SpectrumWanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
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Rating: 7.4
Overview
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.
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Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Overview
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.
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The film's narrative champions individual initiative and self-reliance as the primary means to address lawlessness and injustice in a frontier setting, aligning with conservative values of personal responsibility and skepticism of governmental solutions.
This classic 1950s Western series features traditional casting with a white male lead and no intentional race or gender swaps. The narrative consistently upholds traditional identities without critique, focusing on adventure and justice within its genre conventions.
Secondary
The 1958 television series 'Wanted: Dead or Alive' does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. As a classic Western, its narrative focuses on bounty hunting and frontier justice, with no elements suggesting queer representation or related storylines.
The show, a Western series from the late 1950s, primarily features male characters in combat roles, typically engaging in gunfights. Female characters are present but are not depicted in direct physical combat where they defeat one or more male opponents through skill, strength, or martial arts.
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an original Western television series that premiered in 1958. It does not adapt characters from prior source material or historical records, thus there are no pre-established characters whose gender could have been altered.
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an original television series that premiered in 1958. All characters were created for this show, meaning there is no prior canon or historical basis for their race to be altered. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
7.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
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8.0
6.8
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