Ride 'em, Cowboy! // `The Wild West' Examines Era's Myths And Realities

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: March 22, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

The Wild West (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) WPWR-Channel 50, 7 to 9 tonight and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow through Friday

Perhaps as a backlash to the false values of the 1980s and the urban anxieties of the '90s, renewed interest in 19th century Western lore is moving from a trot to a gallop in pop culture.

Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" is the current favorite to win the top prize at next Monday's Academy Awards ceremony. Oscar host Billy Crystal is planning a "City Slickers" sequel.

On television, Jane Seymour's new CBS series "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" is rounding up Top 20 Nielsen ratings on ...

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