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MichaelKeith · 03-11-2015, 02:21 PM

He was the man in this great show! I recently discovered it on Encore Westerns channel daily at 6:00 pm central time. In terms of great old western tv shows, I rank this one way up near the top along with Cheyenne, Lawman, Have Gun Will Travel and Rifleman.

McQueen was young when this show ran (1958-1961) and quite a good actor even then.

H.Munster · 11-12-2015, 04:23 AM

The show was great and the town scenery/props/facades were awesome

Torgo · 11-12-2015, 08:38 AM

I've got the series on DVD, one of my favorite western series.

H.Munster · 11-14-2015, 01:46 PM

I got the DVDs when they were first released by a season at a time.. I got season 1 and 2 and kept waiting for season 3.. Eventually they sold a box set of the entire series so I bought it... The single seasons look a million times better.. Less compression or whatever...

HarryWild · 03-07-2016, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by H.Munster

I got the DVDs when they were first released by a season at a time.. I got season 1 and 2 and kept waiting for season 3.. Eventually they sold a box set of the entire series so I bought it... The single seasons look a million times better.. Less compression or whatever...

Yes I discover that on my Leave To Beaver show! It was the same amount of shows on each dvd but the individual seasons DVDs were much better then the Complete Box Set!

H.Munster · 06-10-2016, 06:40 PM

Yeah, and I don't know about the Beaver set, but WDOA used those double sided disks

Crusinforabrusin · 08-20-2016, 07:26 PM

I heard he got sick of the series after a few seasons and tried to get himself fired from the show. He was very angry when he was told he wasn't allowed to leave the show.

katmandu38 · 08-26-2016, 03:40 PM

the pilot is on the trackdown series. great series also.

bmasters9 · 10-14-2017, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

I've got the series on DVD, one of my favorite western series.

Bumping this up: so do I! I completed the series very recently.

Here's the version I have:

Coffeecup · 06-23-2018, 09:44 PM

I have just tuned into the show. I was Dvr it but decide to see it on Demand. Only a half hour which is good. Interesting to see guest stars. Saw Alan Hale Jr in an early first season episode.

TMC · 12-02-2023, 02:11 AM

Steve McQueen wasn't interested in playing the good guy

McQueen wanted his character to be "rank."

TMC · 03-05-2024, 09:34 PM

Steve McQueen's military service helped him foresee the rise of the anti-hero

He predicted audiences' shifting tastes.

TMC · 03-25-2024, 02:29 AM

Steve McQueen helped create the memorable Mare's Leg gun in ''Wanted: Dead or Alive''

The firearm helped distinguish this show from the rest.

TMC · 10-25-2025, 07:22 PM

Before His Movies, Steve McQueen’s Big Break Came In This Forgotten TV Western

Steve McQueen is best-known for classic movies like The Great Escape and Bullitt, but the role that made him was in a TV Western in the late 1950s.

Dude111 · 10-25-2025, 10:05 PM

I didnt see that one!

03-11-2015, 02:21 PM	#1
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	Steve McQueen in Wanted: Dead or Alive He was the man in this great show! I recently discovered it on Encore Westerns channel daily at 6:00 pm central time. In terms of great old western tv shows, I rank this one way up near the top along with Cheyenne, Lawman, Have Gun Will Travel and Rifleman. McQueen was young when this show ran (1958-1961) and quite a good actor even then.

11-12-2015, 08:38 AM	#3
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,017	I've got the series on DVD, one of my favorite western series.
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08-20-2016, 07:26 PM	#7
Crusinforabrusin It's time to move on, Goodbye Senior Member Join Date: Dec 27, 2015 Posts: 2,056	I heard he got sick of the series after a few seasons and tried to get himself fired from the show. He was very angry when he was told he wasn't allowed to leave the show.
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11-12-2015, 04:23 AM	#2
H.Munster Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 11, 2015 Location: New York Posts: 50	The show was great and the town scenery/props/facades were awesome

11-14-2015, 01:46 PM	#4
H.Munster Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 11, 2015 Location: New York Posts: 50	I got the DVDs when they were first released by a season at a time.. I got season 1 and 2 and kept waiting for season 3.. Eventually they sold a box set of the entire series so I bought it... The single seasons look a million times better.. Less compression or whatever...

06-10-2016, 06:40 PM	#6
H.Munster Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 11, 2015 Location: New York Posts: 50	Yeah, and I don't know about the Beaver set, but WDOA used those double sided disks

08-26-2016, 03:40 PM	#8
katmandu38 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 01, 2002 Location: tennessee Posts: 678	the pilot is on the trackdown series. great series also.

06-23-2018, 09:44 PM	#10
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,181	I have just tuned into the show. I was Dvr it but decide to see it on Demand. Only a half hour which is good. Interesting to see guest stars. Saw Alan Hale Jr in an early first season episode.

12-02-2023, 02:11 AM	#11
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,024	Steve McQueen wasn't interested in playing the good guy McQueen wanted his character to be "rank."

03-05-2024, 09:34 PM	#12
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,024	Steve McQueen's military service helped him foresee the rise of the anti-hero He predicted audiences' shifting tastes.

03-25-2024, 02:29 AM	#13
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,024	Steve McQueen helped create the memorable Mare's Leg gun in ''Wanted: Dead or Alive'' The firearm helped distinguish this show from the rest.

10-25-2025, 07:22 PM	#14
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 125,024	Before His Movies, Steve McQueen’s Big Break Came In This Forgotten TV Western Steve McQueen is best-known for classic movies like The Great Escape and Bullitt, but the role that made him was in a TV Western in the late 1950s.

10-25-2025, 10:05 PM	#15
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,702	I didnt see that one!