Hey Hollywood, The World Wants & Needs MORE QUALITY Westerns!
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Cindy McCray
West Milton, ohio
USA
30 Oct 2002
152.163.189.234
There is nothing better than watching a good western. I would love to see more of them on TV and on the big screen, especially ones that show how things really were.The west was an important part of American History and there are still many traditions followed today. Come on Hollywood, get with it, there is more to ratings than reality TV, cops and doctors!

Lucinda Parker
North Las Vegas, NV
USA
30 Oct 2002
198.200.132.37
I want to see new westerns.I know all the lines in the many times run westerns now being shown.

Kenny Capps
Lebanon, Mo
USA
30 Oct 2002
216.90.136.237
Westerns reflect the best of American culture-character, independence, courage, freedom, and the willingness to stand up for what is right, regardless of the cost.We need these examples on the screen more than ever today, especially the youth of this country. It's high time we get some movies (particularly Westerns)that reflect genuine American values and ethics. Thanks.

LINDA lOGAN
Broken , Ok
USA
30 Oct 2002
68.97.168.19
Yes, I know all the old western movies, would love some new decent, non sex, non bad language, how about it??????? Can you make any-- bet you can't

rob jenkins
plymouth , mi
USA
29 Oct 2002
68.41.211.183
please bring back the westerns.there are so many stories out there and they don't need all the real foul swearing and sex to sell. your making a big mistake pushing the western aside.

Rosalee Schramm
Riverton, Ks
USA
29 Oct 2002
64.12.96.237
We need more westerns, without the foul language, and leave the clothes on. Just good ole cowboys,goin after the bad guys and the cows.

Steven Forber
Newton-le-Willows,Lancashire
England
25 Oct 2002
62.30.112.3
It is a mistake to believe that there are no western fans out there.I know for a fact that there are millions of us in the world & we want to see more westerns coming out of Hollywood with true and honest values & where the good guy always wins! THATS ENTERTAINMENT!!! Poncho - UK.

Rod E. Hill
Stayton, Or
USA
25 Oct 2002
65.83.65.40
Indeed,nothing brings that feely good sensation like a great western, when you can actually follow the story line and easily become involved with the people involved.

Tom Morgan
Rio Vista , TX
USA
25 Oct 2002
56.0.96.16
Western's are what America is all about. Please bring them back!!!

Kathy Darter
Newark, TX
USA
24 Oct 2002
216.201.186.2
more FAMILY TYPE WESTERNS!!!!!!!!

Debra Boaz
Apache Junction, AZ
USA
24 Oct 2002
63.184.17.35
Bring back the good ol' Western movies. There are no "real" heroes nowadays - even network TV programs are using language on a daily basis that would never have been acceptable in "the olden days" - gee, as far back as the 1970's! Hollywood sets the standard (unfortunately) by making four-letter words, gratuitous violence and sex acceptable or even "normal", and it seems as if every movie has to be even more "over the top" than the one before, just to be "real" or "normal". Why not start a trend back to the REAL American values and morals? Movies where a man doesn't have to use the "f" word in every sentence; where women aren't current (or former/recovering) prostitutes or drug users or both; where a shoot-out is the last resort, not the running theme. Please bring back the Western!!!

J. Garcia
Tucson, AZ
USA
23 OCT 2002
64.20.109.107
REcently I couldn't help but notice there seems to be a rise in how many new westerns have been filmed or will be released in the near future. Certainly more than the usual amount over the last ten years. Apparently Hollywood isn't ignoring the fact western can be profitable if done right but I think they had to first experiment some to find out what kind of new stories play well to today's audience and which fall flat. Let's hope they recognize the failures for what they are and learn from them. We don't need remakes from the past. We should be entertained with something fresh.

Martin Greene
Escondido, CA
USA
23 Oct 2002
65.184.160.29
Hollywood - Please make more Westerns. They are exciting, entertaining and can be profitable.

Charles Fulton
Westerville, Ohio
USA
22 Oct 2002
24.208.147.39
A good story, with good actors and clear cut good and bad guys, with the good guy prevailing, would be a hit.

