Questions:
1) HBO tackles the tricky Western genre with “Deadwood,” a new weekly series from David Milch premiering Sunday, March 21. As a writer and producer, Milch is far more familiar to viewers for his work in what other familiar TV genre?
2) USA Network had no luck last season with a “forensics western” series starring Tom Berenger, which did not earn a renewal. What was that failed series called?
3) A flop when it premiered on Fox in 1993-94, this offbeat western with Bruce Campbell became a cult hit in subsequent reruns on TNT. Can you name it?
4) What was the name of the title character’s horse on the aforementioned series?
5) Which cast member of CBS’ “Without a Trace” played Vin Tanner in the network’s 1998-99 “The Magnificent Seven: The Series”?
6) What was the name of the ranch where the 1983-84 NBC Western “The Yellow Rose” was set?
7) Joss Whedon (“Buffy the Vampire Slayer”) incorporated several classic Western elements into his unsuccessful 2003 sci-fi series on Fox. What was that show called?
8) ABC scored a hit last December with what TV movie about a young American Indian learning about his heritage from his grandfather?
9) The agents of “The Wild, Wild West” served what U.S. president?
10) Who played the title role in the series “The Virginian”?
Answers:
1) Crime drama. Milch won Emmys for his work on “Hill Street Blues” and “NYPD Blue.”
2) “Peacemakers.”
3) “The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.”
4) Comet.
5) Eric Close.
6) The Yellow Rose.
7) “Firefly.”
8) “DreamKeeper.”
9) Ulysses S. Grant.
10) James Drury.
