Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.Tales from the American West in the 19th century, told from the perspective of two families, one of white settlers and one of Native Americans.
- Won 2 Primetime Emmys
- 22 wins & 32 nominations total
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- TriviaThe title of the series is also the title of the Oscar-winning original song by Annie Lennox, Fran Walsh and Howard Shore, which features in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). In that film Sean Astin', who plays 'Martin Jarrett' here, stars as 'Samwise Gamgee'.
- Quotes
Jacob Wheeler: [Margaret Light Shines and Ethan Biggs look around the place of a mountain man that could be Margaret's father] Don't you move. I'll blast your guts down your backside.
Ethan Biggs: I'm not a thief.
Jacob Wheeler: Shut up! You don't look like a thief. You don't know the woods. You announced yourself a mile away.
Ethan Biggs: We're looking for someone.
Margaret Light Shines: We're looking for Jacob Wheeler.
[Shows him her wheel necklace]
Jacob Wheeler: [In Lakota] Light Shines?
[nods and responds in Lakota]
Jacob Wheeler: Margaret, is that you?
Margaret Light Shines: Daddy?
Jacob Wheeler: [Thrusts his rifle at Ethan Biggs] Hold that, young man.
[Embraces Margaret Light Shines]
Margaret Light Shines: [crying] Daddy!
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 (2006)
Second, it's just that...it's a show! It's made for TV & ratings. Although, they do a great job of trying to hold true to most parts of history, they can't hold true to everything and expect EVERYONE to enjoy it. You're always going to have people over analyze things & pick out the problem areas but truth be told, it's a great show & well made!
Last, maybe this gives you a better idea of just how much I enjoyed it.... I don't even care for western/Indian type movies/shows but I did this one. It's nice to see shows these days that aren't filled with profanity & sex but rather attempt to follow a life that some of us never knew. Seriously, at the end of the day, it was a "feel good" type of show & one I'm glad I took the time to watch!
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- Also known as
- Batıya Doğru
- Filming locations
- East Coulee, Drumheller, Alberta, Canada(Hoodoos area)
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