Vicki Bailey
Lincoln, Arkansas
USA
22 Oct 2002
207.2.221.146
Please make more westerns like John Wayne used to make. We love westerns, and can't get enough of them. We will watch the same one over and over again, because we like them so much. We Vote For More Westerns!!!

Earl Carpenter
Henderson
NV
USA
20 Oct 2002
64.221.137.90
We need more good westerns like the recent CrossFire Trail. I am sure the lure of the Old West is still alive in America.

LARRY LAWS
COLEMAN, TEXAS
USA
17 Oct 2002
144.29.1.16
WESTERNS ARE TRULY AMERICAN AND THE OTHER CONTRIES ENVY US FOR THEM.

James Maxwell
San Clemente, CA
USA
15 Oct 2002
198.26.130.37
My T.V. is constantly glued to the "Western Channel", and I can't seem to ever get enough of western films or television shows. It's too bad more western genre films aren't in production in today's entertainment market. There is a huge market out there for these movies and I would love to see Hollywood produce some new, quality westerns like "Tombstone".

Sharon Worthington
Jacksboro, TX
USA
15 Oct 2002
170.76.19.10
Please give us more westerns on TV, in the tradition of Bonanza, Gun Smoke and the Lone Ranger, Sky King and Annie Oakley. Not just so I may relive my days as a youngster, but so my children and grandchildren will get an honest view of right and wrong and the consequences of each. Thanks!

RICHARD WALKER
FALLS CHURCH, VA
USA
15 Oct 2002
160.111.116.54
I WANT GUNSMOKE WAGONTRAIN MAVERICK HIGHCHAPARRAL VIRGINIAN LONERANGER BONANZA FURY BIG VALLEY DAVE CROCKETT RIFLEMAN RAWHIDE HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL LAWMAN

Glenn Beeston
Melbourne, victoria
Australia
14 Oct 2002
203.51.185.203
Give us more,GENUINE western films, telling the stories of REAL CHARACTERS of the past. But make sure it's not full of "plastic movie stars",LIKE quick and the dead (sharon stone version).

Stan Meyer
VA Beach, VA
USA
14 Oct 2002
172.166.70.197
The image of the American Cowboy is the most recognizable and desirable international symbol of the USA. I feel at this time in our history it wouldn't hurt to re-identify ourselves in the USA with the self-reliant, stick-by-your-guns, protector values. The movie industry can help re-instill that sense of identity in our national culture.

Emily Winstead
Granton, Wi
USA
14 Oct 2002
66.170.70.31
Our children should be watching films in which the leading characters aren't spewing filthy language and behaving like sex fiends! The good western has heroes of moral character. I believe the trash on TV and movies have corrupted our youth. Morality has spiraled out of control. Bring back our cowboy heroes!

Rocky Whitehead
Tucson, AZ
USA
11 Oct 2002
64.12.96.237
We want more westerns! I can only rent so many of them from blockbusters.

Cellia Scott
Pegram
TN
USA
11 Oct 2002
208.182.75.4
What better way to relive our past than bringing it to the screen today. Let our youth enjoy what we all grew up on and loved as children.

Connie Wheeler
Molalla
OR
USA
11 Oct 2002
207.149.52.254
Good western films seem to not be the vogue anymore... there were so many of them in the past... WHY NOT NOW??? We need more down to earth westerns; movies, tv, etc. It has been shown that the western TV or Movie garners LOTS of viewers.. so let's see some more being made. There are lots of books to write scripts from, the main one being Louis L'Amour; not to mention the great Southwest detective type novels from Tony Hillerman which would be right in the modern genre for todays "mystery-murder-detective" type of entertainment which is so popular; i.e. CSI for example. Thanks, Conn

BENNY GRANT
BENTON
AR
USA
10 Oct 2002
152.163.189.234
WE NEED MORE WESTERNS. THEY TEACH A WAY OF LIFE THE WE DO NOT NEED TO LOOSE.

Betsy Hendrix
Hallsville
TX
USA
10 Oct 2002
198.81.26.205
please we need more westerns

Lora Garland
Robbinsville
NC
USA
10 Oct 2002
204.211.254.71
Westerns offer almost everything I like about movies-adventure,romance, scenery, the never ending battle of good vs. evil in each person,as well as between individuals.There was (and still is) such a diverse population in the West that there can be something for everyone.Different films can be made to appeal to all age groups.Several historical periods are appropriate to the Western genre- including contemporary.PS- Thank you for doing this campaign.

