One thing I like about the show is the manliness of Pat Conway as Clay Hollister. I'm so sick of shows featuring the latest semi-shaved metrosexual hero. In those 50's westerns, men were men and women were women. Currently making my way through Maverick and Bat Masterson as well.
Agree 100%. It’s funny. Years ago, I used to watch vintage fare primarily for the storylines and such. But nowadays, I think I get almost as much, if not more, satisfaction from just watching the way the characters interact and comport themselves. Like ADULTS always used to. It’s just so refreshing. Almost like a tonic.
Whereas in modern fare, there’s such a preening self-consciousness to every movement, every bit of dialogue. The male protagonists seem so juvenile and unmanly, and the female protagonists are tart and abrasive, and lacking in just about all traditional feminine traits. I just can’t take it seriously. Maybe it is indeed reflective of the current culture and manner of the times, but I can’t really “identify” with it or frankly, even respect it. It’s just too pathetic, too gay.