CBS | Release Date: January 3, 1998
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Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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Newark Star-LedgerAlan SepinwallJun 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: Magnificent Seve" can't hold a candle to its cinematic predecessor, or to most of the old TV classics like Gunsmoke. But in a world where all the cowboys rode off into the sunset decades ago, we'll take a watered-down Western just fine, ma'am. [3 Jan 1998]
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Seattle Post-IntelligencerJohn LevesqueJun 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: A few gun-notches below magnificent. [3 Jan 1998]
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Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJun 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: While it pales next to the original movie, it is an enjoyable Saturday-matinee-styled Western show with a charismatic cast and the potential for savvy plots reflecting the complications of race and violence in the post-Civil War West. [3 Jan 1998]
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The Hollywood ReporterIrv LetofskyJun 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: There's some nice moments in the premiere and great camaraderie. But it's stock stuff and you would hope for some invention. [31 Dec 1997]
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Chicago TribuneAllan JohnsonJun 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: Most of the staples are there: the shootouts, flinty stares, purposeful strides through gunpowder smoke, tobacco spitting and rides into the sunset. What's missing is a little credibility. [2 Jan 1998]
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NewsdayDiane WertsJun 6, 2014
Season 1 Review: An energetic attempt ... What there isn't, unfortunately, is enough character development to make you care about anybody or anything. [1 Jan 1998]