CBS To Reboot Western ‘The Rifleman’ - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 11-08-2011, 10:13 PM

CBS has closed deals for The Rifleman, a drama project based on the 1958 Western series about a 1880s widower with a rapid-fire Winchester rifle living on a ranch with his son. Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island) and Patrick Lussier will write and Chris Columbus is set to direct the reboot, which, like the original, centers on Civil war hero, Lucas McCain, an unparalleled sharpshooter with a haunted past, who moves to the uncharted New Mexico territory to raise his son Mark. There, he joins forces with the Sheriff to protect his new town and become its unofficial guardian. CBS TV Studios and Carol Mendelsohn Prods. are producing. The original series, whose pilot aired on CBS as part of Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater before the series had a five-season run on ABC, was created by Sam Peckinpah and starred Chuck Connors as McCain. It was produced by Jules V. Levy, Arthur Gardner and Arnold Laven’s Levy-Gardner-Laven Prods. The only surviving member of the trio, who met while serving together in Air Force’s First Motion Picture Unit during World War II, 101-year-old Arthur Gardner, is executive producing The Rifleman reboot with his son, Steven Gardner, and Jules Levy’s son Robert. Also executive producing are Kalogridis, Lussier, Columbus, Carol Mendelsohn and her Julie Weitz. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone director Columbus has a 3-for-1 deal with CBS, under which one of 3 projects he develops though CBS TV Studios and his 1492 Pictures is assured to go to pilot, which he will direct and executive produce. This marks the seventh sale for Carol Mendelsohn Prods. in the first full development cycle since Mendelsohn brought in Weitz as president of her CBS TV Studios-based production company.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/11/cbs-...ol-mendelsohn/

born2late · 11-08-2011, 11:31 PM

I enjoy westerns, and really miss seeing them in prime time. I don't like remakes, but I will give it a chance. I had no idea Arthur Gardner was still alive. Good for him for still being able to produce a show at 101 years old.

Mr. Television · 11-09-2011, 12:03 AM

I've been watching reruns of the Rifleman lately. It's a great show. I hate remakes. I doubt it will ever be as good as the original. I am glad to see Westerns making a comeback though.

tiredmike59 · 11-09-2011, 01:00 AM

Some interesting trivia on his rifle;

http://tvacres.com/weapons_rifleman.htm

McGillicuddy · 01-12-2012, 06:57 PM

Just a year ago, November 2010, CBS announced it was rebooting Wild, Wild West. Then there was never another word about that.

tiredmike59 · 03-28-2013, 10:38 PM

" You hurt my pa "

Famous line you hear a lot in The Rifleman series.
Or maybe it was Lassie, I can't remember.

MickeyMac · 03-29-2013, 04:59 PM

The Networks never learn.

Regulus · 03-29-2013, 10:15 PM

I was a doubting Thomas when the reboot of Hawaii Five-O came out, but it has been renewed for a third season. I have Season One on DVD and will get Season Two (And eventually Three) when their sets make it to a Bargain Bin. We'll see what this one does. I hope they make it as wholesome as the original, we need more shows the entire family can watch, and less sleazy violent shows.

MacLeaper · 04-01-2013, 11:35 AM

Interesting. I've seen some episodes of "The Rifleman"- it still airs on one of the cable channels (can't remember which; I don't watch it regularly). It's definitely a classic Western show with good moral values- it'd be great to see a remake that reflected this. If it's not going to be in keeping with the show's original tones though- I don't see the need to do it. However, some remakes can be quite good, as was mentioned regarding "Hawaii Five-O".

treky · 04-30-2015, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

CBS has closed deals for The Rifleman, a drama project based on the 1958 Western series about a 1880s widower with a rapid-fire Winchester rifle living on a ranch with his son. Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island) and Patrick Lussier will write and Chris Columbus is set to direct the reboot, which, like the original, centers on Civil war hero, Lucas McCain, an unparalleled sharpshooter with a haunted past, who moves to the uncharted New Mexico territory to raise his son Mark. There, he joins forces with the Sheriff to protect his new town and become its unofficial guardian. CBS TV Studios and Carol Mendelsohn Prods. are producing. The original series, whose pilot aired on CBS as part of Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater before the series had a five-season run on ABC, was created by Sam Peckinpah and starred Chuck Connors as McCain. It was produced by Jules V. Levy, Arthur Gardner and Arnold Laven’s Levy-Gardner-Laven Prods. The only surviving member of the trio, who met while serving together in Air Force’s First Motion Picture Unit during World War II, 101-year-old Arthur Gardner, is executive producing The Rifleman reboot with his son, Steven Gardner, and Jules Levy’s son Robert. Also executive producing are Kalogridis, Lussier, Columbus, Carol Mendelsohn and her Julie Weitz. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone director Columbus has a 3-for-1 deal with CBS, under which one of 3 projects he develops though CBS TV Studios and his 1492 Pictures is assured to go to pilot, which he will direct and executive produce. This marks the seventh sale for Carol Mendelsohn Prods. in the first full development cycle since Mendelsohn brought in Weitz as president of her CBS TV Studios-based production company.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/11/cbs-...ol-mendelsohn/

anyone know if they're still planning on doing this?

