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heather_pitcher 2012-05-25 11:32:04

Personal Favorite of Sisters

This was a favorite show for both my sister and I while I was in juniorhigh. She was older and already married with her own family, but I canstill remember calling her every Thursday night to remind her that itwas going to be on. I was young and so in love with Ty Miller. Teaspoonwas also another favorite character of mine. He was always sayingsomething that made me laugh. I have read all of the other commentsthat have been posted and am with all the other readers in hoping thatthey put the three seasons that they did make out on DVD someday. Sothat I can watch the show as an adult and enjoy all of the historicalaspects of it instead of drooling over the fine looking men thatappeared as actors on the show.

Rosa 2012-05-25 03:59:07

A series like none other

If you like a western style show that is comical and unique, look nofurther.The show begins with the early stages of the setting up of the pony expressand leads us through the lives of a select group of young riders who worktogether along with Teaspoon Hunter to do the best that can be asked of anypony express team.This show brings an energetic cast together and though not entirely true(never could be with what little information is available about the PonyExpress) the writers still strive to bring some accuracy to the show. Infact it was believed that the character of Buffalo Bill actually did becomea rider for a time although it is not confirmed.Look out for the funny way they introduce such new found contraptions likeIce Cream and Baseball and the enjoyable way that the characters grow andlearn to not be overly rough in an era when young men found themselvesgrowing up too fast.A must see for all fans of Western films.

samantha raines 2012-05-23 22:14:14

The Best show that was ever made

I love this show, I remember watching it when i was a kid. As soon as iheard the music i would run into the living room sit down and not movefor the whole 60 minutes. Of course I'm a typical girl and my favestyoung rider was Kid of course. but as i look back on it, buck is thebest. I bought season 1 when it came out and have watched every episode5 times and made all my friends at least watch one episode. I havecollected all the pics i can of the show, and have made a young ridercollage. I even want to collect a toy horse look alike of every youngriders horse. i know this may be considered a little obsessive but thisis really the only thing i have of my childhood that i hold onto. Wellif any of you feel as i do you will understand. I would love to hereyour comments please talk to me fellow fans if you can.jordanmyson06@yahoo.com

BethKyleXYnet 2012-05-23 10:08:33

Absolutely Awesome!

It was my favorite TV show in the whole world for the 3 seasons it actuallyran and has remained a happily videotaped memory for another 10 yearsafterwards. They just don't make Western series that good anymore. I couldnever get enough of it. If it ever comes out as a boxed-set on video orDVD, I'll be the first one in line to buy it.

Lucas White 2012-05-23 13:50:41

One of My All-Time Favorites

I'm not a fan of westerns or the Fox Family Channel. However, this westernentertained me for many hours when it was airing on the Fox Family Channel. It was action-packed, violent, and superbly written. It mixed history withfiction and came up with a nice blend. I wish that some of episodes would bereleased on dvd but that will probably always be a fantasy.

CLight2 2012-05-22 18:36:23

Loved the show

I was in my late twenties when I first discovered this show on a cablechannel. Coming from a family of western lovers, my brother was alreadyfamiliar with the show and enjoyed it as well. I had to record many ofthe episodes due to being in night classes but I always looked forwardto getting home to view them. I was so excited to see the first seasoncome out on DVD and hope the next will be out soon.As soon as Ipurchased it I came home to watch every episode without commercials andhaving pieces lost to TV interruptions and running out of tape. I knowI missed some of the episodes and still cry when I watch the last one.This is wonderful TV that teaches some valuable lessons for young kidstoday. They should watch more westerns! (And those were some nicelooking young men on that show that grew into even nicer looking men)