Patti Macwhirter
Corner Brook
Canada
10 Oct 2002
142.163.5.194
Please, please bring back the great westerns that most of us grew up with. The shows of today ie. reality shows are junk and most of the shows today, our children can not even watch. Western movies and tv shows are fit for the whole family. I LOVE SAM ELLIOTT, and he bring the western front to life and makes us all remember when life was harder yet safer. We all need some relaxing movies to watch after all the bad stuff the world is going through now. Families need good down to earth movies and westerns are the only way to go. Great family bonding time!!!

RICHARD WALKER
FALLS CHURCH
VA
USA
09 Oct 2002
160.111.116.54
WE NEED MORE WESTERNS ON TVLAND SAT AND SUN

Robert Lee
Findlay, OH
USA
08 Oct 2002
209.143.49.131
I'm a Western fan and I think there should be more of the good old westerns.

Dr.Mac
waitakere City
New Zealand
07 Oct 2002
203.98.49.150
Its been a long time since a good western has come out of the good old USA. I think the Wild bunch would be one of your classic's ..dont see them any more has hollywood retired, or maybe we should send over some N.Z actors to get the show back on the road..kind regards ..Dr.Mac

Skip Knudtson
Golden Valley
Az
USA
06 Oct 2002
216.67.211.158
The day of the Western cannot die. Bring them back....

Linda Phelps
Ethridge, TN
USA
13 Sep 2002
17:29:39
65.80.186.187
It appears that there has been a rash of science fiction movies, I'm tired of them!!! I have been a lover of western movies as long as I can remember. I grew up with Bonanza, Big Valley, Gun Smoke, etc. The west is part of our history, not "Attack of the Giant Spiders". Please produce more westerns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cecil E. Mashburn-Red Elk
Russell, KS
USA
12 Sep 2002
16:07:46
24.225.8.28
Too many time you hear the comment not another cop show. TV will saturate us with cop/firemen rescue shows (on account of 9-11). It is time to get back to the real epics, "The Westerns." I have travel the world and no ones knows were I live but they sure do know Dodge City. That's the power of the Westerns.

Helen Obregon
Oceanside, CA
USA
12 Sep 2002
12:30:24
205.188.209.109
It gives a history for our children. The qualifing word is quality! Yes, to sell you need action, thrills, etc., etc. and the the "old time" west had all of that in spades. The love of horses, strong adventurous men. Women who went out and fought for what they believed in way before being liberated. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. What a grand saga to tell.

Mohan Mehra
Cortlandt Manor, NY
USA
12 Sep 2002
06:02:38
205.188.209.109
Good westerns are great stories of struggle and the victory of good over evil. We need more movies like this as oppopsed to sex, violence etc.

Charles Strickland
Procious, WV
USA
12 Sep 2002
01:25:23
66.109.185.193
A good quality western has everything that all of these movies made today don't have- real American guts. This country was founded on it. No where else is it more prevalent than a good Western. American morals are shot to hell now-a-days. Maybe with a few good Westerns, Hollywood could become a respectable place again.

Wade Kummer
Butler, PA
USA
11 Sep 2002
22:19:35
12.227.20.232
Westerns are alot more entertaining than the programs that are on now

Heath Richardson
Austin, TX
USA
11 Sep 2002
04:13:20
216.40.192.200
In times like these , where the very moral fabric of our society is tested every day , we need the heros of the old west. The story of good vs evil personifies itself throughout the history of the old west. We need more people like Will Rogers to serve as role models for our children. In a society that is becoming based on how much money you make , instead of whether you stand for right or wrong , it would be nice to see a western made which glamorizes the hard-working , simple cowboy....instead of a race , creed or religios group....or worse a bunch of thugs.

Mary O'Quinn
Dodge, NE
USA
10 Sep 2002
18:39:57
63.85.2.144
I would like to see more western movies maded in Hollywood because I find them very entertaining. I love anything that has to do with horses and cowboys and the west. I love the scenery, the history and everything else the western movie has to offer.

