6.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Dakotas (1963)
The Dakotas (1963)
Overview
The Dakotas is an ABC/Warner Brothers western television series starring Larry Ward and featuring Jack Elam broadcast during 1963. The short-lived program is considered a spin-off of Clint Walker's Cheyenne. The Dakotas is perhaps most notable for the fact that it was cancelled one week after heavy viewer protest over an objectionable scene.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.7
Overview
The Dakotas is an ABC/Warner Brothers western television series starring Larry Ward and featuring Jack Elam broadcast during 1963. The short-lived program is considered a spin-off of Clint Walker's Cheyenne. The Dakotas is perhaps most notable for the fact that it was cancelled one week after heavy viewer protest over an objectionable scene.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The series champions the establishment of law and order in a chaotic frontier through the actions of individual lawmen, aligning with conservative values of individual responsibility and traditional justice.
This 1963 Western series features a cast primarily composed of white males, consistent with the typical casting practices of its era and genre. The narrative generally presents traditional identities in a neutral or positive light, without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
As a typical 1960s Western television series, 'The Dakotas' implicitly portrays Christianity as a foundational moral and communal force. The narrative often aligns its heroic characters with virtues historically associated with Christian ethics, and churches frequently serve as symbols of community and order within the frontier setting.
The TV series "The Dakotas" is a Western from the 1960s. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the narrative, nor any plot points that could be interpreted as such. Therefore, the series has no net impact on the portrayal of LGBTQ+ identities.
The TV series 'The Dakotas' (1963), a Western, does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Consequently, there is no portrayal of transsexual identity to evaluate within the narrative.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Dakotas is an original TV series from 1963. Its characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior canon or historical record from which their gender could have been swapped.
The Dakotas (1963) was an original Western television series. Its main characters were created for the show and do not have prior canonical or historical racial establishments to be altered. Therefore, no race swap occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.6
5.7
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