HarryWild · 02-08-2016, 03:35 AM

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anyone know if they're still planning on doing this?

It 2016, and nothing so I think it fell through! 5 years have past! Usually, it takes 12-18 months to air!

treky · 02-08-2016, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryWild

It 2016, and nothing so I think it fell through! 5 years have past! Usually, it takes 12-18 months to air!

dude, why do you end all your sentences with an exclamation mark??

HarryWild · 03-07-2016, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

dude, why do you end all your sentences with an exclamation mark??

https://www.englishclub.com/writing/...ation-mark.htm

Just the way I am!

RetrovisionPrince · 05-01-2016, 02:20 AM

They always say reboot then most of the times they don't reboot

GentlemanJim · 01-28-2020, 01:52 PM

I suspect the tone of "vigilante justice" is just a little too anarchistic for today's "law and order" subservience peddlers.

Can you imagine what the authorities would do to a man like McCain these days? It'd be "Waco" all over again.

11-08-2011, 10:13 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	CBS To Reboot Western ‘The Rifleman’ CBS has closed deals for The Rifleman, a drama project based on the 1958 Western series about a 1880s widower with a rapid-fire Winchester rifle living on a ranch with his son. Laeta Kalogridis (Shutter Island) and Patrick Lussier will write and Chris Columbus is set to direct the reboot, which, like the original, centers on Civil war hero, Lucas McCain, an unparalleled sharpshooter with a haunted past, who moves to the uncharted New Mexico territory to raise his son Mark. There, he joins forces with the Sheriff to protect his new town and become its unofficial guardian. CBS TV Studios and Carol Mendelsohn Prods. are producing. The original series, whose pilot aired on CBS as part of Dick Powell’s Zane Grey Theater before the series had a five-season run on ABC, was created by Sam Peckinpah and starred Chuck Connors as McCain. It was produced by Jules V. Levy, Arthur Gardner and Arnold Laven’s Levy-Gardner-Laven Prods. The only surviving member of the trio, who met while serving together in Air Force’s First Motion Picture Unit during World War II, 101-year-old Arthur Gardner, is executive producing The Rifleman reboot with his son, Steven Gardner, and Jules Levy’s son Robert. Also executive producing are Kalogridis, Lussier, Columbus, Carol Mendelsohn and her Julie Weitz. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone director Columbus has a 3-for-1 deal with CBS, under which one of 3 projects he develops though CBS TV Studios and his 1492 Pictures is assured to go to pilot, which he will direct and executive produce. This marks the seventh sale for Carol Mendelsohn Prods. in the first full development cycle since Mendelsohn brought in Weitz as president of her CBS TV Studios-based production company. http://www.deadline.com/2011/11/cbs-...ol-mendelsohn/
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MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,355	Interesting. I've seen some episodes of "The Rifleman"- it still airs on one of the cable channels (can't remember which; I don't watch it regularly). It's definitely a classic Western show with good moral values- it'd be great to see a remake that reflected this. If it's not going to be in keeping with the show's original tones though- I don't see the need to do it. However, some remakes can be quite good, as was mentioned regarding "Hawaii Five-O".
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11-08-2011, 11:31 PM	#2
born2late Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 01, 2011 Location: Tn Posts: 360	I enjoy westerns, and really miss seeing them in prime time. I don't like remakes, but I will give it a chance. I had no idea Arthur Gardner was still alive. Good for him for still being able to produce a show at 101 years old.

11-09-2011, 01:00 AM	#4
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	Some interesting trivia on his rifle; http://tvacres.com/weapons_rifleman.htm

01-12-2012, 06:57 PM	#5
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	Just a year ago, November 2010, CBS announced it was rebooting Wild, Wild West. Then there was never another word about that.

03-28-2013, 10:38 PM	#6
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	" You hurt my pa " Famous line you hear a lot in The Rifleman series. Or maybe it was Lassie, I can't remember.

03-29-2013, 04:59 PM	#7
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,004	The Networks never learn.

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RetrovisionPrince Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 28, 2016 Location: Retro Land Posts: 39	They always say reboot then most of the times they don't reboot

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GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	I suspect the tone of "vigilante justice" is just a little too anarchistic for today's "law and order" subservience peddlers. Can you imagine what the authorities would do to a man like McCain these days? It'd be "Waco" all over again.