BobGates

You have to have some love of westerns to enjoy this series, but if you do, it is really great. What some call cliches, others will see as the essential archetypes of the genre (lonely widow, hunted gunman, young cocky deputy sheriff, etc.) And what some will see as slow development others, me included, find a deep and rich ability to fill in the back story of all the characters. And while the overall plot may follow some traditional paths, the individual characters and stories are individual and original. The striking moral ambiguity of the villain is a great example. Great acting by so many different kinds of characters, some of whom don't really come on scene until the end. Terrific cinematography. If John Ford were alive, he would approve.