shadowcat5462002 2012-05-22 13:06:54

I went to high school with Greg Rainwater

I went to high school with cute Greg Rainwater, he was in one of ourschool plays here in southeast Michigan, Macomb county. Seewww.retrojunk.com for a poster picture. Who would of thought he'd getcuter and become famous. Anyhow, Young Riders was definitely anincredible show featuring great plots, great cute men (young baldwinbrother, Josh Brolin, Ike, Greg, and that other cute brunette guy withthe roan horse. The series had a great location/scenery. It was afamily-appropriate show without all that swearing and skin showing likeso much of today's TV shows. I would definitely buy this if it came outon DVD, cause I never did tape it. With all the 'revamping' they aredoing of old TV shows (like MASH, Wonder Woman, Buck Rogers (80s),Greatest American Hero, etc. it should only be a matter of time. Inliking a show like this, it's no wonder I really enjoyed Dr. QuinnMedicine Woman

treerose 2012-05-21 20:06:55

Great Show

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

PippinTheHobbit 2012-05-20 21:35:19

The Young Riders

First of all I want to say that I LOVE this show. This was the firstnew show I watched with my parents as a family on a regular basis, andwas second only to The Waltons. The characters are fantastic, it'saction-packed, romantic, emotional, and just overall endearing. Ibelieve this show is one of the main reasons that I love AmericanHistory so much, to this day I search for anything I can find about thePony Express. And now it has been released on DVD (just season 1 sofar), and I have been watching at least one episode a day, reliving thelove I felt for this show when I saw it as a young girl who started offsimply loving it because it had beautiful horses and a girl that wasjust as good as the boys.

1980sGirl 2012-05-20 01:21:06

a wonderful part of my youth

I absolutely loved this show during its time, and still do. I have almostevery episode on tape. I am just hoping they'll put them all on DVD orevenjust video, so that I can finally have all of them. I watched it every dayit was on and every rerun they played during 1992-1993. It will always beafond memory for me!! :o)

danijela-8 2012-05-18 13:37:04

The Young Riders

Hi everybody, I'm from czech republic, so first I must excuse myEnglish. I love this show. I saw Seasons 1 and 2 in my country when Iwas a child, but never more. I couldn't forget it. I want to buy DVD,but I have a problem with English "cowboy's" speak. Can anybody tellme, if on DVD are subtitles? I don't find it. Maybe in edition forEurope? I know, you don't need them, but maybe for deaf people. I tryto find them in net but without purpose. My English is good only toknow what is the matter, but I don't understand any "joke or hint".Everybody here love this series, so you will understand what I mean andhow much I'm unhappy. Pleas help me!!! Daniela

cameron-155 2012-05-18 07:53:21

The best show ever for horse-loving preteen girls!

I LOVED this show when I was little!!! I had the mad 11 year old hotsfor Josh Brolin. I still have my old poster and my autographed picturesof 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 seenit many years, so who knows if it's actually as good as I remember. Buthere's a neat little bit of trivia. There was a song used in an episodeabout a little boy in a wheelchair (think it was guest star BrianBonsall, but I'm not positive). I don't remember the words, but thechorus started with "that's the way it's gonna be, little darling" thatwas also used in the movie Jerry Maguire. I had always remembered thesong from the show, but never heard it again until the movie came out.How's that for useless knowledge!!

latriciasaucier 2012-05-17 23:16:36

Miss this show

This was my absolute favorite show when it was on. My favoritecharacters were Buck and Ike. My twin's favorite characters were Ikeand Buck. She cried so hard when Ike died. My brother had to tell herthat the actor was just collecting his dough. We are so glad the firstseason came out on DVD. I hope the next two seasons come out quick. Mysister and I just brought the first season and it is almost finished. Iplan to keep watching the DVDs. I kept looking for this show to comeout on DVD and when my sister typed it in the Netflix site it came upas already on DVD. I wish Gregg was in more movies and I wish I couldsee Ocean Tribe. I wish that would be on DVD.

vampire-17 2012-05-17 04:53:37

The Young Riders was and still is the best tv western ever made.I love Gregg( Buck Cross) Rainwater,I am trying desperately to re-air the show on TVLand so far nothing.I'll keep on bugging them until they gi

I'm glad Gregg Rainwater is featured here,same withhis 97 movie Ocean Tribe which I haven't seen,buthope to real soon on video or tv movie channels,suchas Sundance,Cinemax,or Independent Film Channel.

