Peacemakers

This is a welcome addition to Wednesday night programming, even if it is on so late that I have to record it and watch it on Thursday mornings with my coffee. A very nice way to start the day. Yes, this series is top notch in every respect. I have just finished watching the Aug. 20 episode which covered the racism and bigotry our country has shown (shows) toward the Native Americans. The evidence used to id the female corpse along with the other forensic techniques and traits of human nature show that we really haven't changed in the past 120 years, have we? My ONLY negative comment about this show is that Amy Carlson is third on the billing, following Peter DeMeara. Ms. Carlson has a much longer career and list of credits to her name than Mr. DeMeara, yet she is billed third. I hope this series is a keeper for a number of years. For those of us who grew up in the 50's and 60's, westerns are truly missed, especially quality ones.

When I was a small child it was the Age of Westerns. I remember many of the classics: Gunsmoke, Rawhide, Bonanza, Have Gun Will Travel, to name a few. In these days it is not exactly "cool" to admit you like the old shoot-em-ups, but I do.

Peacemakers satisfies that craving as well as my enjoyment of crime drama. The characters are interesting, the history is fascinating, and the atmosphere of the entire show invigorates and restores. It has been a long time since I found a series I never miss. There's been only one other in the last ten years.

The violence is not explicit (no blood packs exploding with gore everywhere), the situations realistically portrayed, the attitudes and prejudices of the times accurately shown, whether they are sympathetic to modern audiences or not. I recommend the show to everyone I know. It really is a fresh idea in a season where dullness abounds. Would I give it a ten? I wish the scale would go up to eleven!

"Peacemakers" is not your run-of-the-mill oater. I was pleasantly surprised by the writing and the acting in the pilot for this new series. It takes westerns to a new level. It is fun to watch Tom Berenger's character as he tries cope with all the "new" crime-fighting tools available at the close of the 19th century (the telephone, fingerprints, blood pathology).

The ensemble is well cast. The actors work well together. The scenery is spectacular. It's a welcome change to the drivel on network television today.

This show is outstanding. It combines a little bit of "Law and Order", adds a dash of "CSI", and tops it all off with the flavor of "Gunsmoke." Don't let the whole western theme fool you or scare you. Whether you are a fan of westerns or not, if you like crime shows, this show is an excellent view each Wednesday.

Why is it that every time a good show comes around that it does'nt last?I was really looking forward to "Peacemakers" staying around for quite some time it has all ingredients of a good western Tom Berenger is Jared Stone and plays him to a tee Berenger really enjoys the part. The cast is good and the stories are enjoyable if not catchey as they seem to cover CSI "Western Style" I do hope its picked up for awhile as this is just good family viewing