The Western genre in literature, film, and television ispart of the American fabric.
Seemingly overnight, Westerns no longer became the stuff of legends and faded away in our culture.
Beyond theTaylor Sheridanuniverse and acclaimed modern shows like theLonesome Doveminiseries andDeadwood, the genre has been largely dormant.
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Television saw its boom in viewership during the 1950s, thanks to sitcoms likeI Love Lucyand procedurals likePerry Mason.
WriterNed Brownwrote thatMastersonwas the closest thing to the “motion picture idea of a Western hero.”
Ultimately, the show, before accumulating any momentum, got lost in the glut of television Westerns.
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