Jack Rosenthal
Las Vegas, Nv
USA
09 Sep 2002
18:58:10
64.12.96.237
They represented a genre where the "good guy" always won. They also had positive values, something that we seem to be lacking today.

A.Trickle
Manhattan, KS
USA
09 Sep 2002
15:25:16
128.242.4.59
Because there is just none made .And there are good old country people in this world.

Jeffrey B. Stagg
Somerset, KY
USA
08 Sep 2002
19:29:54
24.159.148.115
Although many of the movies are fiction, they still tell, and show us the history of our past. Westerns have entertained us for as long, if not longer, than any other type of movie ever made. No matter where a person lives, their age, background, or, work, Westerns cast a spell over everybody.

DAN MEGEHEE
EARLSBORO, OK
USA
08 Sep 2002
19:13:45
152.163.189.234
THE AMERICAN WESTERN DEPICTS THE HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY AND THE WEST. IT GIVES OUR CHILDREN SOME IDEA OF WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE BY A CODE OF HONOR. IT REMINDS US OF WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE BY YOUR WORD. THE WESTERN CLEARLY DEFINES RIGHT FROM WRONG AND GIVES US TRUE HEROES. SO MANY TRUE STORIES COULD BE TOLD BY THE WESTERN MOVIE THAT THE HOLLYWOOD WOULD NEVER LACK FOR MATERIAL AND THERE ARE STILL MILLIONS OF US WHO WOULD GO TO THE MOVIES MUCH MORE THAN WE DO IF THERE WHERE GOOD FAMILY ORIENTED FILMS TO WATCH. YOU DON'T NEED SEX NUDITY AND VULGAR LANGUAGE TO TELL A GOOD STORY, AND ISN'T THAT WHAT A MOVIE IS SUPPOSED TO DO?

shane mattison
calgary, alta
Canada
07 Sep 2002
06:35:31
24.71.223.142
because they are exciting, closer to nature, rugged reality...they can be educational at the same time as finding new heroes...if you want a strong America...then we got to put the west back in!

Buck Hesskew
Canton, tx
USA
07 Sep 2002
16:48:06
152.163.189.98
The WHY is a no brainer really. I am a rancher and the romance of the West has sold a million books, movies , horses and Lord knows what all. It is our "roots" if you will. The western is entaining without the loud abusive noise of movies today and hopefully that good conquers all. Look at the movies like "Lonesome Dove" and learn. I think it takes a "good" (screen)writer to come up with a western. maybe that is part of the problem. Today's trash is easier to produce.

Leah Craighead
Woodward, OK
USA
07 Sep 2002
15:15:44
65.64.79.222
People learn the future from studying the past. Westerns give insight and pride in our past. We need to preserve our heritage.

Jack L. Morgan
Topeka, Ks
USA
07 Sep 2002
03:34:55
64.12.96.237
Please -- More quaility westerns like "The Searchers", "Stagecoach" and "Tombstone".

J.R.Springs
Summerton, s.c.
USA
07 Sep 2002
01:58:43
216.218.80.92
I grew up on western in the 40 and 50 and have never got my fill. Isaw the first episode of gunsmoke and remember it like it was yesterday.

Robert AKA Bat
BRISTOL
England
05 Sep 2002
23:36:06
62.31.32.130
More westerns please and release them in the UK. I don't think we've had a general release since Tombstone 1991 and Wyatt Earp 1992. We are gettin' desperate other than Ride with the Devil but that was Civil War

Barnett Parker
Aurora
USA
06 Sep 2002
02:11:18
163.192.21.3
I challenge you to make films as good as "The Searchers," "My Darling Clementine" and "Tombstone."

Sue Van Gordon
Holt, Mo
USA
06 Sep 2002
01:36:42
152.163.189.234
Holt Missouri was biggest mule supplier town in Civil War days...course there's still some jackasses out here...Maybe if we could get the younger generation back in the saddle, they'd get off their "high" horses..Western movies play fair, teach morals of right vs.wrong and are downright fulfilling to our spirits..come on Hollywood! Show us good things instead of violence.

