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  • The Greatest Western of all Time

    From Irish Mike@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 26 07:24:25 2023
    I've always liked Westerns and I've seen most of
    them from the good to the bad and the ugly -
    pun intended. My question is, in your opinion,
    what is The greatest Western of all time?

    Not an easy choice to be sure but for me it's clear:
    "Lonesome Dove". And your choice is?

    Irish Mike

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  • From Ted Nolan @21:1/5 to [email protected] on Thu Jan 26 15:48:56 2023
    In article <[email protected]>,
    Irish Mike <[email protected]> wrote:
    I've always liked Westerns and I've seen most of
    them from the good to the bad and the ugly -
    pun intended. My question is, in your opinion,
    what is The greatest Western of all time?

    Not an easy choice to be sure but for me it's clear:
    "Lonesome Dove". And your choice is?

    Irish Mike

    Well I haven't seen all westerns by any means, but

    "Red River" was probably my favorite, though there are many others
    I thoroughly enjoyed.
    --
    columbiaclosings.com
    What's not in Columbia anymore..

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  • From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to Irish Mike on Thu Jan 26 15:00:26 2023
    On 1/26/2023 9:24 AM, Irish Mike wrote:
    I've always liked Westerns and I've seen most of
    them from the good to the bad and the ugly -
    pun intended. My question is, in your opinion,
    what is The greatest Western of all time?

    Not an easy choice to be sure but for me it's clear:
    "Lonesome Dove". And your choice is?

    Irish Mike

    #1 Pale Rider
    #2 The Outlaw Josey Wales
    #2 Big Jake
    #3 McClintock!
    #4 El Dorado
    #5 True Grit (the original)

    Special Mention: Unforgiven

    Lynn

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  • From Bill Anderson@21:1/5 to Irish Mike on Thu Jan 26 23:18:42 2023
    Irish Mike <[email protected]> wrote:
    I've always liked Westerns and I've seen most of
    them from the good to the bad and the ugly -
    pun intended. My question is, in your opinion,
    what is The greatest Western of all time?

    Not an easy choice to be sure but for me it's clear:
    "Lonesome Dove". And your choice is?

    Irish Mike


    Is “Unforgiven” a great movie or is it just a really good movie with one great scene?

    The Schofield Kid: It don't seem real. How he ain't gonna never breathe
    again, ever. How he's dead. And the other one, too. All on account of
    pulling a trigger.

    William Munny: It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. You take away all
    he's got and all he's ever gonna have.

    The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess they had it coming.

    William Munny: We all have it coming, Kid.

    There are so many great westerns — just too many to pick a “greatest of all time.” it’s an impossible challenge.

    But yeah, it’s hard to argue against “Lonesome Dove.”

    --
    Bill Anderson

    I am the Mighty Favog

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  • From RichA@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Fri Jan 27 14:47:03 2023
    On Thursday, 26 January 2023 at 16:00:32 UTC-5, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/26/2023 9:24 AM, Irish Mike wrote:
    I've always liked Westerns and I've seen most of
    them from the good to the bad and the ugly -
    pun intended. My question is, in your opinion,
    what is The greatest Western of all time?

    Not an easy choice to be sure but for me it's clear:
    "Lonesome Dove". And your choice is?

    Irish Mike
    #1 Pale Rider
    #2 The Outlaw Josey Wales
    #2 Big Jake
    #3 McClintock!
    #4 El Dorado
    #5 True Grit (the original)

    Special Mention: Unforgiven

    Lynn

    Hang 'em High.

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  • From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to RichA on Fri Jan 27 20:10:56 2023
    On 1/27/2023 4:47 PM, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 26 January 2023 at 16:00:32 UTC-5, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/26/2023 9:24 AM, Irish Mike wrote:
    I've always liked Westerns and I've seen most of
    them from the good to the bad and the ugly -
    pun intended. My question is, in your opinion,
    what is The greatest Western of all time?

    Not an easy choice to be sure but for me it's clear:
    "Lonesome Dove". And your choice is?

    Irish Mike
    #1 Pale Rider
    #2 The Outlaw Josey Wales
    #2 Big Jake
    #3 McClintock!
    #4 El Dorado
    #5 True Grit (the original)

    Special Mention: Unforgiven

    Lynn

    Hang 'em High.

    Yup, after #5. Along with The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.

    I just realized that I put two #2s on my list.

    And Rio Lobo, Two Mules For Sister Sara, and Support Your Local Sheriff
    / Gunfighter.

    Lynn

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  • From Ted Nolan @21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Jan 28 03:18:24 2023
    In article <tr207h$1uml3$[email protected]>,
    Lynn McGuire <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 1/27/2023 4:47 PM, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 26 January 2023 at 16:00:32 UTC-5, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/26/2023 9:24 AM, Irish Mike wrote:
    I've always liked Westerns and I've seen most of
    them from the good to the bad and the ugly -
    pun intended. My question is, in your opinion,
    what is The greatest Western of all time?

    Not an easy choice to be sure but for me it's clear:
    "Lonesome Dove". And your choice is?

    Irish Mike
    #1 Pale Rider
    #2 The Outlaw Josey Wales
    #2 Big Jake
    #3 McClintock!
    #4 El Dorado
    #5 True Grit (the original)

    Special Mention: Unforgiven

    Lynn

    Hang 'em High.

