Memorable, crazy movie

An action-packed slog

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Little Joe, Ben, and Hoss , of Bonanza fame, would literally roll over in their graves, if they would have to endure just one episode of the,"Young Riders ". I am just lost for adjectives to describe how bad this show was and remains. The acting is atrocious and with the insertion of historical western figures such as, Bill Cody and yes, a young Jesse James, leaves one to simply ask, why?

I LOVED this show when I was little!!! I had the mad 11 year old hots for Josh Brolin. I still have my old poster and my autographed pictures of the whole cast, Josh Brolin and Ty Miller packed away somewhere. (Sigh) they were so dreamy...... And I totally remember the theme song. It didn't have any words, but I could hum it for you!!! I haven't seen it many years, so who knows if it's actually as good as I remember. But here's a neat little bit of trivia. There was a song used in an episode about a little boy in a wheelchair (think it was guest star Brian Bonsall, but I'm not positive). I don't remember the words, but the chorus started with "that's the way it's gonna be, little darling" that was also used in the movie Jerry Maguire. I had always remembered the song from the show, but never heard it again until the movie came out. How's that for useless knowledge!!

I went to high school with cute Greg Rainwater, he was in one of our school plays here in southeast Michigan, Macomb county. See www.retrojunk.com for a poster picture. Who would of thought he'd get cuter and become famous. Anyhow, Young Riders was definitely an incredible show featuring great plots, great cute men (young baldwin brother, Josh Brolin, Ike, Greg, and that other cute brunette guy with the roan horse. The series had a great location/scenery. It was a family-appropriate show without all that swearing and skin showing like so much of today's TV shows. I would definitely buy this if it came out on DVD, cause I never did tape it. With all the 'revamping' they are doing of old TV shows (like MASH, Wonder Woman, Buck Rogers (80s), Greatest American Hero, etc. it should only be a matter of time. In liking a show like this, it's no wonder I really enjoyed Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman

I grew up watching this show and loved every minute of it. While not very historically accurate, it was great fun and will be missed. While many of the actors involved in the series are still yet unknown, it was full of many talented actors. Jonathan Franklin went on to star in SeaQuest, Stephen Baldwin went on to star in many movies and Anthony Zerbe is an acclaimed actor. This show is worth watching.