Charles Payne
Watertown, Wisconsin
USA
05 Sep 2002
06:44:56
205.188.209.109
I grew up on westerns, never get tired of them,but when it comes down to me being able to tell you word for word, scene for scene I think it's time to start producing some new material and give us what America needs,a true blast from the past, an awakening to where our roots come from and how we all could use more westerns to keep us focus on a world that is truly great! That is what westerns do for us all and the upcoming generation that sure in hell is going to need them to stay strong!

J.B. FIRST
OKLAHOMA CITY, ok
USA
05 Sep 2002
00:25:16
67.202.77.23
Common sense has been lost or thrown away and we have sadly reached the ultimate in push-button technology. A true western like Crossfire Trail, for example can help, I hope, not only our current generation but those recently past and those yet to come with a better under- standing of what those who came before went through to make all of the bush-buttonology possible. Maybe common sense will return too! I hope so. We need it badly.

Jessie Smith
Leapwood, Tn
USA
04 Sep 2002
03:27:19
208.31.143.196
Dear Sir's: A good western promotes respect and enhances the imagination. I good western is needed for the growth of the younger generation.

Brian Phillips
Rockville, MD
USA
02 Sep 2002
15:58:15
68.50.138.230
We need more westerns because we need to see heroes. Our culture, and history is being lost, and the western gives us wholesome material that helps us. Not to mention that we just like westerns more than all those remakes of old movies, and cartoons come to life. What is that, anyway?

Jane Bristol Rhsy
S. Fallsburg, ny
USA
02 Sep 2002
15:51:14
213.42.1.173
Give us more Westerns with good, complex plots.

Michael Cowan
Luling, Tx.
USA
02 Sep 2002
03:53:27
168.215.180.113
I grew up on westerns. Would'nt it be great if there were quality westerns made today like the ones made by the Duke?

Gene Berry
Cranford, NJ
USA
01 Sep 2002
21:47:41
192.147.58.6
Since the earliest Westerns were shown, they were vehicles for "Good triumphing over evil". I believe they molded many of our adults today. As long the moral play depicted in the Western genre is maintained, I believe the next generation will benefit from the lessions taught by Westerns.

Frazer Williamson
Belfast
Ireland
01 Sep 2002
16:33:39
195.92.168.166
Intelligent Westerns can make sensible statements concerned with individual and social morality in a way that can help the non-repetition of a history that disfranchized so many peoples who made the hopeful journey westward.

James Flavin
Waterford City
Ireland
31 Aug 2002
15:15:51
159.134.148.135
My love of the American west grew from seeing such great films as Once Upon A Time In The West, Pat Garret And Billy The Kid, Heaven's Gate, The Long Riders, and The Wild Bunch to name just a few of my favourites. I have been to America several times on holiday because I wanted to experience first hand the west and I was not dissapointed. HollyWood please give us quality westerns.

Sue Huck
Seattle, Wa
USA
31 Aug 2002
05:55:59
4.65.3.109
Most western movies and TV shows simply were a great format for good storytelling. No amount of "action" in a film can ever replace a good story. People can relate to the conflicts in Western stories: man VS man; man VS nature; and man VS himself. All of our classic books had these themes and that's why they endure. Bring back the Westerns!

Melissa Martindale
New Caney, TX
USA
30 Aug 2002
15:54:09
67.192.131.213
I don't know anyone who is not fascinated by horses, cows, the cowboy lifestyle, etc. Just watching the less than civilized and usually heroic actions of the Western Movie Stars puts you more in touch with your carnal instinctive self. Who wouldn't like to tell their boss, or the next ill-mannered person they run into, to "Skin that smoke-wagon and see what happens!"

Jeynese Carl
Wilsey, Ks.
USA
29 Aug 2002
23:44:43
207.41.77.37
My husband and I farm/ranch and enjoy watching movies or programs about the life we live and love. While high-tech movies are entertaining, we really can't get "into" them. We feel it is important for those un- fortunate to live in big cities to get a feel for the "good life"! Yes, we have hard times and are never blessed with unlimited spending capital but quiet, smog-free air, great neighbors, and often breath-taking scenery more than make up for it. The feel of a good horse between your knees is heaven on earth and an experience I love to share even if only on the screen. The joy and pride of taking care of God's creations is a profound blessing!!!