    Yup, after #5. Along with The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.

    I just realized that I put two #2s on my list.

    And Rio Lobo, Two Mules For Sister Sara, and Support Your Local Sheriff
    / Gunfighter.

    Lynn


    Blazing Saddles has to be in there somewhere.
    --
    columbiaclosings.com
    What's not in Columbia anymore..

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  • From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jan 27 23:43:20 2023
    On 1/27/2023 9:18 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
    In article <tr207h$1uml3$[email protected]>,
    Lynn McGuire <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 1/27/2023 4:47 PM, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 26 January 2023 at 16:00:32 UTC-5, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/26/2023 9:24 AM, Irish Mike wrote:
    I've always liked Westerns and I've seen most of
    them from the good to the bad and the ugly -
    pun intended. My question is, in your opinion,
    what is The greatest Western of all time?

    Not an easy choice to be sure but for me it's clear:
    "Lonesome Dove". And your choice is?

    Irish Mike
    #1 Pale Rider
    #2 The Outlaw Josey Wales
    #2 Big Jake
    #3 McClintock!
    #4 El Dorado
    #5 True Grit (the original)

    Special Mention: Unforgiven

    Lynn

    Hang 'em High.

    Yup, after #5. Along with The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.

    I just realized that I put two #2s on my list.

    And Rio Lobo, Two Mules For Sister Sara, and Support Your Local Sheriff
    / Gunfighter.

    Lynn


    Blazing Saddles has to be in there somewhere.

    Yes. The scene with the cowboys eating beans around the campfire was
    hilarious amongst others.

    Lynn

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  • From SneedTheFeed@21:1/5 to Irish Mike on Fri Mar 17 13:15:03 2023
    Irish Mike wrote:
    I've always liked Westerns and I've seen most of
    them from the good to the bad and the ugly -
    pun intended. My question is, in your opinion,
    what is The greatest Western of all time?

    Not an easy choice to be sure but for me it's clear:
    "Lonesome Dove". And your choice is?

    Irish Mike

    Lonesome Dove is an amazing epic and definitely one of the best if not
    the best mini-series ever written.

    Now, what would qualify as "the greatest wester of all time"?
    If you look at it in terms of: "what movie is the best rendition of the
    western genre, ever made" then I would go for The Good The Bad And The Ugly.

    Sneed

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  • From T987654321@21:1/5 to All on Fri Mar 17 09:06:23 2023
    Almost a trick question, except for Blazing Saddles.

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  • From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Fri Mar 17 15:27:14 2023
    On 1/27/2023 11:43 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/27/2023 9:18 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
    In article <tr207h$1uml3$[email protected]>,
    Lynn McGuire  <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 1/27/2023 4:47 PM, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 26 January 2023 at 16:00:32 UTC-5, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/26/2023 9:24 AM, Irish Mike wrote:
    I've always liked Westerns and I've seen most of
    them from the good to the bad and the ugly -
    pun intended. My question is, in your opinion,
    what is The greatest Western of all time?

    Not an easy choice to be sure but for me it's clear:
    "Lonesome Dove". And your choice is?

    Irish Mike
    #1 Pale Rider
    #2 The Outlaw Josey Wales
    #2 Big Jake
    #3 McClintock!
    #4 El Dorado
    #5 True Grit (the original)

    Special Mention: Unforgiven

    Lynn

    Hang 'em High.

    Yup, after #5.  Along with The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.

    I just realized that I put two #2s on my list.

    And Rio Lobo, Two Mules For Sister Sara, and Support Your Local Sheriff
    / Gunfighter.

    Lynn


    Blazing Saddles has to be in there somewhere.

    Yes.  The scene with the cowboys eating beans around the campfire was hilarious amongst others.

    Lynn

    And "The Shootist".
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075213/

    Lynn

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  • From Lynn McGuire@21:1/5 to Lynn McGuire on Fri Mar 17 15:30:36 2023
    On 1/27/2023 11:43 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/27/2023 9:18 PM, Ted Nolan <tednolan> wrote:
    In article <tr207h$1uml3$[email protected]>,
    Lynn McGuire  <[email protected]> wrote:
    On 1/27/2023 4:47 PM, RichA wrote:
    On Thursday, 26 January 2023 at 16:00:32 UTC-5, Lynn McGuire wrote:
    On 1/26/2023 9:24 AM, Irish Mike wrote:
    I've always liked Westerns and I've seen most of
    them from the good to the bad and the ugly -
    pun intended. My question is, in your opinion,
    what is The greatest Western of all time?

    Not an easy choice to be sure but for me it's clear:
    "Lonesome Dove". And your choice is?

    Irish Mike
    #1 Pale Rider
    #2 The Outlaw Josey Wales
    #2 Big Jake
    #3 McClintock!
    #4 El Dorado
    #5 True Grit (the original)

    Special Mention: Unforgiven

    Lynn

    Hang 'em High.

    Yup, after #5.  Along with The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly.

    I just realized that I put two #2s on my list.

    And Rio Lobo, Two Mules For Sister Sara, and Support Your Local Sheriff
    / Gunfighter.

    Lynn


    Blazing Saddles has to be in there somewhere.

    Yes.  The scene with the cowboys eating beans around the campfire was hilarious amongst others.

    Lynn

    Wait, how could I forget "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" ?
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056217/

    Lynn

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