Should you watch Bonanza?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
Bonanza
Series · 1959
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
The sides of Bonanza
- A widowed rancher and his three sons
- The Ponderosa ranch in Nevada
- Frontier troubles solved every week
Bonanza is good for you if…
- you like Ben Cartwright and his sons standing together.
- you like a western where things are put right by the end of the episode.
- you like the Old West around Virginia City.
Bonanza is bad for you if…
- you won't commit to fourteen seasons of one show.
- you find 1960s television dated.
About: family · duty · the frontier
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