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06-02-2026, 04:33 PM
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Our latest episode looks at The Young Riders (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125215/http://www.jumptheshark.com/y/young_riders.htm), the late '80s western series that turned the Pony Express into a prime-time mix of outlaws, gunfights, historical names, and young riders trying to survive a changing America.
What started as a simple western built around Sweetwater, Nebraska, soon became something with a loyal audience, a strong cast, and a bigger emotional pull than its Young Guns comparisons suggested.
Behind the scenes, though, The Young Riders (https://web.archive.org/web/20140407224539/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3137646-the-young-riders/?view=getnewpost) had a rougher ride than most people remember, with bad time slots, cast changes, expensive production demands, a lawsuit from Morgan Creek, and a cancellation that ended the series (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheYoungRiders) after 3 seasons.
Our latest episode looks at The Young Riders (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031125215/http://www.jumptheshark.com/y/young_riders.htm), the late '80s western series that turned the Pony Express into a prime-time mix of outlaws, gunfights, historical names, and young riders trying to survive a changing America.
What started as a simple western built around Sweetwater, Nebraska, soon became something with a loyal audience, a strong cast, and a bigger emotional pull than its Young Guns comparisons suggested.
Behind the scenes, though, The Young Riders (https://web.archive.org/web/20140407224539/http://forums.televisionwithoutpity.com/topic/3137646-the-young-riders/?view=getnewpost) had a rougher ride than most people remember, with bad time slots, cast changes, expensive production demands, a lawsuit from Morgan Creek, and a cancellation that ended the series (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/TheYoungRiders) after 3 seasons.