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Current television shows are more sophisticated and complex plots are standard. However, the first generation of westerns deserve a look. While Have Gun - Will Travel is a show I grew up with and remembering my youth is a part of the attraction, it is one of the first of its kind and laid down the traditions of a real "good guys win out over the bad guys" shows. Single tread plots are standard, but the acting is good and you will see many of the pioneers of television in their early roles.
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This series is from an era when westerns dominated televison programming, i.e., the 1950's and a bit beyond. Each had its own gimmick, and the one here is that a fast gun for hire is a knight errant "without armor in a savage land."
The episodes often began in a posh San Francisco hotel with "Paladin" dressed suavely, reading a newspaper, giving instructions to a Chinese lad, "Hey Boy," and smoking a cheroot. Soon the knight would be off on another adventure, saving a lass, or whatever. He was strictly a man of honor who only shot those who deserved to be shot.
It isn't perfect. The opening, with Paladin drawing his six gun, is a bit wearing. For one thing his leather holster and its stitching is shiny new, not the equipment of a veteran gunslinger. Then one must accept the fact that Paladin has calling cards and hands one to a client in every episode. That also gets a little old. As for realizm, well, the people and towns are too clean (smooth sand streets, no horse manure anywhere), the hats are wrong (too clean, too neatly creased,) etc. In that respect, this is standard western fare.
The black and white photography is great. Richard Boone was no pretty boy. He looks rough and is. The dialogue is fine, and most of the acting is good as well. For the most part, Boone is convincing. As a surprise, Gene Roddenberry directed several of the programs, wel before his Star Trek fame.
It is great to watch these, warts and all.
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I WAS THREE YEARS OLD WHEN THIS SHOW FIRST AIRED,I REMEMBER LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.THE FIRST SEASON OF A SHOW IS ALWAYS BETTER BUT I THINK THAT ALL SEASONS ARE GREAT.THEY HAVE DONE A SUPER JOB REMASTERING THIS SERIES ON DVD OR VIDEO.I JUST WISH THEY WERE ALL IN COLOR BUT OTHER THEN THAT I HOPE TO OWN ALL REMAINING SERIES.I ALSO ENJOY SEEING THE GREAT GEST STARS THAT APPEAR LIKE CHARLES BRONSON,DAN BLOCKER,ROBERT BLAKE AND OTHER WELL KNOWN ACTORS. THE MAN IN BLACK IS BACK
HAVE GUN-WILL TRAVEL
WIRE PALADIN
SAN FRANCISCO
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The whole process was smooth. I received the product promptly and the quality of the product is excellent. One of my favorite shows.
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The DVDs are very good and it's nice to go back to the days of Paladin. Would have been a lot nicer if there weren't scripts written in spanish appearing throughout the movies at the bottom of the screen. A bit irritating since it takes up (two lines sometimes) a good portion of the screen. Then, in spanish, to make things worse. Otherwise very good.
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