Denise Mahe
Calgary Alberta
Canada
29 Aug 2002
20:08:15
142.221.110.4
As the song says "...the world could use a cowboy right about now;.."a little more John Wayne kind of attitude"...

Barbre Brunson
Rockville, MD
USA
28 Aug 2002
18:27:29
162.140.64.100
I was raised in Las Vegas, Nevada---grew up a cowgirl and now live in the east...visiting home Nevada when I can. Things keep changing---but the past needs to be preserved and cherished. Westerns also depict the importance of the horse. I would love a western that features that point. We need to remember days without cell phones to appreciate how lucky we are to live in a modern world built on the courage and vision of strong men and women. Being part Apache, I also would appreciate westerns that reflect the Native American history--the good and the bad. Westerns touch a part of our hearts that nothing else can. We can sit behind our desks and dream of John Wayne saving us...of Sam Elliott and his gentle strength...Clint Eastwood the handsome hero...and....I miss Roy and Gene singing over campfires....we need the western.

Dave Toher
carlisle, ma
USA
28 Aug 2002
16:32:02
216.148.248.43
There hasn't been a decent western since Tombstone was made. We need more westerns period good ole movies that the whole family can watch

Roy Davis Merritt
Plano, Texas
USA
27 Aug 2002
16:46:28
67.234.10.219
If we will look at the quality of life that came in the early part of last century, we will find that children found quality heroes in the westerns of yesteryear. The thing is that we still have quality writers that can bring a good western to Hollywood.

Joe Osthoff
Weston, NE
USA
27 Aug 2002
14:30:27
198.26.126.12
Westerns are part of our heritage. I grew up watching Red Ryder, Hopalong, Gunsomoke, etc. A good quality western is a means of escaping if only for an hour or two, and going back to a period in American history that helped define our present world.

Merrill Conn
Valley Stream, NY
USA
27 Aug 2002
01:26:42
24.191.7.65
The classic Westerns gave us people of character. You always new who the "good guys" and the "bad guys" were. They typically depicted a story about the growth of our country and the hardships that the men and women faced. Two GREAT examples: The Searchers and Red River (gee...both starring John Wayne!! What a coincidence!). How about movies based upon actual history? Try "Tombstone" The list can go on and on. ...in our opinion, there's nothing else really worth watching. I mean how many special effects movies do you really want to watch over and over again? Give me Hoppy, Roy, Gene and the Duke any time!!!

D. Vickers
Albuquerque, N.M.
USA
26 Aug 2002
06:50:05
68.35.50.42
It is something else to watch other than the usual new style of movies. They provide a look at our country's history that seems to have appeal to all countries for some reason.It causes admiration of a part of our past which is not easy to duplicate in any culture.

Betty Q. Hall
Radford, Va.
USA
25 Aug 2002
19:22:14
65.113.65.170
I love westerns and there just isn't enough of them!

Leslie Robinson
South Shields
Tyne And Wear
England
24 Aug 2002
18:38:31
62.31.144.2
westerns are being squashed out by too many space movies

Melissa Schaffeld
Ontario, OR
USA
22 Aug 2002
22:54:54
216.190.38.115
I think that there should be more Westerns made, because that is how we started. The United States didn't start civilized. It was the cowboys and cowgirls that saved the west. We need to support the country-living people. They are just as civilized as any other kind of people. Thank you for taking the time to read this. It matters a great deal for younger generations to see "How the West Was Won." May god bless you!

Brian gIBENS
Cusseta. GA
USA
22 Aug 2002
17:45:33
198.26.120.12
I beleive that westerns produce good and real role models for todays youth. I looked up to people like John Wayne, kids nowadays don't have John Waynes. Kids should look up to hard working people like cowboys or people like my self who is serving our great counrty in the service, not sports stars who complain about their $10 million a year jobs and go on strike.

Kathleen Gowin
Midwest City, OK
USA
21 Aug 2002
01:06:32
64.12.102.177
I grew up watching western movies. They were always a representation of a time that I wish I had lived in. The western is an entertaining way of letting people know that the world hasn't always been the way it is now. I, personally, don't watch a movie to see things I can see on the evening news. Westerns are a great way to escape. I believe they are a lot better for our young people to watch.