Grace Zeh 2012-05-16 03:38:05

Good show

I used to watch this show when I was a little girl. Although I don'tremember much about it, I must say that it was a pretty good show.Also, I don't think I've seen every episode. However, if you ask me, itwas still a good show. In addition, I don't remember the theme song.Everyone was ideally cast, the costume design was great. Theperformances were top-grade, too. I just hope some network brings thisseries back one day so that I'll be able to see every episode. Before Iwrap this up, I'd like to say that I'll always remember this show in mymemory forever, even though I don't think I've seen every episode. Now,in conclusion, when and if this show is ever brought back on the air, Ihope that you catch it one day before it goes off the air for good.

miranda-13 2012-05-15 16:58:32

It's now on Odyssey channel!!

I read through the user comments, and have to say I agree with them all. Iremember the show when it was on, but only became a fan of it when I wasflipping through channels a few months back and caught an episode on theOdyssey channel. I'm now addicted and watch it every day. Just thoughtanybody interested would like to know.

crazypyrojo 2012-05-14 21:45:07

Young Riders are missed

I, and many friends, miss this show. While there were many libertiestaken in the writing of the show it was very entertaining. The actorsdid exceptional jobs of expressing the mood and attitudes of the mid1800's just prior to the Civil War. The Plight of the Native Americanpeople was highlighted in several episodes as was slavery. The writersused and developed characters to portray person's trapped in thenon-white world. One character, Buck, played by Gregg Rainwater,developed over the three seasons from a relatively minor character ofmixed blood to a highly intelligent, well read person who completelybroke the misconception of the ignorant drunk Indian. I feel more couldhave been done with the Civil War aspect of the show but they chose toend it instead. I'm hoping this show will be released to DVD as I wouldlike my children to see it.

Rebecca 2012-05-14 12:42:51

Miss this show tremendously

This show was awesome. One of the best of the early 90's. I had thehugestcrush on Ty Miller, where did he go? :( I miss him! I'm glad that JoshBrolin, Melissa Leo, Don Franklin, Stephen Baldwin, and Brett Cullen stillhave good careers going, but where did the others go?? I especially adoredYvonne Suhor, who played Louise McCloud. SIghhhhhhh...... I hope the wholeseries is on DVD someday. :)

2012-05-09 14:52:47

great show great cast great stories great outdoor shots

I video taped all of this series back when it was on, never realizing,that so many other people liked it even though it did last 3 seasons. It really was and is a great series, set in the old west, with lots ofbeautiful location scenes, and some great actors and great writing andwas even recorded in stereo sound. It actually holds up today.What more could you want?Except for all 3 years to make it out in beautiful DVD box sets. Well,they have got the first year out, now how about the rest of thisgreat series! It is up to us to write to Sony Pictures TV and ask forthe next 2 years to be released.

Marissa-A-Smith 2012-05-09 05:55:27

Favorite Show Ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I watched The Young Riders when it first aired on Thursday nights at8pm. I was 15 and my best friend, who rode horses, would rave aboutthis new western on TV. On her suggestion, I decided to check it out. Iwas hooked in one episode! The show had such an impact on me; in someweird way, I think it really helped me to grow up into abetter/stronger person than I was! Now, 15 years later, as an adult, Ijust got the DVD of Season 1 for Christmas. I thought I might beembarrassed by my earlier obsession, but I was wrong! I fell in lovewith the show all over again! There is just some special quality to thecharacters and their relationships to one another that really sets thisshow apart. I am really hoping Seasons 2 and 3 get released on DVD. Andanother thing that hasn't changed: Gregg/Buck is still my favoritecharacter and the hottest/most sensitive rider!