The Hatfields and McCoys, Coming Soon to the History Channel !
Added by James Allder on August 16, 2011 at 9:30am — 7 Comments
Top 25 Western Movies
I thought this would be fun a fun post to write, but it took 4 days to finish it.
This is a list of my top 25 favorite western movies. When not working hard on researching and writing my story, these were the films I screened during a lunch or dinner break, or for general inspiration.
Clearly, not everyone's list would be the same, this is simply my list. I'm sure your own would be different -- so let me know what you think. You can leave a message on my blog,…
ContinueAdded by James Allder on August 15, 2011 at 9:49am — 7 Comments
Why is COWBOYS & ALIENS Not Doing Better ??
I decided to analyze this, with deep concern over whether or not the western genre has anything to do with the film's unexpected, unenthusiastic response from the public. The pic involves two genre's, western and sci-fi, and while I "hope" the public don't blame the western genre, I know Hollywood will due to sci-fi's great track record. :(
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ContinueAdded by James Allder on August 4, 2011 at 4:09pm — 41 Comments
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- Hatfields and McCoys on History Channel
- NBC Orders Another WESTERN to Pilot
- Merry Christmas, Western - "Hell on Wheels" gets a 2'nd season !!
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