Julia Underwood
knoxville, Tn.
USA
21 Aug 2002
00:14:19
65.81.222.91
They tell such great stories!

keith t. burnett
johnson city, tx
USA
20 Aug 2002
22:40:39
170.76.20.253
I have been a western fan since the old Johnny Mac Brown days.....More recently I'm Sam Elliott's, Tom Selleck's, and the late Richard Farnsworth's most devoted and avid fan........Since all of these fine actors have devoted their willingness to promote the western movie genre....why does the world have to wait a year at a time for great western movies....All the drama and plight of the human spirit are in these master pieces....Let me be an advisor to the Hollywood moguls and enlist those experts to bring back even bigger epics.

RUTH TERRY
MARENGO, IN
USA
20 Aug 2002
01:56:15
67.241.15.219
As so many others have done, I grew up with Roy, Gene, John Wayne and all the other "good guys". Their movies were examples of morality, honor, respect, and consideration. The movies from that era gave some history and although not always historically correct they were entertaining. We owe our young people (and old ones too!) good quality, moral entertainment. There is way too much violence and immorality in today's movies. PLEASE Hollywood--show us good decent Western movies and we will show you our dollars!

Gaye Kendrick
White Lake, Michigan
USA
18 Aug 2002
16:48:49
205.188.195.183
It is reminiscent of a time when we were a self reliant people, yet in order to survive, we were still dependent on each other in many ways. Good morals were valued. Times were physically harder, yet less complicated. Choices were easier to make--not many "gray" areas. These things are still valued today, yet we can only live them through Westerns.

Wanda J. Woods
Alta Loma, CA
USA
18 Aug 2002
09:48:13
209.178.129.12
Because it reminds us of what our forefathers went through to "tame the west" and how "men were really men" and knew how to be real partners with their spouses to make ends meet. Boy, do I miss John Wayne but I'm thankful we have new "cowboys" in Tom Selleck & Sam Elliott.

DONALD HOWELL
LAMPASAS, TEXAS
USA
18 Aug 2002
04:53:48
198.68.205.204
Each morning when I get up, I have a chance,and privilege to be a part of the West and the life of a Cowboy. The brand (Diamond-Bar) has been in my family for almost 100 years. I pastor two small churches in Central Texas. In an area where cattle,sheep and goats abound. I serve communties where the people work hard and stay to themselves, and where a hand-shake is as good as anything on paper. God is always a part of their lives. The movies of yesteryear show the dedication and fortitude of people who carved a life out of nothing. Look at most people today, lost, confused and out of sorts. Movies about the western life give many a great sense of history in this country and at least for me a great sense of pride. Movies about honesty, and intregrity, and pride should and must continue. Many who have never had the chance to know Cowboys have lost a great oppurtunity. Study our History and see how much was and continues to be completed by the people who dedicate their lives to the land. Continue to make the Movies, how else will we learn.

Texas Jack Hondo
Union, MO
USA
18 Aug 2002
02:42:18
63.153.0.86
I was a stunt man for years and am a westerner,Horsemen,Cowboy shooter,Golden Booter in Hollywood and all around good old ma,n and doggon it I like westerns. I would think that is WHY. If one of you was to make a film of the screenplay THE HANGING,You would be on the right track. Too bad Mr Ford is no longer with us. If you all would try to do your work as good as he, Well then, we would have some good Westerns. Besides Sam and Tom, I don't think any of you are up to it. If you disagre email Me. Yours truly, T.J.Hondo

Shirley Anderson
Boonville, In
USA
17 Aug 2002
04:54:07
64.12.105.59
Westerns are the a part of our past.These movies let kids of today, get a feeling of the way things were then.There are no type, of movie, that can compare with a good western! We need more!!. There are never enough!!We need to keep the memory of our past alive, I have my living room done western, I have John Wayne dolls, I would have more if I could afford them. Please keep westerns going and going and going!!!!

