Post by RiP, IMDb on Jul 4, 2018 8:01:20 GMT
When I was growing up it was one of my least favorite westerns, and that's when it was in its first run. The good stuff: Hoss, Adam (who comes off as sometimes arrogant now), the scenery, first-rate production values. Stuff I didn't like: the emphasis on romance, (pre-teen boys were romance averse back then), moralizing, and overall goody two shoes approach to life's problems, and overall, not enough action.
Bonanza came to feel increasingly, as the years went by, like basically a "girlie" show, especially with more emphasis on "teen idol" Michael Landon's Little Joe as time went by, and he was my least favorite Cartwright.