Oren Woody Woodrum
Oklahoma City, Okla.
USA
17 Aug 2002
04:23:40
63.175.92.27
"Good Quality" Western Movies seem to last a lifetime when other movies come and go and are soon forgotten. Movies like Shane, The Searchers, Cowboys, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid and many others seem to endure generation after generation and are seen by countless viewers worldwide over and over again. Western Movies seem to satisfy an undeniable inner craving to link us with our past and help us better understand our "western heritage" and the roles our ansestors had in making this great country what it is today! "Westerns" are unique and a trademark of what makes this country great! BRING UM BACK!! We need them, especially in this day and time!

Scott Buchanan
Camden, S.C.
USA
16 Aug 2002
13:10:51
165.247.186.215
I grew up on weterns and miss them even the the poor quality old black and whites! I know that the reality of the wild west and cowboys was always HollyWoods spin on it,However;I much rather see a six shooter fire 12 shots than a semi/reality machine gun fire and not hit anything. Please bring back The Westerns!

Peter Edson Weld
Hull, MA
USA
15 Aug 2002
20:36:16
24.91.65.191
There is entirely too much violent trash being produced for no sensible reason by Hollywwod today. The settling of this nation and the expansion of the west was not without violence of it's own, however. The production of true to life, quality western films will cause our young people to stop and think about the hardships their forebearers endured to give us the prosperity we enjoy today. If only one youngster makes a change for the better then it's worth it.

Bob Grieson
Green Valley
AZ
USA
Yes
15 Aug 2002
18:23:27
172.166.154.111
We need more western movies, cause I miss John Wayne, Clint Eastwood & Roy Rogers. Plus I enjoy watching how this nation was formed by the people who formed it. We need to constantly reinforce our younger generations about the good and the bad that happened to people in thier travels west.

Shirley Romig
Battleground
WA
USA
Yes
15 Aug 2002
03:50:37
63.225.93.108
I would love to see another western with Sam Elliott and Tom Selleck. I have the Sackett movies... they were great... lets have more.

Jeff Lawson
Union SC
USA
14 Aug 2002
18:52:15
66.83.58.22
The Western Movies helped to make Hollywood what it is today.

Dianne Ziegler
McBain
MI
USA
Yes
14 Aug 2002
02:49:18
209.255.81.18
PLEASE BRING BACK THE AMERICAN COWBOY!!! WE NEED TO SEE MORE MOVIES LIKE SILVERADO, RIO BRAVO, 8 SECONDS, MY HEREOS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS, THE SACKETTS. WESTERN MOVIES ARE #1 IN MY BOOK. WE NEED TO HAVE THE AMERICAN COWBOY BACK ON THE SCREEN AGAIN TO TEACH SOMETHIMG TO OUR KIDS IN TODAYS WAY OF LIFE.

Max Blair
San Jose, Costa Rica
14 Aug 2002
00:52:56
130.108.129.21
More quality Western shows are in order. I love the whole idea of the Western genre, which spawned modern Hollywood itself. There is nothing better than a good Western movie. Perhaps now is a good time for a production company to consider capitalizing in the box office with a solid Western.

bob struble
bellefonte, pa
USA
13 Aug 2002
16:11:10
152.163.201.207
westerns are the soul of america

N.B
Tue, 13 Aug 2002
08:45:54
Half the present day population grew up watching westerns-and we love them. Re-runs are great-we watch them dozens of times. It is my firm belief that the present day westerns of Sam Elliott & Tom Selleck are the saving grace of the genre. Please --- somehow ---find a way to produce more films of this excellent quality. The western is not dead---the studio braintrust is!!! Thank you for giving me a place to sound off.

nancy benstead
grand forks
b.c.
Canada
13 Aug 2002
00:32:51
209.52.202.122
Anyone born in the 60's or earlier grew up on western movies and T.V. shows. They always showed a sense of values,good over evil,beautiful scenery,great horses----need I go on? A huge part of our population is now in that age group. There is always an interest in the past and the 'old west' is one of the most colorful eras. Thank you.

Barbara Roueche
Yuma
az
USA
13 Aug 2002
00:25:52
208.8.50.55
The spirt of the west has been relived in westerns. There are still people who have been raised on ranches and farms who know how life really is but moral values stay the same. Respect for women folk and standing up for whats right lived in the stories of the west. We need to see some of those same themes and values on the big screen again.

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